It was sunny that day. Not a cloud in the sky. That was strange because it had rained a lot the nights before. I remember pulling up in my car, stepping out, and then fast-walking into the building.

That building was the local college's study hall. 

I quickly strode down the halls and made a left. The sounds of conversations were distant, but I knew I was getting close. I made a right, went a few feet, turned left, and continued on for about thirty seconds.

Finally, I came to the crime scene. Swooping under the yellow tape, I looked down at the dead body. Well---it wasn't much of a body anymore.

It was terrifying. She was lying naked, with cuts and bruises covering her body. Her arm was almost completely torn off, almost as if though someone had been cutting away at it. Most of the damage seemed to be knife wounds, though some seemed to be from hands that scratched and hit her.

I closed my eyes for a second and took a deep breath. I felt like vomiting, but I knew I had to continue analyzing the body.

I glanced over to my boss, who was speaking to a group of forensics off in the corner. I shifted my gaze back to the body. 

Her face was torn up very badly. Her eyes were empty, and her face was as white as a sheet. I turned away from the body and walked towards my boss, Randal.

"Whithers!" he shouted as he saw me. "This is a disaster. Just a disaster."

I nodded. "I know."

"This has got to be the worst corpse I have ever laid eyes on."

"Agreed," I said, nodding again. "Tell me about her."

"Carrol Young, twenty-six years old," he began. 

Twenty-six years old?? I thought to myself. After the murder she looked like she could have been one-hundred years old.

He continued. "She's a student here at Pacific Union College."

"This is a Christian school, right?" I cut in.

"Yes, yes. I believe it is. But it's also in the same area that the Zodiac killings happened, so don't be trusting anyone just because they appear to be 'Christians'."

"Wasn't planning on it, sir. Who discovered the body?"

"A young man named Jason Bradley. He went back to his dorm after we arrived. He was really shaken by the whole thing."

I pulled out my notebook and jotted down the name, planning to give him a visit later. "Was anything going on at the college during this time?"

"Funny you asked," Randal said with a smirk. "There was a party being held in the gymnasium. Kind of like a prom."

I blinked. "Is this building rather close to the gymnasium?"

"Yes," Randal said with a nod. "Very. In fact, Jason claims that he was coming by here to grab a drink of water. That's believable considering the gymnasium is right next door."

"So you're telling me that everyone who was at that party is a suspect?"

"Nah," Randal said. "Everyone in this dang college is a suspect."

"Great," I said with a sigh. "I'll go back to the office and do some digging. I'll come back tomorrow to question the students."

"Sounds good, James."

I turned and ducked under the tape.

"Oh! One last thing."

I faced him.

"Carrol Young, she was blind."

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Author guidance for This exercise

Closed Collaboration. :)

Step 1) Every suspect will write one chapter, that will reveal their relationship to Carrol, but they will not mention me. Also, none can say that they are the murderer (that will be decided later on). In the same way, don't directly say that you are not the murderer. (of course you can tell other characters that)

Step 2) After every suspect has written a chapter, I will review all of the suspects and decide which one would make for the best killer. I will then send a message to every author, telling them if they are the killer or not. Only one author will receive the message saying, "You did it."

Step 3) Everyone writes in whatever order we want, but please don't post every other chapter. It'll get tedious.

Step 4) We continue the story until the murderer has been discovered and captured. Then everyone will write a final chapter, and we'll dub this completed.

Notes:
If you are the killer, do not tell ANYONE. Everyone will be left wondering who did it, all except for me and the killer themself.

In the same way, don't EVER establish that you are or are not the killer. Not in your chapters, not anywhere. Until, of course, the final moment where it is revealed.

Okay. Let's do this.

Biographies (in order of reception):

James Whithers
Author: Babyrhinos
Physical Description: Brown hair that is turning gray, brown eyes, average height, average weight, built but not ripped.
Personality: Confident, observant, smart.
Mini-Biography: James was born on the Central Coast. No sob-stories in his early life, or really in his later life. His life went well, for the most part. From childhood he was always interested in crime. And because he didn't want to become a criminal, he became a detective so that he could catch criminals and put them behind bars. His parents died in a car accident when he turned thirty. He is now 47, and has never married. His job is wearing him out, and he has to keep reminding himself that he's not quite old enough to retire.

Jason Bradley
Author: Seraphim'sZephyr
Physical Description: Brown hair, brown eyes and he exercises often. Therefore, he's strong and muscular.
Personality: A social animal, others would call him cool. He has a lot of friends and he always does things for their enjoyment. He has no qualms with doing bad things if no one finds out.
Mini-Biography: Has rich parents and always grew up with the biggest and the best.

Thomas Hirsch
Author: zxvasdf
Physical Description: Over six feet, thin and lanky. Sandy blonde with green eyes.
Personality: Comfortable with his peers who are also deaf and share the same language, but is shy in general.
Mini-Biography: Has lived in a residential dorm with other deaf people at his school for most of his life. He is not close with his parents. Upon graduating, he has become a kind of lone wolf.

Vincent Quinn
Author: marcuslee
Physical Description: 5'7", which makes him shorter than the average height. But, he works out to compensate.
Personality: He's got a temper and thinks too much of himself.
Relationship to victim: He's known Carrol since they were young. Went to the same schools growing up. He's always liked her despite how she takes advantage of him sometimes.

Joshua Tanner
Author: iamkathybrown13
Physical Description: Thin, short, pale, with red hair and freckles
Personality: Keeps to himself, rarely talks, but likes to draw and read
Mini-Biography: After bouncing from foster home to foster home he was adopted, but the experience left an emotional scar.

Marilynn Ann
Author:Stephhoney
Physical Description: Light brown hair, light tan skin, brown eyes, long eyelashes, slim.
Personality: Comes off as friendly to everyone, kind of shy at first then is outgoing, is prone to being negative and jealous of others she considers better than her
Mini bio: Lived in poverty and had to work her butt off to get to the christian school. Has had much abuse and neglect in her child hood.

Joseph Hale
Author: Ty694
Physical Description: Tall and stocky, has a ton of muscle. Dark Brown eyes and black hair. Tanned skin.
Personality: Joseph is cynical and has an extremely quick temper. He has been a very violent person from an early age, and usually settles his disputes through violence.
Relationship to Victim: He was her boyfriend for a little while, before they got into a fight over his ways of solving things and he hit her. He's regretted it every second since.
Mini-Bio: Joseph has used violence to fix his problems since he was young. He's been arrested for assault several times, and he's been trying to turn his life around recently. However, he has not been very successful yet.

Tamara Young
Author: Trish
Physical description: Straight dirty blonde hair that reaches down till her shoulder, a light olive-toned complexion accompanied by sapphire blue eyes. Short but slim.
Personality: Outgoing but rude. Can be quite stubborn and selfish with the 'I won't be happy till I get what I want' attitude. Though she says/does things before she thinks, she does regret it later.
Mini-Biography: The only (biological) daughter of the rich and wealthy Young family, Tamara tends to think herself superior to those around her because of her family line. She lives a luxurious life but is not happy with how it is going. Carrol Young was her sister as she was adopted by her parents and taken into the family. She isn't close with her sister because of a drift Carrol created between Tamara and her parents.

Lucy Weir
Description: Lucy has pitch black short hair, brown eyes and a well-built, tanned body
Personality: Very in-secure and self-conscience due to the regular bullying she endures. Because of this she has a very tough-love attitude - though Carrol managed to break through this shell -. Once things went downhill with Corrol she grew withdraw and bitter, occasionally shoving random unsuspecting people in the corridors. And glaring openly at those who she hated.
Mini Bio: Lucy developed strong feelings for Carrol, the only person who seemed to understand and accept her and her sexuality. But she didn't return Lucy's feelings and their friendship was ruined.

updated Oct 25 '11 by babyrhinos