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* Sold by Hallerstein's Timepieces, Manhattan.
* Poem left by perp at both scenes.
* Computer printer, generic paper, HP LaserJet ink.
* Text:
The full Cold Moon is in the sky,
shining on the corpse of earth,
signifying the hour to die
and end the journey begun at birth.
--The Watchmaker
* Not in any poetry databases; probably his own.
* Cold Moon is lunar month, the month of death.
* $60 in pocket, no serial number leads; prints negative.
* Fine sand used as "obscuring agent." Sand was generic. Because he's returning to the scene?
* Metal bar, 81 pounds, is needle-eye span. Not being used in construction across from the alleyway. No other source found.
* Duct tape, generic, but cut precisely, unusual. Exactly the same lengths.
* Thallium sulfate (rodent poison) found in sand.
* Soil containing fish protein--from perp, not victim.
* Very little trace found.
* Brown fibers, probably automotive carpeting.
Other:
* Vehicle.
* Probably Ford Explorer, about three years old. Brown carpet.
* Review of license tags of cars in area Tuesday morning reveals no warrants. No tickets issued Monday night.
* Checking with Vice about prostitutes, re: witness.
* No leads.
INTERVIEW WITH HALLERSTEIN
Perp:
* EFIT composite picture of the Watchmaker--late forties, early fifties, round face, double chin, thick nose, unusually light blue eyes. Over 6 feet tall, lean, hair black, medium length, no jewelry, dark clothes. No name.
* Knows great deal about clocks and watches and which timepieces had been sold at recent auctions and were at current horologic exhibits in the city.
* Threatened dealer to keep quiet.
