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138. Nick Howard - The Long Game

2022/11/14
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本案的动机是金钱、嫉妒和复仇的混合体，体现了罪犯永不放弃的可怕程度。Howard一家关系紧密，Nick高中毕业后继续住在家里，条件是继续上学或工作，他选择工作并在家族汽车修理店工作。1997年2月1日晚上，Nick与朋友Jason在Tony's Place餐厅吃饭，Jason是青年牧师，因Nick的派对和吸毒而疏远了他。Nick离开餐厅后发现遗失驾照，几天后他告诉母亲要去取驾照，但之后再也没回家，母亲非常担心。Nick失踪后，家人和朋友开始搜寻，警方也展开了调查。在河边发现了轮胎痕迹和手套，之后打捞出Nick的汽车，但车内没有他的遗体，只有眼镜和钱包。汽车上发现大量机油，但轮胎痕迹没有侧滑或转向的迹象，调查人员认为事故是人为造成的。警方用人体模型模拟事故，发现眼镜损坏和机油痕迹是人为造成的，怀疑事故是伪造的。Nick失踪前曾说过自己可以消失得无影无踪，警方怀疑他自导自演了这场失踪案。Nick的母亲仍然抱有一丝希望，认为Nick可能发生了意外，失忆了。Jack Findleton自告奋勇加入搜寻行动，他曾参与营救Humphrey鲸鱼的行动。Jack Findleton和Ralph Marcus等志愿者参与搜寻，但一直没有找到Nick的遗体。一名男子在河边发现Nick的遗体，验尸结果显示Nick死前曾被打和勒死。Nick身上有多份巨额人寿保险，受益人并非他的父母，而是Ralph Marcus。Ralph Marcus有犯罪前科，长期从事保险诈骗等犯罪活动。Ralph Marcus很会伪装，Nick被他的外表所迷惑，并开始崇拜他。Ralph Marcus一直痴迷于Patty，并多次追求她，但都被拒绝。1993年，Ralph向Patty提出购买卵子的请求，之后被Patty断绝联系，但Nick与他仍然保持联系。警方在Ralph家中搜到Nick的人寿保险单和机油，证实了Ralph的罪行。警方认为Ralph Marcus策划了整起事件，杀害Nick是为了报复Patty并解决自己的经济困境。

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The episode explores various motives behind human killings, setting the stage for the detailed discussion of the murder case of Nick Howard.

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On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the curious murder of young adult, Nick Howard.

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Case Sources:

Forensic Files, “Oily in the Morning,” broadcast October 5, 2005 on TLC

The New Detectives, “Betrayed,” broadcast December 13, 2002 on The Discovery Channel

Forensicfilesnow.com)

Wikipedia.org, Humphrey the Whale)

Sacramentofuneralandcremation.com, John Findleton obituary)

Ancestry.com, 1977 Sacramento City Directory (1977, R.L. Polk & Company Publishers)

Ancestry.com, 1978 Sacramento City Directory (1978, R.L. Polk & Company Publishers)

Saccounty.gov: Sacramento County, Archived Index of Recorded Documents)

Anylaw.com)

SFGate.com)/San Francisco Examiner, Still Singing That Whale Song, by Jane Kay

Newspapers.com sources:

The Sacramento Bee, "Man loses control of truck, drowns," 15 March 1996, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/627244911: accessed 29 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B2

Gary Voet, The Sacramento Bee, "Volunteers plan major search for body of drowning victim," 26 February 1997, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/627678806: accessed 28 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B2

The Sacramento Bee, "Body in marina missing teen," 27 February 1997, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/627680800: accessed 29 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B2

Yvonne Chiu, The Sacramento Bee, "Guilty verdict in teen's murder," 8 December 1999, archived (https://www.newspapers.com/image/628446627: accessed 30 October 2022); citing print edition, p.B1

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