Man with a bloody head wound leaning against a tree with Rowan Oak in the background

What happened?

The Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a German man, Rolf Warner, who was found dead on the grounds of Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home.

Groundskeepers discovered the body around 10:00 a.m. and called 911.

Help investigate the case

The Tourist Trap case documents are presented in reverse chronological order and are available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time. (Don't want to wait? Subscribe now).

  • Click the Evidence, Interview, Biography, or Press tag at the top of the Case Files page to filter by document type.
  • Click the Day tags at the top of the Case Files page to filter case documents by the day they happened in the investigation.

Want more info? Check out the Crime Scene FAQ

Where do you start?

If this is your first look at the investigation, you may want to start with the Case Recap or one of these case documents:

  • The detectives' report on the incident [Available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
  • Biography of victim Rolf Warner [Available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
  • Interview with Ben Moreland, who found the body [Available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]
  • Canvass of the groundskeeping staff [Available exclusively to Case Detectives for a limited time]

Want access to all of the case documents as soon as they're available? Become a Case Detective today.