[color=darkgray][indent][sub][h3][b][color=black] J O S E P H   T H O R E A U[/color]
[color=gray]J O S E P H   T H O R E A U[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] A N T H R O P O L O G I C A L   C R I M I N O L O G I S T   &   F O R E N S I C   P A T H O L O G I S T[/color]
[color=lightgray]A N T H R O P O L O G I C A L   C R I M I N O L O G I S T   &   F O R E N S I C   P A T H O L O G I S T[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/indent][hr][indent][indent]Entering into the medical examiner's office, a wave of nostalgia flooded over Joseph. He could still remember his first day on the job while completing his doctorate. Feeling stiff from the flight, Joseph leaned more heavily on his cane than he normally would as he walked towards the medical examiner. Looking up from the second body, the medical examiner paused as Joseph looked behind him to see if Lucian had followed yet. Reaching inside his jacket, Joseph flashed his credentials. Responding with a knowing nod, the medical examiner motioned for the agents to take their own look at the bodies while he prepared any further findings for them.

The team had already come up with plenty of theories on why the unsub was carrying out these murders, but right now Joseph was more concerned with how. The report indicated that the cause of death was exsanguination. That was a very specific way to kill someone, and combined with lacerations made Joseph circle back to his early ideas about the deaths being staged to look like a suicide. He did have one pressing question though.

[COLOR=WHITE]"Where's all the blood?"[/COLOR] Joseph finally asked aloud, turning towards the examiner and unit chief. [COLOR=WHITE]"The reports indicate the blood was drained before being submerged, so we know the blood wasn't in the water. Which begs the question, where is it?"[/COLOR] 

Pulling on a neoprene glove, Joseph held up the wrist of the nearest victim and examined the laceration's depth and width. Turning towards the doctor, he asked a follow-up question. [COLOR=WHITE]"Do you believe these are from restraints, or is this an intentionally made wound? Secondly, are the lacerations consistent between the two victims or do they vary in depth? Is one set of lacerations cleaner than the other, deeper?"[/COLOR] Joseph turned towards Lucian while he waited for a response.

Hopefully the rest of the team was making out well playing nice with the local authorities.[/indent][/indent][hr][indent][COLOR=LIGHTGRAY][b]Interactions:[/b][/COLOR] [@OddApproved][/indent][/color]