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Case file 01 of 15 · LVMPD-26-41873-01

Skulbone

Known aliases: The Gander

Skulbone apprehended

Case 01 has been solved. Skulbone has been apprehended and his treasure recovered. The original case file and evidence remain available below.

Skulbone booking portrait with a red APPREHENDED stamp.

The file

Released in full by the Property & Evidence Division. The suspect file is reproduced below, followed by every item logged into evidence with it.

Two-page LVMPD case file for suspect Skulbone, showing the suspect profile with mugshot, the interview transcript, and the evidence recovered.

The evidence

Two items were logged with this file and are reproduced in full below. Nothing is hidden behind another click — scroll and read.

Aged envelope shown front and back. The front is addressed to Cowlazars, 6935 Aliante Pkwy Ste. 104-108, North Las Vegas, NV 89084, with a handwritten return address reading The Gander Troll, 1 Mil Eagle Shits Landing, Below Bridge, MI 48635. The back is closed with a wax seal bearing an eagle.
Hand-drawn map on aged parchment showing a mountain range, a winding river, two lakes, dense pine forest and a large solitary tree, with a compass rose at the top. A poem addressed to Cowlazars is written down the left side in seven four-line stanzas, closing with a single line and the signature Gander.
PDF · 3 pages · 8.5 × 11 Printable case file → The full typed transcript plus both exhibits, laid out to print at letter size. Same content as above — this copy is for working on paper.

The original case challenge

Case 01 is closed. Its original challenge is preserved below for reference.

  1. 1Match the treasureFifteen items were taken. Work out which one this suspect is holding — the file will not tell you outright.
  2. 2Solve the evidenceEvery file carries something the gang left behind: a cipher, a photograph, a slip in the transcript. Solve it for a place.
  3. 3Recover itBoots on the ground. Travel to the location and find the treasure — or the proxy standing in for it.

Property & Evidence Division · LVMPD Major Crimes · Case LVMPD-26-41873
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