Tom Blackwater

Tom Blackwater was an Amish boy and farmer who had brown hair combed back to a large height. He has brown eyes and quite a cocky attitude. He is most commonly seen wearing a red t-shirt with a yellow pattern and a blue denim jacket. He was murdered in a field in The Devil's Playground (Case #36).

Murder Details
Tom was found strung up on a post in a field owned by the Grimsborough Amish society. He had been dressed like a scarecrow with a straw hat on his head and his hands spread out on the post. He had also been stabbed with a sharp four pronged weapon which was soon revealed to be a pitchfork. Tom's body was discovered by Isaac Hersberger.The rope he had been strung up with had traces of hair on it, which was analyzed to be horse hair. This proved that the killer rode a horse. The team then found a footprint on the victim's body where the killer had kicked him in disgust which was examined to be made by a large boot. The team then went to the Kissing Spot where Tom and his Amish girlfriend Hannah Hersberger usually went to kiss. They found the pitchfork there and a pile of dirt. Searching the pitchfork, they found bloodied fibres. Analyzing them, they were soon discovered to be blonde hairs which belonged to the killer as Tom was brown haired. Hannah's brother Isaac had a drawing of the killer which included a hat and the man to be 6 foot tall. This was the final proof the team needed to make a conviction.

Killer and Motives
Tom's killer was none other than Hannah and Isaac's father Ezekiel Hersberger. Ezekiel had found out that Tom and his family were trying to buy Ezekiel's land but Ezekiel wouldn't let him. Tom attempted to get back at Ezekiel by making Hannah fall in love with him and plan to go away with him. Ezekiel confronted Tom in the Amish field and Tom boasted about how much Hannah loved him and that she would choose him over Ezekiel any day. This angered Ezekiel to the fullest and he jumped on a horse and chased him with a pitchfork. Ezekiel strung up Tom like a scarecrow to symbolise that he wants the non-Amish to stay away. Ezekiel calls the outside world "The Devil's Playground" and hated the outside world. He wanted Tom's scarecrow death to symbolise outsiders to be scared off.

Case Appearances

 * The Devil's Playground (Case #36)