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Tasks (Part 2)
Task #1: Eliminate a Suspect
Hints for Task #1
Task #2: Who Lied to Police About Their Whereabouts on September 14th?
Hints for Task #2
Task #3: Who Does the Scrunchie Belong To?
Hints for Task #3
Task #4: Decode the Luggage Tag Note (Written on the Back of the Parenting Studies Article)
Hints for Task #4
Task #1: Eliminate a Suspect
Complete the quiz below to eliminate a suspect.
To get this question correct, you need to select the correct suspect, the reason why they can be eliminated (did they lack the means or the opportunity to commit the crime?), and 3 pieces of evidence that show why they can be eliminated.
Hints: Task #1 — Eliminate a Suspect
Hint #1
Read the "Forensic Analysis Report" carefully.
Hint #2
Do any of the suspects have any allergies?
Hint #3
The forensic analysis report tells us Summer's killer wore KGX gloves. What do we know about KGX gloves? Are they mentioned anywhere else?
Hint #4
Have a look at the "Mercy Hospital Staff Schedule", paying special attention to the back.
Hint #5
Read the "Mercy Hospital Discharge Summary" carefully.
Hint #6
The hospital discharge summary mentions Luna's allergies. Can you connect any of the allergies to the ad for KGX gloves (on the back of the "Mercy Hospital Staff Schedule") and the Forensic Analysis Report?
Hint #7/Answer
Luna is allergic to latex, but we know Summer's killer wore latex gloves. We can eliminate Luna.
The relevant pieces of evidence are: Mercy Hospital Discharge Summary (mentions Luna's latex allergy), the Forensic Analysis Report (tells us that Summer's killer wore KGX gloves), and the Mercy Hospital Staff Schedule (on the back, there's an ad sponsored by KGX gloves — the ad says that KGX only manufactures latex gloves).
Task #2: Who Lied to Police About Their Whereabouts on September 14th?
One suspect lied to police (either through their witness statement or through their interview) about where they were on the morning of September 14th. Who lied?
Hints: Task #2 — Who Lied to Police About Their Whereabouts on September 14th?
Click through these hints if you're not sure which suspect lied to the police about their alibi.
Free Hint
Make sure you've read the witness statements and police interviews carefully.
Read the 'Officer Notes' (police notebook) carefully. Is there any information in the police notebook that corroborates or contradicts what suspects told police about where they were on the morning of September 14th?
Hint #1
The police notebook mentions pulling over "Cynthia Artell" for speeding. Who is Cynthia?
Hint #2
If you're not sure who Cynthia is, read Summer's blog.
Hint #3
On her blog post titled 'Ouch', Summer says Harrison's sister is married to a dentist named Malcolm, and Malcolm is married to a woman named Cynthia.
Can you figure out Harrison's sisters' full name? You can't assume her last name is Lachance (because she might have taken Malcom's last name). If you're not sure, look at the Seattle Times magazine carefully.
Hint #4
One of the ads in the Seattle Times is for a dental practice. The practice lists "Malcolm Artell" as one of the dentists. We can infer that Harrison's sister, Cynthia, is Cynthia Artell (because we know from Summer's blog that Harrison's sister, Cynthia, is married to a dentist named Malcolm who lives in Seattle).
If you're still not sure who lied to police about where they were on the morning of September 14th, reread Harrison's witness statement and compare it to the Officer Notebook (pay attention to the part of the notebook that references Cynthia).
Hint #5/Answer
Harrison's witness statement says he was at his sister Cynthia's house (with Cynthia) from 9-11AM (on September 14th) and neither of them left. The police notebook says Cynthia Artell was pulled over at 10:16AM on September 14th for speeding. Harrison lied about his alibi.
Task #3: Who Does the Scrunchie Belong To?
Select the person the scrunchie belongs to (or if it's unknown, select "unknown").
Hints: Task #3 — Who Does the Hair Scrunchie Belong To?
Hint #1
There's a QR code on the back of the "Nuvo" business card. Did you explore it? (www.eatnuvo.com)
Hint #2
Look through all the pages on Nuvo's website and pay special attention to all pictures.
Hint #3/Answer
There's a picture on Nuvo's website of Medina wearing the scrunchie. The scrunchie is Medina's.
Task #4: Decode the Luggage Tag Note
Decode the note found in the luggage tag (written on the back of the "Parenting Studies" article).
Decode the Luggage Tag Quiz: Decode the Luggage Tag
Enter the fifth word in the decoded note.
Hints: Task #4 — Decode the Luggage Tag Note
Decode the note found in the luggage tag (written on the back of the "Parenting Studies" article).
Make sure you've completed the first checkpoint (figured out who the scrunchie belongs to) before you do this checkpoint.
Free Hint
The first step is to figure out who wrote the note. Compare the note's handwriting to other sources of handwriting.
Hint #1
The handwriting in the note matches the handwriting in Medina's witness statement. Medina wrote the note.
Hint #2
On the front of the note there's a clue that references the day "we met". Can you figure out when Summer and Medina met?
If you're having trouble, examine the scrunchie carefully as well as Summer's blog.
Hint #3
Read the following blog post: "First Date". Can you connect the post to the scrunchie?
Also, the scrunchie has a zipper on it. Unzip it and see what's inside if you haven't already.
Hint #4
There's a blue die in the scrunchie.
On Summer's "First Date" post (on her blog), there's a picture of a game board. The board shows a blue die that matches the blue die found in the scrunchie. In the blog post, Summer says her and her date each took a "souvenir" home. We can assume that Medina took the blue die home as a souvenir and hid it in her scrunchie (we know the scrunchie is Medina's from Checkpoint #1).
We know the "First Date" post is about Medina. Can you figure out which post references when Medina and Summer met?
Hint #5
The "Best Day Ever" blog post references meeting a woman for the first time. The "First Date" post references the same woman. We can assume that the "Best Day Ever" post refers to when Summer met Medina for the first time.
Can you figure out when Medina and Summer met based on the "Best Day Ever" post? The post doesn't have a date, but you can cross reference it with another piece of evidence to figure out the date they met. The post mentions they met at a karaoke event. Look for another piece of evidence that references karaoke.
Hint #6
Have a close look at the "Seattle Times" magazine.
Hint #7
There is an ad for O'Malley's Oktoberfest karaoke event (2019) on the back of the Seattle Times. Can you figure out when the event was held in 2018?
Hint #8
The ad says the event is held on the last Saturday of September. In 2018, the last Saturday in September was on the 29th.
The clue on the note says: "mm/dd-10/". Can you use this clue to translate the date Summer and Medina met into two numbers?
Hint #9
Summer and Medina met on 09/29/18. Using the clue, this becomes: 09/19. The two numbers are 9 and 19.
Read the "Puzzles" section of the yearbook to determine what kind of cipher was used to encode the note.
Hint #10
This is a skip cipher. Read the 9th word in the note, then the 19th word (after the 9th word), then the 9th word after the 19th word etc.
Hint #11/Answer
Decoded, the note says: "I can't wait to travel the world with you one day."
Luna's Motive
