Mary Gray

Mary Gray was a middle aged woman who was murdered by drowning in The Lake's Bride (Case #27).

Murder Details
Mary was found dead inside the trunk of a white car which was parked near a lake in the Historical Center. She was dressed as a bride in a white gown.

The killer had disguised as a monster called Creature of the Lake, and had first kidnapped the victim in the outskirts of the town. After that, the killer took Mary to a lake and drowned her, and then stuffed her in the trunk of her car.

It was later reported that someone had seen the victim's dead body at the side of the lake, inside the car's trunk which was slightly open. Quickly, Ramirez had informed the team about it and they right away went to the murder scene, and found the victim's body, as well as a pile of algae, and some pieces of torn letters.

After completing the victim's autopsy, Nathan told the team that she had obviously drowned. When asked if Mary was still alive when the killer drove her car into the lake, Nathan replied yes. He said that the Mary had a few bruises, and that the killer must had knocked her out so that they could stuff her in the car's trunk, but the victim's lungs were filled with water. Nathan had also found a letter pinned to the victim's chest which read, "I have taken my due. I am appleased, but my anger shall never completely disappear." He told the team that the letter was tacked to Mary's chest with a stamp hinge, which was an adhesive flap especially used by stamp-collectors. This meant that the killer used to collect stamps.

Killer and Motives
The killer was the victim's lover, Alexander Vladinsky, a poet. He had a mental problem and saw everything through his eyes as poetry. Alexander loved Mary and thought that love, passion, and death were all similar and that murder was the highest form of desire. Since he had a mental problem, Judge Olivia Hall sentenced him to 30 years in jail, accompanied by a psychiatrist.

Case Appearances

 * The Lake's Bride (Case #27)