Due to weather, this event has been pushed off to Saturday,
March 27th. Still at 11:00 AM.
Attention Geocachers,
Over the past year, local police have been investigating a
series of murders in the area surrounding Raymore, MO. Police
failed to catch any of the responsible parties. The prevailing
theory amongst the force was that the murders were unrelated. That
is until last fall when a note arrived in the mail.
Upon opening the message, the police were greeted with several
pages of random, cut-out letters glued to paper. After scanning the
message for archival, testing was done to determine if any evidence
was left behind on the paper. The tests produced nothing. Nobody
could understand the message for two months, until one officer
happened to leave the message sitting on their desk at home
Christmas Eve. A relative, who worked in Army Intelligence, cracked
the code. The following message was discovered:
Hey pigs!
You've been looking for me. But you
haven't been looking in the right spots. And to think that I'm the
one who left you all those clues. I suspect that you aren't smart
enough to understand them anyway. Like that orange electronic
device with all the maps I left in the bushes behind Miss Pigtails.
Did you like my pigtails? I spent a lot of time braiding them just
for you. She looked so innocent that I couldn't resist. Or how
about Mr. Punchcard? I can't believe anyone even uses them anymore
and he had ELEVEN of them in his pocket. He screamed like a little
girl just before I tightened the rope. It's amazing how much
Resistance the human body has when pressure is applied. I bet you
didn't even look at the blue device he was carrying. If you had,
you would have found out about that park with the Four Sisters. I
left a surprise for you in that park.
How about another game? I won't
Spill the beans, but you will be Way out of your league on this
one. But I'm not ready to play a game right now.
YoU wiLL JUSt HAVE TO WaIT Until I
Am ReAdY TO PlAY. I beT YoU CaN'T fIGURE oUT wHEn I
STart.
The One You Can't Catch
Details unreleased to the public matched two of the murders in
question. A reexamination of the other cases showed similarities.
Then, on a stroke of pure luck, a new recruit made the final
connection a few days later: Geocaching. As we quickly learned
about this hobby, we realized that there might be other clues that
we missed. This recruit looked over the evidence from each case and
found that Geocaching seemed to be the common thread amongst all of
the victims. The park with the Four Sisters was combed for this
"surprise". Let's just say it only added to the body count. The new
recruit's experience with Geocaching helped crack the last message,
and an idea was formed. Ask Geocacher's for help.
Details in the message point to March 27th as the date this
person is ready to play again. We are concerned that they might try
something that very day, or soon after. As the note suggests, clues
were later discovered amongst the crime scenes, pointing to more
clues located in the area around Raymore. Our resident Geocaching
expert has searched and searched but nothing has developed. We
realized that maybe this is part of the game. Maybe some geocaches
will pop up in the area on March 27th. So we are calling all local
Geocacher's willing to help catch this criminal to come to Raymore
Memorial Park in Raymore, MO on March 27th. We will meet at 11:00
AM in the park's picnic shelter. The note seems to indicate that
this person's sick game begins at that time. In our brief
experience with Geocaching, this new recruit has shown us that your
experience with this hobby may be critical to helping end this
series of murders before another victim is hurt. We are putting
together some rewards for whomever is able to best help us catch
this criminal.
If you would like to volunteer your time, plan on about 30
minutes of information at the start as we go over some of the
details of the case with you, including how you will be able to
best help us. From what our recruit tells us, we expect there to be
enough hidden clues to occupy about four hours of time, depending
on your experience, to gather all the clues. Then we will meet back
up at our base of operations in Raymore Memorial Park to submit all
of the evidence you have found at 3:30 PM.
Unfortunately, due to recent budget problems, the Chief has told
me that we are unable to provide any food or drinks. Some arguing
about the courtesies behind asking for volunteers ensued, but fell
on deaf ears (bureaucratic cowdung if you ask me). So, I'd like to
offer the idea of a potluck dinner upon arrival back at the park
while officers go over the gathered evidence. Plan for food at 4:00
PM. Feel free to bring a dish of your choosing with you for dinner.
However, bring your own (non-alcoholic) drinks.
We are working on developing some rewards to distribute after
dinner around 4:30 PM. Donations are welcome if you are so
inclined. Unless a complication occurs, we feel like this whole
deal will be done by 5:00 PM at the latest.
Please RSVP if possible using the "will attend" system so that
we can justify to our Chief why we are submitting requests for
several officers to be present to protect you (remember, this
criminal seems to be targeting Geocachers), and so that the local
Parks and Recreation department can see the support Geocacher's are
providing.
Thank you in advance to anyone who volunteers their Saturday to
help us catch this dangerous criminal. If successful, you will be
doing our community a great service. If you think you might be able
to provide some extra help, let us know and we will see where you
can be of service. Extra support helps ensure that our officers can
remain focused on protecting you.
Will you be the one to help us solve this case?
UPDATE: On March 19th, a letter arrived at the police
station. The message was coded, much like the previous note. Again,
fingerprint analysis came up empty. Only part of it could be
decoded at first, due to multiple codes being used one after
another. The message was finally decoded this evening and is being
posted here for everyone to see.
Wussies!
I can't believe that a group of
geocachers would be scared of the snow. God forbid you get a little
cold and wet. A bunch of babies if you ask me. And ask me you
didn't. How dare you try to change MY schedule? I want to play my
game and now you've taken the fun out of it. Fine. You want to
change the rules? I can change the rules too. But you better get
your act together. Don't get it in your head that you can try
changing them again. I won't be so agreeable next time.
HA! HA! HA! I heard through the
grapevine, or was it your stupid forums (WHAT! You didn't think I
knew about them?), that your office has given me a name. I like it.
I think I'll use it from now on. At least it's not as stupid as
Soggy Dorito Killer. How about Soggy Dorito Victim. HA! HA!
HA!
GC Killer
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This event is purposely designed for entertainment value beyond
just finding event caches (expect around 20-25). Come ready to play
along with the story from the get-go (whether good or bad acting).
At the end of the event, voting for several acting awards will
ensue, and prizes will be awarded. And remember, it's all in good
fun.
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