Blood in the Blender

Blood in the Blender is a case featured in Criminal Case, appearing as the one-hundredth-fourth case of the game and the forty-eighth case of Pacific Bay. It is the third case to take place in Innovation Valley, a district based in Pacific Bay.

Plot
Chief Marquez ordered the player to take Amy Young to check up on Ruth Campbell after intel of death threats came to wind in her office. Frank Knight wasn't willing to check up at an Innovation Valley juice bar since he was more interested in alcohol than "safe drinks." The blenders were filled with blood as Ruth was found murdered, then scrapped to a pulp in multiple blenders. The player felt that Roxie Sparks would have a field day given the nature of the murder.

The case revealed a couple of dark secrets--including but not limited to the creation of a genetic experiment called Milo and a clone of the victim budging in the office, in which Chief Marquez made it clear that the clone would be treated as a suspect. Sister Dolly didn't like the idea of genetic cloning as it was an act of sin and an absolute defiance against the creation of God, but evidence proved to be the asset doing all the talking as Nigel Campbell, the victim's estranged husband, killed Ruth after Amy and the player secured the saw, the tool Nigel used to kill the real Ruth.

Nigel thought Amy and the player were out of their minds, but Amy got down to business by presenting evidence as proof of Nigel performing the first-degree manslaughter. Nigel was a house husband and eventually wanted children, but when he had an affair with clone Ruth, it was the last straw as he was fed up with Ruth's workaholic lifestyle. Nigel thought Clone Ruth was more loyal than the real Ruth, so he sliced the real Ruth with a saw, and then shredded her using the blenders available in the juice bar. Amy has had enough, so she allowed the player to ship the estranged husband to face Judge Dante.

All Nigel wanted from Ruth was love, but admitted that her workaholic lifestyle led to discontent. Ruth Campbell created a clone of herself so that Nigel would have a love affair, but Nigel wanted the real thing, per his testimony to the Judge. So Judge Dante made one thing clear: 30 years in jail for Nigel.

In the hours following Nigel's indictment, Sister Dolly had to let go her abhorrence against Milo since all Milo wanted was some love (Chief Marquez was scared after Milo budged in the station). Clone Ruth tried to continue her original's research, but at the behest of Amy, Ruth opted to start a career at Ivywood to avert the junior officer's fears that clones could be androids, or even worse, robots programmed to kill.

Victim

 * Ruth Campbell (killed and stuffed into blenders)

Murder Weapon

 * Saw

Killer

 * Nigel Campbell

Killer's Profile

 * The killer makes smoothies.
 * The killer takes hormones.
 * The killer is a Christian.
 * The killer's blood type is O+.
 * The killer has red hair.

Trivia

 * All Additional Investigation legs of Innovation Valley, this case included, are named differently to ensure continuity with the district's plot. Hence, Into the Future: Part 3.
 * This is one of the cases in which Amy and Frank interact with each other.
 * This is one of the cases in which the killer commits domestic homicide for personal gain.