Nameless Victim Spooks Kingdom
June 15th-
By Jacob Grimm
Police arrived at a gruesome scene this past Saturday when the remains of an unknown creature were found inside a local Miller’s storage shop. The creature, who remains nameless, was found mutilated in a pool of his own blood. The eye witness, the Miller’s daughter, was still at the scene when police arrived. It remains unclear who dialed the officials. A swarm of reporters, officers, and EMTs remained at the scene while detectives determined the cause of death. Several rookie officers had to leave the scene due to its grotesque nature.
In a shocking interview, the Miller’s daughter revealed that the victim killed himself in a fit of fury.
“He just grabbed his own skin and then began tearing himself apart,” the young lady explained, “it was just awful!” When asked what provoked this bizarre act, the witness declined to give a statement.
For the moment, the incident is being ruled a suicide, though several officers expressed their skepticism during a heated interview. One officer in particular, Officer Barns, relayed his concerns with local reporters: “It just ain’t right, someone tearing themselves apart like that. I suspect there is more to the story that the Miller girl ain’t tellin’ us.”
When questioned about the accusations, the Miller’s daughter aimed to reassure the public of her innocence: “I just don’t want anybody to believe any rumors. Rumors destroy people, and I didn’t do anything wrong. I already told the police what happened, and I wasn’t lying.”
Despite her plea of innocence, Officer Barns’s closing remarks with reporters indicated further investigation into the Miller girl. Barns stated, “Everyone in this here town knows the Millers’ past is cloaked in shady dealin’s. Heck, even her own father sold her out for a bit a glory. I don’t trust em’ one bit. There’s more to this story, and I am gonna find out what it is.”
To add insult to mystery, the controversial testimony incited some unwanted excitement in the town square. The Miller could be heard shouting that he was capable of procuring enough gold to pay all the top lawyers if need be. Several citizens retorted that the Miller’s were “nothing but frauds and sell-outs.” Several officers had to stay behind to keep the peace. One citizen was arrested for throwing a rotten tomato, though the intended target of the projectile remains unclear.
News 11 will be keeping you posted as details unfold.
In the meantime, police are asking anyone with any information on the victim’s identification to come forward; so far detectives and the coroner’s office have hit a wall; it as if no one in the kingdom even knows his name.
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This story was inspired by Neil Gaiman’s Writing Masterclass. Do you know which fairy tale this story is based on?