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from Father Matthew's journal
Father Matthew says he lied about Sofia being a family relative
Sofia and Matthew were orphans together -
from Steven's journal, Vivian's journal
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from Vivian's journal,
Charles rented out Vivian's favorite restaurant and went to the beach after
Vivian is very happy -
From Newspaper
Vivian just married into family and started a fundraiser (raised $120,000 total)
6 members of Painscreek and 13 from neighboring Hillsdale and Old Creek died in demolition -
from letter
on behalf of Jackson and Lewis, Eric Campbell thanks Vivian for appointing them to be the medical provider of the hospital and money for research -
worked from information from Mary Martinez's journal entry, also from Charles's diary
Magdalene does not approve of baby girl -
from Dr. Henry Johnson to Charles Roberts
Vivian is stabilizing, hospitalized due to mental breakdown but cannot conceive anymore
Dr. Johnson recommends Charles talking to his mother about it as Magdalene really wants boy heir -
from Charles's diary
Vivian's second hospitalization due to mental breakdown
first hospitalization was due to c-section -
from Father Matthew's journal
originally a 6 months missionary trip but extended an additional 6 more months -
from Dorothy's journal
Charles asks Dorothy to take care of Sofia
Charles has rented a house away from the mansion
Charles is worried -
from Sofia's journal
Sofia's birthday present is a treasure hunt around town
Sofia already solved it but does not know how to respond -
Letter from Father Matthew to Sofia
wrote happy birthday
contained a ring -
from Dorothy's journal
Sofia hopeful it is a boy -
worked from Scott's entry about being 5 years younger than Derrick, on tombstone, Sofia's journal
born at 8:20 am -
from Sofia's journal
Charles told Sofia that Magdalene is arriving in two weeks and knows their relationship
Magdalene told Charles to take care of Sofia and Vincent -
letter stating that Dorothy wrote to her about Sofia being pregnant with Charles's son
she will be arriving to resolve problem -
from Dr. Henry Johnson's letter to Vivian
Henry tell Vivian that she must protect herself and Trisha
make Sofia and the baby leave Charles and Painscreek by compensating her
let Charles know that his affair will destroy his political status
on the other side of letter, information on the new prescription for Magdalene, 3 times the strength of her usual dosage, which is lethal -
photo dated 6/21/1975
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from Scott's journal, Andrew's account
Sofia fell and hit her head on a nearby well around 11 pm -
from Security log
Magdalene Roberts was asking about security tape on this date
tape was never found -
from Father Matthew's journal
rough estimate of when Sofia left Painscreek -
from Charles's will
Charles added son into his will
eldest boy with no contest will inherit all his family's fortune
son must be at least 25 years old
struck out that the first born will inherit 50% of inheritance
added Vincent Roberts to the acknowledge as a member of the Roberts family -
from letter from Sister Rachel
Father Calvin arrived with Scott in a basket and said Scott lost his family -
Death of Charles's mother (68 years old)
Newspaper dated 8/27/1975, died of heart attack but suspicious on the accounts of a letter from Sylvia Eden (maid of Magdalene) to Father Matthew
Dorothy knocked on door at 7 am, assumed Magdalene still sleeping
two hours later, Dorothy returned to check with no response, called Bernard who came and found Magdalene lying in bed and immediately called 911
Dr. Johnson arrived at 9:30 am and said she died due to heart attack in the middle of the night -
from Father Matthew's journal
return from mission abroad -
from Father Matthew's journal
Father Calvin says Sofia has left Painscreek
Father Matthew suspicious something happened to Sofia -
from Wanda's diary
Derrick poked bird's nest until it fell from to the ground
stoned chicks to death which resulted in suspension for a week
Principal asked if Derrick suffered any trauma
Wanda does not want to tell Derrick that he witnessed Sofia's death -
from Wanda's journal
Derrick stopped going to school
Wanda felt that she should not have told Derrick to keep quiet about Sofia's death as he must have been bottling his emotions after all these years -
from Katherine McDowell to Wanda Tyler
after five session with Derrick, he seemed to be doing better
Derrick writes
dreamt of father leaving and mother crying
woke up to cat wanting to be let out, witnessed noises behind the wall fence where door is always locked
saw light behind keyhole and four people gathered together
baby was crying
two people fighting, woman fell and hit her head and stopped moving
wet pants because she was looking at Derrick -
found on cemetery headstone
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from Scott Brooks's diary
picked up Scott from orphanage -
from Derrick's journal
Trisha stopped by and wanted to make time capsule
will open in 10 years -
Letter from Nelson and Brown Investigations (Roland Brown to Vivian)
Dr. Henry Johnson is embezzling money from Roberts Relief Foundation offshore under Jefferson Investments, LLC
5th of every month, $9990 transferred under unaccounted for medical supplies and equipment
happening past 16 months, totals $160,000 -
Charles went hunting with Scott
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from log book
nurse tried to get in touch with Dr. Johnson but he did not pick up
Henry Johnson not picking up phone calls is rare -
letter from Vivian Roberts to Dr. Henry Johnson
letter thanks the doctor for his contributions to the hospital but the reports of the mishandling of funds leads them to open investigation
funding to hospital is suspended for the time being -
from Scott's journal
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in Scott's journal
during an argument with Father Matthew, Father Matthew states that Scott is not an orphan -
from Charles's journal
18th anniversary of death
Vivian is always sick during this time
Scott bought fresh white lilies to grave -
from Trisha's journal
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from Trisha's journal
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from Scott's journal
Andrew is drunk again
this time he mentioned the name Sofia and he kept apologizing -
from Scott's diary
Andrew freaked out and then denied ever knowing the name -
from Scott's journal
Wanda says Sofia used to be a maid but she was let go
Wanda thinks Sofia is manipulative -
from Scott's journal
Derrick was ignoring Scott, possibly something about Trisha -
from Scott's diary
Bernard surprised Scott knew Sofia's name
stated that he did not know her that well -
from Scott's journal
Dorothy tells Scott that Sofia was a close friend of hers when she first started working at the mansion
Sofia was in an affair with Charles and became pregnant
she left Painscreek and no one heard from her since -
from Vivian's diary, from Bernard's diary
Bernard tells Vivian that Scott has been asking around about Sofia, Vivian is not pleased
Bernard told to keep an eye on Scott -
Note from Sister Rachel
she is the nursing mother of Scott
said that on July 4, 1975 Father Calvin came with Scott in a basket and said he lost his parents
Father Calvin said the child's name was Scott
Father Matthew came to visit Scott often after he became the head priest and whenever he left, he would leave behind an envelop with small sum of money for Scott -
from Security log
5'5" man with hooded sweater climbed the fence wall into the garden, ran through the backyard and jumped the back wall -
from Security log
Andrew arrived on mansion around 11 pm, found to be drunk
Scott was called and arrived around 11:15 pm
Scott brought Andrew home -
from Vivian's diary
Trisha is forbidden to meet with Scott -
from Trisha's journal
Scott and Father Matthew had a big fight
Father Matthew forbids Scott from seeing Trisha but did not give a reason -
from Scott's journal, Dorothy's journal
Andrew is found unconscious with an empty bottle of sleeping pills
Scott called ambulance -
from medical file
Andrew Reed, mental illness and alcohol dependence
injured on mansion property
saw Henry Johnson for injuries, recommended limitations/restrictions for 2-4 weeks -
from Scott's journal
Scott visits Andrew in the hospital
Andrew tells Scott about what happened in 1975
Vivian kicked Sofia out of Painscreek because she found out Sofia was pregnant
Vivian, Andrew, and Henry met with Sofia, got into an argument and Sofia fell and hit her head on a nearby well
Andrew got rid of the body and the baby -
from Trisha's journal
Scott asks Trisha whether she has a younger brother named Vincent
Trisha denies it -
from Dorothy's journal
Andrew looked calm, nurse claims Scott has been visiting Andrew everyday -
from Trisha's journal
Trisha asks Vivian over dinner about a younger brother named Vincent
Vivian denies this but was upset
Trisha and Vivian gets into an argument and she is sent to her room
Charles and Vivian gets into an argument -
from Trisha's journal
Scott is fired for no reason by Vivian -
from Security log
Stephanie got lost in the woods while following fireflies
cops called and could not be found
2 hours later, Stephanie was found, safe and sound, said young lady in black dress with black hair helped her find their way, black dress sounds like what the maids at the mansion wore but all the maids were working -
from Bernard's journal
Derrick is out of town so Bernard is driving Vivian around
Vivian really bothered by Vincent -
from Bernard's journal
Derrick wasn't available again
Vivian opened up to Bernard about her struggles
Bernard is happy to be with Vivian -
from Scott's journal
Scott saw Sofia's photo with baby and blue blanket, the same blue blanket he has
Scott realizes Charles is his father -
from Bernard's journal
Bernard listening in during tea time
Vivian mentions she is miserable with Charles
Bernard does not think Charles deserves Vivian -
from Scott's journal
Scott visits Andrew to find out where Sofia's body is hidden
Scott tells Andrew that Scott is the baby that Andrew gave to Father Calvin -
from Bernard's journal
Drove for Vivian again
dropped her off on a corner of a street
Bernard follows Vivian
Vivian went to coffee shop and got coffee to go
saw her go to an apt with a man in his 30s, business suit
leaned over and hugged Vivian, gave coffee to man, both went into apt -
from Scott's journal
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from Scott's journal
Sofia's body hidden in the well off of the mansion
Scott reburies Sofia's body in the cemetery next to Father Calvin with a wooden cross -
from Bernard's journal
Vivian goes into the building with the man
Bernard waits in the car for her
2 hours later a cab comes by and Vivian exited the apt, gave the man a kiss -
from Vivian's diary
Owen called to meet Vivian to do paper work for exhibition
needed down payment, money coming from the Roberts Relief Fund -
from Scott's journal, Father Matthew's journal
Scott tells Father Matthew everything that happened and everything he knows including Andrew's confession and Trisha being half-sister
Father Matthew is confused but wants to know who else knew about Sofia's death -
from Father Matthew's journal
Father Matthew puts flowers on Sofia's grave -
from Bernard's journal
Bernard tracked down the guy Vivian is seeing
found out that he is a banker and the meeting place is his apt -
witnessed by Mary Martinez (maid), in diary
Vivian wants to send Trisha off to college but Trisha wants to be with Scott -
from Father Matthew's journal
needs Andrew to confess to murder of Sofia -
from Newspaper dated 6/7/1995
at 11:25 pm, fire broke out
Andrew Reed was found dead with 3rd degree burns
seated on the couch next to the fireplace
cause of fire was not determined
carpet might have been soaked with alcohol
last seen drunk leaving Anne's autopsy report
3rd degree burns, pneumothoraz as possible cause of death
completely charred over head, face, neck and hands
heavily charred across front and back of body, legs and feet
closer inspection reveals punctured lungs with switchblade -
from Mary Martinez's journal
Trisha and Scott meeting mentioned their hidden meeting place is in their shed behind the mansion -
from Church posting and from Dorothy's diary
Laura (ex-wife) and Daniel (son) were present -
on Newspaper, coroner puts death to be 10-15 days before body was found
revised: coroner's report
died of exsanguination, victim's lungs did not contain water, did not die by drowning
revised estimated time of death to be between 12-16 days
top right side of skull, wide crack caused by sharp object, strong force
front torso, face, and back portions of forearms suffered multiple lacerations
victim most likely succumbed to blood loss before being placed into water -
from Derrick's diary
Derrick went to the hospital to visit Wanda (mother)
saw Scott talking with Dr. Johnson, looked serious -
from Newspaper
last seen in hospital -
letter from Henry Johnson to Charles Roberts
letter states that he received a threat from Charles
also states that Vivian was behind it all and Johnson was only a witness to Sofia's death
letter to be sent the following day -
Newspaper report from Elizabeth Hudson dated 7/13/1995
from Mary Martinez's diary dated 7/12/1995 -
from Mary Martinez's journal
Vivian was interviewed by cops
she was calm but Mary was nervous
Vivian came back and reassured Mary that everything is going to be okay from Derrick's journal
Vivian was overheard to have raised her voice with the cops
police came because she was often seen with Dr. Johnson -
Note in Gibson's house, from Reverend Todd McDermont to Oliver Gibson
Father Matthew claimed to be sick and had to cancel his trip to South York (July 18-23) -
from Beckerd's Investigation Services, Jason Beckerd to Charles Roberts
investigation into Andrew and Dr. Johnson's death
unable to reveal the nature of death due to confidentiality but did not die due to accident
Andrew and Henry were both related to the disappearance of Sofia Miller and death of Magdalene 20 years ago
did not know what happened to Sofia
evidence regarding Magdalene's death to be murder
anonymous nurse came across a note while cleaning Dr. Johnson's office -
from Charles's account during interview
Charles was out of town starting on the 18th for a conference
was supposed to be back after meeting but received a phone call from Bernard on the 20th about Vivian being murdered -
from Father Matthew's account during interview
Father Matthew attended a religious gather in Hartford
started on 7/18 and ended 7/23
church can confirm Sunday service was cancelled -
from Newspaper
anonymous (male) saw Scott Brooks walking away from mansion around 11:50 pm
letter to Sheriff reports two hunters witnessed the argument near the north of the mansion but was too far away; estimated time was around 11:30 pm
from another Newspaper
Mary Martinez found body at 7:15 am when retrieving the morning paper; called 911
Sheriff James Howard arrived shortly and pronounced death was between 11 pm and 1 am in the morning -
autopsy report
found lying in front of mansion gates
pronounced dead at scene
12 cm wide and 7 cm deep crack found on the right side of the head
impact caused by strong force sharp object
lacerations on front torso and back sides of both forearms
died of blood loss -
from Mary's accounts during interview
Mary was working in the kitchen the days leading up to Vivian's death -
from Bernard's accounts during interview
was preparing for fundraiser then felt sick
kept working until 9 pm in the evening
was too sick to continue and said good bye to Vivian
Dorothy saw Bernard leave -
from Dorothy's account during interview
Dorothy was preparing food or making sure the other maids are doing their jobs
fundraising held the following day, important to Vivian
corroborate that Bernard left earlier than usual and Mary left past midnight
Dorothy left and went home -
from Derrick's account during interview
Derrick drove Charles to airport
stay with friend that was moving upstate to West Dakota
Derrick never gave number for friend -
from interview record
Charles, Father Matthew Brooks, Bernard, Dorothy, Mary, and Derrick -
from Dorothy's diary
Trisha had a nervous breakdown after Scott was apprehended -
from Sheriff's Journal
Trisha (daughter) was crying midway through funeral and Dorothy took her to the side, Charles (husband) was very quiet
Present: Trisha (daughter), Charles (husband), Bernard (butler), Dorothy (head-servant), Derrick (chauffeur), Wanda (Derrick's mom) -
from Charles's diary
asks why Scott killed Vivian
Scott did not answer -
from Dorothy's journal
Charles asked if Dorothy knew about Vivian cheating on him with a banker for more than a year
Trisha was awake -
from Dorothy's journal
Sheriff went to visit Dorothy to ask if she saw anything suspicious the night Vivian died -
from Dorothy's journal
Derrick came to visit Trisha
talked about expenses for Wanda's treatment
said to Trisha "would it have been better if Scott just never showed up? would you have chosen me?" -
from Bernard's journal
Trisha was admitted to hospital for mental breakdown -
from Charles's diary
Charles went to visit Scott again knowing that he will be released soon
there's not enough evidence to pin him
Scott looked thinner than before
still would not have a conversation with Charles
only said to Charles "I pity the ignorant" -
from Bernard's diary, Derrick's diary
Father Matthew hires lawyers for Scott
Scott is released on bail -
from Charles's journal
Charles said he was drunk at the inn
he hates Scott but Scott is now a free man
wonder what he would have to do to get someone to get rid of him
Bernard was with him and Bernard drove him home -
from Dorothy's journal
Derrick and Scott got into an argument over Trisha
Derrick asked Scott why he was avoiding Trisha
no response from Scott, he just walked away -
from Newspaper dated 11/16/1995 by Daniel Hudson
Scott's body found by a jogger at 6:50 am
police arrived at 7 am and pronounced time of death to be 4-6 hours, which is between the hours of 1 am to 3 am -
from Dorothy's journal
Trisha is readmitted to hospital due to second mental breakdown -
from Newspaper dated 12/27/1995 by Jonathan Walker
Trisha falls 40 feet from rooftop and lands on her head
pronounced dead at 7:20 am
Trisha walking around at 6:30 am and headed to roof at 6:54 am -
from Gibson's journal
Charles tried to be strong but face was wet by the end of the ceremony
Vivian's death shocked Oliver the most but does not believe Scott killed her
Trisha's death hurt the most because Gibson spend the last few years mentoring her
Charles lost all his family -
Letter of resignation from Dorothy to Charles
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from Beckerd's Investigation, Jason Beckerd
initial investigation was promising but further interviews led to dead ends
main cause of Sofia's disappearance has to do with Andrew, Henry, and Vivian -
from Sheriff's Journal
from Newspaper, suspected embezzlement -
from Gibson's journal
Wanda passed away due to cancer -
from anonymous
wants Moss to investigate what happened to Vivian Roberts in 1995
enclosed with threat to Vivian -
from Steven's journal
anonymous left a message to Steven saying Scott did not murder Vivian
message also says Scott was trying to figure out who killed Vivian, Andrew Reed, and Dr. Henry Johnson -
from Moss's notes, not crossed out
Did he make it to meet the Sheriff?
assumed year -
letter about Vivian's cause of death
crack in skull shows weapon is heavy with sharp end like an axe
attacker is man or strong woman
Vivian tried to block the attack
1) victim was facing killer
2) killer strong enough to land a clean but deadly blow
3) killer is left handed
weapon never recovered or confirmed
assumption of axe still remains