Donald Barnes

Donald Barnes was the victim in Death in the Desert (Case #8 of World Edition).

Profile
Donald was the American CEO of the oil company SandOil. At the time of his death, he wore a black suit with a white shirt underneath and a red tie.

Murder Details
Donald was found dead in the Najwa nomad camp half roasted in a campfire. An analysis from Angela Douglas revealed that it was not the fire that killed him. According to bruises on the neck, Donald was strangled with some sort of rope then tossed onto the fire. A closer examination of the bruising suggested the rope was tied with a specific knot. The knot was the type used by Saharan camel riders to fasten harnesses around a camel's head, this meant Donald's killer rides camels.

Killer and Motives
The killer was revealed to be a nomad woman named Mama Yasmine

Mama Yasmine had told the team again and again that she would not speak to foreigners when they came to arrest her. Yasmine told the player that they had underestimated her by saying her mind was just as simple as her life, but Carmen had finished summarizing Yasmine’s details of the murder. Yasmine confessed to the murder as she told the team that she was angry of Anir running to them rather than helping her discard the evidence. Carmen questioned her thoughts as Yasmine had claimed that her tribe and Anir’s had feuded for generations, but Yasmine explained that in the olden days, the tribes had put aside their differences to defeat a common enemy. The nomad requested the player to take her to prison as she had lost her freedom a long time ago.

Yasmine then explained to Judge Adaku that she and her people were against the refinery and the foreigners exploiting their land as well as destroying their traditions. The judge told Yasmine that hatred and murder were the oldest traditions in history and they were not worth saving, so he sentenced the nomad to 20 years in prison.

Case Appearances

 * Death in the Desert (Case #8 of World Edition)