The Barbaric Killing 

 
 
 
 
By Maximilian Veyne   
 Setting 
 
Animal Zoo is a world-renowned zoo located in Knoxville, Tennessee. 
Animal Zoo has the reputation of hiring criminals and mentally unstable 
employees to get cheaper labor. On October 20th, 2016, at 6:23 AM, an 
employee of Animal Zoo reported to the police that a mauled dead body 
was found in the zoo’s open plains. Other employees were worried that a 
bear somehow snuck into the cage if it was not for one obvious detail: a 
bloodstained spear was found near the body. 
 

Evidence Overview 
 
Hex  Evidence  Description 
#FFE-1  Spear  A bloody spear with unknown fingerprints 
#FFE-2  Bloody footprints  Footprints left behind by the killer 
#FFE-3  Spear wound  Major wound caused by the weapon 
#FFE-4  Bite marks  Bite marks containing human DNA 
#FFE-5  Ripped Head  The killer decapitated the victim 
#FFE-6  Identification card  Contains information about the victim 
#FFE-7  Bloodstain  A bloodstain from an unknown source 
#FFE-8  Fingerprint  Unknown fingerprint on the ripped pants 
#FFE-9  Hair  Unknown hair left behind at the scene 
 

   
 Kennedy Lur 
 
Background:​ Kennedy Lur was a close friend of the victim, Vincent Tim. 
Kennedy first joined Animal Zoo as a high school dropout trying to make 
enough money to survive. His schizophrenia had scared his parents 
enough that they kicked him out of the house for him to survive by 
himself. At first, the zoo paid him very badly because of his schizophrenia. 
However, as he continued working at Animal Zoo, he moved up to become 
a day-time manager of the section Vincent worked at. When Vincent 
joined Animal Zoo, they became quick friends. There has never seem to 
have been any reason for Kennedy to want to kill Vincent. Kennedy had a 
strong sense of justice and was always known as a fair manager. 
 
Physical Traits​: Kennedy is a 30-year-old man. He is a tall man with a 
height of 6 feet and 1 inch. He is right-handed. His shoe size is a size 11 
male. His work at Animal Zoo and morning workouts has turned Kennedy 
into a toned man. Kennedy has jet-black hair. 
 
Alibi:​ Kennedy told the police that between 8PM and 10PM, he was at a bar 
near Animal Zoo with a couple other co-workers. Because he has the 
day-shift, he did not have to be at work until the late morning. The 
barkeeper working at the bar does not remember seeing Kennedy after 
9PM. The co-workers were too drunk to remember if Kennedy was at the 
bar during the entire two hours, but they do distinctly remember that 
Kennedy did not drive home with them. 
 
Hair: 

 
 
Blood:​ Universal donor with a positive Rh factor 
 
Fingerprints: 

Left Hand​:  

Right Hand:  
 

DNA:    
 Thomas Legge 
 
Background:​ Thomas Legge is a nighttime co-worker of Vincent Tim and 
long-time employee of Animal Zoo. Thomas has always been paid lower 
than he should because of his ADHD. From the first day Vincent arrived at 
Animal Zoo, Thomas Legge has been known to despise him. Being a 
jealous man, Thomas did not take well that a new employee was doing the 
work that Thomas longed to do for years. If Vincent was out of the way, 
Thomas could finally get the promotion he always sought. Thomas is 
known for being a coward. 
 
Physical Traits​: Thomas is 37 years old. He is short with a height of 5 feet 8 
inches. He is right-handed. His shoe size is a size 10 male. Thomas can 
only be described as plump and out of shape. He has brown hair, but his 
hair is dyed black. 
 
Alibi:​ Thomas has no alibi for the crime. He tells police that he was 
working with Vincent when Vincent decided to do a rudimentary check of 
the open plains. The only person who could vouch for Thomas’s alibi is 
Vincent, but Vincent is currently unavailable for a testimony. 
 
Hair: 

(Bleached black; no medulla) 

 
Blood:​ O+ 
 
Fingerprints: 

Left Hand​:  

Right Hand:  
 

DNA:    
 #FFE-1: Spear 
 

 
 
An Animal Zoo spear was found lying next to the body of the victim. The 
speartip matched the wound on the victim’s stomach; the spear was the 
weapon used to kill the victim. The spear was one of many accessible by 
any Animal Zoo workers to feed or keep in check the more dangerous 
animals. This turns any Animal Zoo employee working at the time of the 
murder into a suspect. Crime Scene Investigators found a latent plain arch 
fingerprint ridge pattern on the shaft of the spear. The pattern did not 
match with any of the victim’s fingerprints. Spear handles get wiped 
regularly, so the fingerprint was very recent. 
 

 
 #FFE-2: Bloody Footprints 

 
A set of bloody footprints was found leading away of the murder scene. 
The footprints continued for about five hundred feet until it reached the 
parking lot of Animal Zoo. The footprints abruptly stopped inside the 
parking lot, indicating the use of a vehicle to get away. The size of the 
footprint was about a size 11 male. This narrows down the suspects to a 
male with a height of about 6 feet. 
 #FFE-3: Spear Wound 

 
The spear wound to the victim’s stomach was the cause of death. The 
point of entry was the stomach; this indicates that the victim recognized 
the killer. The pathologists, using body temperature, found that the time 
of death was between 9PM and 10PM at the location of the body. The 2mm 
blood spatter from near the spear wound shows that the body was not 
moved and occurred directly in the open plains. 
 #FFE-4: Bite Marks 

 
During the killer and the victim’s struggle, the killer bit the victim in the 
hand. The killer’s DNA was able to be extracted from the bite marks. 

   
 #FFE-5: Ripped Head 

 
After the victim died, the killer ripped its head by hand and moved it away 
from the body. Criminologists gained a lot of information from the ripped 
head of the victim. The ripped head indicates that this killer 
spontaneously decided to kill the victim. In addition, the killer most likely 
had some sort of mental disease. Whoever the killer was, they did not plan 
this murder in advance. Something forced them to suddenly want to kill 
the victim. Criminologist also deducted that the ripped head indicates that 
the killer was a strong, young man. 
   
 #FFE-6: Identification Card

 
The identification card identified the victim as a 32-year-old man 
named Vincent Iphigenia Tim. Vincent is six feet tall with brown 
hair and blue eyes. Vincent worked at Animal Zoo as a nighttime 
caretaker for the animals in the open plains, such as the rare 
buffaloes, after getting a degree in zoology at his local college. 
Although Vincent was suspected of killing his first wife, he was 
never tried. Vincent worked extremely hard at the zoo as a way to 
try to make-up for his mistakes. Vincent was close friends with a 
co-worker named Kennedy Lur. Vincent was a well-liked and 
hard-working employee. 
 

#FFE-7: Bloodstain 

 
A bloodstain from a source other than the killer was found at the crime 
scene. A blood typing test found that the blood was O+. The same blood 
was also found on the victim’s fingertips. The victim most likely scratched 
the killer during their struggle.   
 #FFE-8: Fingerprint 

 
Investigators found a second latent fingerprint at the hem of the pants 
where the leg was forcefully ripped off of the victim. The fingerprint was 
an ulnar loop fingerprint. 
 

#FFE-9: Hair 

 
 
Black hairs were found at the scene of the crime. The hair seemed to have 
been forcefully pulled off, indicating a struggle between the victim and the 
killer. The hair contained an imbricate scale cuticle and a continuous 
medulla. The hair was not dyed; it is naturally black.   
 Reconstruction 
A torn up diary was found in the garbage near Animal Zoo. Forensic scientists 
reconstructed the diary and found an interesting last page. 
 
I woke up in my bed, covered in blood. I can barely remember what 
happened...what I did. Voices in my head urging me to kill my friend. He 
had killed someone, it was only fair. I should control the voices, but the 
alcohol persuaded me. ​Justice needed to happen.​ Why did I have to kill my 
friend. Don’t force me to kill my friend. Driving to Animal Zoo. Opening 
the open plains with my manager key. Grabbing a spear. Finding Vincent 
on his usual walk around the plains. His surprised face as he sees me. The 
resistance of his body as I thrust the spear in his stomach. Biting his hand. 
His screams of pain. His hand scratching my cheek. His body falling down 
to the floor. Dropping the spear. Voices telling me to rip his body apart. 
Walking to my car. Driving home. Why did I have to kill my friend. ​Justice 
needed to happen.