Take a look at the hints below for guidance!
HINT 01
Familiarise yourself with the time of death. See the coroner’s report.
HINT 02
The coroner’s report states that the time of death was between, 8 and 9 pm on the 25th. Why is this time of significance? Check another piece of evidence…Have you managed to access the police webmail? If you are stuck on this, please follow the hints for “Accessing the Police webmail” before looking at any more hints on this page.
HINT 03
There is an email containing the social media profiles of all the lab technicians. Do you notice anything interesting about the “intro” section of Declan’s profile?
HINT 04
Declan says that he is a musician. How can this be linked to another piece of evidence?
Spoiler alert!!!… The next few hints may reveal the answer for more than one suspect. Please eliminate as many of the other suspects as possible before continuing.
HINT 05
Check Zoe’s social media profile. Declan replied to Zoe Zinc at 08:23 on the 26th Jan but this was after the murder. Can you use what you know to establish Declan’s whereabouts at the time of the murder?
HINT 06
It appears that Declan and Zoe saw each other at a gig. In Zoe’s profile, she thanks “Lou” (short for “Llewelyn”) for accepting the song request. Where and when was this gig taking place?
HINT 07
Check the CCTV image of the murderer fleeing the building.
HINT 08
In the CCTV image of the murderer fleeing the building, there is a notice that refers to the “MediLuck Allstar Band” playing at “The Goose, Hackney” on “Friday 25th, 8 PM”.
Answer
Declan was playing in the Mediluck Allstar band. He was replying to Zoe’s tag the morning after the night of the gig. Zoe is therefore acting as Declan’s alibi.