Self-Inflicted Wounds

He went on to explain how the victim had come into his shop. Everything seemed so long drawn that he didn't mention anything specific apart from him knowing the man. No signs of obsession with him or anything. What I couldn't figure out was how Dean found out about the crimes of these people. All police records of the victim were confidential, not something he could find out. Did he get so close to the victims that they told him what they had done? That was highly improbable. 

As the speech continued, I could see that he was still talking but he remained confident. Subconsciously he was scared though. 

"So that was the last time you had contact with him, right?" Detective Nash asked quickly. "I'm sorry, I'm not putting words in your mouth. I just want to confirm." He gave a reassuring smile.