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Suspects Brought in For Questioning

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CASE 4501 UPDATE: New Evidence Regarding Suspects

Submitted by Officers Shelby Armor and Claire Jenkins

Wanted criminal Caroline Scheil and suspect Jake Mulé have both been brought in for questioning by Detective Armor late last night. A call was made by senior Sydney Scheck at 9:51 pm after a comment had been left unanswered under Jackson’s Obituary posted on thebirdonfire.org. The message is stated below.

“I was looking around school for my missing textbook on Wednesday and I saw Caroline coming out of the closet by Ms. Mckee’s room. I didn’t know what to make of it. She wascarrying a half-eaten apple and three white table cloths. I don’t know if you want to get on that, but Jake Mulé was there waiting for her. They just took the stuff and ran. And I know that’s not allowed. Aren’t Caroline and Jake suspects? They looked pretty shady to me.”

 

Further information on our new lead will follow. Please leave a comment if you believe you have any information pertaining to this case.

 

Processed by Superintendent A.J. Patencio

Murder Mystery: New Letters Received

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Case 4501 Update  

Submitted by Officers Shelby Armor and Claire Jenkins

Additional evidence has surfaced in Case 4501–The Demise of Ben Snyder. A written note, with what appears to be a cough-drop wrapper on it, was found in Detective Armor’s office, and a small typed note was found in Captain Kadel’s living room.

 

Photo 1: Contents of letter left in Capt. Kadel’s living room. Unidentified text font. 

*Transcript of Letter: “don’t trust the janitor. she’s concealing something. she knows more than she is revealing.”

 

 

Photos 2 + 3: Message left in Detective Armor’s office. Same handwriting as first letter found in Capt. Kadel’s squad car weeks ago. Take note of cough-drop wrapper and threatening tone. 

*Transcript of Letter: “I have a question. Do you trust each other? Plan your next steps very carefully . . . . See you soon. I’ll be waiting.”

*Transcript of Letter, page 2: “A gain always comes with a loss. I hope his death was worth the information! I can’t wait to see how you all handle this in court.” (Referencing the demise of informant Jackson Dean)

 

Photos 4 + 5: Detective Jenkins examines handwritten letter. 

Reviewed by Superintendent Patencio and Agent on Special Assignment Vazquez

If Horror-Film Characters Were Rational

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By Brennan Nick

 

“Hey, Joe! Do you want to go check out that abandoned lighthouse?”

“No, Stan. If you go there you’re just asking to break your leg.”

“Come on, we don’t have to climb to the top, just check out the place.”

“Alright, I’ll get the flashlights”

“We don’t need flashlights, Joe.”

“Yes, we do. It’s already dusk. By the time we get there it’ll be dark.”

“You know what? Scratch the lighthouse idea, let’s go exploring around the closed factory out of town.”

“We still need flashlights.”

“Fine, we’ll bring flashlights”

“Okay, great, but I wasn’t aware that flashlights make you invulnerable from twisted, broken ankles.”

“You’re no fun today, Joe…”

“Look, it’s getting late; I’m gonna go home down the main road that is very well lit and with many people on it.”

“Wow, Mr. Super-Safety Joe going down the well-lit road, where’s your sense of adventure?!”

“Fine then! We can go to the lighthouse tomorrow afternoon.”

“No, you ruined the lighthouse for me and the factory, too. We’ll go to the haunted house on the hill.”

“Ghosts aren’t real…”

“Then we’ll go to the totally normal, but creepy and vacated house on the hill tomorrow NIGHT and then…”

“Woah, Woah, Woah, if we’re going to go tomorrow why would you specifically wait until night?”

“For the sense of adventure! Joe, you just have to see it for yourself to understand what I mean. If we did it during the day, we’d just be going through an old house.”

“We’d be much less likely to hurt ourselves…”

“You really are not any fun today.”

“…”

Editor: Claire Jenkins

UPDATE ON CASE #4501: Loss of Witness

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Report submitted by Detectives Shelby Armor & Claire Jenkins

Jackson Dean, witness to the infamous perpetrator letter drop, was found deceased yesterday. Freshman Makena Behnke reported the incident to Captain Peter Kadel of the PVS Police Department. A full autopsy report is being worked up to examine the cause of death, but there are no signs of struggle. Dean was found with his textbooks, backpack, and his leftover lunch in the student lounge. The contents included a bag of chips and a half-eaten apple. This is the second incident on the Palm Valley campus–the investigation into the demise of Ben Snyder is ongoing. Detectives Jenkins and Armor are still investigating the motive and the facts of both events. Write a comment if you have any tips or have seen anything regarding the case of Snyder and now Dean.

 

*Disclaimer: This series is a Work of Fiction. No students have been harmed in the making of this story.

 

 

Case #4501 Update

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Evidence submitted by Detectives Shelby Armor and Claire Jenkins

 

Wednesday afternoon Captain Peter Kadel of the PVS Police Department was left a letter in his squad car. Here is what was found.

 

CASE 4501: UPDATE Photos 1+2 — Contents of letter. Non-recognizable handwriting. Odd apple reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo 3 — Envelope containing letter. No marks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos 4-6 — Detective Claire Jenkins examining the letter for any traces of fingerprints or other evidence.

Evidence reviewed by Superintendent A.J. Patencio

Found Dead

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THIS IS PART OF OUR MURDER MYSTERY SERIES. THIS IS PURE FICTION AND MEANT FOR ENJOYMENT. TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE PUZZLE!

Information compiled by Detectives Shelby Armor and Claire Jenkins

CASE 4501 – BEN SNYDER

Ben Snyder was found dead by one of the janitorial staff late last night. She reported the death to Captain Peter Kadel of the PVS Police Department at 10:42 p.m. They believe that the victim was killed by indirect means. No evidence has been found yet. Captain Kadel told our reporter that Snyder was found dead in the Upper School courtyard with his backpack and multiple books at one of the tables. The PVS Police are still on the hunt for witnesses. If you know anything about this, please contact PVSPolice@pvs.org. The motive is still unclear, and the case is currently open. A progress report will follow.

Information verified by Captain Kadel