What's Left is Right: Book two of The Detective Bill Ross Crime Series Read Free Page B

specific with DNA. There are basically two types of DNA: nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA. We inherit half of our nuclear DNA from the male parent and half from the female parent. However, we inherit all of our mitochondrial DNA from our mother. The nuclear DNA is what we typically use in law enforcement primarily; however, mitochondrial DNA is helpful in determining what group—not race—we evolved from going back thousands of years. We could get a mitochondrial DNA test done if it has not been done already. That could narrow it down a bit.” concluded Marie.
    “Pretty impressive, Marie, you get a gold star!” joked Bill.
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    They checked the file and found that the nuclear DNA test results had been run through the Texas State Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and also cross-checked with the FBI’s national CODIS database. No match was found for anyone in either system.
    A mitochondrial DNA test had been done. It indicated that it belonged to the Type B group. Marie did some online research and found that Type B is more prevalent in North American Central Plains Indians than in Mexicans—not conclusive but likely that the victim was Native American.
    “There is also a footnote in the DNA analysis,” said Marie. “They appear to have found evidence of an allele, which is a variant form of gene. It is the 9RA allele that is found in Native American DNA. It is another marker that indicates that the deceased is Native American.”
    “Nothing much we can do with this information at this time, but it’s another piece of the puzzle,” said Bill.
    “I agree, Dad. I suggest that we concentrate our efforts on the shoe. We must try to find where and when it was purchased, and then we would have something to get our teeth into,” replied Tommy.
    “Before we completely focus on that I want to get a few other things up on the board that are gnawing at my gut and just don’t make any sense,” said Bill. “Why did they choose Whispering Hollow as a site for the killing? It’s at the end of a long finger of land that sticks out into Lake Travis with one road in and one road out. They would have to drive through upscale neighborhoods to get there, and it’s not like the general public would be driving past the site, see the burning cross and get the message. So I am going to write up here on the board LOCATION?”
    Bill continued on, “Then there is the MESSAGE they are trying to convey. The way they wrote it is strange. They could have just said - Kill all wetbacks! So why use the words Stop Illegal Immigration - Close the borders!
    “I don’t think we are dealing with redneck types here, which is what you would expect in a lynching. I think these people are educated and articulate, at least the person who wrote the words on the sign is. This murder was not about killing Mexicans, or even Indians for that matter. This murder was about something else. So I’m going to write up on the board MOTIVE?” concluded Bill.
    “Marie, anything you want to add?” asked Tommy.
    “What about the type of clothing and the type of shoe?” replied Marie.
    “I agree that we should focus our efforts on finding where and when the shoe was bought, but it’s the way this guy was dressed that doesn’t seem to fit. Silk shirt, top-quality wool pants, Italian shoes. What does this tell us?
    “One thing is for sure, he wasn’t a wetback, or he had just won the lottery. So not only who was he, but also what was he?
    “I want to write up - WHO WAS THE VICTIM? WHAT WAS HE? ” that’s it from me.”
    “Then there’s the tattoo,” said Tommy. “Dad, your research suggested that it was Special Forces. So I would like to write up on the board - MILITARY? TATTOO? SPECIAL FORCES ?
    “I need to get to the meeting with the Sheriff. Let’s meet here again first thing tomorrow. Good work today!”
    Tommy left for the briefing with Bill Dunwoody.

Chapter 5: Meet the Governor
    Tommy knocked on the chief’s office door and immediately