Reasonless Deduction (Mystery)

In preparation for the second half of the year's legislative elections, a special operation called [Lasso] was launched across the country's police departments at the urging of certain interested parties, pooling police resources to resolve cold cases.

At one local precinct, the unlucky Inspector John was assigned the miserable task. Grumbling, he opened the case files, picked one, and reopened the investigation.

Due to the limitations of forensic technology at the time, the key evidence was not enough to charge the killer.

Ten years later, the suspect was still alive, and no one had fled. If the evidence could be matched, the case could be solved without a hitch.

All signs pointed to a vicious male killer.

Just as the case was about to move to the next stage, something unexpected happened.

A woman turned herself in, claiming she was the killer the police were looking for.

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The strange and terrifying nature of the cold case made its reopening a favorite topic among reporters and drew the public's attention. Liz, a former lawyer turned private detective, became interested because of the case's name.

As she read the increasingly detailed newspaper coverage, Liz noticed something unusual that reminded her of a murder case she'd taken on just after graduating.

P.S. This is set in a fictional world, the timeline is vague, and it's not meant to be professionally rigorous. For entertainment only.

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