After numerous hours of testing we finally get our results and load it into the Codis system. We get a match! The name is Ury Slashnovitch alias Euryale. Background arrests started as a child. It appears this little urchin began pick-pocketting at the age of 12. Her next arrrest at the age of 15 was in the connection with a theater owner and performer of a circus show called Psycho Circus but the charges were dropped when the DA argued that she was a minor and was questioned without the counsel of a guardian present. They argued that the girl was an orphan and no next of kin remained alive. The circus performers all vouged for her whereabouts during the time of death so it was dismissed for unsubstantial evidence. It remains now a cold case. Her next arrest came with a double homicide of two prominent businessmen. The worst part for the convict was that one was actually an undercover cop. Our lucky link was the other suspect in this case was a man named Joseph Kerr alias the Dark Jinn and was her common-law husband. The crime patterns were noted to fit a killing spree of serial killings across 9 states. They were the Bonnie and Clyde to law enforcers now. With the use of DNA in 1979 the two were hauled in and sat trial. The Jokers mother and father are both alive and incarcerated! Ivy and I stared at the screen in disbelief. Ivy tapped a few more keys. The screen erupted with the records that the mother is serving life in Eddleton Federal Women's Penitentiary. The best part is that she bore a son on her third year behind bars. They named him Joseph Junior. He was then taken by the state.
We ran background checks on both parents . They were both orphans who were put into the hands of the state and bounced from orphanages to various foster homes. They managed to escape both orphanages and Joseph was actually RETURNED! We called the facility and were told all records were confidential however the woman said in a whisper that she remembered little Joseph and that he scared her. She said he couldn't remain with any adoptive parents and that one begged them to take him back but they refused. I asked how old he was then. She said he must have been around the age of 8. "That little boy had a demon inside him!" then she hung up.
From there the two vanish then emerge again in Psycho Circus. We microfische artlicles showing the two little scamps beside Mr. Jinnh and various circus sideshow freaks dated 1964. "This must be where the two met." I say to Ivy pointing at the picture. Ivy nods in agreement purcing her lip. "Yes. They must have been Mr. Jinnh's fledglings and as gypsy nomads they were able to survive at such a young age."
"So, they were both carni's under Mr. Jinnh!" "Something went wrong and they murdered him and Joseph stole his identity." Ivy scrolled at another article showing a dancer. It was of an older Euryale. She was the exotic snake charmer. The articles said she was an enchantress with shiny black hair that when seen my men turn into shiny slithering snakes. Her skin has the luminosity of a rainbow boa and when alarmed she bears tiny fangs. Her pupils are shaped as a snake and are quick and alert. Her tongue flicks erotically showing a slight fork at the end which she uses to sense and captivate her male prey. She usually fondles a albino Burmese python but is known to charm deadly cobra with a dance. Get your tickets now!"
I wondered just how deadly she really is. Just as the snake, she could be cold, deadly, with excellent striking ability. She could have brute strength for coiling, crushing and suffocating objects within her grasp. I was curious now as your average cat! I couldn't wait to meet her! I crack my knuckles.
We decide to try to locate the travelling circus and gain more information then visit the two. The parents were not going anywhere!
We catch up with the circus on the lower east district near the harbor. It is a perfect location to set up their amusement park. It was easy for Ivy to charm the men into telling her what she wanted. A giant called Jack said the two met at the Psycho Circus long ago. He said Mr. Jinnh was the proprietor and leader of the Big top but once he laid eyes on Euryale, he was her puppet. They called him father and said he was a mighty magician and sorceror known to dabble in nocromancy and the dark arts. His shows always did well but nothing compared to the turn out when Euryale took to the stage.
Jack continued to tell us father was a descendant of the jiin's. His stage name became the Dark Jiin. He had the ability to creep into the minds of the audience, to whisper their secrets and drive them to madness or elation. He was an expert at theatrics, at magic and at escape tricks but his favorite show was with Euryale at his side. They made a handsome pair and the mesmerized audience . I thouht to myself that they would never notice their pockets were picked or a priceless earring was missing from a lobe. The Psycho Circus attracts all to its parlor of tricks.
Jack said if we wanted to know more to ask the fortune teller Ergot. He explained that she is his oldest employee.