One local journalist, Maria Rodriguez, decided to take matters into her own hands and launched an investigation into the murders. She spent countless hours interviewing artists, police officers, and witnesses, but every lead seemed to end in a dead-end.

The community has proposed several “murderers”:

The video description was even more cryptic: “Find me before they do. The answer is in the blood.”

The revelation of the Puppet Collective's involvement in the murders sent shockwaves through the town of Ashwood. Julian and his followers were arrested and charged with multiple counts of vandalism and desecration.