Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dead Men Tell No Tales is a case featured in Criminal Case as the twenty-eighth case of The Conspiracy (Season 5) and the two-hundred fifty-ninth case overall. It takes place in the Maple Heights district of Grimsborough.

Victim

 * Joshua Gibson (found floating in the water)

Murder Weapon

 * Pirate Gun

Killer

 * Carl Rossa

Killer's Profile

 * The killer collects antique guns.
 * The killer eats lobster bisque.
 * The killer has traveled to the Caribbean.
 * The killer wears a hat.
 * The killer wears a blue feather.

Chapter 1

 * Investigate Flooded Street. (Clues: Car Keys, Victim's Body)
 * Examine Car Keys. (Result: Coleman G; New Suspect: Glen Coleman)
 * Ask Glen Coleman about the victim. (Prerequisite: Coleman G decoded; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Pirate Ship; Victim identified: Joshua Gibson)
 * Investigate Pirate Ship. (Prerequisite: Glen interrogated; Clues: Victim's Jacket, Seaweed, Victim's Briefcase)
 * Examine Victim's Jacket. (Result: Blood)
 * Analyze Blood. (03:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats lobster bisque)
 * Examine Seaweed. (Result: Diving Mask; New Suspect: Ernest Emerson)
 * Ask Ernest Emerson if he saw anything while diving. (Prerequisite: Diving Mask found)
 * Examine Victim's Briefcase. (Result: Open Briefcase [Book])
 * Examine Book. (Result: Book Dedication; New Suspect: Patricia P. Harris)
 * Talk to Patricia P. Harris about her relationship to the victim. (Prerequisite: Book Dedication unraveled)
 * Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer collects antique guns)
 * Go to Chapter 2. (No stars)

Chapter 2

 * Profile updated: Carl collects antique guns.
 * Ask Carl Rossa about the victim. (Available after unlocking Chapter 2; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Pirate Bar)
 * Investigate Pirate Bar. (Prerequisite: Carl interrogated; Clues: Torn Flag, Cannonballs)
 * Examine Torn Flag. (Result: Pirate Flag)
 * Analyze Pirate Flag. (12:00:00)
 * Ask Ernest Emerson why he denied knowing the victim. (Prerequisite: Pirate Flag analyzed; New Crime Scene Unlocked: Docks; Profile updated: Ernest collects antique guns and eats lobster bisque)
 * Investigate Docks. (Prerequisite: Ernest interrogated; Clues: Stained Medallion, Gun Holster)
 * Examine Stained Medallion. (Result: Blue Flakes)
 * Examine Blue Flakes. (Result: Luxury Car Polish)
 * Confront Glen Coleman about the message on the medallion. (Prerequisite: Luxury Car Polish identified under microscope; Profile updated: Glen collects antique guns and eats lobster bisque)
 * Examine Gun Holster. (Result: Clear Substance)
 * Analyze Clear Substance. (12:00:00; Attribute: The killer has traveled to the Caribbean; Profile updated: Ernest has traveled to the Caribbean)
 * Examine Cannonballs. (Result: Photograph [Unknown Woman])
 * Examine Unknown Woman. (New Suspect: Ruth Matuszak)
 * Talk to Ruth Matuszak about the victim. (Prerequisite: Ruth Matuszak identified)
 * Go to Chapter 3. (No stars)

Chapter 3

 * Investigate Bar Couch. (Available after unlocking Chapter 3; Clues: Locked Tablet, [Bottle] Faded Message, Torn Form)
 * Examine Locked Tablet. (Result: Tablet Data)
 * Analyze Tablet Data. (09:00:00)
 * Question Patricia P. Harris about the victim's fantasies. (Prerequisite: Tablet Data analyzed; Profile updated: Patricia collects antique guns, eats lobster bisque and has traveled to the Caribbean)
 * Examine Faded Message. (Result: Message to Victim)
 * Confront Carl Rossa about his message to the victim. (Prerequisite: Message to Victim unraveled; Profile updated: Carl eats lobster bisque and has traveled to the Caribbean)
 * Examine Torn Form. (Result: Official Form)
 * Question Ruth Matuszak about the victim reporting her. (Prerequisite: Official Form restored; Profile updated: Ruth has traveled to the Caribbean)
 * Investigate Sunken Car. (All tasks before must be done first; Clues: Treasure Chest, Bullet Pouch)
 * Examine Treasure Chest. (Result: Pirate Gun)
 * Analyze Pirate Gun. (09:00:00; Murder Weapon registered: Pirate Gun; Attribute: The killer wears a blue feather)
 * Examine Bullet Pouch. (Result: Oily Substance)
 * Analyze Oily Substance. (15:00:00; Attribute: The killer wears a hat)
 * Take care of the killer now!
 * Go to Demons Among Us (4/6). (No stars)

Demons Among Us (4/6)

 * Ask Ernest Emerson for help. (Available after unlocking Demons Among Us)
 * Investigate Pirate Ship. (Prerequisite: Ernest interrogated; Clue: Vial Case)
 * Examine Vial Case. (Result: Vials)
 * Analyze Vials. (09:00:00)
 * Ask Benjamin Fetcher about the Demon Fish's breeding. (Prerequisite: Vials analyzed; Reward: Burger)
 * Investigate Flooded Street. (Prerequisite: Benjamin interrogated; Clue: Gold Hubcap)
 * Examine Gold Hubcap. (Result: Fish Eggs)
 * Analyze Fish Eggs. (09:00:00)
 * Find out what Cathy learned about DreamLife. (Available after unlocking Demons Among Us; Reward: Pirate Hair)
 * Investigate Pirate Bar. (Prerequisite: Cathy interrogated; Clue: Locked Phone [Phone Case])
 * Examine Phone Case. (Result: Fingerprints [Unlocked Smartphone])
 * Analyze Unlocked Smartphone. (06:00:00)
 * Inform Chief Parker about Dr Pickering. (Prerequisite: Unlocked Smartphone analyzed; Reward: 20,000 Coins)
 * See if Martine feels better. (All tasks before must be done first)
 * Ask Ray Parker about diving in the cave. (Prerequisite: Martine interrogated)
 * Move on to a new crime! (No stars)

Trivia

 * The case title refers to the 2017 American fantasy film "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales."
 * A handful of fictional brands and products mentioned in the case are parodies of real-life brands or products:
 * Doreo Drive, a parody of Rodeo Drive.
 * Purrari, a parody of Ferrari.
 * K. J. Howling, a parody of J. K. Rowling.
 * Weston and Smith, a parody of Smith & Weston.