Collecting evidence isn't just about matching up torn bits of leather.
It's because, by comparing the tears in the car seat leather, we can quickly pin down Andrew's crime.
After the attack, Andrew was too scared and worried about getting caught, so he didn't bother to clean up the car properly.
Ethan quickly found a bunch of clues in this used car.
First off, the passenger seat's seatbelt.
On this somewhat worn black seatbelt, Ethan spotted a dry, faint bloodstain about 2 inches long.
It looks like... this is from the victim struggling fiercely when she was being strangled, causing the fragile capillaries in her neck to burst and smear some blood on the seatbelt.
Since capillaries don't bleed much, the trace wasn't very obvious.
Also, on the passenger seat, they found several strands of long female hair, which were quickly identified through DNA testing by the forensics team.
The blood on the seatbelt and the hair on the seat both came from the victim.
Finally, Ethan pulled up the dashcam video.
A dashcam that automatically records is, in a way, an excellent piece of video evidence.
Unfortunately, the dashcam didn't have the video from the night before last, or rather, Andrew had turned it off early.
Even though there's no video.
The fact that he specifically turned off the dashcam, plus the missing part of the video from the vehicle recorder, coincides with the time Elizabeth was killed.
This is enough to prove...
Andrew's killing of Elizabeth wasn't spontaneous,it was premeditated and planned.
If finding one piece of evidence could be a coincidence.
The fact that so many pieces of evidence have appeared together can't be a coincidence anymore, it's as solid as a rock!
...
Inside the East End Detective Bureau.
The three suspects related to this murder and body-dumping case have all been apprehended.
The two with lesser roles, Charlie and Joseph, one has confessed and is being held for trial, while the other sits in the mediation room waiting for a family member to come and bail him out.
But when Joseph's wife showed up.
It wasn't just about bailing him out,she also brought a divorce agreement hastily drafted by a lawyer.
And Andrew, the confirmed murderer.
After being brought back, he was taken straight to the interrogation room for immediate questioning.
After organizing the evidence and clues.
Ethan and Lucas, who are most familiar with the case, walked straight into the interrogation room.
At this moment, Andrew, shackled in the interrogation chair, had messy, greasy hair and a vacant look in his eyes.
His legs swung back and forth, and his handcuffed hands twisted slightly, clearly showing his inner turmoil.
Ethan and Lucas sat down across from Andrew at the interrogation table and turned on the camera next to them.
Even though the interrogation rooms are now monitored, to avoid any unforeseen incidents, they still use a camera to record up close.
At this stage of the case.
Whether Andrew admits to the murder isn't really important anymore.
Because there's enough physical evidence to establish Andrew's guilt.
Even if Andrew remains defiant in court, he can't escape legal punishment, but we still have to do everything by the book.
Lucas tapped on the table, snapping Andrew out of his daze with a stern voice, "Andrew, I don't want to waste any more time on you. We've got all the evidence we need. Stop playing dumb."
"If you cooperate with us and tell the truth, it could help your situation."
"Let's have a real talk, and maybe you'll get a chance for a lighter sentence. Now, tell me seriously."
"When did you meet with Elizabeth the day before yesterday?"
Andrew, pale and weak, slowly lifted his head to look at Lucas, his expression a mix of crying and not crying, and exclaimed, "Officer, I swear I didn't."
"I really didn't see Elizabeth the day before yesterday. We broke up three months ago, she even blocked me on iMessage!"
"I just found out she was murdered!"
Clearly, despite being extremely nervous and scared.
Andrew wasn't thinking about confessing,he was hoping to bluff his way through, believing the police didn't have much evidence.
Lucas's brow furrowed slightly, he slammed his hand on the table, impatiently scolding, "Andrew, you've been through this before, don't you know how the police work? Still trying to argue and not cooperate, huh?"
"This is your last chance."
"Tell me exactly how you lured Elizabeth out and killed her. I'll do what I can to argue for leniency!"
This opportunity.
Was not taken by Andrew, who instead clenched his teeth and continued to argue, "Officer, I really don't know!"
"Elizabeth was indeed my ex-girlfriend, but we broke up and haven't been in touch for three months, I really don't know what happened!"
"Can't I even tell the truth? Or do you just want me to lie and confess to murder to make it easier for you to close the case?"
Lucas completely lost his patience.
Tapping his fingers on the table, he looked sternly at the stubborn Andrew, "Now, you've lost the chance to turn yourself in and confess. There's no way to reduce your sentence in this case anymore."
"Ethan, show him the evidence we've collected."
Ethan, sitting beside, didn't immediately present the evidence but looked at Andrew, shaking his head, "If I were you."
"After pulling off such a sloppy job, I definitely wouldn't be so stubborn about denying it. It's just too stupid."
"Do you know what the biggest problems are in this case?"
He paused for two seconds, then looked at the dazed Andrew, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"First off."
"If you were determined to commit murder, why would you send a text to the victim as a warning? Were you hoping she wouldn't know, or were you making it easier for the police?"
"Second."
"To avoid the dashcam exposing you, you turned it off, but only for a few hours, exactly when you were committing the crime. Why didn't you just dismantle it or short-circuit it?"
"Third."
"You chose strangulation as your method. Couldn't you spare a few bucks for some wire, or a thin rope, or use the car's seatbelt? Then you panic and don't clean up the blood left on it? You didn't even notice the seat was torn?"
"Fourth."
"Forget it, with your poor criminal methods, still denying everything, let's just show you the evidence and not waste any more time."
With that, Ethan picked up several sealed bags, pointing them out.
"This is the passenger seatbelt from your car, with dried blood from the victim, Elizabeth. This is leather from under Elizabeth's fingernails, matching the tear in your passenger seat. This is..."
As Ethan picked up each sealed bag.
Andrew's eyes filled with terror, his face suddenly pale, his cheeks bulging as he clenched his teeth.
Especially...
Thinking about the process Ethan had just described, the details of the crime he hadn't considered, Andrew's mind snapped.
Overwhelmed with emotion, panic surged.
Ethan's slow speech was interrupted by thumping sounds.
"Bang!"
"Bang!!"
"Bang!!!"
At that moment.
Andrew's head banged against the interrogation chair, worthless tears falling, his voice hoarse as he cried out.
"It's all her fault, all her fault!"
"Why did she betray me, why did she sleep with someone else, why did she leave me!!!"
"Just because I'm poor, just because I don't have money..."