1 Prologue

Latham Weekly, June 2, 1988

>> BIZARRE HOMICIDE IN RACCOON CITY<<

Anna Mitaki, 42 years old, was found mutilated at the late yesterday in an abandoned area, not far from her home in northwest Raccoon City. This incident marked her as the fourth victim of 'cannibalism' after the case of the last one near the Victory Lake district by the prior month. Consistent with the coroner reports of the other victims, Mitaki's corpse showed the sign of having been partially eaten, and the bite pattern possibly formed by human jaws.

Shortly after the discovery of Miss Mitaki's corpse by two joggers at approximately nine o'clock last night, Chief Irons briefly stated that the RPD is working hard to apprehend the perpetrator, and he had consulted with the city officials to improve Racoon City's protection.

In addition to the killing spree of cannibalism, three others have died under animal attacks in Raccoon Forest for the past several weeks, bringing the toll of mysterious deaths up to seven till date.

Raccoon Times, June 22, 1998

>>HORROR IN RACCOON<<

INCREASE IN CASUALTIES

RACCOON CITY- The bodies of a young couple were found early Sunday morning in Victory Park; Deanne Rusch (19) and Christoper Smith (19) were first reported as missing by their parents by the late Saturday night and later were discovered by the police officers on the west bank of Victory Lake at precisely 2 A.M. The young couple's death recorded them as the eighth and ninth victims of the cannibalism case that had terrorized the city since mid-May of this year.

Although no official statement released by the police department, witnesses have confirmed that both youths suffered similar wounds with the previous victims.

Whether the attackers were human or animal, has yet to be announced.

According to friends of the couple, the two had talked about tracking down the rumored "wild dogs" that had been spotting in the dense forest by the park, they planned to violate the city's curfew and went to search for the alleged nocturnal creatures.

Mayor Harris has scheduled a press conference for this afternoon and was expected to take action regarding the current crisis, calling for stricter enforcement of the curfew.

Cityside, July 21, 1998

>>"S.T.A.R.S" SPECIAL TACTICS AND RESCUE SQUAD SENT TO SAVE RACCOON CITY<<

RACCOON CITY- with the reported disappearance of three hikers in Raccoon Forest earlier this week, city officials have finally called for a roadblock on rural Route 6 at the foothills of the Arklay Mountains.

Police Chief Brian Irons announced that S.T.A.R.S would participate in the search of missing hikers and cooperated with the RPD to solve the murders and missing case that terrorizing our city.

Chief irons as the former member S.T.A.R.S himself, said today (in an exclusive Gityside telephone interview) that it is "the time to employ the talents of these dedicated men and women toward the safety of this city.

We had nine brutal murders and at least five disappearances within less than two months, all of these events took place in nearby Raccoon Forest.

This leads us to believe that the perpetrators of the crimes may hide somewhere in the Victory Lake district, and S.T.A.R.S have the experience to find them."

When asked why not assigned S.T.A.R.S early, Chief Irons said that they have been assisting the RPD in the first place and they would be a "welcome addition" to the task force currently working on to solve case full-time.

Founded in New York in 1967, the privately funded S.T.A.R.S was originally created as a measure against cult-related terrorism by a group of retired military officials and ex-field operatives from both CIA and FBI. Under the guidance of former NSDA (National Security and Defense Agency) director Marco Palmieri, the group rapidly expanded its service to include everything from hostage negotiation to code-breaking to riot control.

Working with local police agencies, each branch office of the S.T.A.R.S is designed to work as a complete unit by itself. S.T.A.R.S set up its Raccoon City's branch through the fund-raising efforts of several local businesses in 1972 and currently led by Captain Albert Wesker, promoted to the position less than six months ago.