Daniel Taylor

Daniel Taylor was a 25 year old young man who was the victim in the twenty-third case of the game, The Final Journey.

Murder Details
Daniel was found lying dead in his attic with his eyes open. After the victim's body was autopsied, Nathan said that he found no visible wounds on the body and that he had no idea about how Daniel died. He said that the victim dropped dead and it wasn't a natural death since Daniel was in perfect health. A few hours later, when the team were talking to each other, Nathan came in saying that he had discovered that killer liked gardening. He said that he knew it as he had found toxins inside the victim's body and that he was sure that they had come from a vegetal, even though he was not quite sure which one.

Later, the team had found a flower in the greenhouse and gave it to Nathan for analysis. After analyzing it, Nathan told the team that he was impressed by them since this was the same flower that was used to poison Daniel. Therefore, this flower was the murder weapon used by the killer to kill the victim. Nathan also said that this was a beautiful, but deadly flower called "Ultimum Viaticum," or "Last Journey," and that it was most commonly found in South America. He said that if this flower was ingested, the toxins in its pollen would provoke headaches, blurred speech, etc, and if the victim could not seek help in time, he/she would die by asphyxiation since it constricts the lungs. He also confirmed that the killer must had pollen on their clothes since pollen was both highly volatile and extremely hard to get rid of.

Killer and Motives
The killer was the victim's girlfriend, Lily Robinson. Daniel wanted to leave Grimsborough and go to Australia with or without Lily, but she did not want to leave the city since it was her home and she belonged there. Even her grandmother, Molly Robinson felt discarded when Daniel warned that he was leaving anyway. According to Lily, she and Daniel were soulmates and she could not let her love go away from her. So without any other choice, Lily poisoned Daniel with a deadly flower called Ultimum Viaticum (or 'Last Journey').

Case Appearances

 * The Final Journey (Case #23)