Vacation Murders Case

Vacation Murders Case is a police investigation in Season Four of the Showtime series DEXTER.

It involves a series of robberies and killings specifically targeting tourists. This case also involves a copycat killer responsible for killing former Special Agent Frank Lundy.

The case in itself is the fourth major case in the series, with the previous major case being the Skinner Case and the next major case after this one is the Frank Lundy Murder Case.

Suspects

 * Johnny Rose - Suspected of the Vacation Murders after a drop of his blood is found at the second murder scene. Later confirmed after he shot at LaGuerta and Batista when they came to Nikki's apartment to ask her a few questions about Johnny.
 * Nikki Wald - Not initially suspected; but after she shoots at LaGuerta and Batista when they came to Nikki's apartment to ask her a few questions, she is found out as Johnny's partner in crime. Was also a suspect in the shooting of Frank Lundy and Debra Morgan. Later confirmed as Johnny's accomplice when she confessed to all the robberies and murders.

History of Killers
Nikki and Johnny first met each other in high school and began a crime spree with him where she was eventually caught with Johnny and later testified against him for a reduced sentence. Later, Johnny and Nikki rekindled their romance and made a plan to rob people so they could buy a boat and sail off to Bermuda. They tended to target tourists, thus earning them the nickname "The Vacation Robbers." This later escalated to murder after one of their victims fought back and ended up being shot by Johnny, thus being renamed the "Vacation Murderers."

Detectives on Case
This is one of Maria LaGuerta's top priority cases, and she has the assistance of several other officers:


 * Detective Joey Quinn - Assisted in the later half of the investigation as he was trying to get Benito Gomez convicted during the time of the first murder.
 * Sergeant (then) Angel Batista - Assisting from the beginning, he was the first detective on the case before Maria stepped forward and promised the Mayor to handle it personally.

Other operatives involved in the case:


 * Forensics Specialist Vince Masuka - Working with Dexter on the crime scene forensics and mostly took up an observatory role.
 * Blood Splatter Analyst Dexter Morgan - Reluctantly assisting police with the case because Dexter was preoccupied with finding Benny Gomez's dead body before someone else did. Eventually points LaGuerta in the right direction with the help of a blood drop left at the second crime scene.
 * Deputy Chief Thomas Matthews - Appeared midway through the investigation to help the case after Deb was shot, and told LaGuerta to transfer Batista based on their relationship.

Victims

 * Several unnamed robbery victims before Nikki and Johnny began killing


 * Unnamed husband - The first victim, while on his honeymoon, was shot once in the head by Johnny Rose as he interrupted them ransacking his hotel room. He was later taken off life support and his death was officially classified as a murder. ("Living the Dream")
 * Rad Faruche - The first shown victim, who was shot in the back of the neck by Johnny when he returned to his hotel room to make robbing him easier. Rad was on holiday when he was killed. ("Remains to Be Seen")
 * Johnny Rose - Shot three times in the chest by his girlfriend Nikki Wald while she was high on meth when she found out that he had slept with multiple prostitutes and had syphilis ("Dirty Harry")

Victim Discrepancies

 * "Dex Takes a Holiday"
 * In an article Dexter Morgan reads in his lab: Rad Faruche and Angela Parker of Atlanta, GA, were found dead in a hotel room. They were just married and on honeymoon.
 * In an article Arthur Mitchell reads in the library: The Vacation Murderers are sought for killing at least three people over the past five weeks. The bodies of Rad Faruche and Angela Parker of Atlanta, GA, were found dead in a hotel room. They were just married and on honeymoon. In the same article, it says Stephen and Angela were found in a hotel, suffering from gunshot wounds, and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.


 * "Dirty Harry"
 * In an article Nikki Wald reads on the street: She and Johnny Rose have murdered at least three people over the past five weeks. Rad Faruche, 37, was shot and killed in his Vizcaya Reef hotel room while on holiday from London. There is no mention of a wife. The police found him lying unconscious and tried to revive him. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Miami Central Hospital.

Attempted Victims

 * Maria LaGuerta - The first of the two attempted victims, she came to Nikki's apartment to interview her when Johnny and Nikki arrived and started shooting at her and Batista.
 * Angel Batista - The second of the two attempted victims, he came to Nikki's apartment to interview her when Johnny and Nikki arrived and started shooting at him and LaGuerta

Fallout from Case
Because the case heavily involved the detective work by her and Angel Batista, LaGuerta was forced to end her relationship with Batista to avoid a spectacle at trial and problems with future cases.

Closure of Case
The case has been officially closed, because one of the perpetrators, Johnny Rose, is dead and the other, Nikki Wald, was arrested shortly thereafter. She later confessed to being an accomplice in the robberies and killings.

Fate of Killers
Of the two, Johnny Rose was the only one to die. He was killed by his girlfriend after she found out that he slept with multiple women. Nikki was apprehended while high on meth and was later sent to prison for the crimes she committed.

Related Pages

 * Vacation Murderers
 * Vizcaya Reef Hotel
 * Flash Drive Detective