Pana June 11, 1920, zuva richangobuda, Elwell akapfurwa mumusoro ne.45 automatic pistol muimba yake yakakiyiwa yeNew York City. Mangwanani iwayo, Marie Larsen, mushandi wepamba akasvika sezvaaisiita pamba paElwell. Zvisinei, panguva ino akatarisana nechiono chinotyisa chakamuvhundutsa kwechinguvana.
Akachimbidza kudaidzira kuti mumba maVa Elwell maiva nemutorwa, uye kuti akanga afa. Pakuongororwazve, zvakaonekwa kuti mutorwa aive Joe Elwell, asina mawigi ake emugadziri uye mazino emazino anopenya, ayo aaishandisa kuwedzera chitarisiko chake paruzhinji.
Elwell anofungidzirwa kuti akapfurwa mumusoro, asi kuzviuraya haisi tsananguro ingangoitika. Pakanga pasina chiratidzo chechombo mukamuri, asi chombo chemhondi chinoratidzika kunge chakapfurwa chinhambwe che1-2 metres (3-5 ft) kure.
Chiitiko chemhosva
Mapurisa akanga apererwa nezano. Pakanga pasina pfuti yakawanikwa, asi bara rakamuuraya rakawanikwa rakaiswa patafura zvakanaka. Zvinogoneka kuti bara rakadonhera pamadziro ndokukwira patafura, asi kuiswa kwacho kwairatidzika kunge kwakarongwa. Katuriji yebara yakanga yakarara pasi.
Mhondi yakanga yakatsikitsira pamberi paElwell payakadhonza nhare, kuti ione kona yeronda. Hapana chakabiwa, uye hapana mafingerprints ekunze akawanikwa panzvimbo iyi. Pakanga pasina chiratidzo chekurwisana kana kuti kumanikidzirwa kupinda mumba. Zvese zvainge zvakakiiwa kusanganisira kamuri nemba.
Elwell anofanira kunge aiziva mhondi yake uye akamutendera kuti apinde mumba. Akagara pasi akashaya hanya nemumwe muenzi achivhura tsamba yake. Akataura zvine ushamwari nemuenzi wake achiita basa iri risingakoshi here? Pakanga pasina chairatidza kuti imhosva here mutsamba kana pasi.
Clues?
Elwell akadya naViola Kraus, mukadzi achangobva kurambana, paRitz-Carlton Hotel manheru apfuura. Elwell aifambidzana nevakadzi vazhinji, kusanganisira Kraus. Helen Derby, akaroora Elwell muna 1904, akamusuma kushamwari dzake dzakabatana uye vaaizivana navo.
Kunyangwe zvazvo Elwell akave miriyoni kubva kumitambo yemabhiriji, mudzimai wake akamubatsira kuita hukama neshamwari dzake dzakabatana uye vaaizivana navo. Vakarambana muna 1920. Kunyange zvazvo Derby akanga ari munhu anonyumwirwa pakutanga, alibi yake yakanga isingapindi mhepo, uye akanga asina kubatanidzwa mukuparara kweaimbova murume wake.
Sekureva kweGweta reDunhu Edward Swann, Elwell aitaura mumba make nguva pfupi asati apfurwa, uye nekudaro angangodaro aiziva mhondi yake. Chinangwa chemhondi chaingova chekumuuraya. Hapana zvinhu zvinokosha zvakabiwa. Chokwadi, zvinhu zvinokosha zvakanga zvakapararira pachitunha chaElwell.
Pasinei nehumbowo hwese hwakaunganidzwa nevaongorori, asi havana kumbokwanisa kuona kuti ndiani akapfura Joe Elwell, uye nyaya yacho inoramba iri chakavanzika chisina kugadziriswa.
