Lifeless in Seattle

Lifeless in Seattle is a case featured in Criminal Case as the one-hundred sixty-sixth case of the game. It is the fifty-first case of the game's World Edition (Season 3) and also the third case to take place in North America.

Plot
After learning about SOMBRA's involvement in the movement, the Bureau went to one of USNay's rallies in Seattle. Chief Ripley sent Jack and the player to the USNay bus, where they found the body of Wolf News journalist Kelly Purnell with a pocket knife in the neck.

During the investigation, O.M.MediLab gave a press conference supporting USNay. Later, Robert Hicks, USNay's leader, blamed USStay for Kelly's murder and believed he was going to be the next victim. The team incriminated Kelly's mother, Virginia Purnell, for the murder.

After denying involvement, Virginia admitted to the crime. Virginia could not stand when Kelly had left their home to work at the big city, leaving Virginia and her husband Hector heartbroken. When Kelly refused to attend to Hector's funeral after his death, Virginia had lost her temper, so she stabbed Kelly in the neck with a USNay pocket knife. Judge Adaku ordered her stay in a maximum security psychiatric hospital.

Post-trial, Chief Ripley sent Jack and the player to the USNay bus for clues about O.M.MediLab. They found Robert Hicks' dictaphone, which had recorded one of his meetings with Erin Bryant, O.M.MediLab's PR officer. Robert refused to talk but revealed that they had met in the cafe. At the cafe, the team found Erin's folder, which (per Elliot) proved that O.M.MediLab was evading taxes. With such a solid piece of evidence, the team was able to shut down the company and arrest Erin.

Meanwhile, Niilo Virtanen, the UN envoy they had met in Mexico, requested the team's help after realizing that someone was stalking him at the market place. Jonah and the player investigated the vicinity and found a surveillance photo which proved that someone wanted to kill Niilo. When informed about the death threat, Niilo said that he would depart to Alaska to investigate a weaponry factory.

In order to protect Niilo, Chief Ripley sent the Bureau to Alaska, where a disguised Jack and the player would escort the UN envoy during his work at the factory.

Victim

 * Kelly Purnell  (stabbed in the neck with a pocket knife)

Murder Weapon

 * Pocket Knife

Killer

 * Virginia Purnell

Killer's Profile

 * The killer drinks mocha.
 * The killer has a pollen allergy.
 * The killer knows the American anthem.
 * The killer has blue eyes.
 * The killer wears a cap.

Trivia

 * The case's title comes from the 1993 American romantic-comedy film Sleepless in Seattle.
 * This is one of the cases of World Edition in which the victim and the killer are relatives.
 * In the "Leather Couches" crime scene, Rachel Priest can be seen on a TV screen.