High Heeled Countess Case
Year 1824, 24th of April
Countess Valencia from the House of Hluttor was found lying in her evening gown at the balcony of her family’s Manor at two o’clock in the afternoon.
Victim’s Backgrounds :
The victim’s autopsy suggests that they suffered many injuries, including :
Multiple stabs wounds on their eyes, presumably from a blunt yet skinny object
Removal of both of their front teeth
Injuries on her fingers
Bruises on her neck
Her cause of death is assumed to be strangulation
The woman’s internal organs remained unharmed, aside from her rib cage being smashed open.
Countess Valencia Clarke-Robinson, mistress of Earl Edward Robinson of Hluttor was married in 1817, 20th of May. She was 21 at the time of her marriage, her husband, Edward Robinson was 35.
She was born into an aristocratic family, originating from the house of Beatle. Daughter of Baron Charles Clarke and Baroness Charlotte Clarke.
The late countess was a kind and gentle woman, she was also responsible and always made sure her people were happy. She made very few acquaintances however, let alone enemies.
She was the mother of two children, Marie Robinson and William Robinson. Her manor employed several butlers, maids as well as chefs, gardeners, farmers and robins, or better known as postmen.
Testimonies :
Chef Katheryn Baker was preparing dinner as per usual, when she saw a drop of red before the windows in the kitchen. Concerned, she requested a nearby maid to check the room upstairs as she was busy with her hands.
Maid Violet Carter-Evans was the one who was asked to take a look into the room above the kitchen. The room was often used as a guest room, it was fairly large in size, decorated with beige wallpapers with red peonies as the pattern.
That was where the body of Countess Valencia was discovered.
Butler Henry Jackson contacted the authorities as swiftly as possible, when he heard Miss Violet’s scream. Before that, he was gathering a list of groceries from one of their gardeners, Steve Bennett.
Gardener Steve Bennett admitted to hearing the Countess wail in the dead of the night a day before the discovery, though he didn’t make much of it as he was exhausted from a long day of work.
He was arrested as the culprit due to an inconsistency in his words, as the blood in the room was fresh when it was discovered, if the countess had died at midnight a day before, the crimson would have dried completely.
Furthermore, he slept in the room furthest from the crime scene, so it was quite impossible to hear her screams from his resting location.
Robin Emma Green was out delivering mail for the household that day, however the letter she sent out held a disturbing message :
Dear Mother,
I feel eyes on me at all times, I feel unsafe even in my own house. What do I do?’
Signed,
Valencia Clarke-Robinson
Baroness Charlotte Adams-Clarke denied ever receiving a letter like that from her daughter. The stamp was different from the usual crimson one they use as well, as it held an azure pigment.
Farmer Gregson Davis-Allen was out of town the entire week.
Maid Susan Griffiths was polishing the basement, and there she discovered a pair of crimson high heels she had never seen before the day of the discovery.
Chef Elinor Brown had found a pair similar to that in the refrigerator.
Farmer Adaline James found another pair of the heels buried in the soil next to the carrots.
Butler Albert Carter found two pairs in the rooms of the children of the house separately.
We were unable to get a word from the young William Robinson as he is unable to say even a word.
Marie Robinson on the other hand began blaming her father for everything, and refused to say much more.
Earl Edward Robinson had little to say about his wife’s passing, perhaps the whole family is still unable to take the news well.
Log #1 :
The pair of heels found buried next to the carrots had a dye of crimson on its heel, most likely used to injure the victim’s eyes.
Due to Marie Robinson’s reaction to the case, Edward Robinson has been added to the suspect list.
Log #2 :
At the scene of the crime, a broken vase with roses was found. Authorities believe that it was broken due to the victim struggling against their attacker, as the injured fingers prove.
Earl Edward Robinson has been removed from the suspect list due to insufficient evidence.
Log #3 :
Blood was found on the handles of the oak dresser at the crime scene, the victim’s two front teeth were discovered there.
Log #4 :
A package was sent to our office today. It was another pair of those high heels.
Log #5 :
Farmer Adaline James hung themselves today, we found a blue stamp resembling the one on the envelope in her left pocket.
Log #6 :
This case is getting nowhere, our leads aren’t strong enough. Aside from the red high heels, everything is very vague.
Log #7 :
The countess’s body has been preserved, we hope to find more evidence by further analysing her body. So far, we have concluded that her cause of death is strangulation.
Log #8 :
The culprit must have slight knowledge in dentistry, the teeth were removed expertly with no damage on the gums.
Log #9 :
Steve Bennett is found to have a background in dentistry, his father had knowledge on the subject. We are currently interrogating him.
Log #10 :
Steve Bennett has been imprisoned for the crime. We believe that he has been dishonest throughout his account of the incident. Numerous pieces of evidence has been stacked up against him as well.
Case : closed
Duration : 1 year