Template:CharacInfobox/SupportingCharac Joe Stern was a suspect in the murder investigation of mortgage broker Ned Dillard in Corpse in a Garden (Case #2 of Grimsborough) and the killer of Viper member Chad Whickman in Burned to the Bone (Case #9 of Grimsborough).
Profile
Joe is a 42-year-old manager of a mini-market. He has messy brown hair and black eyes. He commonly wears a blue shirt which has a badge on the left side that reads, "MANAGER, JOE STERN".
In his first appearance, Joe wears a bandage and has a missing tooth.
In his second appearance, Joe lacks the bandage and has dandruff on his shoulders. It is discovered that he wears sport shoes and smokes.
| Height | 6'0" |
|---|---|
| Age | 42 |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Eyes | black |
| Blood | AB+ |
Events of Criminal Case
Corpse in a Garden
Joe was brought into questioning due to Ned's killer buying flammable liquid bottle and a saw (which happened to be the murder weapon) from his mini-market, as well as a bandage. When Jones and the player saw this invoice, they deduced the killer wore a bandage as they had bought one along with the murder weapon. In the shelves of his market, the team found a surveillance camera which provided information about the killer.
In the Additional Investigation, Joe informed the team that a Viper had come into his market, and thought there was something suspicious. The team found a bag of powder in a box of cookies within the shelves. The unknown powder was later revealed to be cocaine, so the team warned Joe about the drug.
Burned to the Bone
The team investigated Joe's market again and found a job application the victim had sent to him, and a CCTV footage which finally let the team arrest him.
Joe confessed that he killed Chad because the Vipers would always come to his mini-market and destroy all the items. As a result, he became furious when Chad asked for a job in his mini-market (since Chad was a member of the Vipers) and, therefore, doused him in gasoline before setting him on fire with his cigarette.
Joe also stated that his only regret was that he did not get to kill more members of the Vipers, so for his sick crime and also for his unrepentant nature, Judge Hall hereby sentenced him to twenty to life in jail.
Trivia
- Joe is one of the suspects to appear in two cases.
- Joe is the first suspect who gives you a burger in the Additional Investigation.
- Joe's bandage turns from beige to white in his first mugshot.
- In his "arrest" photo, Joe can be seen without the dandruff on his shoulder, and his eye color changes from black to amber.
Case appearances
- Corpse in a Garden (Case #2 of Grimsborough)
- Burned to the Bone (Case #9 of Grimsborough)
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