Lewton Crime Scene Investigation Report

Case #: 4582341387

INCIDENT DATA:

Location of Incident: Lewton Tarot/Fortune Teller Retail Shop, New Orleans, L.A.

Crime Incident(s): Murder

Weapon/Tools: Unknown sharp implement; weapon not found on scene

VICTIM:

# of Victims: 1

Type: Individual

Injury: Deceased; Heart cut out

Victim: Lewton, (First Name Unknown)

Sex: F

Employer: Self

INVESTIGATOR REPORT:

Sheriff Northman asked me to investigate a reported human incident in New Orleans, and I traveled to the location per his request.

Upon arrival, I found the neon sign in the window still lit, but the door was ajar. I found this unusual. In my experience, humans never do that. The scent of blood and death were evident before entering the premises.

On entering, I turned on the light. Blood was splattered throughout the room, and ritualistic symbols were smeared on the walls in blood. The human victim’s body was found on the floor, semi-prone.

The heart had been removed from the victim’s body, and the wound would indicate that removal as the cause of death. The amount of blood on the victim made it difficult to determine the exact murder weapon used, but it would have to be a sharp object of some sort. No weapon was found on the scene, and therefore, I must assume it was removed by the killer. In the chest cavity, a Jack of Hearts was found lying where her heart was. I pulled out an evidence bag from my pocket, pulled on some latex gloves and extracted the card. I’m not sure what it means, but my experience tells me that the card is definitely a message of some sort. Maybe even a literal calling card left by the killer.

Victim had a single vampire bite on her neck.  It was unclear whether the bite was made by the killer or by a reported witness. According to Sheriff Northman, a human female acqaintance of the victim walked into the crime scene after the fact and found the body. She claimed to have seen a “handsome male vampire” who was “covered in blood” on the scene, though she did not believe that this vampire was the killer. Based on my observations, it is possible that the human female saw the vampire responsible for the bite on the deceased victim. Preliminary observations of the fang marks indicate the vampire is relatively newly made (10-36 years old), between 5’9”-5’11” in height.

No footprints or fingerprints were evident. The front door was ajar and the window near the body was open, leaving both as possible entry and exit. 

Putrification of the body had begun, and based on my observations, I’d place the time of death at within the last 48 hours.

CRIME SCENE PHOTOS:

Point of Entry: 

Blood Spatter Pattern:

Card found on Victim:

The Bloody One-Eyed Jack

*armed with my notes from Amnesia-Eric’s instructions, I arrive in New Orleans, beginning my search for clues about the murder of the fortune teller. Strange Eric should take such interest in a human death, but my job isn’t to question. When the Sheriff says go, I go. It’s my duty. He’s a good Sheriff to work for, and I feel lucky to be able to serve him* 

*the crush of humans in Jackson Square with their pre-Mardi Gras parties is distracting from my search. They’re all tourists who know nothing of this Mrs. Lewton. I decide to comb the streets in the older Garden District, knowing some of my old contacts among the vampire community are living there, away from the hustle and noise of downtown. A light fog begins to swirl at my feet, but my steps make no sound as I make my way in the Spanish moss covered neighborhood made so famous by that novelist, Anne Rice. It’s just as well we came out of the coffin anyway since she and Lestat gave away all our secrets anyway*

 

*one of my contacts finally proves useful. He’s heard of Mrs. Lewton. She’s supposedly the real deal in fortune telling. I scribble down directions to the shop, and I vampspeed to the location. The neon sign in the window is still lit, but the door is ajar. Humans never do that. Certainly not in this neighborhood. I can smell the blood and death from the stoop before I ever walk inside and I know with absolute certainty that this is the place*

*I flip on the light and there is blood everywhere. This was not just a murder. This was a ritual. Symbols are smeared on the walls in blood. I take photos of them with my phone to show Amnesia-Eric when I return. The body is still lying there, heart cut out. I’ve seen a lot of corpses. Made several of my own. Cleaned up a few for the Sheriff. But this has even me a little spooked. I understand killing for food, for revenge, out of anger, even out of pleasure. This scene convinces me that there’s something more going on. It’s very deliberate. It’s not a professional. But something about it just seems off to me*

*I walk around the body, taking more photos. She has a vampire bite on her neck, but only the one. Was it the killer, or the witness who’s responsible for that? I squat down to examine the body more closely and see that it’s obvious she’s been drained completely. I take a photo of the bitemark for possible identification, then make some measurements to determine size and approximate age of the vampire based on those features. Certainly with this much blood around, any vampire chancing onto the scene would be drawn to the body and would have had a hard time refraining from a free meal, so to speak. Just as I’m getting up to look around the room for more clues, I notice it. A Jack of Hearts lying where her heart was. I pull out an evidence bag from my pocket, pull on some latex gloves and extract the card. Amnesia-Eric will want to see this. I’m not sure what it means, but it’s definitely a message. Maybe even a literal calling card. I close the evidence bag and stand, then snap a few more photos. Eric did not tell me to bring the body back, nor do I feel an obligation to dispose of it. She is human and they ought to deal with their own. I see no footprints or fingerprints, nor can I determine a point of entry. The elusive witness will be hard to pin down. Just knowing that he’s a “handsome vampire” isn’t much to go on. Maybe Eric can help narrow down that search. I scan one last time, assuring myself I’ve gotten everything I can from the crime scene, and then I vamp speed out, hurrying back to Shreveport before dawn*


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