The detectives concluded that Mr. Wenzel had no connection with the killing, the official said.

It is possible detectives will conclude it was simply a fight between two groups of men, a Police Department spokeswoman said on Friday.

Surely this double homicide was Mafia-related, the detectives concluded.

But Mr. Akhter was at fault as well, detectives concluded.

"Yes," concluded the detective, "I have a hunch that this visit to the morgue will lead me to the murderer."

But after an investigation, the police said, detectives concluded that Mr. Cantara had been driving his van when the accident occurred.

At police headquarters, all the other detectives quickly piece together the story and conclude that Beth was the killer.

Not in my town, guys," the detective concluded.

Two separate police investigations are now one, as detectives have concluded that the two murders were committed by the same individual.

Other detectives, while retaining professional respect for Johnson, concluded that he was wrong in his belief that Bassett was the killer.