Case File 002 // River Falls Archive

The Polaroid Killer

Four women vanished between 1983 and 1985. Each case went cold. Then the photographs arrived.

Recovered from the River Falls Police Department archive, this larger investigation contains victim profiles, witness interviews, suspect reports, crime scene photographs and anonymous Polaroids mailed to investigators after each disappearance.

01

Build The Timeline Compare four disappearances across three years.

02

Study The Polaroids Find what the original investigators missed.

03

Cross The Files Test suspects against access, locations and statements.

04

Close The Case Submit your findings through the investigator portal.

The Polaroid Killer evidence package

The Investigation

They Thought The Victims Were Unrelated.

Four women disappeared between 1983 and 1985. Different lives. Different circumstances. Different scenes. Each investigation eventually stalled.

Then anonymous Polaroids began appearing in the case files. The photographs were disturbing, but the pattern behind them was overlooked.

This time, the entire archive is in one place. Compare the timelines. Read every statement. Track access and movement. One explanation connects all four disappearances.

Evidence Included

What's Inside The File

Case File 002 is intentionally larger than The Ashford Tape. The solution is spread across the archive rather than contained in a single clue.

01

Investigator BriefingThe recovered task-force overview.

02

Victim ProfilesFour separate disappearance files.

03

Eight Suspect FilesAccess, histories and conflicting explanations.

04

Eleven StatementsWitness accounts from across the investigation.

05

Crime Scene PhotosPhysical details from multiple locations.

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Anonymous PolaroidsThe evidence that gives the case its name.

07

Transit Facility MapLocation and movement evidence.

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Detective NotesThe original theories, assumptions and dead ends.

Can You Find The Pattern?

The victims appear unrelated. The scenes do not match. Only one explanation connects everything.

Who?

Identify The Person Responsible

Determine who connects all four disappearances when every alibi, opportunity and statement is tested.

Where?

Locate The Photographs

Use the physical evidence and location records to determine where the anonymous Polaroids were taken.

How?

Explain The Method

Reconstruct how the killer approached the victims without relying on force and why the pattern went unnoticed.

Case File 002 // Available Now

Open The Polaroid Killer

Choose the printable digital archive or receive the complete physical investigation package by mail. Both versions contain the full case.

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