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As the moon rises, the moonlight illuminates a dead body, found viciously strangled! Who wanted this young woman to live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse forever? Find out who killed her to display her forever drop dead gorgeous!
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—Case Teaser
A Mermaid by the Moon is a case featured in CriminalCase as the one-hundred and sixty-fifth case of the game. It is the fiftieth case of The Mystery and the fifth case in Paradise Beach.
After they learned that a person nicknamed "The Warship" could've been behind the assassination of a car salesman and the attempted murder of a prostitute, the player and Major then headed to Maurice "Lionheart" Thunder's pirate ship based on evidence they found to investigate while he was away on business, only for the player to notice something odd by the bowsprit, only for the detectives to find the corpse of partygoer Gloria Uppington strung up like a mermaid. They then found clues on the pirate ship and the ship docks to suspect previously suspected ship owner and collector Zuberi Oboye, local sailor Randall Preston and famous shark expert Benjamin Grayson in the murder. Soon after, they were informed by Janice and Erika that social media proved that the victim was seen on the Paradise Beach Strip that afternoon before her death.
They then investigated the Paradise Beach Strip, soon collecting clues to suspect European community pillar Sebastiano Di Bona and party planner Kyle Kingston in the murder before finding the murder weapon used to strange Gloria, a woven rope made from silk, straw and cotton. They then continued investigating and discovered that the victim was in an affair with Randall and that the victim planned to steal Zuberi's ship. They then were informed by Maxwell that Kyle had lied to them and that Gloria was actually working for him before the former fired her hours before the murder. They then confronted Kyle, who told them that he felt that since the victim was no longer in his employment, it was pointless to mention it. Major then scolded Kyle, reminding him of how his lies four years prior didn't do him good. They then found out the victim threatened the ecosystems of sharks, which angered Benjamin, and that Gloria spied on the victim. In the end, they soon collected all the evidence to incriminate the one who killed a youthful maiden under the moon to be...
Summary
Victim
Gloria Uppington (found dead, strung like a mermaid figurehead)