In what marks a busy week for the Auxientia Police, Chief of Police Tanik Robard announces the inaugural case for the opening of the Auxientia Police Unsolved Cases Unit. As previous articles detailed, the Unsolved Cases Unit or UCU is going to primarily focus on reopening those dusty casefiles of crimes that have yet to be solved, hoping that a review of the evidence with a fresh pair of eyes might shed some light on the perpetrator. “We hope to bring peace to families of those affected by the crimes and bring justice to our city,” Robard explained.
Although talk of the UCU opening cases has been known for months, the new unit remained tight-lipped on just which case would be examined first. The silence has been broken with the announcement today. “We will be reopening the case of Pearl Disraeli,” Robard declared, the new team of UCU investigators behind him.
Pearl Disraeli née Davies was the daughter-in-law of Issac Disraeli, who was found murdered in her home just over ten years ago today. From the violence left behind at the scene of the crime, the murder was deemed to be an act of passion, with perhaps a personal motivation, but all of those most closely associated with the victim had inscrutable alibis. Disraeli’s daughter was in the company of her husband, Alfred Disraeli, enjoying a night of fine dining at Twelve Chamomile Way before both arrived home late to discover the crime scene. Issac Disraeli was attending a meeting amongst the Gilded at the time, leaving multiple witnesses behind to attest to his location as well. Indeed, despite the savagery of the scene, there was no clear path of entry into the home, although detectives at the time did find fingerprints belonging to an unknown person left on the windowpane of the drawing room.
Speculation as to who the murderer might be filled the streets of Auxientia, ranging from disgruntled employees, to a violent lovers quarrel, to a ritualistic killing performed by the Gilded themselves. All leads turned up no results at the time, but Robard seems to be more optimistic this time around. “Sometimes all it takes is looking over the evidence again for something new to come to light,” he said.
Alfred Disraeli could not be reached to give a comment.
When asked if this case would draw valuable resources and officers away from the recent explosions, Tobard responded. “The finances and personnel have already been dedicated to this division for months before now. It isn’t something we can redirect at this point. The Auxientia Police Force is dedicated to solving all crime within the city. This case was chosen after rigorous internal discussion and initial evaluation of possible leads.” Tobard did not offer a comment as to why a Gilded case was chosen first.
