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Fri 10th Mar 2023 10:40

Investigation Report - Murder of Henry Carberson

by Sorra Tefin

Henry Carberson was found dead today in Engineering. He appeared to be trapped in a room that lost life support systems while there was a circuit fire - fire extinguisher was absent from the room due to a crew member's participation in Electra bingo. There are clear nail marks on the door from Crewman Carberson trying to escape. Before his time of death Henry Carberson sent a message to Lieutenant Junior Ailyn requesting a meeting with her. He stated he had information he needed to tell her in private. The autopsy revealed Crewman Carberson indeed died from exfixiation. The timing appeared to line up with a minor energy surge traveling through the ships system. However, the surge did not display the severity needed to shut down life support systems and lock the doors.
 
Ensign Vash and I suspected that this might be more than a tragic accident and started the investigation. Cadet Pleiades Solace also joined in our investigation after threatening to tell the crew and insight panic. Through Crewman Padget. we were able to learn that Henry Carberson had been at science station five. We then investigated science station five finding that Crewman Jessell had left the computer logged into her name open in that room. She's been researching Mondanga spores, a powerful airborne sedative. When confronted Crewman Jessell had no idea about the spores, but confessed to using the computer to read Manga, this was confirmed by prior search history on the computer. We then had security lead by Ensign Waterman search the science station for DNA evidence of other personnel. We found the remanence of Crewman Carberson, Crewmen Jessell, Crewman Sayer, Cheif Petty Officer Ozier, Ensign Bellwether, Ensign Fontaine, Crewman Gladden, Nurse Wallace, and Crewman Feng.
 
 
Upon investigation of the ro0m where Crewman Carberson was found, Mondanga spores were found in the room, as well as a containment of the spores was missing from the ships stock. The personnel on the anomaly consolidation duty involving the spores were Crewman Astberry, Crewman Al Farabi - filling in for Crewman Torres due to Foxing bets, Ensign Williams, and Crewman Sams. The ships records showed the spores should still be in containment.

 
During the ongoing investigation another incident occurred revolving around the spores. While Crewman Torres and I were rock climbing in the holodeck spores were used in an attempt to knock us out. The spores succeeded in knocking out Crewman Torres who was currently free climbing without safety protocols on. Crewman Torres fell and I was unable to catch him. He is currently in med bay on life support. After he fell I saw a person untying my rope and leaving the holodeck with the security protocols overridden so they could not be reestablished. Ensign Vash then came and reinstated safety protocols and carried Crewman Torres to med bay.
 
 
At this point it became abundantly clear that Henry Carberson was not accidental. We then checked for evidence for who had been near the holodeck, it included Ensign Fontaine and Crewman Feng.
 
Upon interrogation Gladden confessed to getting red sand from Weisselberg and owing Weisselberg favors in exchange and wiping the computer log in history for a group including Cheif Petty Officer Ozier and Crewman Feng. We then went to talk to Weisselberg who informed us that he sold the spores to Crewman Chambers, though how he knew of the spores remains a mystery. Ensign Vash then went to find Crewman Chambers finding her not in her bed, but in shuttle bay 2 attempting an escape. Crewman Chambers is currently detained and awaiting trial for the crimes of murder and attempted murder. Cheif Petty Officer Ozier and Crewman Feng admitted to knowing that Chambers killed Crewman Carberson to stop him from telling Lieutenant Junior Ailyn about the red snad trade happening on the ship. They both stated they had no idea she would kill him, however, they claimed she was inspired by her obesssion with Crewman Carberson's girlfriend, Crewman Padget.