SANNA COLLECTED a pile of papers and placed them into a file. It was the autopsy report from The National Forensic Centre.
The forensic report consisted of one hundred and thirty pages. In fifty-nine points the pathologist had listed approximately thirty different injuries on Annelie Kyra Fernströms body.
Sanna got up and grabbed her black leather jacket, small leather rucksack and helmet. She turned off the light and locked the door behind her.
“Going home already?” asked Javier as she passed his room.
“Yup,” she replied.
“Have you heard the latest?” he asked.
Sanna shook her head.
“Segelström’s been fired… They’ve taken his badge.”
Sanna looked at him but said nothing.
“You don’t seem surprised. Do you know why?”
Sanna shook her head again.
“See you on Monday,” she waved and disappeared through the exit door.
She went down to the garage, climbed onto her Harley-Davidson and drove out into the cold winter night. The white snow brightened up the city. It was half past five on Friday evening and it appeared that everyone had decided to go home at the same time. Sanna weaved her way through the thick traffic and headed out of the city.
As well as getting a blast of fresh air, she also needed to clear her head.
The unexpected demise of Annelie Kyra Fernström combined with the discovery of the material the serial killer had left behind was perplexing, to say the least.
In addition to the information about the men’s background she was also intrigued by the results of the autopsy report. It was a detailed document which, according to standard format, was divided into four sections: External examination, Internal examination, Expert opinion and, finally, Cause of death.
Sanna noted that apart from the deep wound in the woman’s thigh, the findings in the external examination were very similar to those of Åke Pettersson.
Sanna found it difficult to assimilate the internal injuries. The autopsy revealed burn wounds and festering broken skin in the vagina and anal canal. She had read and reread it so many times that she could almost recite the text by heart:
“… burn wounds and fissures in the hymen and rear commissure to large lacerations of the vagina and rectum which continue into the abdominal cavity. The latter occurs mainly if a tool or hand is used…
… stab and cuts are concentrated on the genitalia. This was caused by an attack of a sadistic nature…”
Sanna put her foot down on the accelerator and sped off further and further into the deserted countryside. She didn’t want to expend any more energy pondering Annelie Kyra Fernström’s fate.