The London Underground is under siege. In the last four weeks three passengers have been murdered, so horribly that the police have initiated a cover up. Public transport executives are concerned that business will be affected if the story comes out. Everyone in the know wants the murderer caught, preferably dead to minimise collateral damage.
Each murder was committed in a fashion mimicking a scene from a horror novel, movie or true crime; the police have yet to make that connection. A note from the killer has was found with each body. Victim 1, female, was stabbed and dissected (Jack the Ripper) whilst waiting for a late train. Victim 2, male, was stunned and tied to the tracks to be beheaded by the early train (Harold Lloyd). Victim 3, male, was assaulted and drained of blood using a syringe and medical tubing (Dracula).
Possibilities
1 Victor Mitchell is an ex-employee of the transit authority who plans on a nice extortion payment to supplement his meagre pension. He now works part time as a security guard but used to be an engineer. He knows the underground warrens exceptionally well, has basic medical training and has no fear of violent situations. The murders are inspired by the trashy novels which he reads on boring night shifts. The trophies are kept in a nigh-inaccessible underground storage area for use in the forthcoming extortion campaign.
2 An insane pathology student, Douglas Drew, is preying on his fellow passengers. The victims all caught their final train at the same stop in the city, as shown by the tickets amongst their personal effects. Drew studies at both the medical school and the library close to the station. He selects his victims for their apparent wealth and social status; he sexually assaults and robs the victims, keeping trophies at his rented accommodation. The notes are rambling subconscious cries for help rather than serious demands.
3 The victims were all members of The Willow Society, a secretive group of occultists and psychics who believe in meditation, positive energies and white magic. Professor Henry Gore, noted pathologist, is President of the Willow Society.
Dr Marcus Laine, a hypnotist, guru and faith healer, was recently debunked as a fake by the Willow Society; in revenge he used real arcane skills to call forth a ghoul to do his murderous bidding. Oddfellow, a recent changeling to ghoul, currently passes as Dr Laines manservant. The terrible twosome are arranging the murders in such a manner that The Willow Society cannot fail to fall under police suspicion. The trophies may be readily found in the basement of the society headquarters, a walled-off detached brownstone mansion.
Oddfellow now has a liking for his new career (he used to be a male nurse at Deadham Sanitarium). He enjoys the thrill of the chase and will soon begin a real campaign of terror in the city. Freedom from Dr Laine will allow him to prey on the train loads of people who use the underground every day; hence the notes placed on each corpse, unsubtle clues pointing at Laine and Gore. The clues are easily deciphered by those who have occult knowledge.
© Peter Devlin
Each murder was committed in a fashion mimicking a scene from a horror novel, movie or true crime; the police have yet to make that connection. A note from the killer has was found with each body. Victim 1, female, was stabbed and dissected (Jack the Ripper) whilst waiting for a late train. Victim 2, male, was stunned and tied to the tracks to be beheaded by the early train (Harold Lloyd). Victim 3, male, was assaulted and drained of blood using a syringe and medical tubing (Dracula).
Possibilities
1 Victor Mitchell is an ex-employee of the transit authority who plans on a nice extortion payment to supplement his meagre pension. He now works part time as a security guard but used to be an engineer. He knows the underground warrens exceptionally well, has basic medical training and has no fear of violent situations. The murders are inspired by the trashy novels which he reads on boring night shifts. The trophies are kept in a nigh-inaccessible underground storage area for use in the forthcoming extortion campaign.
2 An insane pathology student, Douglas Drew, is preying on his fellow passengers. The victims all caught their final train at the same stop in the city, as shown by the tickets amongst their personal effects. Drew studies at both the medical school and the library close to the station. He selects his victims for their apparent wealth and social status; he sexually assaults and robs the victims, keeping trophies at his rented accommodation. The notes are rambling subconscious cries for help rather than serious demands.
3 The victims were all members of The Willow Society, a secretive group of occultists and psychics who believe in meditation, positive energies and white magic. Professor Henry Gore, noted pathologist, is President of the Willow Society.
Dr Marcus Laine, a hypnotist, guru and faith healer, was recently debunked as a fake by the Willow Society; in revenge he used real arcane skills to call forth a ghoul to do his murderous bidding. Oddfellow, a recent changeling to ghoul, currently passes as Dr Laines manservant. The terrible twosome are arranging the murders in such a manner that The Willow Society cannot fail to fall under police suspicion. The trophies may be readily found in the basement of the society headquarters, a walled-off detached brownstone mansion.
Oddfellow now has a liking for his new career (he used to be a male nurse at Deadham Sanitarium). He enjoys the thrill of the chase and will soon begin a real campaign of terror in the city. Freedom from Dr Laine will allow him to prey on the train loads of people who use the underground every day; hence the notes placed on each corpse, unsubtle clues pointing at Laine and Gore. The clues are easily deciphered by those who have occult knowledge.
© Peter Devlin
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