Alice

From 1999 to 2005, a series of five killings had taken place. The five killings would have been completely different, if it weren't for the "calling card" that the killer left at each crime scene. In an obvious location, he would leave a playing card that varied from killing to killing, that had Alice, written on it in the victims blood.

The first victim was a girl named Sarah. A 29 year old restaurant owner. People who described her said she was a head strong woman with a short temper and a sharp tongue when dealing with her employees. She was known by her customers for her fine cooking and dedication to her job. Outside her job, Sarah was often very social and went to many parties.

It was after one such party that she went missing. She decided to walk home from her friend's house, seeing as she was only a block from home, and she was a bit too drunk to drive. Several people offered to drive her home, but she shrugged it off. She was seen leaving the party at one in the morning, and this is the last time she was seen alive.

The next morning, a couple walking in the woods about a mile from Sarah's house saw a large amount of blood on an overgrown, unused path. Curious, they followed it, where they found Sarah's body. She had been torn apart, her parts impaled on various tree branches. The couple called the police.

It was the police that found the playing card, crammed into Sarah's mouth. It was a Jack of Spades, which had the word "Alice" written on it, as previously mentioned. There were no fingerprints or any DNA to be found. There was vomit on the scene, but the female of the couple admitted that it was hers.

Justin was a barely known singer in a band that never played anything more than at various bars and community functions. His friends described him as a kindhearted man who would never raise his voice offstage. After his death, his band fell apart, not having the heart to find a new singer.

Justin was abducted from his apartment on February 11, 2001. His bandmates were the last people to see him alive, as he had practiced with them earlier in the day. That night, his girlfriend came to visit him, and was surprised to find the house empty. Within days, a missing persons report was filed, and a search for him began.

On the security footage of the apartment, a hooded figure could be seen entering through a side door, and leaving with a large garbage bag that bulged strangely. This strange appearance was never accounted for, and no one saw the strange man in person. This man is widely believed to be the killer, but his face was never shown, and there appears to be some doubt.

The following week, the owner of the bar "Finger Prints" which is where the band had often performed was opening for the day, and was met with a grisly sight. Slumped at a table was Justin's body. His vocal chords had been ripped from his throat, and he had been shot in the head. His "Alice" card was a King of Diamonds, and was found clutched in his hands, along with his ruined vocal chords.

A teen girl, Kara had her whole life ahead of her. She was a sweet girl, and well loved by her classmates and relatives. She wanted to go to college to be a fashion designer, and was a week from graduating High School when she was abducted.

Kara's family went frantic trying to find her, and the whole town was combed for the lost girl. Her body was found two days later, buried in a shallow grave. It didn't seem that the killer wanted her hidden - on the contrary, he had marked her grave with her "Alice" playing card, the queen of clubs. It had been taped to a stick and stuck on top of the grave.

Kara's body had been horribly mutilated. Her eyes had been carved from her body, her skin was flayed, and her mouth had been carved open. A crown had been sewn to her head, likely while she was still alive. No sexual crimes had been committed, either pre- or post-mortem.

Along with Kara's body was a note, written in straggly handwriting. It contained many disjointed phrases, some of which were unreadable. "Death is a distorted dream, she will forever rule," and "ha! ha! those which die are the lucky ones" were various phrases that had been written, among others. A match to the handwriting was never found.

These two were the last of the killings, and the least gruesome. Hannah and Jacob were siblings, and very close. Hannah was the elder sister, and was very stubborn. Her younger brother, Jacob, was very smart, and had skipped a grade, causing him to be in the same class as his beloved sister. The two rarely fought, as most siblings tended to.

The two were found dead in their beds on April 4, 2005. The cause of death was a lethal injection. The children's bedroom window was open, and it was deduced that the killer snuck in quietly enough to kill the two without waking them, then snuck back out. Each child held half of an Ace of Hearts playing card that, when put together, spelled out the word "Alice."

One very smudged footprint was found on their carpet, but closer inspection was made impossible by the severe damage done to the print. This was the only piece of evidence, other than the playing card, left at the scene.

A year later, the mother of Hannah and Jacob committed suicide out of grief. Their father, who is still alive to this day, is going through extensive therapy to get over the death of his entire family. At this moment, he is heavily depressed, and is extremely medicated.

Shortly after the death of the Aslam siblings, a man named John Youth was arrested for the murders. He was a bum with mental problems, who claimed to "not remember" where he was at the time of any of the murders. Most damning of all, he was seen wearing a coat that had belonged to Justin. A bit of blood on the sleeve tested positive to be his. John, who was raving at this point, claimed that a "demon black man with no face" had given him the coat.

John was eventually released when a homeless shelter five miles from the Kara household claimed to have John in their files for the night of Kara's murder. Since there was no way for him to get to where she was abducted and back without being noticed, John was released.

Alice was never found. For all we know, Alice could still be out there, looking for another person to bring to his world to join the other five. For all we know, there could be many more than five by now. So just remember to sleep safely tonight. And don't go anywhere without an accomplice. I wouldn't want you to be he next victim. But I know Alice would want you to be.