Alex Turner

Well, I think the audio cassette took water. So I baked it for a while… Now all that’s left is for you to synch the audio waves.

Alex Turner is the head of the digital forensics of the Grimsborough Police Department whose responsibilities include handling of technical and digital evidence through digital analysis.

Appearance
Alex is a man of 24 years of age with long brown hair which ends when it reaches his neck. He has dark brown eyes and is always seen wearing headphones around his neck. He wears an untucked grey hoodie which has a white pixel art on the right side. On the left, there's a pocket which consists of three pens and a USB stick. Besides that, he wears a pair of brown jeans.

Notable Events of Criminal Case
Alex was introduced to the player in the Additional Investigation of The Death of Rosa Wolf.

In The Summoning, Alex requested the team to get Alcott Milton's autograph for him as they left to have a conversation with Alcott concerning the victim's murder, which signified that Alex was a fan of Alcott. In the very case, it is discovered that Alex's full name is Alex Turner as he introduced himself to Elvira Milton in the Additional Investigation.

In The Reaper and the Geek, starting from Chapter 2, Alex appointed to become the player's sidekick, replacing Inspector Jones. This was due to Alex having a high interest in the Sci-fi Festival and a vast knowledge of geeky topics.

In Marked for Death, during the Additional Investigation, much to Chief King's disapproval, Alex dated his granddaughter, Cathy King. But unfortunately, the date didn't go too well—Alex spilled wine all over Cathy's laptop at dinner and then he nearly drove over her cat when he dropped her home. The result of the date made Alex very upset and he even wept when he told the team about this tragedy of his.

In the Additional Investigation of A Shot of Beauty, Alex accompanied the player when they went to check up on Dwayne Vermont since Dwayne was Alex's favourite photographer and he really wanted to meet Dwayne.

At the climax of There Will Be Blood, the player accepted a position in the Pacific Bay Police Department, but not before Cathy and the Grimsborough PD threw a farewell party for the player. Alex took some time to tease Nathan when the latter indirectly referred to his love interest, Harper Stone, to which Nathan responded very affectionately. To conclude, Alex commented on how he would never have met Cathy if it wasn't the player, and thanked the player for it.

Personal Life
Alex is known to be fond of celebrities. As stated above, he is a huge fan of Alcott Milton, the host of his favourite radio series, Beyond the Void. In Case #37, Alex mentions that he's a fan of B-movies actor, Bruce Anderson, and in addition, he thinks that Bruce is talented, strong, handsome and manly. Alex is also a fan of famous crime writer, Patricia P. Harris, as evidenced in Case #43, and even requests the team to get Patricia's autograph for him when they go to interrogate her. And lastly in Case #45, it is discovered that Alex is also a fan of Dwayne Vermont, his favourite photographer. However, Alex changes his mind about Dwayne when the latter insults him in the Additional Investigation of the very case.

Besides that, Alex has a high interest in the Grimsborough Sci-fi Fantasy Festival and also has a vast knowledge of geeky topics. He also has an interest in comic book franchises as evidenced in the Additional Investigation of Killing Me Softly.

As of the player's promotion to Pacific Bay, Alex is in a relationship with Cathy King (a.k.a. The @rtist), granddaughter of the late Chief King.

Analyses
As the Tech Expert of the Grimsborough Police Department, Alex has the responsibility of taking care of all the necessary technical analyses, and to inform the team of such results after a certain amount of time or a speed-up process using Criminal Case Cash. His task-wait rates will vary depending on the difficulty of the task, but they all cost 1 Criminal Case Cash per 30 minutes.

Below is the list of analyses Alex performs throughout the course of the game:

Case #1: The Death of Rosa Wolf  Case #2: Corpse in a Garden  Case #3: The Grim Butcher  Case #4: The Dockyard Killer  Case #5: A Russian Case  Case #6: Good Cop Dead Cop  Case #7: Death by Crucifixion  Case #8: Beautiful No More  Case #9: Burned to the Bone  Case #10: Under the Knife  Case #11: Into the Vipers' Nest  Case #12: Blood on the Trading Floor  Case #13: Bomb Alert on Grimsborough  Case #14: Fashion Victim  Case #15: Family Blood  Case #16: The Kiss of Death  Case #17: The Last Supper Case #18: In the Dead of Night Case #19: Innocence Lost Case #20: A Deadly Game Case #21: The Secret Experiments C​ase #23: The Final Journey  Case #24: Anatomy of a Murder Case #25: Ghost of Grimsborough Case #26: The Summoning Case #27: The Lake's Bride Case #28: The Haunting of Elm Manor  Case #30: The Wollcrafts' Creature  Case #31: Dog Eat Dog ​Case #32: Murder on Campus Case #33: Killing Me Softly Case #34 Dead Man Running  Case #35: At the End of the Rope  Case #36: The Devil's Playground  Case #37: The Reaper and the Geek  Case #38: Spring Break Massacre  Case #39: Marked for Death  Case #40: An Elementary Murder  Case #41: The Rorschach Reaper  Case #42: Blood and Glory  Case #43: Troubled Waters  Case #44: The Scent of Death  Case #45: A Shot of Beauty Case #46: Drive, Swing, Die Case #47: One Wedding and a Funeral  Case #48: Good Girls Don't Die Case #49: All the King's Horses Case #50: Snakes on the Stage Case #51: It All Ends Here Case #52: A Brave New World Case #53: Burying the Hatchet Case #54: The Poisoned Truth  Case #55: Ashes to Ashes Case #56: There Will Be Blood
 * Fingerprint (03:00:00)
 * Phone Number (00:05:00)
 * Surveillance Camera (03:00:00)
 * File Number (02:00:00)
 * Bloody Shoe Print (06:00:00)
 * Cellphone (06:00:00)
 * Skull Badge (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprint (00:02:00)
 * Invoice (03:00:00)
 * Ledger (06:00:00)
 * Phone Number (00:30:00)
 * Complaint Record (06:00:00)
 * Smashed Phone (03:00:00)
 * Action Figurine (03:00:00)
 * USB Key (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprint (06:00:00)
 * Serial Number (00:30:00)
 * Phone Number (00:30:00)
 * Surveillance Camera (06:00:00)
 * Tattoo Number (03:00:00)
 * Doctor's ID (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprint (06:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (03:00:00)
 * Partial Shoeprint (06:00:00)
 * Job ID Number (00:30:00)
 * CCTV Footage (06:00:00)
 * CCTV Footage (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprint (03:00:00)
 * Passport (00:30:00)
 * Leaflet (03:00:00)
 * Camera (06:00:00)
 * Medicine Canister (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprint (00:30:00)
 * Serial Number (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprint (03:00:00)
 * Legal Document (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprint (00:30:00)
 * Surveillance Camera (00:30:00)
 * Barcode (00:30:00)
 * Smartphone (03:00:00)
 * Club Card Number (03:00:00)
 * Disarmed Bomb (06:00:00)
 * Letter (00:30:00)
 * USB Key (03:00:00)
 * Mysterious Caller (00:30:00)
 * Phone Number (03:00:00)
 * CCTV Camera (06:00:00)
 * Address (00:05:00)
 * Credit Card Number (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (00:30:00)
 * Photograph (03:00:00)
 * Hard Drive (06:00:00)
 * Diamond Serial Number (00:30:00)
 * Memory Chip (06:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (00:30:00)
 * Message (06:00:00)
 * Cufflinks Hallmark (00:30:00)
 * Surveillance Footage (06:00:00)
 * Serial Number (03:00:00)
 * Credit Card Number (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprints (06:00:00)
 * Car Key Registration (00:30:00)
 * Platform Scale (06:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (03:00:00)
 * DNA (00:30:00)
 * USB Stick (00:30:00)
 * Phone (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprints (00:30:00)
 * Quote (00:30:00)
 * Barcode (06:00:00)
 * Knife's Serial Number (00:30:00)
 * Tape (06:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (00:30:00)
 * Bottle Barcode (03:00:00)
 * Serial Number (00:30:00)
 * Cellphone (06:00:00)
 * Letters (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprints Sample (00:30:00)
 * String of Numbers (00:30:00)
 * Bobby Pin (03:00:00)
 * Photograph (06:00:00)
 * Creepy Whistle (00:30:00)
 * Fingerprints (00:30:00)
 * Murder Weapon
 * Camera
 * Activated Machine
 * Chew Bone (00:15:00)
 * Article Headline (03:00:00)
 * Unlocked Phone (03:00:00)
 * Rani's Book (03:00:00)
 * Blurry Photograph (12:00:00)
 * Negatives (03:00:00)
 * Hidden Message (12:00:00)
 * Smartphone (03:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (03:00:00)
 * Starred Phone Numbers (03:00:00)
 * Photo of Murder (12:00:00)
 * CD (12:00:00)
 * Collector Figurine (03:00:00)
 * Victim's Laptop (03:00:00)
 * Smartphone (03:00:00)
 * Tablet (00:05:00)
 * Hard Drive (00:05:00)
 * Suicide Note (12:00:00)
 * Unknown Phone Number (06:00:00)
 * Mails (03:00:00)
 * Webcam (12:00:00)
 * Memory Card (06:00:00)
 * Confidential Compact Disc (06:00:00)
 * Friendnet Account (03:00:00)
 * Confidential File (06:00:00)
 * Serial Number (06:00:00)
 * Article (00:05:00)
 * Broken Camera (03:00:00)
 * ID Number (03:00:00)
 * Camera (06:00:00)
 * Rorschach Enigma (06:00:00)
 * Laptop (03:00:00)
 * Lie Detector Readings (00:05:00)
 * Killer's Photo (15:00:00)
 * Russian Text (01:00:00)
 * Airplane Ticket (02:00:00)
 * Birthday Card (02:00:00)
 * Tiara (06:00:00)
 * Surveillance Video (15:00:00)
 * Tablet Computer (01:00:00)
 * Remote (12:00:00)
 * The @rtist's Code (06:00:00)
 * Cryptic Message (00:15:00)
 * Fingerprints (06:00:00)
 * Bank Account (03:00:00)
 * Keyring Code (06:00:00)
 * Documents (09:00:00)
 * Digital Notebook (06:00:00)
 * Surveillance Camera (12:00:00)
 * Prints (03:00:00)
 * Gift Box (06:00:00)
 * Tablet Computer (12:00:00)
 * Victim's Will (06:00:00)
 * Platinum Record (06:00:00)
 * Taxi Receipt (15:00:00)
 * Scrapbook (12:00:00)
 * Tablet (06:00:00)
 * Zack's Laptop (06:00:00)
 * Plane Model Message (12:00:00)
 * Flight Data (12:00:00)
 * Video Camera (12:00:00)
 * BFF Necklace (06:00:00)
 * Napkin (15:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (12:00:00)
 * Charlene's Phone (03:00:00)
 * Royal Decree (06:00:00)
 * Bank Note Data (15:00:00)
 * Marconi's File (09:00:00)
 * Johnson's Documents (06:00:00)
 * Snake Tattoo (06:00:00)
 * Last Will (09:00:00)
 * Fingerprints (12:00:00)
 * Files (09:00:00)
 * Camera Footage (12:00:00)
 * Credit Card Number (06:00:00)
 * Serial Number (12:00:00)
 * Garden Gnome (12:00:00)
 * Serena's Picture (06:00:00)
 * Coded Message (06:00:00)
 * Circuit Board (03:00:00)
 * Sculpture (12:00:00)
 * Golden Chalice (15:00:00)
 * Newspaper Article (06:00:00)
 * Victim's Paperwork (09:00:00)
 * Camera Footage (12:00:00)
 * Police Knife's Serial Number (06:00:00)
 * Damaged Hard Drive (03:00:00)
 * USB Key (09:00:00)
 * Collectible Cards (12:00:00)
 * Parchment (12:00:00)
 * Wax Seal (09:00:00)
 * Memory Card (09:00:00)
 * Tape Recordings (09:00:00)
 * Billboard (06:00:00)
 * Handprints (12:00:00)

Gameplay
As of 22 January 2015, the player may choose Alex from their list of "teammates" (friends who play Criminal Case and are recruited to the player's team) to join the investigation of each crime scene (in any Grimsborough case) and provide hint bonuses. He's available as a 4-hint, level-80 partner.

Case Appearances
As one of the main characters and the head of the digital forensics of the Grimsborough PD, Alex appears in every single case of Grimsborough, except in To Die or Not to Die (Case #22) and No Smoke Without Fire (Case #29), in which there was nothing for Alex to analyze, nor made an appearance.