Oh, well, it appeared they were starting to figure this out, but he wasn’t going to give the man any reason to want to keep jurisdiction.
Now, Corbin’s allegiance wasn’t with cops, but with the FBI.
“Honestly, Captain, we’re just starting this, since Jarod was found dead last night. I can’t give you much more than I have already, since we don’t have anything.”
When he glanced over at his boyfriend, it was clear that even Will knew this was sketchy as shit, and dangerous. Someone was trying to stop an investigation.
That was clear.
This killer looked to be taking out people who were working these cases, one-by-one.
That was ominous.
“You’re right. I’m just anxious. I want to find out who hurt our detective. He was a good man. I’m sure the FBI feels the same about Jarod, too.”
They did.
“We’ll handle it. I promise. Can I ask you a question?” Corbin inquired.
The man nodded.
“With Jaden Mendin, did Aaron mention if he had markings all over him? Did Aaron, too? We haven’t seen the official reports yet.”
The man nodded.
“Yeah, they did. Voodoo markings. Aaron was working that angle,” he said, pulling up his last report on the system. “We have a lot of Sanse that goes on here on the island. It’s a blend of Voodoo and local spiritualism. He was pretty sure it was connected. That’s what he put in his last report.”
Oh, well, he needed that report.
“Do you know if there are any other missing person reports or John Does that ended up the same way?”
The man shook his head.
“No, I would have heard about them and handed them out to my detectives. There were neither.”
Okay, well, that helped.
So far, it was only three victims.
“Can you get me copies of anything you have so I can make sure the FBI hits the ground running?” he asked, not thrilled it was a Voodoo-related case.
What he’d learned from Gene and Ethan was that religious cases tended to blow up in your face at some point.
The homicide captain nodded.
Then, he printed it out for the man.
Corbin knew what this meant.
“I hate to do this to you, and trust me, I’ve been on the side where the FBI takes my cases before, but if the businessman was killed, and then the cop was killed, and now the Fed was killed…”
Adrian knew where this was heading.
“The FBI is going to want jurisdiction back because it’s three bodies, and the latest one is from their house. I know.”
Corbin was glad he understood, but still, he was waiting for the fight. If they went to a judge before, he expected a battle.
Only, there was none.
