Wilhelm Moss

Wilhelm Moss was an artist who was murdered in The Ghost of Grimsborough (Case #25).

Murder Details
Wilhelm was an artist who was famous for painting many pictures. Whilst painting a brilliant painting named The Mad Pilgrim, Wilhelm mysteriously dropped dead, gripping his paintbrush with his eyes open. His death seemed to be of no cause. A lot of people, including Ramirez, were convinced that the Pilgrim's ghost had killed Wilhelm. They claimed that Wilfred had looked into the Mad Pilgrim's scary eyes and died of fright.

The Pilgrim was a cruel man who ruled over Grimsborough during the 17th century. He had sent hundreds of people to the gallows for the most trivial reasons. Finally, the people of Grimsborough had had enough, and one night, the Pilgrim's maid posioned his mead, and let the peasants in. They cut the Pilgrim's body into pieces and buried them to four corners of the town. After this, the people used to believe that the Pilgrim's soul remained trapped on the Earth, forever angry. Anyone who had tried to paint his portrait had died in most unusual circumstances.

Beside the victim's body, the team had found a mysterious threat letter which was signed by the Pilgrim. It said, "You will die, Moss. You shall perish for disturbing my eternal slumber."

The team also found a book of The Mad Pilgrim which had a scribbled message that read, "I have heard you intend to do what cannot be done. You might find this book helpful, oh brave soul." Since the book belonged to a writer named Monty Washington, the team went to have a chat with him.

There was also a torn card found on the table beside the victim's body. After piecing it back together, the team learned that it was a business card which had the address of the Victorian Garden in 15 Lincoln Street. After reading this, the team went there to search for more clues, and also interrogated the owner of the Victiorian Garden, Patrick Rufio.

Upon autopsy, Nathan said that the victim's death was mystery even to himself. He said that Wilhelm was killed by a complete failure of his central nervous system. All his muscles contracted violently, which explained why the victim was still gripping his paintbrush. Furthermore, Nathan said that he had found no trace of toxins in Wilhelm's blood, or anything that could explain the victim's death.

Killer and Reasons
The murderer was a wealthy collector named Patrick Rufio, who killed Wilhelm with a poison named Neurotoxin Ampoule when the victim was about to finish the painting of The Mad Pilgrim. Patrick was getting poor day by day. Since Wilhem had no marks on his body, everyone thought that a "ghost" had killed him, thus making valuable framework. The valuable painting belonged to Patrick and he wanted to sell it for money. For this reason, Patrick killed Wilhelm.

Case Appearances

 * The Ghost of Grimsborough (Case #25)