Emily's Notes - The Edale Murders

As promised, dear reader, here are Emily’s notes from her adventures in Edale so far. Should she survive it all, a full newspaper article is imminent.

Emily’s Notes

Murders happening in Lesser Edale by a werewolf (?) – from a letter to The Scoop. Started three months ago.

Constable Tumwell shot at the “werewolf” and scared it off but it had already taken two victims – George Osgood and Lydia Perkins – and injured a third (Harold Short, who moved to Skegness).

Local family called the Vanes – father Lord Arthur, son Lawrence (25) and daughter Ophelia (turned 21 on the night of the first murder). Lawrence was seen fleeing one of the murder scenes.

Vicar Stratton saw a “6ft black dog with red eyes”?!?!?!?

All attacks happened on a full moon.

Met Vicar Stratton – he has a lot of books on werewolves and curses. Some interesting (?!) stuff about local legends; information seems to link up Charles II, Plum Castle (where the Vane’s live), the Vane family and someone called Lady Evangeline. There is a depiction of a witch burning.

A letter tells that the Vane family pass a werewolf curse through the female line – they are “marked by the beast”, dating back to Lady Evangeline.

OPHELIA IS VICAR STRATTON’S DAUGHTER AND SHE IS THE WEREWOLF!!!!!!

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[Emily Cooke’s notes ended here.]