Justine Collier was the victim in Dressed to Be Killed (Case #8 of City of Romance).
Profile
Justine was a peep show dancer with ginger hair and blue eyes. She sported black eyeshadow and red lipstick. At the time of her death, she wore a ginger wig, a green dress with white polka dots and black straps and orange boots.
Murder details
Justine's body was stranged to death at the Voyeur Peep Show booths. Nadia registered strangulation as the murder weapon. She then said that the victim must have been attacked by surprise as she noticed no defensive wounds or bruising on her. She also found sexual lubrication on Justine's neck, in which the victim had strangulation marks on her neck. This allowed Nadia to conclude that the killer uses lubricant.
Relationship with suspects
Transgender prostitute Céleste Alouest told the "birds of the night" to stop helping Justine because she spat on her and was being transphobic towards her. Peep show dancer Amélie Brassière kicked Justine out because she treated her home as a brothel by sleeping with numerous lovers in there. Justine threatened animal handler Rémi Roy by reporting him if he did not give ketamine to her. Owner of the Voyeur Peep Show Fabrice Dufort was discovered to be having a sexual relationship with Justine. Greengrocer Didier Soucy was in love with Justine, so he went to Voyeur to see her, but she didn't notice him.
Killer and motives
The killer turned out to be Didier.
Didier admitted that he had convinced Justine to dress as the main character Désirée from the pornographic comic book Zizi dans le Métro by offering her 1,000 euros. However, she refused to put on the headband, which infuriated him, who believed that it was the most important aspect of the costume. Didier then held her down by the neck to get her to stay still while he put on the headband, but he accidentally ended up killing her in the process. Judge Lebrun sentenced him to 20 years in prison with mandatory psychological counseling.
Trivia
- Justine's surname, translated from French to English, means "necklace", a nod to her being strangled to death.
Case appearances
- Dressed to Be Killed (Case #8 of City of Romance)
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