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•Billy Holmes•
For @humangrumpycat
The Martinez Murder
Omi: Good Evening Riverdale! I’m Omi Klyde
Estelle: And I'm Estelle
Omi: And this is Underneath The Surface, where we dive into the history of our town, Riverdale.
Today, we’ll be discussing the Martinez Murder
Estelle: And since this is a special occasion, we've decided to switch it up.
Why, you ask?
Omi: because I’m nosy
no, because I got to do the research this week. Lemme tell you. There’s some stuff that might get us in trouble if we reveal too much
Estelle: Luckily, we like living on the edge.
Omi: Yesss
a lot of this information I actually got from my older sister, who reported on this case at the time
Estelle: So we know this is going to be gooooood.
Omi: Adelfa knows her shit
Estelle: Can you say shit on a podcast?
Omi: Well I just did so, I mean, we’re not sponsored-are we sponsored???
Omi: Abe! Are we sponsored??
Estelle: I- I don't think so.
Abe: How the hell should I know? I just joined y'all!
Omi: alright, so, as we all know, the Serpents and Ghoulies have been in opposition since their creation, basically. Well, this whole thing was started by the waterboarding of Abdiel Martinez’s -the leader of the Ghoulies at the time- teenage son
sometime around 2009
Estelle: Wait-
They waterboarded a teenager?
Abe: what the-
Omi: the serpents weren’t as soft as they are now. The ghoulies were actually a lot less rowdy in the 90s/2000s
Estelle: I see.
Abe: Why, though?
Omi: Honestly, because of a simple wrong place wrong time misunderstanding. the leader of the serpents at the time was actually apologetic to Abdiel because apparently it really messed the kid up
Estelle: That's-
Abe: How you do accidentally waterboard the wrong person?
Estelle: But you said the leader of the Serpents actually apologized?
Omi: yes!
Actually, he even paid for some therapy.
The two groups had a truce
Estelle: Wow!
What happened to that guy?
Omi: oh, the leader?
Not 100% sure.
Think he died in combat or something
Estelle: huh.
Omi: But...
Estelle: That’s pretty tragic
Abe: I knew there’d be a but
Omi: it is. And he seemed nice too, from what Adelfa told me
yup, there’s always a but.
Well, not long after that, the ghoulies went after the leader’s kid
Estelle: Of course.
I mean- why actually accept the truce if you just- you know- go after the kid.
Abe: You said "kid", does that mean he was younger than the boy who was waterboarded?
Omi: eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
the ghoulies might’ve been soft, but they still had some wild members from the 80s there advising
yeah, he would’ve been about our age then
the age of the boy who got waterboarded was 16 I think?
Estelle: Oh. That's-
Abe: NINE OR TEN????
Estelle: That’s just horrible
Omi: nine or ten...poor kid
Estelle: But what did they exactly do to the 9/10-year-old?
Omi: they jumped him.
Kid came out with cuts and bruises according to medical reports
Who the heck jumps a literal child??
Estelle: Ghoulies, apparently.
Abe: Didn't they do something like that to someone from our school?
The beanie guy.
Estelle: (wheezes) the beanie guy...
Omi: Nuggethead? Yes
a serpent himself
Estelle: I- I want to correct both of you, but-
His own name isn't that much better.
(whispers) Is that mean?
Omi: am I wrong??? I’ve seen him eat the entire menu at pops in one sitting
Abe: He's why you left the Blue & Gold.
That guy eats everything.
Omi: ok one more bash and I’ll get on with the story-
but I have seen him eat a burger off the floor
Estelle: That's not just Jughead...
Abe: Yeah I'm pretty sure Mark's done that, too.
Estelle: No, I thought it was Brian.
Omi: wouldn’t put it past either of them
Estelle: Pretty sure Jonathan would do it too, if it wasn't for me.
Omi: teenage boys are something else, aren’t they? Like little creatures
anyways I should definitely go back to the topic because you’re usually the one who reigns me in
Estelle: The struggle is real.
Abe: Can't relate.
Estelle: (laughs) Let's save this for another time, yes. Please continue.
Omi: So, of course, the serpent leader was not happy bout this.
therapy stopped for the Martinez boy
Estelle: My respect would be gone if he didn't.
Omi: in fact, he was so angry about this, the serpents captured both Abdiel and his wife
the truce was over
which, is understandable
Abe: Oh no, not the wife.
Omi: the wife. But, the kids were left out of this part
Abe: Oh good, he has some morals.
Estelle: (wheezes) Better than the Ghoulies.
Omi: i don’t think the ghoulies ever had morals, minus maybe a few members. those young ghoulies scare me-they had the whole town scared of clowns for a year, remember that?
Estelle: Oh yeah.
Abe: Not a violent person but I was this close to buying a gun, yes.
Omi: those were some times
Anyways, what is known about what happened next is the following: the couple was taken, reported missing for a few days, and Mrs. Martinez returned blind and widowed. Information was either redacted or they were unable to attain the exact details of the murder
Abe: Wh-
Estelle: Oh, that-
Abe: Blind??
Omi: blind
Estelle: I have to say, that is an effective way to lead
Abe: Are you seriously condoning this?
Omi: she stumbled into the south side emergency room, bleeding, and sobbing hysterically
no I get what you’re saying
Estelle: I mean, he was pretty chill and they abused that and now they paid.
Omi: makes sense to me
Abe: Y-yeah but-
Omi: y’all wanna hear something interesting tho?
Estelle: Oh Yes.
Abe: Oh No.
Omi: Guess who’s kid runs the ghoulies now
Estelle: I- shut the fuck up.
Abe: Estelle-
Estelle: It all makes total sense now.
Omi: does this mean I can say fuck on this podcast
Estelle: We'll take the fine, should we get one.
Omi: daddy can pay for it we’re fine
Abe: Okay, but let's not overdo it please.
Omi: yes his son is now the leader and that is why the ghoulies are reclaiming their 80s wild child glory
also thats why they seem especially brutal towards the serpents
oh, want to hear another thing?
Estelle: Yes.
Always.
Omi: law enforcement never found the body, BUT
there are rumors
Estelle: Not surprised, honestly.
Abe: What rumors?
Omi: well, supposedly, there was a scavenger hunt
set by the serpents, for the ghoulies
Estelle: Oh.
Fun.
Abe: (laughs)
Omi: the body hasn’t been discovered to this day, as far as we know. But, that’s why there are so many random holes in fox forest
allegedly
and here I was, thinking we had massive gophers
Abe: Oh my god.
Estelle: Maybe they helped.
Omi: who knows, there’s lots of shit in that forest, especially that creepy funeral home and crematorium, which is also supposedly linked to the ghoulies but law enforcement hasn’t found proof of that
Estelle: How?
Omi: also we’re close to greendale and that town has lots of weird happenings. I suspect radiation
They searched the place
Abe: Yeah I believe that.
Estelle: See this is why I don't go to that forest.
Name one good thing that's happened there.
Omi: Absolutely nothing.
too many kids go missing on the paths through it no way am I stepping foot in it
Abe: But y'all are dragging me to that house on Wabash Avenue?
Omi: its not in the forest. Free range baby
Abe: I don't wanna run into an angry man as we wander around his house.
Estelle: I'll get you some holy water, you'll be fine.
Omi: we’ll be fine. ill do a crazy dance to distract him
Estelle: If Omi screams, we'll run.
Omi: and I’ve never screamed
because we will be fine and if not I will ask Queenie for her bat
do you think ghosts like 90s r&b?
Estelle: I'd go for EDM.
Abe: Oh yeah.
Omi: so you have nothing to worry about my dear sweet Abe
theyll be dancing
Estelle: Now, some of you might have been wondering why it's the three of us.
You wanna introduce yourself?
Abe: Hello everyone! I'm Audrey Lincoln. Last time, Omi and Estelle decided to investigate the case of Wabash Avenue, and they've been thinking about turning it into a vlog.
Estelle: And of course, our lovely friend Abe came to mind.
Abe: So, the following weeks, I'll be part of the team.
Omi: shes talented, beautiful, stunning, spectacular, amazing, wonderful
Abe: Omi-
Estelle: And if our talented, beautiful, stunning, spectacular, amazing, wonderful friend likes it, she's more than welcome to stay part of the team.
Omi: i’d definitely like her to be apart of it, then we’d see you more!
well, I think that wraps up this week
Estelle: Feeling a little more unsafe in this town.
Omi: wait, you’ve felt safe in this town?
Estelle: When I was a little girl, yes.
Abe: Before History class.
Estelle: Or before I started following the news.
Omi: Valid points.
Well, I’m Omi
Estelle: I'm Estelle.
Abe: And I'm Audrey.
Omi: Don’t forget to tune in next week for: The Truth Behind Pickens Day!
Estelle: See y’all then!
Abe: And sweet dreams
OC EXTRAVAGANZA SATURDAY
Helloooo all! I’m bringing back oc Saturday for these trying times to showcase some brilliant ocs! If you’d like to nominate your oc or somebody else’s, feel free to shoot me a msg, ask, or tag #ocextravaganzasaturday ! Also, there’s an option to submit a blurb/moodboard!
Some of these ocs I’ve been able to have my own interact with and they are absolutely fantastic!!!!
Below are links to most things they’ve been featured in!
Binx Bolling created by @s-s-southsideserpentine
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Stonewall Prep was all Gothic Columns and high ceilings, first-edition books and layers of dust that were older than most of the students and staff that were lucky enough to find themselves at the old school. They were old money, still running thanks to donations from the rich parents who bought their children a full ride. Money was important at Stonewall, almost integral to a student’s survival. Most students had no problem with this aspect, their lawyer mothers and diplomat fathers could pay for their admissions three times over and still have money to pay for a new winter wardrobe to wear on the weekends when they put their school uniforms away in favor of returning back to their parents’ old victorian houses.
Bianca Bolling was different, though. Much to her own dismay. She was one of two scholarship kids offered a full-ride admissions (the second being none other than Jughead Jones himself), and she realized quickly that she didn’t belong there at Stonewall. The scholarship was offered to her at the end of her freshman year of high school, after she won a local film festival for her drunk driving PSA. The short film was a hit, showcasing a group of friends at a typical high school party before they all got back into the car that someone borrowed from their parents. The squealing of brakes and the shattering of glass was loud, with Binx setting her camera down at a skewed angle to try her best to capture the chaos and disarray of a car accident, red and blue lights blinking in the distance. The short film ended with an artistic twist, and her mise-en-scene won her first place. The Stonewall recruiters found her after the festival, a crowd around her forming as onlookers clapped hands on her skinny shoulders and her eyes darted around anxiously, needing a familiar face in a sea of people.
“Don’t let that kind of talent go to waste, young lady,” The school’s recruiter, Mr. Chipping says, handing her his contact information with a wink and a promise that she didn’t really understand. There were many fights with her family, who didn’t have the money to send her to such a prestigious school, especially not one that was across the entire state. But she fought tooth and nail to get to Stonewall and she hadn’t stopped fighting a single day in the nearly three years she’d been in attendance.
Binx was smart and she wasn’t afraid to claim it, but her monetary status quickly became an invitation for her fellow students to sling insults at her left and right. One day, in the middle of her advanced writer’s seminar, she feels the ice-cold eyes of Bret Weston Wallis on her as he turned around in his chair to sneer at her.
“Looks like your blazer’s getting a little dingy there, Bolling, what? The scholarship committee couldn’t give you a few more bucks to replace your uniform?” He reaches a bony hand to pull at a loose string in the lining of her tweed blazer and she smacks it away with a roll of her eyes.
Silently, Binx raises her hand, barely acknowledging the adolescent taunts coming from such a well-regarded student like Bret.
“Miss Boling?” The old professor lilts, his horn-rimmed glasses falling down his bulbous nose as he wiped chalk dust from his pressed slacks.
“Can I switch seats, professor? I can’t seem to see the blackboard around Bret’s fat ego…”
I’m really excited to see where we get to follow binx. Her story is fascinating and I’m very intrigued to see how the plot unfolds with her and the rest of court’s stonewall ocs. Go give her some love!!!
Bronwynn Atwood created by @reggiemantleholdmyhand-tle
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The bell above the door to Bronwynn’s bakery, lovingly named Risk It for the Biscuit, lets out a loud ding as the door swings open.
“Welcome to Risk It for the Biscuit, how can I help you?” Bronwynn’s deep voice rings out through the small building, but Bronwynn himself is hidden somewhere McKinley can’t see.
“Well, disembodied voice, I need a favor.”
Brownynn pops up from behind the counter with a chuckle, tray of various baked goods in his hands, “Mac! Whassup? What can I do for you?”
“I need your help,” McKinley smiles, tattooed arms crossed over her chest, “I’ve been hired to cater an extravagant mob gala, I need my favorite baker to bake me some decadent goods.”
“I suppose I can do that,” Bronwynn smirks, setting the tray down, “Cupcake?” He offers, taking one in his hand, “New flavor. It’s a vanilla bacon cupcake with ‘pork belly’ caramel. The pork belly is just candied bacon layered with some vanilla and almonds.”
“Sounds ambitious,” McKinley muses, “Gimme.” She reaches her hand out for the cupcake, immediately diving into it as it lands in her hand.
“Fuck.” McKinley moans, mouth full, “That is delicious, dude.”
“You’re damn right it is,” Bronwynn beams, clapping his hands together. “Quinn helped me brainstorm it.”
“You guys make quite the team,” McKinley grins, “It’s a real shame I’m the biggest gay, or I’d snatch you away from her in a heartbeat, if it meant I got baked goods like this every day.”
“You could just come get some anyway,” Brownynn rolls his eyes, “You know I’m not gonna charge you.”
“And that, my friend, is why you are the best bro.” McKinley wipes some excess icing from the corners of her lips, licking it off her fingers.
“Don’t let Apollo hear you say that.”
“Shit, I’d sell Apollo for a dozen of those cupcakes.”
“I’d sell Apollo for a nickel.”
First off, mgk is a v pretty man, second, Bronwynn is a very wonderful oc. He’s a gang member, a great friend, an amazing boyfriend, and a fantastic baker! Go show him some love!
Estelle Ollier created by @humangrumpycat
Intro
Greek Mythology moodboard
Tsp: riot night
Underneath the surface: Riot Night, The Devil’s House
The door opens as sheriff Minetta enters the room, giving Audrey his signature glare.
Audrey jumps up, picking at her nails, waiting for Minetta to start.
‘You're free to go, miss Lincoln,' he sighs.
'I am?' Audrey yelps.
'Someone bailed you out,’ Minetta replies.
'Who?' she asks as she dusts off her skirt on her way to the bars.
'Smile!' a voice calls.
Audrey turns to the voice, followed by a soft gasp.
'Estelle-'
'This will look fun in the yearbook,' Estelle smirks.
'It's not funny!' Audrey whines, stomping her feet for emphasis.
'It's a little bit funny, Abe,' Estelle laughs. 'I mean, what the hell did you do?'
-
'You threw a Molotov cocktail at a car?' Estelle exclaims, covering her mouth to hide her laughing.
'Someone handed me a bottle,' Audrey corrects. 'And I panicked because it was on fire, so I threw it away.'
'You threw a Molotov cocktail,' Estelle squeaks.
'It was on fire!'
'You threw it at a car,' Estelle laughs. 'You couldn't throw it in the bushes, or the river?'
'The Earth is dying, Estelle,' Audrey barks. 'I'm not going to help kill the Earth.'
'I can't wait to tell Jonathan, he's going to die,' Estelle smiles.
'Oh please, don't tell him,' Audrey whines. 'Remember the see-saw incident back in freshman year? He would not shut up about it for weeks.'
'That was before he started dating me,' Estelle mentions. 'I'll make sure he'll be cool about it.'
Audrey sighs in relief.
'But first, we'll laugh at this photo,' Estelle grins, holding up the photo she took earlier.
'You told Minetta you deleted that!' Audrey yells.
'I lied,' Estelle points out.
'Never trust a journalist.'
Estelle is fierce, loyal, and incredibly smart. She’s an amazing journalist and detective(what Betty wishes she could be👀). Go give her some love!
Reyna Lewis created by @daddylorian
Meet Reyna
About
Reyna is loving, and real when she needs to be. She tells it like it is and has a real talent in things she puts her mind to! Go give her some love!
Valentina Fogarty created by @lonely-full-of-secrets
About
Valentina is so good and sweet and hardworking (and the perfect match for my oc Duckie). Once she lets herself be comfortable, she’s the life of the party! Go show her some love!
The murder of Jason Blossom
Estelle: Good evening, Riverdale. I’m Estelle Ollier.
Omi: And I’m Omi Klyde.
Estelle: And this is Underneath The Surface, where we dive into the history of our town, Riverdale.
And today, we'll be talking about the murder of Jason Blossom.
Omi: The murder that sent this town in a downward spiral...Well, more than it already was.
Estelle: Well, let's just say that it sure gave a couple of families some unwanted attention.
Omi: Their meddlin' days were numbered!
Estelle: (chuckles) And this is how it happened:
Estelle: On the morning of the 4th of July 2017, the twins Cheryl and Jason Blossom drove out to Sweetwater River for an early morning boat ride.
Later that morning, the local scouts' group found Cheryl by the shore, crying.
She claimed she dropped her glove in the water, and when Jason reached for it, the boat tipped over. That was the last time she saw Jason.
Omi: This sounds like a much more abysmal version of Kim Kardashian losing her diamond earring.
Estelle: Maybe if Kim had lost it before people started dying.
Omi: Maybe the Blossoms and Kardashians could learn something from each other.
Estelle: (gasps)
Estelle: I'd rather not think about that.
Omi: Oh god, not like THAT!
Estelle: This is going to be a looooong night (chuckles)
Omi: Don't get me started on reality tv...I could talk for days.
Estelle: I'll just move on.
Omi: Yes, go on.
Estelle: About a month later, two teenage boys who wish to remain anonymous found Jason's body on the river shore, with a bullet wound in his forehead.
The coroner discovered that Jason had been a victim of animal scavenging. But he also found ligature marks, and signs that he was frozen.
And last but definitely not least, it turned out that Jason died on the 11th of July, instead of the 4th.
Omi: Yikes.
Estelle: Y-yeah, that changed the story.
Estelle: The results led the investigation to Cheryl, who voluntarily went with them as she claimed she expected them to find out she was guilty.
Omi: That girl’s been through Hell.
Estelle: Yeah, I guess being a Blossom is both a blessing and a curse.
Omi: I guess so. What happened next?
Estelle: In the principal's office, Cheryl admitted that Jason wanted to leave town and never come back and that she helped him come up with the plan, so their parents wouldn't go looking for him.
They made it to Greendale, and Jason left, saying he'd reach out in a month. But he never did.
She also mentioned hearing a gunshot the same day, and sheriff Keller let her go.
The next day, Archie Andrews admitted he too heard a gunshot that day. However, he claimed he didn't see who fired the gun.
When sheriff Keller asked why he was there and what he was doing, and if he was with someone who could've seen the shooter.
Archie answered that he was writing songs and that it was just him and his dog.
Omi: Was it really, though?
Estelle: Mmm, I heard things but I'm not sure it qualifies as evidence.
Omi: Same, that's fair.
Estelle: Fast-forward to several days later, on the last movie night at the Twilight Drive-In, someone broke into the Kellers' home, and stole all the evidence in the Jason Blossom murder case, including the documented files, background checks, and the video and audiotapes of police interviews. For sheriff Keller, this meant that Jason Blossom's murderer must be from Riverdale since the burglar must've known he wasn't home at the time.
Estelle: In September, sheriff Keller received a text from an unknown number, stating that Jason planned to run away with Polly Cooper as his parents disapproved of their relationship.
Polly never made it Greendale, however, as her parents sent her to Sisters of Quiet Mercy.
They had a getaway car parked on the side of the highway, along with Jason's belongings.
But by the time they reached the vehicle, it had been set on fire, destroying any potential evidence or clues.
Omi: What a coincidence...
Estelle: Mhmmm.
Omi: Alexa, play Things We Lost In The Fire... Wait, is that copyright? Do I have to sing again?
Estelle: Oh my God... Maybe play a snippet?
Omi: Lit... Like that car was. Ok, I’ll play it.
(things we lost in the fire starts to play)
Estelle: I'll try to chime in at a good moment.
Omi: (turns song off at the chorus)
Ok, I think that’s as far as my dad’s money can take us.
Estelle: (laughs)
Estelle: Ok, time to be serious again.
At the sheriff station, as he was about to start investigating the remains of the vehicle, the Blossoms let him know that Polly escaped the Sisters of Quiet Mercy on the same night that the car burned down, making this their new suspect.
Omi: Oh?
Estelle: Somehow, very short-lived, though.
Estelle: Meanwhile, during the investigation on the burned down vehicle, two fingerprints showed up, belonging to Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones.
Jughead's prints were on file from an incident that took place in 2011, where he attempted to burn down Riverdale Elementary School.
Omi: Queenie told me bout that, but I never thought it was true, damn. How did our lovely detective couple manage to involve themselves in this case?
Estelle: I guess, Betty got involved because of her sister.
Omi: True.
Estelle: Jughead, I don't know.
It didn't help him since they took him to the station.
During interrogation, Keller brought up Jughead's school records, stating that he was bullied a lot by the football team, whose captain was Jason, giving Jughead a motive to murder Jason.
Omi: Oh damn.
Estelle: Didn't look so good for him.
However, Keller later released Jughead after Fred Andrews claimed that Jughead was working for him the day Jason died.
Omi: Mr. Andrews always comin' in clutch.
Estelle: It felt a little too convenient if you ask me.
But that's also how I felt about the lie that Jason drowned since he used to be in our water polo team.
Omi: the Jones and Andrews have always been close. Wouldn’t surprise me if it was a coverup-LEGALLY I’m not saying it was though...
Omi: Wasn’t he one of the better swimmers, too?
Estelle: Yeah, so I don't understand why that was considered plausible before they found him.
Omi: It was an easy answer without taking the background into consideration.
Estelle: That applies to half the murder cases in this town.
Omi: Exactly...
Estelle: So, sheriff Keller returned his attention to Polly, who was pregnant and living at the Pembrooke at the time.
She confirmed that she and Jason intended to run away.
She then informed the sheriff that Jason was involved with the Southside Serpents, as he made a one time deal to deliver drugs for them in exchange for money.
Later that day, sheriff Keller received a phone call that two guys attacked an Andrews Construction employee.
The owner, Fred Andrews, mentioned that Clifford Blossom had his wishes to halt the project.
His son Archie, however, suggested that it may have been two members of the Southside Serpents, the location used to be part of their territory.
Omi: Is that so?
Estelle: It was one of the places the Serpents used to hang out, I heard.
Omi: Ahh, okay.
Estelle: I heard sheriff Keller let it slide, though. Which is weird to me.
Omi: Keller isn’t always the most...vigilant sheriff though.
Estelle: True, but his son also worked there. Makes me wonder if he'd let it slide then...
Anyway, let's move to the first real suspect of this case.
Estelle: On October 5, Keller received an anonymous tip, and he and his deputies obtained a warrant to search FP Jones' trailer.
In the trailer, they found the murder weapon in a lockbox, and they arrested FP Jones.
In the interrogation room, sheriff Keller informed Jones that the gun matched the bullet they found in Jason's body.
Omi: How did Jones react?
Estelle: According to FP, Jason approached him at the White Wyrm and explained his situation and that he needed money and a getaway vehicle.
FP made a deal that if he made a delivery for the Serpents, he'd give him money and a getaway car.
However, FP kidnapped him in Greendale, and he held him hostage in the basement of the White Wyrm.
Earlier, he learned that Jason was a Blossom, and he hoped to get a large amount of cash for his return.
But before he was able to make the call, Jason attempted to escape, and FP shot him, hid his body in the freezer, and later dumped his body in Sweetwater River.
Omi: Do we really believe that FP shot him?
Estelle: It is a little strange that he immediately chose to shoot him.
FP was a football player in high school, he'd know how to tackle him.
Omi: That seems like it would do more harm than good. One would think that, yeah.
Estelle: But sheriff Keller got a confession, and I guess that's all that mattered.
Omi: I wish this town would do better background checks.
Estelle: Sheriff Keller asked if FP also broke into his home, to which he admitted he was.
After the interrogation, FP's son and his friends approached sheriff Keller, claiming that someone planted the gun inside the Jones' trailer.
Omi: Oh?
Estelle: But like I said, sheriff Keller got a confession. And that was enough.
Omi: (sarcastically) Of course it was.
Estelle: The next day, the station received a 911 call that someone found a Serpent named Mustang dead in his hotel room.
In his hotel room, they found a duffel bag with a large sum of money, with the initials "H.L." on it.
At first, sheriff Keller assumed it was Hermione Lodge who gave him the bag until the daughter brought up that her father - who has the same initials - was in business with the Serpents.
Estelle: Well. Now we know why they gave up the Drive-In.
Omi: I was about to say... He’ll buy up this whole town when no one’s looking I swear.
Estelle: The world is just a Monopoly board for him. Even in prison. And, surprisingly, sheriff Keller let this slide.
But then, later that night, Alice Cooper handed Keller a USB flash drive.
The flash drive contained a surveillance video of Jason's murderer.
Despite his confession, it was Clifford Blossom and not FP Jones.
Omi: He’s got too many of those Get Out Of Jail Free cards, doesn’t he? Killing his own child? Disgraceful...
Estelle: Mhmm. And let me tell you why he did it.
Estelle: Jason wanted no part of the business, and Clifford feared that Jason running away could lead to his arrest, as his maple syrup business was a cover-up for transporting heroin. So, he had Mustang took Jason to the White Wyrm and later shot him.
Clifford then murdered Mustang and staged it as a suicide.
Arriving at Thornhill to arrest Clifford, they found Clifford in the barns where he hung himself.
Omi: Well, that was a rollercoaster.
Estelle: (laughs) I spent so much time trying to make sense of it for tonight. It's impossible.
Omi: I’m still not processing it. Like...what??? How the??? What??? That’s insane!
Estelle: It's like an episode of Dynasty.
Omi: I haven’t gotten to that show yet... Is it really?
Estelle: (sighs)
Estelle: Yes.
Omi: I'll put in on my list then.
Estelle: Back to the drama in our town:
Now that the real murderer was revealed, some people started to wonder what this meant for FP Jones.
Omi: Well, they obviously let him out, right? Or did he have a different but equally as essential role to play in this?
Estelle: Well, he was still guilty of tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, mishandling a body, perjury, etc.
So, he still remained in custody.
However, Sheriff Keller offered FP a deal that the DA and Mayor McCoy were willing to offer him leniency if he handed them the names of the drug dealers.
Estelle: Basically, throwing his own people under the bus.
Omi: isn’t that like, against serpent law?
Estelle: It's one of their most important ones, so I've heard.
Omi: same. Damn...and he’s still the leader?
Estelle: Which is why he declined the offer, and had to await trial, possibly facing twenty years.
Omi: well that’s good at least...the not breaking rules part.
Estelle: Yeah you might go to prison and won't be out until you're well into your sixties but-
hey, at least you didn't snitch on your buddies.
Omi: that just seems like a lose-lose situation
Estelle: I know he made the better choice given his environment, but-
yeah.
Estelle: Well, I guess we reached the end of this episode of Underneath The Surface. I'm Estelle.
Omi: And I'm Omi.
Estelle: Don’t forget to tune in next week, and join us for our next topic: the horror on Wabash Avenue.
Omi: See y'all then!
The horror on Wabash Avenue
Estelle: Good evening, Riverdale. I’m Estelle Ollier.
Omi: And I’m Omi Klyde.
Estelle: And this is Underneath The Surface, where we dive into the history of our town, Riverdale.
And today, we'll be talking about the horror on Wabash Avenue.
Estelle: Have you heard of this?
Omi: In passing, yes.
Estelle: Because, as I was doing research, I discovered that this isn't the only horrific event that happened in that house.
Omi: Oh really?
Estelle: Yes.
In 1978, on the night of August 21, Duncan Sasadeehee was murdered in his backyard by his brother Adam. On his chest, they found a dead snake.
Omi: Yikes. Serpent work?
Estelle: Not sure, the two brothers had a long history of hating each other.
Estelle: At first, they believed it was that same serpent whose venom they found in his body, but it wasn't a match. The snake they found had died two days earlier.
Estelle: So, it's possible that it was revenge.
I mean, I've only been in the White Wyrm once, and they do have snakes in there.
Omi: They have a whole live snake in the White Wyrm, like, in a tank and everything.
Estelle: They take the serpents thing really serious.
Omi: They really do.
Estelle: But before he left the house, Adam painted the front door red, to represent his brother's betrayal of his heritage.
Omi: That must’ve been a surprise to wake up to.
Estelle: It sure changed the whole mood in that neighborhood. I mean, it's close to Pickens Park. Kids hang out there.
Omi: Sounds like it.
Estelle: What if he was the neighborhood friend?
Omi: That would just be disappointing...
Estelle: (wheezes)
Estelle: Let's not speak ill of the dead, I'll just move on:
People who bought the house never lived there for longer than six months. Many residents claimed to have heard snakes hissing in the backyard, but exterminators never found any.
Omi: That’s gotta be a nightmare for realtors. Imagine having to keep goin back to that damn property.
Estelle: What if it was your first property you had to sell? You just never get ahead.
Omi: Probably wouldn’t last long in the business.
Estelle: Haunting, but in a different way.
Omi: Cursed in many different ways.
Estelle: Oh yes. I mean:
Some residents claimed they woke up to the entire house covered in red paint, but that disappeared as soon as they left the house. They also found bloody hands in the house many times, which turned out to be a Native American symbol for murder.
Estelle: I mean-
Omi: Hopefully they moved right after that.
Estelle: I sure hope they did. But the whole horror genre wouldn't exist if people were that smart.
Omi: Honestly if they’re that dumb, you know... survival of the smartest...
Estelle: And to make it even worse, the house next door began to experience hauntings as well.
Omi: How??
Estelle: Some residents claimed they saw a man standing in the backyard who matched the appearance of Duncan and that he sometimes carried a snake with him.
Others claimed to hear screams late at night. When they emptied the house, that Duncan used the basement as a torture chamber, and they found several humans remains.
Omi: Riverdale gets worse the more I learn about it...
Estelle: Which is why we're doing the lord's work.
Omi: Truly. Better than most detective work I’ve seen come out lately.
Estelle: And the cherry on top: all of the residents felt a looming presence whenever they passed by the house with the red door.
Omi: Must be a hit on Halloween.
Estelle: Oh yeah, there were a lot of visitors from other towns coming here just to see a glimpse of that house.
Omi: Increased tourism, I guess.
Estelle: But, somehow, a family had lived in that house for about twelve years.
Omi: Must not scare easily.
Estelle: Fast-forward to May 2003, the then-current leader of the Southside Serpents - who went by the name King Cobra - moved into the house with his family.
Estelle: (sighs) I know. Another serpent thing.
Omi: Surprising.
Estelle: Many neighbors objected to this since it was a Serpent who tainted the house, but after another murder took place - which we'll address in a separate episode - she had no choice but to sell it to the highest bidder, which lead to over half of the neighbors moving out.
Omi: That house really do be cursed, damn! Street must’ve been really quiet after that, though. Minus the screaming.
Estelle: What was in that red paint?
Omi: LSD probably. Or shrooms.
Estelle: (wheezes) That would explain a LOT.
Omi: Wouldn’t surprise me if the water was laced with that... But that’s another discussion.
Estelle: Also, what ghost would cover the entire house in red paint, and then scrub it off as soon as they leave?
Omi: A polite one.
Estelle: (wheezes) a polite one...
Omi: Cleaned up their mess. If ghosts were real, they could be polite, I’m sure.
Estelle: And yet, you don't hear that many stories about them...
Omi: Well, history is written by the victors, isn’t it? They all probably lost.
Estelle: Yeah, probably.
Estelle: King Cobra called an exorcist to cleanse the house before they moved in which seemed to have helped, until late 2012, when his 15-year-old daughter was arrested for a triple homicide and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Omi: yikes. That’s...yikes.
Estelle: Y-yeah. I think this is one of our heaviest episodes so far.
Omi: It really is. Murder, hauntings, snakes, dead snakes, cursed houses? The whole shabang.
Estelle: And it gets so. much. worse.
Omi: Hold on to your hats, folks, we in for a wild ride.
Estelle: In September 2014, King Cobra left for another mission by the US Army, but he was killed during an attack, leaving only two residents in the house: his wife and his 13-year-old son.
Omi: Oh no.
Estelle: I-it's like Duncan Sasadeehee's just crossing out their names on a list.
Omi: I guess so. It's like he had his own death note.
Estelle: Great story, but a terrifying concept.
Omi: Terrifying, indeed.
Estelle: So. Now that we've covered all of that, we cut to April 17, 2015. This is where it gets a little vague, since both the RPD and the hospital have never given the public the full story, and family friends refused to answer any questions.
Omi: It's speculation time.
Estelle: Only one neighbor spoke up.
Omi: What did they say?
Estelle: According to the neighbor across the street, she saw a strange man enter the house at around 8 PM, and she considered walking over there until she saw the son arrive with a family friend.
The boy went inside the house as the woman left, and about three minutes later, she heard a man scream. She saw the woman rush back to the house. The woman next door ran inside as well, as did another family friend.
She understood that something's wrong, and she called the RPD.
Both the strange man and the son left Wabash Avenue in an ambulance.
Both mother and son never returned, and the house has been vacant ever since.
Omi: Oh yikes. Poor family.
Estelle: The same neighbor refused to say what condition the man and boy were in, though. She literally just burst into tears, if I have to believe Mark's mom.
Omi: They must’ve been really messed up to get that reaction.
Estelle: I'm afraid so. The whole neighborhood hasn't been the same since. It's eerily quiet.
Omi: And quiet isn’t something Riverdale usually knows.
Estelle: Right?
Estelle: Also, no one seems to know where both the mother and son went. There are some theories, though.
The son died, and the mother left town.
The son left town, and the mother ended up in a psych ward. Rumor has it that she had a bit of a drinking problem.
Omi: Oh, that's never good...
Estelle: Another theory is that he still lives here but goes by a different name.
Estelle: So- so that could be anyone our age...
Omi: What??? You think they go to Riverdale High??
Estelle: W-well, it's the only school left in this town...
Omi: Interesting...
Estelle: We could always investigate...
Omi: I'm so down!
Omi: Do you think they’re a Serpent??
Estelle: At least on good terms with them, I suspect.
Omi: We can definitely look into it.
Estelle: We will.
Omi: This is exciting!
Estelle: (laughs) And with that, we wrap up this episode of Underneath The Surface. I'm Estelle.
Omi: And I'm Omi!
Estelle: Don’t forget to tune in next week, and join us for our next topic: the Martinez Murder.
Omi: See y'all then!