Nathaniel ALWAYS takes the same route. According to Cheryl, when does he only take a different route?
There is an item missing from Nathaniel's belongings. What is it?
Check out the Facebook post. Not the photo - the post.
Sandra has some interesting things to say. Something there might be helpful
Tree Notes! Brad and Nathaniel like leaving secret codes on trees. Where have we seen a tree?
There's a tree in the Facebook photo that has writing on it.
There are 3 words on every line. On the 4th page of the notebook, there's a cipher that tells you which words to look at.
The first words are: Trail A
Look closely at those photos...
Doesn't that artwork in Sandra's hands look familiar?
Check the newspaper from earlier...
The newspaper shows a photo of stolen artwork...
The email has colors over some letters. This might be important.
The notebook has a rainbow. Perhaps those are the colors you need?
I'M THINKING OF PROPOSING TOMORROW. WISH ME LUCK.
Those invoices might have something interesting in them...
Look at that new camera that Nathaniel bought
What type of camera do we have in evidence?
Have you checked the notebook?
This is a Pigpen Cipher. Match the symbols to the corresponding letter. For example whenever you see a square shape, it can be replaced with an S while a square shape with a dot in it will be replaced with an O
The first word is JULIUS
Does the paper and handwriting look familiar?
In the note, there's a phrase "Pretty Little Girlfriend". I've seen that before...
One of the suspects was out of town
Check the dates on the photographs...
Who took the photographs?
Brad says that he lost his phone and notebook while out drinking...
The poaching business is very profitable. Anyone involved in it would be making a lot of money.
Someone's alibi doesn't account for the time when Nathaniel was murdered...
Who could have reached Nathaniel in the time before they were spotted again. Remember the spot you're looking at is on Trail A at the TOP OF THE CLIFF.
Cheryl would need to make it to the murder spot and back to the bar in a set time. Julius would need to make it there either before or after he was seen in the mall photo.
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1. Weather - Nathaniel always takes Trail B. He only takes a different route if it's raining or if it's closed. According to the weather report in the newspaper, it was a sunny day. And the Facebook photo shows that only Trails A and C were closed that day.2. Binoculars - Nathaniel can be seen with binoculars attached to his trousers in the Facebook photo. When checking his property, the binoculars are missing.3. Facebook Post - Zachary claims not to know Nathaniel very well but he commented on a photo of him on Facebook. He also knows about Nathaniel's ex-girlfriend Sandra.
SORRY. TRY AGAIN.
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Brad had left a secret note for Nathaniel on the tree that can be seen in the Facebook photo.The secret code says:'TRAIL A IS OPEN AND SAFE. MEET YOU THERE'
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In desperation for money, Sandra had stolen the art. The camera photo shows the same art piece that was stolen from the gallery.The photo in the newspaper was the only photo ever taken of the artwork before it was stolen.
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Zachary had stolen Nathaniel's camera when he found the body.He deleted the photos off his camera and left it with Nathaniel's belongings.
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Julius sent the threatening letterThe type of paper and handwriting match the phone number he left for Sandra.He uses the words Pretty Little Girlfriend in both the letter and in his interrogation.Brad, Sandra & Zachary all have solid alibis.1. Brad has a hotel invoice as well as video proof of him in a restaurant out of state at the time of Nathaniel's death2. Sandra has a photo of her taken by Zachary at her house at 8:30am on the day of the murder. It would take her at least 2 hours to get to the bottom of the trail and another 1 hour and 20 minutes to reach Nathaniel's position. The earliest she could arrive is at 11:50am which is way outside the time of death.3. Zachary, who took the photos, would also not have been able to get to Nathaniel in time. Sandra saw his car as well, which tells us that it was Zachary that was outside her house that day.
YOU'VE SOLVED IT !!!
Cheryl was the only suspect able to reach Nathaniel and murder him.Evidence:Map - shows that she was the only suspect able to reach Nathaniel during the time of his death.Staff Statement - shows that the business wasn't doing well, but suddenly had an influx of cash. It also shows that Cheryl had access to lost items, such as Brad's lost notebook (with his codes) and his phone.Photo of Julius & Cheryl - shows that she has dealings with poachers and may be involved in their business.Click the button below to read the full story with all the clues
THE FULL STORY
As we came down on Julius’ poaching business, he quickly turned on Cheryl and threw her under the bus for a better deal. She was solely responsible for the murder of Nathaniel. She had found Brad’s phone and was snooping on it when he received the message from Nathaniel about planning to get proof of the poaching.If she only had access to the phone, she wouldn’t have been able to read the encoded message, but unfortunately she had Brad’s notebook as well – which had all the ciphers she needed to read the code. She quickly put together a plan to get rid of Nathaniel. She was pretty sure that Brad didn’t know about Julius as she had intercepted the message, but she thought is safe to discredit him just in case by framing the murder on him.She knew the two men very well and it was easy to come up with something believable. She messaged Nathaniel from Brad’s phone to lure him out to Trail A that was closed. In this way she wouldn’t be spotted in the act. She then went about planting evidence that would point the investigation towards Brad.
She created a tree note to resemble the ones she’d seen on hikes before. She knew that Brad would be painting his house that day, so she used regular house paint for her tree notes. This is something that eco-conscious Brad would never do. However, she was unaware that Brad would be called out of state for work – giving him an airtight alibi. She also placed a shovel, that Brad had lost in the bar, at the crime scene to further incriminate him.Cheryl assumed that she could get to the top of Trail A and back without anyone noticing she was gone, but one of her staff did notice.
It would take her a minimum of 45 Minutes to Nathaniel + 45 Minutes back, if she had walked at full speed.
POACHING AND MONEY