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Is it really good times in Bon Temps if all this murdering is all the rage? Who is killing off the night life?
Take a crack at solving the mystery first! Can you solve it before Sookie?
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SUSPECT PROFILES
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Jason Stackhouse looks at Maudette Pickens
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Jason Stackhouse's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Jason slept with her the night she died.
Dawn Green: Jason slept with her the night she died.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: She's his grandmother and primary caretaker. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Jason Stackouse's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Jason was videotaped having rough sex with strangulation prior to Maudette's death of a similar fate.
Home of Dawn Green: Jason fought with Dawn the night before her death, and returned to the crime scene the next day.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Grew up there, and visits often even though he has his own house.
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MOTIVE: Jason hates women who have slept with vampires.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis for Maudette or Dawn. He was either inside Merlotte's or having sex behind the dumpster of Merlotte's when Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse was murdered.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Vampire juice habit. Obsessed with sex. Attracted and repelled at the thought of vampire sex. Vulnerable because he's so brash and stupid. Maudette let him "strangle" her. Dawn left him tied to her bed. Also has blackouts.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Suspect: he has links to the victims and crime scenes.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Has an uncontrollable addiction to V.
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Bill Compton
| Suspected or Known Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Denise Rattray, Mack Rattray, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse, Uncle Bartlett
Bill Compton's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown. Feeding frenzy?
Dawn Green: Unknown. Feeding frenzy?
Denise and Mack Rattray: Bill was being drained by the Rattrays the night before their death and witnessed them beating Sookie Stackhouse to near-death.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: The guardian of his love interest.
Uncle Bartlett: Molested his love interest.
Long Shadow: Attacked Sookie
| Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Parking lot of Merlotte's
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Fangtasia
Bill Compton's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Unknown.
Denise and Mack Rattray: We witnessed Bill slaughtering the Rattrays in the parking lot.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Has been invited inside, allowing him to come and go as he pleases.
Uncle Bartlett: We witnessed Bill attacking Uncle Bartlett, then dumping his body into a lake.
Fangtasia: We witnessed Bill stake Long Shadow at Fangtasia
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MOTIVE: Feeding, revenge.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Is a vampire. Says he heard the cab pull up with Sookie (so why didn't he hear Adele fighting off her attacker?)
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Person of Interest
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| ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: States he lives solely off of Tru Blood, but has no electricity and no refrigerator to stop his Tru Blood from spoiling. May be making Sookie more vulnerable so she'll turn to him. |
Sam Merlotte | Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Sam Merlotte's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown, but they were both single in the same small town and Maudette was known to have flings with local men. They could have hooked up.
Dawn Green: She worked for him and was seen arm-in-arm with Sam in a photo on the wall of the bar.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: The guardian of his love interest.
| Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Sam Merlotte's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Landlord. Had keys.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown.
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MOTIVE: Jealousy? Hatred of vampires and those who support them.
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ALIBI(S): Sleeping with Tara on the night of Dawn's death. Left the restaurant before Sookie the night of Gran's death (due to fight with Sookie), then arrived at house after Sookie & Bill (Sookie's cab should have taken longer, so where did Sam go and what did he do in between?)
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Strange obsessiveness with Sookie. Sniffs sheets. Showed up out of the blue at Sookie's house the night of Adele's death. Mysterious background (no one knows anything about his past). Seen running naked through the woods by the Bellefleur's (Andy and Terry.)
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Person of Interest
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Entered Dawn Green's home with latex gloves (had keys because he's her landlord.) Sniffs sheets, rolls in the bed. Jealous of Sookie's feelings for Bill, and the open-mindedness of Adele.
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Tara Thornton requests rescue from her drunk mother
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Tara Thornton's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Presumed to have gone to school with her based on Sookie's comment that Maudette had gone to her high school.
Dawn Green: Tara and Dawn both worked at Merlotte's at the same time, briefly.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Guardian of her love interest Jason and best friend Sookie. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Tara Thornton's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Well known through friendship with Sookie Stackhouse; appears to be a daily visit. | |
MOTIVE: Eliminating the competition for Jason's heart. Jealous of Adele's kindness while her own mother was abusive and an addict. Jason left snuggling with her to be with Dawn.
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ALIBI(S): She was asleep with Sam on the night of Dawn's death, but left early. She was working at the time of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse's death.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Infatuated by Jason Stackhouse. Unhealthy interest in Jason's sex life. Always trying to avoid going home; out late frequently.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Person of Interest
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Appears to be strong enough to have committed the murders. Could have intentionally created her alibi by getting Sam drunk. The exorcist told Tara she had a demon (different from her mother's) inside of her.
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Andy Bellefleur stares down Jason Stackhouse | Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Andy Bellefleur's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Unknown.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Andy Bellefleur's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Unknown.
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| ALIBI(S): No known alibis. |
SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Seems to be unreasonably out to get Jason.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under observation.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Feels like he doesn't have respect of the townspeople because he grew up there. Needs a big case to gain respect.
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Arlene Fowler
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Arlene Fowler's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: May have gone to school with her like Tara and Sookie.
Dawn Green: Worked together at Merlotte's.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Arlene Fowler's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Hates vampires.
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| ALIBI(S): No known alibis. |
SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Very nosy.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under observation.
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Eric Northman
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Eric Northman's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Met her at Fangtasia and found her pathetic.
Dawn Green: Met her at Fangtasia and found her tasty.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Eric Northman's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: More than likely could not have entered home without an invite and there's no evidence that anyone invited him. | |
MOTIVE: Feeding gone violent?
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| ALIBI(S): No known alibis. |
SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Is a vampire. Loves women, especially women who are so vehemently guarded as Sookie is by Bill.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Person of Interest
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Pam
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Pam's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Met at Fangtasia
Dawn Green: Met at Fangtasia
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Pam's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: More than likely could not have entered home without an invite and there's no evidence that anyone invited her. | |
MOTIVE: Feeding gone violent?
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Is a vampire.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under observation.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Stated neither Maudette nor Dawn were "her type."
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 Terry Bellefleur
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Terry Bellefleur's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Singles in a small town.
Dawn Green: Singles in a small town. Fellow employee at Merlotte's.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown.
| Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Terry Bellefleur's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Unknown.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Appears to have post-traumatic stress disorder.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under observation.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: The sheriff believes he should be locked up. Known to have killed 20 people in Fallujah.
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Hoyt Fortenberry
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Hoyt Fortenberry's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: May have known in high school.
Dawn Green: May have known in high school; encountered in Merlotte's.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Hoyt Fortenberry's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Unknown.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis. He was at Merlottes the night Adele Stackhouse was killed.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Opening and sniffing Bill's bottle of TruBlood at the church; drinking TruBlood at Merlotte's.
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| STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under Observation |
ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Seems to be suffocated by his mother, but is that enough? Sookie Stackhouse knows he was about the only person who had kind thoughts of Dawn Green after her death. This may have been on purpose knowing Sookie could read his thoughts. Works on the road crew that Jason supervises. Inept at interacting with women.
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RENE LANIER A.K.A. DREW MARSHALL
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Rene Lanier
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Rene Lanier's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Girlfriend Arlene worked with Dawn.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Friends with Jason Stackhouse (Adele's Grandson) frequents Merlotts bar where Sookie Stackhouse works (Adele's Granddaughter & Jasons Sister)
| Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Rene Lanier's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Lived in same apartment complex with girlfriend Arlene.
Home of Dawn Green: Lived in same apartment complex with girlfriend Arlene.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Has an aversion to women who have slept with vampires.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis. He was at Merlottes the night Adele stackhouse was found dead.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Changed his name after his sister Cindy died, and moved out of town before the police could talk to him about her murder.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under Observation.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Intrigued by vampires based on Arlene's children's interest (episode 5.) Appears to only have a passing interest. Hopes they "fry the f****." Probably not having sex with freely available women with his attachment to Arlene Fowler and her possible pregnancy. Works on the road crew that Jason supervises. Shows brief violence when a bar patron messes with Sookie.
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Sheriff Bud Dearborne
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Bud Dearborne's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Unknown.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Bud Dearborne's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Power trip, hatred of vampires, antagonistic attitude. Thinks victims "deserved it" for associating with vampires.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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| SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Comments, "Now we know how to get rid of them" at the vampire house fire. |
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Lettie Mae Thornton
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Gran) Stackhouse
Lettie Mae's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Unknown.
Adele (Gran) Stackhouse: Quoted as saying she hated Gran and thought her a white devil bitch. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Lettie Mae's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Her daughter spent a great deal of time there.
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| MOTIVE: Unknown |
ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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| SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Alcoholic and abusive. |
| STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under Observation |
| ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Believes she has a demon inside of her, is trying to win back her daughter's love after a long abusive relationship. |
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Lafayette shows off his assets
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Gran) Stackhouse
Lafayette's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Worked with her at Merlotte's.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Lafayette's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown.
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MOTIVE: Unknown.
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| ALIBI(S): May have been working at Merlotte's or online with webcam |
| SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Deals drugs and V, shows great anger/violence in bar over "AIDS burger," calls Sookie a "skank" after she reveals she has done it with Bill (while being nice to her face.) |
STATUS OF SUSPECT: Under observation.
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| ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Works on the road crew that Jason supervises. |
Maxine Fortenberry
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Gran) Stackhouse
Maxine Fortenberry's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Dawn Green: Unknown.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Maxine Fortenberry's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Known to be mad at Adele the day of her murder for bringong a vampire to the church. Disapproved of vampire relationships/ against fang bangers
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Uses sunblock on a muggy day. Smotheringly protective of her son Hoyt. Angry call to Adele thae day of her murder
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Not a suspect.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Overprotective busy-body.
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UN-INTRODUCED CHARACTER(S)
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 Do you fear the unknown?
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Links to Suspected Victims:
Events will always transpire offscreen and the ladies were known to leave town on occasion. Options should stay open.
| Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Links to Known Crime Scenes:
There's no known evidence of an unidentified stranger - yet - but that doesn't close the door on the matter.
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The following suspects have now been exonerated by being victims themselves.
THE NEW CORONER NEIL JONES
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Neil Jones
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Neil Jones's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Unknown
Dawn Green: Almost dropped her body - only known connection is postmortem.
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Neil Jones's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown
Home of Dawn Green: Appears to have no known access until postmortem.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | |
MOTIVE: Secret life?
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Helping evil Uncle Bartlett at the funeral. Is a secret fangbanger.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Deceased. No longer a suspect.
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| ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Is fearful that he was seen by Sookie at Fangtasia |
CAUSE OF DEATH: Neil was found inside the fourth coffin at the new Bon Temps home of the Monroe vampires.
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| MONROE VAMPIRES: DIANE | LIAM | MALCOLM |
 
Diane, Malcolm and Liam
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Monroe Vampires Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Liam was videotaped having sex with Maudette.
Dawn Green: Unknown
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Monroe Vampires Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: The room Liam was videotaped in was confirmed to be Maudette Pickens' home.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: More than likely could not have entered home without an invite and there's no evidence that anyone invited them. | |
MOTIVES: Feeding, violence borne of evil
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: They are vampires. Liam has strange sexual tastes and strange tattoos. They live in a vampire nest.
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STATUS OF SUSPECTS: All deceased. No longer suspects.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Bill Compton stated that living in nests made vampires more evil.
The videotape of Liam having sex with Maudette was missing after she died.
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CAUSE OF DEATH: Fire. All three died in a puddle of flaming vampire goo after Molotov cocktails bombadiered their humble abode during daylight hours.
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Long Shadow
| Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Long Shadow's Links to Suspected Victims:
Maudette Pickens: Met at Fangtasia
Dawn Green: Met at Fangtasia
Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: Unknown. | Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens
Home of Dawn Green
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse
Long Shadow's Links to Known Crime Scenes:
Home of Maudette Pickens: Unknown.
Home of Dawn Green: Unknown.
Home of Adele (Grandma) Stackhouse: More than likely could not have entered home without an invite and there's no evidence that anyone invited him. | |
MOTIVE: Feeding, or acting as death-bringer.
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ALIBI(S): No known alibis.
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIORS: Is a vampire. Stole money from Fangtasia.
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STATUS OF SUSPECT: Deceased. No longer a suspect.
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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS: Stated humans who visit Fangtasia want to die.
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