Cannot display values when editing form in laravel 5

There is no output in the form when clicking a value. But I can see the values when using the return function. Here is my code:

ReportController

      public function edit($id)
{
    $crime_edit = CrimeReport::findOrFail($id);
    $victim_info = VictimProfile::findOrFail($id);
    return $victim_info;
    //return $victim_info->firstname;
    //return $victim_info;
    $display_crime_type = CrimeType::lists('crime_type','id');
    $display_crime_name = CrimeName::lists('crime_description','id');
    return view('crimereports.edit',compact('crime_edit','victim_info','display_crime_name','display_crime_type'));
}

edit view page

   {!! Form::model($crime_edit,['method' => 'PATCH','route'=>['crime_reports.update',$crime_edit->id],
                    'class'=>'form-horizontal']) !!}

  <div class="form-group">
{!! Form::label('victim_name', 'Victim Name',['class'=>'col-md-3 control-label']) !!}
  <div class="col-md-3">
     {!! Form::text('victim_name', null, ['class' => 'form-control', 
        'placeholder' => 'Firstname']) !!}      
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-2">
     {!! Form::text('v_middle_name', null, ['class' => 'form-control', 
        'placeholder' => 'Middlename']) !!}      
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-3">
     {!! Form::text('v_last_name', null, ['class' => 'form-control', 
        'placeholder' => 'Last Name']) !!}      
 </div>

    {!! Form::close() !!} 

Am I missing something?

via Chebli Mohamed