The Skin Collector (Lincoln Rhyme 11)

Victim: Chloe Moore, 26 - Probably no connection to Unsub

- No sexual assault, but touching of skin

Unsub 11-5 - White male

- Slim to medium build

- Stocking cap

- Thigh-length dark coat

- Dark backpack

- Wore booties

- No friction ridges

COD: Poisoning with cicutoxin, introduced into system by tattooing - From water hemlock plant

- No known source

- Concentrated, eight times normal

Sedated with propofol - How obtained? Access to medical supplies?

Tattooed with 'the second' Old English typeface, surrounded by scallops - Part of message?

- Task force at police HQ checking this out

Portable tattoo gun used as weapon - Model unknown

Cotton fiber - Off white

- Probably from Unsub's shirt, torn in struggle

Page from book, true crime? - Probably torn from Unsub's pocket in struggle - Probably mass produced hardcover 1996-2000

ies

that his greatest skill was his ability to anticipate

- On next page:

the body was found.

Possibly used adhesive rollers to remove trace from clothing prior to attack

Handcuffs - Generic, cannot be sourced

Flashlight - Generic, cannot be sourced

Duct tape - Generic, cannot be sourced

Trace evidence

Nitric oxide, ozone, iron manganese, nickel, silver beryllium, chlorinated hydrocarbon, acetylene - Possibly oxy-fuel welding supplies

Tetrodotoxin - Fugu fish poison