What's happened so far…

As Oxford buzzes over the Yoknapatawpha County Literature Festival Beauty Pageant, some in the community are opposed to the event for a wide variety of reasons, including the belief that the pageant demeans the literary legacy of the city.

While the company sponsoring the pageant has high hopes, others urge the community to boycott the pageant because of that company.

Meanwhile, the contestants and fans look forward to the crowning of the queen until a stunning development changes everything.

Investigation Day 1

As the Oxford Weekly Planet revealed more of what happened, the detectives investigated the scene.

While the detectives prepared to interview witnesses, other investigators gathered information about the victim, including her recent conversation with a local reporter.

The first witness Detectives Armstrong and Murphy talked to was the man who found the body.

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Then they talked to the conference center manager who was on duty the night of the murder about what she saw and heard.

While a forensics tech collected biological samples from Bill Lamar, the detectives reviewed a preliminary list of items taken into evidence so far.

Later that afternoon, the detectives talked to Barbara's mother at the sheriff's department to find out how she learned her daughter was missing.

While the detectives reviewed Barbara's pageant platform for potential leads, the Oxford Weekly Planet reported on a vandalism incident at the convention center.

Investigation Day 2

The next morning, Detectives Armstrong and Murphy met with the festival director to learn more about the pageant's addition to the events.