North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1301 - 709: The Boise Massacre (Part 2)

The key clue around the cabin that remains unresolved is the person on the motorcycle delivering food and water. It's entirely uncertain whether that person is the deceased thug. He doesn't own any vehicle under his name, and his family has been contacted and their information verified, confirming that they don't have a motorcycle either. Although Jimmy and his team heavily suspect it's him, there's no direct evidence, so they have to drop it for now.

The family of the kidnapped Amy also arrived and met Amy at the hospital. They didn't leave directly to return home because Amy, as a victim of the kidnapping case, is crucial for the follow-up investigation and evidence. They have to temporarily stay in Kalin City, waiting for the FBI's investigation.

When Amy was kidnapped, she didn't recognize the people who took her. She was too nervous at the time to remember their appearances, but she remembered having her mouth and nose covered, quickly becoming unconscious. Since a long time has passed, it can only be inferred that some ether-like sedative was used.

From the location of her kidnapping in Horseshoe Bay and the vehicle, it seems she was kidnapped by people from Utah. She was taken directly from near the Arizona-Utah border to Utah and then transferred to people in Utah, who detained her for some time before transporting her to Missouri. However, the reason for such a convoluted route remains unclear.

Connecting this to Hammer's earlier appearance in Utah and the subsequent disappearance of his cell phone, this case seems heavily linked to Hammer.

Jimmy and Hope discussed the situation and communicated their current findings with the agents from the Saint Louis office. After leaving the matters here, the two returned to Saint Louis ahead of schedule, flying to Salt Lake City, Utah, to continue their investigation on Hammer and search for the gang related to that thug and the ownership of the vehicle.

The Salt Lake City office of the FBI in Utah had, of course, received Hope's request for assistance in advance, and there was no problem with borrowing vehicles. However, the investigation into the case involving the detention of juveniles would be arranged once they arrived.

In fact, Jimmy and his team have now identified two locations: one is where Hammer disappeared, and the other is the home address of the vehicle's owner. They can conduct the investigation themselves, but they need to synchronize their related clues with the local contacts. This case will now have some parts split off.

Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah, and security here has always been less than ideal. Moreover, Utah has a troublesome organization, Mormonism. The full name of Mormonism is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The church's history is not particularly long, with early indications in the early 18th century, later relocating its headquarters and many members to the Great Salt Lake area during a westward migration. Its headquarters is now in Salt Lake City.

Mormonism is most famously known for polygamy, which in reality is practiced only by a small faction of believers and was officially outlawed in the early 20th century. Nonetheless, some members still adhere to this rule, and the wives are often not very old, some are even at a juvenile age.

The most famous among those practicing Mormon polygamy is Warren Jeffs, who, during his tenure as a cult leader, married a total of 87 wives and had 250 children.

The case Jimmy and his team are investigating, involving the detention of juveniles, isn't particularly rare in Utah. The Salt Lake City office uncovered several such cases each year previously but never conducted a large-scale investigation because, in the eyes of some church members, it aligns with their doctrines, though it is unlawful.

The leads that Jimmy and his team brought are not particularly explicit, as the suspects arrested in Missouri only provided contact information for an intermediary, whose phone is already turned off and, in theory, should have been destroyed.

Given the headquarters' attention on the cross-state human trafficking network, the Salt Lake City office nevertheless provided necessary assistance. There is a surveillance team on standby in Salt Lake City that can support their investigation, but it requires them to provide detailed location and personnel information before action is taken.

This way, the Salt Lake City office surpasses the Saint Louis office, at least in terms of their relatively commendable attitude.

The average elevation of Utah exceeds two thousand meters, which isn't much of an issue for Jimmy and Hope coming from the eastern United States, primarily because both have good physical fitness. Especially Jimmy, who can now be considered almost superhuman; such high altitudes have little effect on him.

Jimmy and his team have printed several photos of Hammer and placed them in the car. They also provided them to the agents in the Salt Lake City office, hoping they would keep an eye out for him.

Next up is an on-site investigation, starting with the vehicle owner's location. The owner's location is also in Boise City, the city where Hammer's cell signal was last lost, although the specific positioning is different.

Jimmy and Hope arrived in Boise City, drove directly near the vehicle owner's home, and decided to employ a tactic after confirming the surroundings. They contacted two local officers to visit the owner's home and inquire about the car, explaining that the vehicle was involved in an accident out of state, the driver fled, and they are there to verify the situation at the request of the out-of-state police.