Post Ten: Mystery The "Safe House" Crime

• Setting: The story takes place in an old house that was deserted by the people who lived there years ago. The house has a nice big land with no close neighbours. Just surrounded by lots of trees and mountains. Nobody lives there now but it is known to be a hang out spot for all the local teens. A lot of different parties take place there. No one really cares that kids are in that house. The parents think it's a safer place to go then anywhere else. If there's no one living there, it shouldn't be an issue for anybody. It was considered the "safe house' for everyone in the neighbourhood. 

• One day, there was a young girl who just learned how to ride her bike. It was the first day where she was ready to explore different parts of the town. Her older sister decided to show her the safe house that everyone was talking about. It was considered to be the town's landmark.Once the two girls arrived to the house they went inside  and heard some footsteps coming from the background. That wasn't odd, there's always usually someone there doing something. They took a check together and discovered a body near the back door. The older sister checked the pulse and told her sister to get help. They both immediately ran home and told their mother to call 911. It was a 56 year old man that was lying dead in the backyard of the "safe house". The body was later to be identified as Charles Duran, a guy that the town looked up to. When people thought of Charles, there was never a hateful thought in their head. No one understood why he would be at the safe house. Only the teens go there. Why would an adult be there? Why was he there in that house dead? If only anyone knew. 

• One person did know of course...the criminal. His name Mike Duran. Charles Duran's second son. Mike is the youngest of two brothers. People around the town see him as a great kid, that is a part of the perfect family. His brother is only two years older then him. They practically did the same activities, which made it a lot harder for Mike to keep up with his brothers reputation. Mike always feels like he's chasing his brother and that got frustrating. It was never Mike's choice to do the same things that his brother did. He wanted to join the drama club at school instead of the football team. He wanted to take an art class, instead of gym class. The problem was that his dad never let him do anything Mike wanted to do. His dad would keep him in the exact path of his brother. He would always say to Mike that doing the arts isn't what the "Duran" family does. Mike's brother didn't like the fact that Mike did the exact same things as he did. They got tired of seeing each other everywhere they went. Mike's brother knew that this had to change. One day Mike's brother decided to quit the football team, because him and Mike were fighting way too much. When he got home he got punched in the face instantly by his own father. Mike saw it happening. There was screaming, crying, and of course punching. When Mike saw his father hit his mother, that put him over the edge. He decided that he needed to do something about it. Mike wanted to scare his dad somehow, just so that he would back off the family. He knew that his dad has never seen the "safe house" before. Mike asked him the next day if he would be interested in taking a walk down to the house with him for a bit. Mike always carries a pocket knife with him, it's just what people in the country do. He only wanted to scare his dad so with him he brought a small baseball bat, and said to his dad that they could practice a few swings. That day, they looked around the house and when they got in the back Mike swung the baseball bat at his dad. All Mike saw was anger in his dad's eyes. Mike saw two arms coming towards his face. As an instinct Mike took his pocket knife and stabbed his father viciously. He couldn't believe that he was capable of doing that to someone. The flashbacks of his dad punching his family continued to flash through his mind. Mike felt almost relieved seeing his dad lying there. Mike heard the front door open, dropped the knife, and ran away in a hurry. 

                                                          

• The detective on the case has been working murder cases on the country side for thirty years. He is very intelligent at these type of cases, and his motivation is to never let the bad guys win. His name is detective Dave. He is considered an old detective, but all the young guys go to him for help. Dave has dedicated his life to the job. Detective Dave is always first to the crime scene. No matter where he is when he gets a call, he is there. When he got to the "safe house" crime scene he noticed a pocket knife right away. He has exceptional observation skills and makes sure to pay attention to detail. It was lying on the floor next to where the body was. He could tell that the killer was inexperienced because there was blood footprints leading to where the killer left the scene. Dave knew that the killer must of been in a rush when he or she heard the two girls walking into the house. Those two girls were the only actual witnesses, but didn't actually see anything. Usually when people see something it makes it easier to identify the killer. As a detective, the first thing Dave's got to do is interview the family. He talked to the mother first. He saw that she had nervous behaviour and that she was very shaky. She was actually sweating from being so nervous. When the detective told him that her husband was dead she seemed to have no reaction. Detective Dave found that a bit odd for a girl who is now a widow with sons who will not have a father.  It was like she had already known. There was no actual physical evidence to prove that she was at the crime scene, but detective Dave's mind thought she was the killer. The detective decided to search her house. There was nothing out of the ordinary, but there was one pair of shoes with a bit of blood on it. Police found them in the garbage. It wasn't women's shoes. Detective Dave went to the two brothers. He put them in one room and asked who the shoes belonged to. The two boys looked at each other with a long gaze, then Mike slowly put up his hand.