Chapter Nine â€" The Crime
The investigation with fairly simple as the suspect hadn't had time to cover up her tracks. By the footprints left outside, the investigators were able to determine that Duncan waited in the bushes next to the front door, for someone to come home. The gun found at the scene was unregistered. They worked under the assumption that the gun belonged to the assailant. There was a bottle of chloroform found on one of the tables. Although Gil Grissom would have had access to this item, given the crude container that it was, it was more likely brought in by Duncan as a means to overpower her two victims.Â
Jenna arrived home first. There were groceries out on the table. The receipt from the store shows that she made her purchase at 7:30 PM. If she went straight home, then she was home by 8:00PM. She was
most likely surprised by Duncan and forced into the house by gunpoint and then chloroformed before being tied up.
The records from the crime lab show that Gil Grissom left work at 5:00 AM. There was no indication that he made any stops on the way home. He would have arrived home at 5:20 AM. A future physical exam of him, among other injuries, would find a lump on the back of his head. He was most likely struck from behind upon entering his home. Once on the ground Duncan overpowered him with the chloroform.  Â
He was then tied to a chair with electrician wires. They thought that was an odd item to use to tie someone up with. Later they would find out that electrician wire is what was found around Marcus Madden in his execution. They concluded that Duncan was going to inflict the same injuries and death onto Gil Grissom, as had been done to her boyfriend, and she was going to have the pleasure of having Jenna watch the torture.Â
What she didn't count on was that Jenna would free herself and stop Duncan from completely succeeding in her bizarre attempt at revenge.   Â
Jenna's fingerprints were found on a fireplace poker. It was evident that Duncan had been struck with it. Jenna then ran to free Gil, but while attempting this, Duncan regained consciousness and shot her. Jenna used the knife that she grabbed to free Gil, to attack Duncan again, this time killing her. Due to her own injury, Jenna collapsed before having a chance to call for help.Â
They determined that Gil's chair fell over while he attempted to free himself. When he fell, he struck his head on a table, knocking himself out. The wires were securely tied. It was unlikely that anyone could have gotten free.  Â
A background check of Kathy Duncan and a search of her apartment, found that she had in fact been keeping tabs on Grissom, just as Jenna feared. There was newspaper articles found about him as well
as photos that she must have taken of him. They found that Duncan was living under the name of Cathy Dillon. They found her passport. She had been out of the country for the last 8 months. The FBI was
able to determine that she was a silent partner in a diamond smuggling ring that they had been trying to bust. Even though she had been out of the country for the last 8 months, she had a collection of newspapers piled on her kitchen table. Her neighbor said that Duncan had paid her to take in her mail and newspapers even though she would leave town for long periods. Inside Duncan's purse they found a newspaper article about the murder at the Shelter of Hope. The article contained a picture of Jenna leaving the courthouse. Â
After all these years, her search finally paid off. She found her old friend. She then put her long thought out plan into action. She was finally going to get her revenge.Â
What she didn't take into consideration was the extent to which Jenna loved Gil. She was willing to sacrifice her own life to save him. She was also willing to do something she never dreamed she was capable of; she was able to take a life in order to save the life of the man she loved.
Once the investigation was complete and the okay was given for the clean up, Nick Stokes and Warrick Brown volunteered to put their bosses home back in order. Catherine Willows gave them instructions
to not touch any room that was not affected by the crime. They were to leave the laundry from the dryer where it was. The upstairs was to remain untouched. They were to leave the unmade bed just like
they found it.Â
It was always Catherine's experience that even though they were victimized, the victims wanted to return to their home the way they remembered it. The messed up bed could be a reminder of the last night they had together. The uncapped tube of toothpaste could be a pleasant reminder of events of the past. There had to be evidence that they had a life together in this house.
Nick and Warrick understood what Catherine was saying. The crime seemed to take place in the living room. That is where they concentrated their clean up efforts.
Greg Sanders came over with a formula that he had put together that he was sure would remove the blood strains from the carpet. Nick and Warrick offered to help scrub the carpet, but Greg insisted on doing
it himself. He turned away from them as he worked. The usual fun loving jokester was having a hard time coping with the crime that had occurred in this house. This was his first taste of feeling the pain
felt by other crime victims. He now realized why Gris was always pushing him to process the evidence. The victims and/or their family needed answers.
The investigation with fairly simple as the suspect hadn't had time to cover up her tracks. By the footprints left outside, the investigators were able to determine that Duncan waited in the bushes next to the front door, for someone to come home. The gun found at the scene was unregistered. They worked under the assumption that the gun belonged to the assailant. There was a bottle of chloroform found on one of the tables. Although Gil Grissom would have had access to this item, given the crude container that it was, it was more likely brought in by Duncan as a means to overpower her two victims.Â
Jenna arrived home first. There were groceries out on the table. The receipt from the store shows that she made her purchase at 7:30 PM. If she went straight home, then she was home by 8:00PM. She was
most likely surprised by Duncan and forced into the house by gunpoint and then chloroformed before being tied up.
The records from the crime lab show that Gil Grissom left work at 5:00 AM. There was no indication that he made any stops on the way home. He would have arrived home at 5:20 AM. A future physical exam of him, among other injuries, would find a lump on the back of his head. He was most likely struck from behind upon entering his home. Once on the ground Duncan overpowered him with the chloroform.  Â
He was then tied to a chair with electrician wires. They thought that was an odd item to use to tie someone up with. Later they would find out that electrician wire is what was found around Marcus Madden in his execution. They concluded that Duncan was going to inflict the same injuries and death onto Gil Grissom, as had been done to her boyfriend, and she was going to have the pleasure of having Jenna watch the torture.Â
What she didn't count on was that Jenna would free herself and stop Duncan from completely succeeding in her bizarre attempt at revenge.   Â
Jenna's fingerprints were found on a fireplace poker. It was evident that Duncan had been struck with it. Jenna then ran to free Gil, but while attempting this, Duncan regained consciousness and shot her. Jenna used the knife that she grabbed to free Gil, to attack Duncan again, this time killing her. Due to her own injury, Jenna collapsed before having a chance to call for help.Â
They determined that Gil's chair fell over while he attempted to free himself. When he fell, he struck his head on a table, knocking himself out. The wires were securely tied. It was unlikely that anyone could have gotten free.  Â
A background check of Kathy Duncan and a search of her apartment, found that she had in fact been keeping tabs on Grissom, just as Jenna feared. There was newspaper articles found about him as well
as photos that she must have taken of him. They found that Duncan was living under the name of Cathy Dillon. They found her passport. She had been out of the country for the last 8 months. The FBI was
able to determine that she was a silent partner in a diamond smuggling ring that they had been trying to bust. Even though she had been out of the country for the last 8 months, she had a collection of newspapers piled on her kitchen table. Her neighbor said that Duncan had paid her to take in her mail and newspapers even though she would leave town for long periods. Inside Duncan's purse they found a newspaper article about the murder at the Shelter of Hope. The article contained a picture of Jenna leaving the courthouse. Â
After all these years, her search finally paid off. She found her old friend. She then put her long thought out plan into action. She was finally going to get her revenge.Â
What she didn't take into consideration was the extent to which Jenna loved Gil. She was willing to sacrifice her own life to save him. She was also willing to do something she never dreamed she was capable of; she was able to take a life in order to save the life of the man she loved.
Once the investigation was complete and the okay was given for the clean up, Nick Stokes and Warrick Brown volunteered to put their bosses home back in order. Catherine Willows gave them instructions
to not touch any room that was not affected by the crime. They were to leave the laundry from the dryer where it was. The upstairs was to remain untouched. They were to leave the unmade bed just like
they found it.Â
It was always Catherine's experience that even though they were victimized, the victims wanted to return to their home the way they remembered it. The messed up bed could be a reminder of the last night they had together. The uncapped tube of toothpaste could be a pleasant reminder of events of the past. There had to be evidence that they had a life together in this house.
Nick and Warrick understood what Catherine was saying. The crime seemed to take place in the living room. That is where they concentrated their clean up efforts.
Greg Sanders came over with a formula that he had put together that he was sure would remove the blood strains from the carpet. Nick and Warrick offered to help scrub the carpet, but Greg insisted on doing
it himself. He turned away from them as he worked. The usual fun loving jokester was having a hard time coping with the crime that had occurred in this house. This was his first taste of feeling the pain
felt by other crime victims. He now realized why Gris was always pushing him to process the evidence. The victims and/or their family needed answers.