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May-13-2015 03:52

Interview Suspects

Roland Brantley (Friend)
Octavia Vrooman (Lover)
Terrence Talbert (Associate)
Zhi Smit (Neighbor)
Lakita Caban (Sister)
Artemus Abbott (Opium Dealer)
Eileen Fahy (Friend)
Ulysses Caban (Nephew) Client

Octavia
Alibi: Butcher (f)
Heavy Footprint
Female Thread
RULE OUT

Physical Evidence

Footprint from a heavy person
Thread from female's clothes (Octavia Vrooman)
Handwriting from someone who is left handed (Lakita Caban)

So, she's not an innocent townie after all! :D

May-13-2015 19:27

Sadly, I still need her for the rest of my cases. :D

May-13-2015 23:13

I'm sure she can analyse evidence just as well from a jail cell. So long as there's good light.

May-14-2015 06:35

Can you believe this? - I was doing an IH favour (with nine suspects) for the Shoe Maker and I already had one suspect as usual.

As for the other eight suspects:

Olivia Birdsell



Olivia decided to be more cooperative and answer more questions.

"The victim's Friend, Bevis Merryweather had a reason to do it. He loved the victim's spouse."

"Another person who has a motive is Beatrice Fahy, the victim's Lover. She was angry about a gift the victim had forgotten."

"Another person who has a motive is Craig Allsop, the victim's Servant. He wanted revenge on the victim, for a long forgotten slight."

"Another person who has a motive is Scott Abeyta, the victim's Acquaintance. He wanted revenge on the victim, for a long forgotten slight."

"Another person who has a motive is Ada Wickland, the victim's Loan Shark. She was insane, and had no concept of morality."

"Another person who has a motive is Cong Donaldson, the victim's Father. He wanted the sizeable inheritance that would come with the victim's death."

"Another person who has a motive is Lillian Donaldson, the victim's Sister. She was very angry because the victim had forgotten two birthdays in a row."

Knowing that sometimes people could be induced to remember things trapped in their subconscious, I attempted to hypnotise Olivia. I made several slight gestures and uttered a phrase designed to induce an opening of the deep mind. My efforts were rewarded when her eyes glazed over and her breath slowly grew deeper. After a minute or two, she spoke again, this time in a slightly different voice:

"The victim's Neighbor, Radcliffe Jamieson had a reason to do it. He utterly despised the victim."

I got them all. :D Lucky.

May-14-2015 07:44

Oh my goodness, that's quite the haul! Well done. I don't think I've seen that before.

May-14-2015 08:27

If I got that, I'd die and go to heaven. And then come back to solve the case. No, I'm not addicted :D

May-14-2015 10:27

I wish I was that lucky! Good for you. :-D

May-14-2015 21:53

I wish this happened in all AI cases! :D