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Victim Identification Records for Elise May Hughes

Andy Shepherd pulls up these records in the Day 15 H-MIT briefing room at Norland Road Police Station. They name the strangled, mutilated victim as Elise May Hughes, 20 years old, from 27 Conway Drive, Dewsbury. Last known whereabouts trace to three days before her body surfaced. John Wadsworth grimaces in distress; Jodie Shackleton, Mike Taylor, and Superintendent Gillespie lean forward, absorbing details that tie her to the serial pattern post-Sean Balmforth's arrest.
2 appearances

Purpose

Confirm victim identity and timeline through police records matching physical description and personal details

Significance

Establishes Elise May Hughes as the fourth serial victim killed after the main suspect's arrest, shattering assumptions of case closure and spurring the team to chase hit-and-run leads amid rising dread

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2 moments