Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Ten minutes later, Anthony's men delivered a dossier.

Luke took the dossier directly and checked it. It recorded the exact time of Burnett Coffey's murder on March 14, 1984, which was thirty-nine years ago.

The crime scene was located in Atri Cemetery.

According to the records in the dossier, at six in the afternoon on March 14, Burnett Coffey entered the cemetery, and since he hadn't come out for a long time, the driver entered the cemetery to check and found Burnett lying on the ground with a crossbow arrow embedded in his back, blood staining his clothes and the surrounding ground. Immediately, the driver went to the cemetery office and called to report the incident.

This record is simple in description, but Luke noticed some issues.

First is the location of the victim's death, the cemetery.

Someone of Burnett Coffey's status should have had bodyguards, making it not easy to kill him. Choosing the cemetery for the crime indicates premeditation.

This can also be seen from the choice of weapon. The crossbow's power and convenience are inferior to a gun, but it has the advantage of being quiet and not easily detected, allowing the perpetrator to flee easily after the crime.

Another suspicious point is why Burnett Coffey entered the cemetery alone at six in the evening, a time generally not chosen for visiting the deceased. Burnett Coffey might have wanted to avoid being seen.

Luke continued to look at the dossier; the grave owner Burnett visited was called Grace Kamara, an African American woman born in 1950, and died on March 14, 1982.

Grace Kamara also had another identity as Burnett Coffey's secretary.

A boss going to pay respects to his secretary two years after her death indicates an extraordinary relationship.

This perhaps is like father, like son. Burnett Coffey died beside the grave of the female secretary; thirty-nine years later, the son died in the female secretary's home, inheriting not only the family business but perhaps also similar tastes.

According to the dossier, after investigations, the FBI identified two suspects, Dolly Franqi and Michael Kamara.

Among them, Dolly Franqi had business dealings with the Coffey Group. His company, due to poor management, was eventually acquired by the Coffey Group.

During the acquisition, Burnett Coffey and Dolly Franqi had some conflicts. Dolly Franqi believed Burnett Coffey deliberately lowered the acquisition price using unfair means and even claimed that the reason his company's capital chain broke was that Burnett Coffey conspired with banks, and repeatedly threatened to retaliate against Burnett.

However, after reviewing Dolly Franqi's information, Luke believed the probability of him committing another crime was very low because Dolly Franqi was already fifty years old at the time, and now he would be a ninety-year-old man.

The suspect Michael Kamara was the brother of Burnett Coffey's African American female secretary.

The African American female secretary was ruled a suicide, dying at thirty-two years old. According to FBI records, after the African American female secretary's suicide, her brother, Michael Kamara, had repeatedly caused trouble at the Coffey Group, claiming Burnett Coffey was responsible for his sister's death.

Recollections from Burnett Coffey's bodyguards say that Michael Kamara had once attacked Burnett, injuring his shoulder, but Burnett did not report it and instead had his bodyguards let him go.

After Burnett's murder, the FBI also investigated Michael Kamara, but he had an alibi, so he didn't have the time to commit the crime.

Following the incident, the FBI conducted extensive interviews around the cemetery area, but due to the lack of visitors to the cemetery at that time, no witness clues were found, which is also why the case remains unsolved.

After reading the dossier, Luke compared this case with the Silver Cross case and Gallian Coffey's murder, feeling that the three cases are somewhat connected.

The time of this case is only a few months after the Silver Cross case.

Furthermore, Burnett and Gallian Coffey were father and son, both being chairmen of the Coffey Group when they were killed, and both had overly close relationships with their secretaries.

Previously, Luke had thoroughly investigated Gallian Coffey's murder and the Silver Cross case.

But his understanding of Burnett's murder was limited to the dossier, and thirty-nine years have passed since the case; to gain more clues, he can only visit the investigators and individuals involved at the time.

However, the FBI agents responsible for investigating this case have all retired, and those whose contacts could be traced are either on medical leave or have passed away.

Luke focused his investigation on those involved in the case and, after some digging, found the address of the African American female secretary's brother.

Cariku Community, No. 305.

A black SUV drove into the community and parked in front of a house with gray walls and white windows.

The SUV door opened, and Luke stepped out of the car, observing the community surroundings.

Mike walked to the front door, surveying his surroundings, "I like this community; it's pretty great for an African American community."

"Indeed, let's hope Michael Kamara hasn't sold this house." Luke signaled Mike to knock on the door, as the same skin color could provide certain advantages.

Mike walked to the gate and pressed the video doorbell.

After a moment, a gray-haired African American woman appeared on the screen, "Sir, what do you need?"

"Hello, ma'am, is this Michael Kamara's residence?"

"Yes, it is. What do you need?"