It was another long day at the New Jersey State Police Department, Captain Clarke and his team of detectives, Taylor, and Reyes sat around a table in the dimly lit conference room, “Roberts family, butchered in their own home” Clarke says.
“Murder suicide?” Taylor suggests.
“Not sure, that’s what we have to find out, what do we know so far?” Clarke asks his team.
Reyes takes lead walking to the front of the table, gathering the case file and crime scene photos onto the mounted screen. “Roberts family, murdered six days ago. The mother Alison, children Sam and Emily and husband, Dave were all found in the basement of their Allenhurst home, bags packed for a small family getaway.” Taylor interrupts - “reporter said it was a murder suicide.
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I saw it on the news. The father stabbed the mother and then shot himself.” Clarke cuts in, "that’s the conclusion Allenhurst p.d came to. The gun was found next to the father, he had gunpowder residue on his left hand” Reyes continued, taking the remote and pulling up bloody images of a crime scene. “I don’t think it was Mr. Roberts who killed his family. Take a look here, the McNeil family, found murdered in their Patterson home a month ago. The mother, Julia, her two children and new husband. And like the Roberts, their bags were packed for a family vacation they never made. Bought tickets to disneyland but never made their flight.” “But that could be a coincidence” said Taylor. “I don’t believe so, in both cases the bodies were found in their home basements six days after their vacations were supposed to have started, the Roberts never checked into their hotel and the McNeil family never made their flight, I don’t think this is just a coincidence” Clarke who has been looking into the details of the McNeil case joins in the conversation, “yet the coroner determined that the families had been dead only 24 hours. This allows us to believe that both families remained in their homes for five days prior to being killed.” The team compared both families case files further, when looking at the photos from both crime scene it was concluded that both families being found in the basement of their homes demonstrates a level of organization in the crime. “If these aren’t murder suicides then someone is doing a goddamn good job of making them look like it. What else do we know about the families? Taylor?” Taylor who had left to gather background information on the families now returned ready to report his findings. “This man here, displaying a mug shut on the screen, Gabriel McNeil, he is the biological father to the two McNeil children. Patterson p.d.issued a b.o.l.o for him when the bodies were discovered. Ex-wife Julia had a restraining order against him for domestic. Violent husbands view their wife and children as property, when Julia remarried it probably set him off. N.Y.P.D picked up Mr.McNeil last night when responding to a drunken disturbance call at bar where McNeil had been drinking. When they found him he had a bloodied jacket in his bag, the blood was later discovered to have belonged to his children.” “Well that certainly makes him look good for the it but what about the Roberts family? These two murders are too similar to be coincidences. Was any of his DNA found at the Robert house? Did he know the Roberts or have any connection to them?” Clarke prompted. Taylor reviewed the McNeil file once more, “no DNA was found matching Mr.McNeil’s but if he does know the Roberts he isn’t telling us, he hasn’t said a word since his arrest.” Clarke interrupt demanding full attention, “deputy has asked that we conduct the interview. Deputy wants us to investigate the connection between the families’ deaths. Reyes, you and I are going to check out the Roberts family home meanwhile Taylor you two are going to take Mr. McNeil. Find out if he knows the Roberts.” Clarke and Reyes stood in the Robert’s basement, blood soaked carpeting and dim lighting sending a child down their spine. The two had been told by the medical examiner this is where the Roberts family had been found. “Sam was found here points , Emily over there” Clarke walks around the room, “the father was found there, points to a big pool of dried blood and the mother, that’s her right there.” Reyes stood in the center of the room, his eyes analyzing the crime scene. He begins to theorize what happened to the Roberts family. “I had a gun” he said. “Excuse me?” says puzzled Clarke. “I had a gun, I used it to force them down here. Then I stabbed them, the father first since he was the biggest threat, being the strongest and all. Then I killed the mother.” “And how did you keep the children from running away after they just witnessed you offing their parents?” “Restraints, can’t aim a gun at them and stab Mrs.Roberts at the same time.” “No restraints were found nor any ligature marks on the children’s bodies.” Both stumped the two walk up the stairs to look for more clues. Meanwhile back at the police department Taylor was reviewing photos from the Robert’s crime scene and listening to the M.E’s tape. Sam Roberts. White male. Age five. Multiple stab wounds. Laceration to the left ventricle. No defensive wounds present. Alison Roberts. White female. 32. Multiple stab wounds. Cause of death - exsanguination. Emily Roberts. White female. 8. Multiple stab wounds. Cause of death - exsanguination. Dave Roberts. White male. 36. Point blank single 9 millimeter gunshot wound to the temporal lobe Taylor looks closer at Mr.Robert’s photo from the morgue, seeing a band of whiter cleaner skin around his finger he realizes Mr.Robert did not have his wedding ring on. He checks the records and discovers it was not listed in his personal effects. Taylor then gets notified on the arrival of Mr.McNeil and walks to the interrogation room. “You got something you wanna ask me boy?” McNeils roars, grinning and flashing his silver teeth. “Three days ago the Roberts family was murdered, did you know them?” “What are you getting at?” McNeil responds leaning over the cold metal table. “They were killed in the manner your family was killed Mr.McNeil,” Taylor calmly says as he sits down across from McNeil and takes out the photos of the Roberts family. “You think I killed them? Huh?!,” becoming enraged McNeil bangs his fists on the table, “You think I killed my family too huh? that’s why i’m here right? trying to put both murders on me?! You think I suddenly snapped and killed my wife and kids?! WHAT KIND OF MONSTER DO YOU THINK I AM?!?!” Mr.McNeil so frustrated tears begin to fall from his eyes. Taylor uses his silence to his advantage “On the occasions you assaulted your wife you were drunk.
Once the effects of the alcohol wore off you went back to being your level minded self correct? Your mother was an alcoholic and she was often too intoxicated to save you from the beatings your father gave you. At age six you were orphaned to a family where the abuse continued only this time it was sexual. This abuse continued well into your teenage years. But my concern is, Mr.McNeil, did you or did you not continue this cycle of abuse with your own children?” I all that was said McNeil looked around the room, took a deep breath, wiped the falling tear with his forearm and said “I NEVER laid a hand on my children, …show more content…
understood?!” “I believe you, I don’t think you ever hurt your children.” Tears streaming down his face McNeil begins to cry out “I found them like that, dead, butchered. My angels, my sweet, sweet little angels. I held them, I kissed them goodnight. My little angels, I couldn’t just leave them I had to put them to rest. I had to say goodbye. I knew the police would blame me because of what I did to Julia, so I ran.” Taylor and Mr.McNeil continue talking for what felt like a millennium. The following day after a long night's rest the team regroups at the Roberts house.
Taylor tells Clarke about his interview with Mr.McNeil, telling of his strong belief of McNeil’s innocence for both murders. When asked why he believed this to be true Taylor says “he still wore his wedding ring, a man who murdered his family and then another wouldn’t wear a ring that symbolizes the very meaning of love and companionship. We’re looking for someone else, he’s not our guy.” Clarke, Reyes split up covering different parts of the Roberts’ family home. The yard is overgrown, the roof of Mr.Roberts’ car was in desperate need of maintenance meanwhile Alison Roberts’ SUV was in pristine condition, glimmering in the sunlight. The house, beautiful, the decor; designer magazines meticulously placed, expensive modern furniture, brand new flat screen tv. However behind the curtain was water damage. “Interesting,” Clarke says, “perhaps Alison’s car is a symbol of wealth to the other parents, she drove the kids to school, perhaps the house is the
same.” “I agree, look at this water damage, seems as though the Roberts spent their money on things guests would see and neglected those they couldn’t. They lived beyond their means.” Reyes chimed in
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Firstly, I think that this is what we all should aspire towards, regardless of current events or the date. It's part of being a good human, and, while difficult at times, I think it's absolutely necessary. (I'll admit I've faltered at times on this.)
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