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Answers to the Scavenger Hunt Clues

Day #1

Day #1, Clue #1

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This woman's husband was sleeping with the victim in which case?

This woman's husband was sleeping with the victim in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Genevieve Talley was the woman whose husband was sleeping with the victim in the Diane Coates case. See Mrs. Talley's first interview.


Day #1, Clue #2

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In which case did we first meet this man?

Hint

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Answer

The Philip Fontaine investigation was the case where we first met bartender Will Sands. See Will's first interview.


Day #1, Clue #3

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The victim offered to use his industry connections to help this young woman with her modeling career, but her brother got angry when he found out what the victim wanted in return in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Kristin Colby was the woman whose modeling career Victor Jennings offered to help. See Ms. Colby's first interview.


Day #1, Clue #4

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This IT specialist knew the victim's biggest secret but didn't reveal it at first, maybe because of his crush on her, in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Elliott Owens was the IT guy who had a crush on the victim in the Annette Wyatt case. See Mr. Owens's second interview.

Day #2

Day #2, Clue #1

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In which case was this the first clue?

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Hint

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Answer

The Oscar Knight case was the investigation where a severed finger was the first clue. See the first incident report from that case.


Day #2, Clue #2

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This Faulkner scholar found his colleague and rival shot to death but claimed he hadn't seen the victim since they were at Rowan Oak the previous night in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Jake Hemphill was the man who found his colleague and rival shot to death in the Douglas Reed case. See Dr. Hemphill's first interview.


Day #2, Clue #3

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This man's relationship with the victim, his former girlfriend and current employee, often made his wife jealous in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Jeff Harte was the man whose relationship with former girlfriend and current employee Annette Wyatt often made his wife jealous in the Wyatt case. See Mr. Harte's second interview.


Day #2, Clue #4

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This medical alert bracelet linked the victim to the hidden evidence scene in which case?

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Hint

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Answer

The Kevin Gilmore case was the investigation where this bracelet tied the victim to the evidence scene. See the photos of evidence found in the hidden room.

Day #3

Day #3, Clue #1

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This Elvis tribute artist was a witness in which case?

This Elvis tribute artist was a witness in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Jared Plunk case was the investigation where Elvis tribute artist Rose Marie Pearson was a witness. See Ms. Pearson's first interview.


Day #3, Clue #2

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This grocery store shopper's card linked the killer to the scene in the woods where the victim's body was found in which case?

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Hint

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Answer

The Jasmine Ledbetter case was the investigation where the grocery store card linked the killer to the scene where Jasmine's body was found. See the Kroger cardholder info.


Day #3, Clue #3

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This woman's congressman husband resigned in the wake of illegal gambling allegations in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Monica Drum case was the investigation where Patricia Hagen's husband, Rep. Edward Hagen, resigned after allegations he engaged in illegal gambling. See Mrs. Hagen's first interview.


Day #3, Clue #4

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This Hollywood power couple were originally friends with the victim, but the relationship soured when they accused him of extortion in which case?

Hint

Find the article from the local blog that describes the couple's appearance at the Oxford Film Festival in this investigation

Answer

The Victor Jennings case was the investigation where celebs Michael & Samantha Hawke accused Jennings of extortion. See the press coverage of the Hawkes' appearance at the Oxford Film Festival.

Day #4

Day #4, Clue #1

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This item was the murder weapon in which case?

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Hint

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Answer

The Pastor Wendell Martinson case was the investigation where the murder weapon was a cross. See the trace evidence analysis from the crime scene.


Day #4, Clue #2

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The second time we met this personal trainer, he was involved in a sexual relationship with the victim in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Annette Wyatt case was the second investigation where personal trainer Kyle Parker was involved with the victim. See Mr. Parker's first interview in the case.


Day #4, Clue #3

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This hospital administrator had unpleasant experiences with the victim in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Veronica Smith case was the investigation where hospital administrator Dwight Kramer had a contentious relationship with the victim. See Mr. Kramer's first interview.


Day #4, Clue #4

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This man falsely confessed to killing the editor of the local newspaper in which case?

This man falsely confessed to killing the editor of the local newspaper in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Monica Drum case was the investigation where Melvin Roberts falsely confessed to shooting the newspaper editor. See the press coverage of the hoax confession.

Day #5

Day #5, Clue #1

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In his follow-up interview, this man, the victim's henchman, denied knowing his wealthy employer had left him a hefty inheritance in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Philip Fontaine case was the investigation where Joey Beecher denied knowing Fontaine included him in his will. See Mr. Beecher's second interview.


Day #5, Clue #2

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This college student was accused of stirring up trouble for his English professor before she was murdered in which case?


Hint

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Answer

The Kimberly Pace case was the investigation where student Carter Nichols caused trouble for the professor before her murder. See Mr. Nichols's first interview.


Day #5, Clue #3

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The autopsy found injuries inconsistent with suicide, leading to the conclusion that this woman did not hang herself in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Courtney Morris case was the investigation where what originally looked like a suicide by hanging turned out to be murder. See the coroner's report from the case.


Day #5, Clue #4

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This woman found the much-despised homeowners association president unresponsive after an HOA meeting in which case?

This woman found the much-despised homeowners association president unresponsive after an HOA meeting in which case?

Hint

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Answer

The Ambrose Garrett case as the investigation where Julie Arbuckle found Mr. Garrett unresponsive after an HOA meeting. See Ms. Arbuckle's first interview.

Day #6

Day #6, Clue #1

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This man blamed the victim for the breakup of his marriage in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Emmett Sanford was the man who blamed Pastor Wendell Martinson for the breakup of his marriage. See Mr. Sanford's first interview.


Day #6, Clue #2

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The second time this woman figured in an investigation, she was involved in another extramarital affair with another murder victim in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Yvonne Boyd was having an affair with murder victim Douglas Reed. See Mrs. Boyd's second interview.


Day #6, Clue #3

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When she was in college, this woman's boyfriend was found dead on the side of a road. Years later, new evidence in his murder was found during some renovations in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Carly Brock was the woman whose college boyfriend, Kevin Gilmore, was murdered. See Ms. Brock's 1987 interview.


Day #6, Clue #4

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The victim's fondness for Catfish moonshine gave the killer the means to poison him in which case?

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Hint

Find the inventory from the Voluntary Consent Search the victim's wife permitted of their residence

Answer

Ambrose Garrett was the murder victim who drank poisoned moonshine. See the search inventory of his residence that found moonshine.

Day #7

Day #7, Clue #1

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This retiree frequently clashed with his neighbor before her murder in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Arthur Beck was the man who clashed with his neighbor Kimberly Pace before her murder. See Mr. Beck's first interview.


Day #7, Clue #2

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The second time the detectives encountered this fiery witness, she was no happier to be involved in a murder investigation in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Raquel Santos was the witness who was less than thrilled to be a part of the Oscar Knight investigation. See Ms. Santos's second interview in the Knight case.


Day #7, Clue #3

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One year after a student athlete's body was found, there was still no explanation for his death in which case?

One year after a student athlete's body was found, there was still no explanation for his death in which case?

Hint

Find the press coverage from the first anniversary of the discovery of the body

Answer

The Kevin Gilmore case was the murder that went unsolved for decades. See the press coverage from the first anniversary of the discovery of his body.


Day #7, Clue #4

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The victim's car tires were slashed about a month before her murder in which case?

The victim's car tires were slashed about a month before her murder in which case?

Hint

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Answer

Dr. Veronica Smith was the murder victim whose tires were slashed before she was killed. See incident report from the tire slashing.