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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebus13" data-source="post: 1638949" data-attributes="member: 19723">Madeline hands out more detailed information on the cases people indicated interest in and tells everyone to be careful.Stabbing incident at local tavern:[spoiler]Occured three days ago, late in the eveningLocation: The Boar's WhiskerVictim: Ronald GwalkPrimary Police Officer who investigated: Usten KinarOfficer's Notes:Interviewed bartender (a large man who goes by the name "Red", probably named after his red beard) to get the victim's name.  Far too many people involved in the brawl to be able to identify them all, will need more help tracking them down.Victim was stabbed once in the lower back on the right side.  I believe he collapsed from the pain and bled to death on the floor amidst the chaos of the fight.  Unknown if he was killed in the heat of the moment or if it was planned beforehand.  Murder weapon was never recovered.[/spoiler]Suicide:[spoiler]Body was found 8 days ago, exact time of death unknown but assumed to have been dead at least 3 days if not moreLocation: Apartment building owned by Margret Cole, room #3Victim: Harold RumitOfficer on duty: Seth GreensfieldOfficer's Notes:Body was discovered by landlord, Margret Cole, after she unlocked the door to investigate a putrid smell.  Corpse was already beginning to rot so I assume that he has been dead for a few days already.Victim was hanging from a rope fastened to a beam running across the ceiling, a chair was overturned under him.  Door was locked, and the only keys are possessed by Margret and the victim.  Near the body a note was found with this written on it:"Please forgive me for what I have done.  We killed her so she wouldn't sleep with other men...oh Scarlet forgive me."Unsure who the note refers to but I surmise that the victim, Harold, killed someone else with the help of an accomplise and then killed himself from the guilt of it.[/spoiler]Breakin/Rapes:[spoiler]One occured last week, the other occured 8 days previous to that.Locations: Home of Ellen Duffin, Home of Allen & Muriel OlafsenVictims: Ellen Duffin, Muriel OlafsenOfficer on duty: Sergei PetersOfficer's Notes:The first crime was commited in the late evening in the home of Allen and Muriel.  The criminal broke a window to gain entry into the home, and is likely to have proceeded directly to the bedroom because neither of the home owners reported hearing any ransacking before they were attacked.  Criminal assaulted victim Allen with a blunt object and knocked him unconscious.  Then tied up both Allen and Muriel with rope, and proceeded to rape Muriel.  Ransacked house for several minutes then left.  Neither victim could see the criminal's face as he was wearing a tight black mask of some sort with rough holes cut out for his eyes.Second crime it appears criminal again went in through a window but this time it was already open to ward off heat.  Order of events are unsure because the victim has not yet regained consciousness and is confined to a hospital (The Hand of Ezra hospital) with a guard posted.  Criminal savagely beat her, cracking her skull slightly also causing her eyes to swell mostly shut.  Victim also raped.  Much more personal belongings were taken from the home (after we checked with victim's family on what victim owned) as compared to previous crime.[/spoiler]Pickpocketings:[spoiler]Ongoing for several weeksLocations: a stretch of three blocks of poorer residential homes (detailed directions to area is listed)Victims: at least a dozen reported (no specific names listed)Notes:Normally not a documented crime we are taking particular interest in this one because members of a poor district are the ones being robbed.  So far little has turned up because people are afraid to talk to the police and we have no snitches from that area.[/spoiler]Salzorin:[spoiler]You go back to your apartment quickly for your pouch of gold, then you head to one of the blocks that you read about in the case file.You spend some time wandering around trying to present yourself as an easy mark, but you soon realize that since you are a Halfling that many people mistake you for a child.  Those that recognize you for what you are seem to eye you a little more suspciously and hold their hands tight around their money pouches.Some time passes and you start to think that no thief will bother trying their luck on you, but you do catch a glimpse of a suspcious character hanging out in the shade of an alleyway watching people as they pass by.  He never moves from his post during the time that you watch him but you find it strange that someone would simply stand in a shaded alley like that.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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