Crime Events

The Great … Train Robbery crime_events.1

A spate of train robberies have been committed by daring gangs all across …, threatening law, order, and the purses of the wealthy all across the state.

"They came swaggering through the carriage, I recognized one of them from a wanted poster. No doubt in my mind it was the … …."

Organized Crime crime_events.2

Criminal organizations have begun operating in ….

"It doesn't matter if we arrest one person, or solve one crime. It will keep going unless we go all the way to the top."

The Ripper: Gruesome Murders crime_events.10

The … newspaper reports a series of horrific murders in …. According to the article, the police are powerless to stop the murderer who they dub the … Ripper.

The ragged old market is full of police lights and pickpockets. The corpse lays face down on the street. There's a long, dark stain that has been following it like a patient hunter all night. The inspector moves closer. Long dried. The red becomes lighter near the head. "Move the body." He moves closer again. Butchered. Fetid. The smell won't leave the street for days. There's more inside than outside of that woman to see now. Closer. Closer. Long dried. Butchered. Fetid. Repulsive.

The Ripper: Clapped in Irons crime_events.11

The inspector grips his walking stick fiercely; he hardly smiles. The face of the culprit is dimly lit by the cell light. From this distance, he resembles one of the inspector's childhood friends, his cousin, every other police man. He doesn't even lift his head when they serve him some bland porridge. "It's over now." The inspector can't take his eyes off the man. The light flickers. Someone has already told the press, the office is filled with voices, the killer mutters something; he hardly smiles.

The Ripper: A Cryptic Letter crime_events.12

Police in … have received a letter allegedly written by the … Ripper. This cryptic note might hold the key to uncovering his identity.

"It sings at noon. In winter. Never during fall. If you look at it through the mirror, it will get nearer. If you look at it through the snow, you'll see it below. I'll be in after dark, come or not you might, but bear constantly in mind, that I'm not always this kind. "

The Ripper: New Victims crime_events.13

Several more corpses in … have been identified as victims of the … Ripper. Careful and committed investigation may yield clues as to the killer's identity.

The corpse is laying face down again. There's a long, dark stain that has dried up overnight. The inspector moves closer. The insides of the victim are scattered around the place like a meat salad. "They all look the same—…." An unnerving sight; eyes white and putrid like spoiled milk, a boy keeps spying on the scene from one of the roofs, the inspector moves his hand to make him leave. The pile of bodies keeps growing like an unfinished painting.