July 5, 2009
No direct witnesses.
A man by the name of John McClanahan went missing four days before on July 1. His girlfriend, Sarah Williams, reports that he was going to a local bar that night at about 10:00 pm, but never returned. To get to the bar, McClanahan would have taken 6th Street. Williams reported that he didn’t take his car, but preferred to walk, as the bar was so close to their home. When investigators questioned bartenders and others who claimed to be at the bar that night, it appeared that no one had seen McClanahan. This leads police to believe he never made it to the bar.
Assuming Ms. Williams was correct in that McClanahan was planning to visit the bar, police moved their investigation to 6th Street in search of evidence. They found something in an alley about halfway between the man’s house and the bar. There was a faint residue of blood on the ground. The Bloodstain Pattern Analyst reported that the victim was hit with a blunt weapon (most likely a lead pipe) three times in the head. Because of the freshness of the stain, police can only assume it belongs to McClanahan…
The disappearance of John McClanahan was only the beginning. For the past five years, people from all different backgrounds have been vanishing on 6th Street, leaving nothing behind apart from the occasional bloodstain. In order to prevent a panic, police have kept the files extremely quiet. They didn't want the media to find out and clue in the public that there was a potential serial killer on the loose. Instead, they sent undercover agents to frequent the alleys of 6th Street in hopes of catching the murderer red-handed.
While this was a good idea in theory, it never seemed to work out. The murders always took place when the agents were rotating out, or in alleys that were missed during the scouting. These blunders were slight and infrequent, but the killer always managed to finish the job in the little windows of time, and police are left scratching their heads as to how the killer was so precise.
Despite all their attempts to keep the murders confidential, the people living on 6th Street are beginning to notice the disappearances. Rumors have started to spread and tensions are high. The civilians don’t know what’s going on, but they can tell something isn't right.
For this RP, I’m looking for a range of five to ten people. You can be a detective working for the police, a civilian living on 6th Street, or (the all-important role) you can be the killer. You may be thinking: “doesn't that take away all the mystery if we know who the killer is?” I’m happy to say that you are wrong. You won’t know who the killer is (unless you are him/her, obviously).
How the role of the killer will work is like this. If you want to be the murderer, send me a pm (once the OOC is up, I mean). If there are multiple people wanting the spot, we’ll do the cheesy ‘pick a number between 1 and 10’ to choose. The decided killer will write a CS like everyone else’s with their role openly saying whether they are a detective or a civilian, so no one will be able to tell the difference at a glance. It’s up to the rest of you to figure out who the killer is during the IC, based on subtly dropped hints throughout the story.
“How will the murderer be able to kill anyone without revealing who he/she is?” The way the murders will happen is that the killer will pm me their target, choice of weapon, and a basic outline of how the murder will be carried out. I will in turn write the killer’s post in the IC so his/her identity isn't revealed, but everyone will be able to see who was killed along with some clues about the murder.
Be warned, the killer is allowed to target other roleplayers, not just NPCs. You could become the next victim if you’re not careful. If the killer thinks you’re getting too close to solving the mystery, he/she might just take you out of the picture. However, when someone thinks they've solved it, everyone will be summoned for a meeting and that person will be able to reveal their reasoning. The accused player will be sent to a holding cell. If the guessing player is correct, the murders will stop, but if he/she is wrong, another person (NPC or roleplayer) will die and the game will go on.
This is an elaborate RP that requires active participation from all of the players, so I’d like to see weekly posts.
Any interest?
