Joe Stern

Joe Stern was the manager of a mini-market and a prime suspect the invesitgation into the death of Ned Dillard in Corpse in a Garden (Case #2), and the killer of Chad Whickman in Burned to the Bone (Case #9).

Profile
Joe is a 6 feet tall man with brown hair and black eyes, who commonly wears a blue shirt which has a badge on the left side that reads, "MANAGER, JOE STERN".

In Corpse in a Garden, Joe wears a bandage and has a missing tooth.

In Burned to the Bone, Joe looks the same minus the bandage and his missing tooth, and it is discovered that Joe smokes, has dandruff, and wears sports shoes.

Role in Case(s)
In Corpse in a Garden, Joe was the manager of the mini-market where Dennis Brown bought a flammable liquid bottle and a saw to kill Ned Dillard, and also a bandage. When the team saw this invoice, they deduced the killer wore a bandage as they'd bought one along with the murder weapon. In the shelves of his market, the team found a surveillance camera which provides information about the killer.

In the Additional Investigation, Joe tells the team that a Viper got into his market, and thought there was something suspicious. The team found a bag of powder in a box of cookies within the shelves. The unknown powder later revealed to be cocaine, so the team warned Joe about the drug.

He returns in Burned to the Bone, where he is convicted of killing the Viper member Chad Whickman by burning him alive with a gasoline can. The team investigate in his market again where they find a job application the victim had sent him, and a CCTV footage which finally lets the team arrest him.

Trivia

 * Joe, Alfred Ziegler, Constance Bell, Ash Bison, Ginger, Troy Cassidy, One-Tooth Sam, Serena Johnson, Mikhail Levin, Zack Holden and Biff Wellington are the only characters who appeared as suspects in two different cases. As opposed to all others, Joe was tried for a murder on his second appearance.
 * Joe is the first suspect who gives you burger in Additional Investigation.
 * Joe's eyes are black, but it changes into brown in his "arrest" photo. This was probably a mistake from the game developers.

Case Appearances

 * Corpse in a Garden (Case #2)
 * Burned to the Bone (Case #9)