Murder, hiding corpses, raping corpses, when these charges are placed on a person's head, or even on the head of an honest man with eyes and a smile, do you think he is innocent?
In fact, for a long time, many police officers in the New Brinton district of Christchurch, New Zealand, held this idea.
▲Christchurch Street view, New Zealand
They think that Jason Somerville, who looks harmless, is a good man, and if it weren't for the old policeman Tom's efforts to turn the tide, this murderous demon would probably plunge the city into despair.
First, the missing beauty
On August 25, 2008, 28-year-old Tissa Lori spent time with her grandfather in a small local bar, and after listening to the old man's young fun for a few hours, Tissa felt a little bored and told her grandfather that she was going to go out and have some fun.
Grandpa was a little disappointed about his granddaughter's sudden departure, but he was well aware of his granddaughter's deep feelings for him, so he firmly believed that Tissa would definitely go home to have dinner with him.
▲Christchurch, New Zealand
Unfortunately, the young and beautiful and sexy Tissa never returned, and the family could only call the police for help after a fruitless search.
At first, the police only put Tissa on the list of missing persons for investigation, but to no avail.
A month later, as the police began to suspect that the disappearance would turn into a possible murder, Inspector Virginia Lee Bass began to take over the investigation.
Virginia, though still unsure whether Tissa was running away from home or might be in danger, began to look for clues near Tissa's address.
After questioning about 3,000 people, Virginia still did not get a single valid message.
She was seen at the door of a bar, and someone said they saw Tessa walking to her apartment, but no one knows exactly where she went.
▲ The missing Tissa
The only thing that is certain is that the disappearance was not a wayward act of a radical little girl, and the biggest possibility is that Tissa has already suffered an accident.
Living to see people, dead to see corpses, Christchurch police immediately issued a reward of NZ$20,000, asking insiders to provide clues, but everything is still like a rock sinking into the sea.
For a whole year, the police had made no progress, and Tissa's family had despaired of the inefficient and incompetent police.
They can only send leaflets on the street to find Tissa, but this behavior, which looks more like the psychological comfort of the family, has no effect.
Interestingly, during this year, Inspector Virginia did crack some small cases, which could help Virginia further accumulate prestige, considering the good security situation in the area.
Soon, the young and promising Virginia can basically be with the old Inspector Tom. Fize. Gerald was on an equal footing.
2. Missing wife
Considering that the old Inspector Tom is about to retire, the backbone of the future police station must belong to The Virginia Inspector, and luck seems to be favored by Virginia, and soon, she has an opportunity to make a name for herself.
▲ The missing Rebecca Somerville
On August 30, 2009, the police received an alarm call from a man named Jason Somerville who told police that his wife, Rebecca Somerville, was missing.
According to Jason's description, Rebecca went to church to pray at 10 a.m., and when she left the house, Jason found Rebecca leaving cash, keys, cell phone, and credit cards all at home.
Considering that his wife had depression and alcohol dependence, coupled with a previous self-harm behavior, Gieson felt very nervous, and he felt that his wife must have found a place to commit suicide.
After seeing the case, Virginia immediately mobilized police forces to search for Rebecca, and like Tissa's disappearance, Rebecca's search made no progress.
▲ The house where Mr. and Mrs. Jason live
Three days later, Jason panicked and found Virginia, showing off his newfound findings— Rebecca's glasses and wedding ring.
The items were found in someone's mailbox at Somerville's house, and Jason swore that he hadn't found them when he picked up the newspaper the day before, so they must have been smuggled in by someone.
Jason also expressed his concerns to Virginia, believing the items were a signal used by criminals to announce Rebecca's death.
After listening to Jason's report and worries, Virginia made a shocking decision — directly confirming Rebecca's death.
Subsequently, more police officers were dispatched to search rebecca's body, so much so that the police station was severely understaffed.
In order to ensure the normal operation of the police station, the old Tom, who was already in a semi-retired state, also had to run at high speed, answering the phone for a while, recording information for a while, and summarizing clues for a while.
▲ The entrance to the Jason's house leads to the storage room
After a rare break, Old Tom found Virginia, whose eyes were red, and asked her what had happened, so much so that the officers could not rest.
Virginia reported in detail what she knew, and Old Tom listened as he pondered.
When Virginia had finished speaking, Old Tom told her to summon Jason immediately to talk to him.
Soon, Jason was taken to the police station, and he reported the truth to Old Tom, every word exactly as Virginia had heard.
Third, Tom's hypothesis
So, after old Tom listened to Jason's detailed account, the inspector was also shocked.
Unlike Virginia, who was shocked by the complexity of the case, Inspector Tom's shock at Jason's remarks were like a clumsy script from beginning to end.
Tom then described his hypothesis to Virginia.
First of all, Tom could not imagine that an adult woman with social attributes, a normal citizen with rich work experience and life experience, would leave behind her home keys, mobile phones, bank cards and other necessary items before going out alone.
If Rebecca wants to leave the family for a while, what does she live on?
▲ Police officers searching the room
It is also impossible for friends, relatives, or even lovers to accept Rebecca, because her social ties have long been pickpocketed by Virginia, and no clues have been found.
In fact, even if Rebecca is sick and suicidal, and she goes out this time to self-harm or even commit suicide, then why should she sneak home to give Jason her belongings? Is it to make good memories for her husband?
Finally, since no one has seen Rebecca survive these days (e.g., eating, buying, staying in the store), how did she survive?
Unless she is kidnapped, the items sent back can be seen as a signal to the kidnappers.
But most of the kidnappers are for money, so what is the amount of ransom and demands around Rebecca?
Since someone went to the mailbox, why not leave a blackmail letter?
Also, did Rebecca know that she was going to be kidnapped one day, so she decided not to take anything with her?
Detective Tom decides to be bold and cautious, and he tells Virginia that jason will be summoned to the police station again the next day.
Fourth, the truth is revealed
Jason and Old Tom meet again, and unlike the last time they listened quietly, this time Old Tom turned defensive to attack, aggressively throwing countless questions at Jason.
Finding that Jason's words were beginning to be full of holes, Inspector Tom decided not to waste time with Jason, and he gathered his men to investigate whether Rebecca had seen her on the day of her disappearance.
▲ Police transporting bodies
It is worth mentioning that in the case of Tissa's disappearance, Virginia did this matter first, but in the case of Rebecca's disappearance, Virginia did not do a similar investigation at all.
Soon, the officers responded, and no one witnessed Rebecca's movements that day, not even seeing Rebecca walk out of the door.
After listening to the report, tom srought to affirm his own speculations: the presence of Rebecca's belongings in the mailbox did not mean that she had been kidnapped, because she herself may be somewhere in the room.
After applying for a search warrant, Virginia immediately led people to the residence of Jason and his wife, and the police officers at the scene conducted a thorough search of Jason's house throughout the afternoon.
In the evening, when a staff member lifted the manhole cover of the underground storage room under the stairs of the house, the police had finally come close to the truth.
The soil in the storage room showed traces of excavation, and police found a charred female corpse underneath, which was later identified as Rebecca.
▲ Tissa's grieving family
At the same time, another charred female corpse was unearthed in the storage room next door, which was later identified as Tissa, who had disappeared a year earlier.
In the face of the evidence, Jason could no longer justify himself, and he confessed the facts of the crime to the police.
A year ago, Jason saw Tissa walking at the window, and because the two knew each other, he called Tissa into the room to chat.
While chatting, just as Rebecca was out and looking at the beautiful girl opposite, Jason became evil and made an "excessive" request to the other party, but Tissa refused Jason.
Enraged, Jason strangled Tissa and then mutilated and burned the body, hiding Tessa's body in the soil of the storage room to hide Rebecca.
▲ Murderer Jason Somerville
For the next full year, Jason, Rebecca live with the corpse, and Jason, who suffers from indulgence disorder, still endlessly asks his wife for sex.
In fact, Rebecca's depression comes from her husband's torture in bed.
One day, when Jason makes another more perverted request to Rebecca, Rebecca refuses him, and looking at the pillow man, Jason suddenly remembers Tissa.
So he strangled Rebecca in the same way, and after raping and burning the body, buried his wife next door to Tissa.
In order to cover up the evidence, Jason took the initiative to call the police, and the old boo lost team accompanied Virginia to do a "search game", using extremely childish lies, leading the entire police station into the wrong direction.
Fortunately, even if the whole police station is careless, there is still an experienced and powerful detective like Tom Sr., who single-handedly turned the tide.
On Friday, 29 January 2010, the Christchurch High Court sentenced defendant Jason Somerville to life in prison, the third-heaviest sentence in New Zealand history, in the hope that belated justice would comfort the victim's spirit in heaven.
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Somerville's wife Rebecca Chamberlain who was found under the floorboards of her home at the corner of Hampshire Street and Wainoni Road was published on November 9, 2009
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