Alisha Barnes Murder Case

Alisha Barnes Murder Case is a police investigation in Season Two of the Showtime series DEXTER.

It involves the murder of a wife by her husband, an Ex-Army Ranger.

Episode

 * "See-Through"

Suspect

 * Curtis Barnes - Suspected of committing the murder based on Dexter Morgan's observations of the wife's wounds, and Doakes' observation of the husband's military training. This was later confirmed when Barnes confessed to Doakes.

Victim

 * Alisha Barnes - She was killed by her husband because she could no longer take his behavior caused by war flashbacks, and told him that she was leaving him.

History of Killers

 * Curtis Barnes had been an Army Ranger (Special Operations) and saw and did things that would haunt him for the rest of his life. During his marriage to Alisha, Curtis would scream in the middle of the night because of war flashbacks. Alisha tried to convince him to see a therapist but he refused. Thee came a point when she couldn't deal with it anymore, and decided to leave him. When she confronted Curtis with this information, he became enraged. He picked up a gun and shot her three times, twice in the chest and once in the head, known as a "triple tap."


 * Sgt James Doakes confronted Curtis Barnes on his boat. This led to Curtis being killed in an officer-involved shooting when Curtis pulled his gun..

Detectives on Case

 * Sergeant James Doakes - Ran point on the investigation on who committed the murder. He initially concluded that the husband killed his wife based on his missing car and a witness hearing them argue the night before. He used his contacts from his military background to find the husband.
 * Detective Maria LaGuerta - Assisted with the investigation but let Doakes take the reins after it became apparent that the killer had military training.

Other operatives on case:


 * Dexter Morgan (Forensics Blood Spatter Analyst) - Worked on the crime scene since there was a lot of blood at the scene. He determined from the blood patterns that the killer probably had military training based on the close proximity of the bullet wounds, which convinced Doakes that Felicia's husband had killed her.

Closure of Case
The case was officially closed because the killer was identified and he confessed to Sgt. James Doakes.

Fate of Killers

 * Curtis Barnes: Committed suicide by cop through Sgt. James Doakes after Doakes made it clear that he wouldn't help Barnes escape to Cuba.
 * Sgt Doakes: Judged to have committed a lawful killing.

Related Pages

 * Curtis Barnes
 * Alisha Barnes
 * Barnes Shooting