All hints
Task 1
Hint 1
Visit the web page mentioned in the document with the headline “10 signs that you are probably part of a cult”
Hint 2
The password for the forum is the name of the owner’s favorite artist in lower case letters. The owner of the forum has written his phone number somewhere on the web page. Where can you find this number elsewhere in the evidence material?
Hint 3
In Roland Pedersen's witness statement we learn that his favorite artist is Eminem (look at his email address). The password to the forum is “eminem”.
Hint 4
Can you find the username of the person wanting to set fire to the barn somewhere else?
Hint 5
It is stated several times in the evidence material that Robert Dupont Stein writes a lot about the Garden of Eden on his Facebook profile. Try searching his name on Facebook.
Task 2
Hint 1
Password for the digital evidence: This case has had two different investigators. Look at the date on the note containing the digital evidence. Who was the main investigator at this time?
Hint 2
The punishment for sloth in the Garden of Eden is banishment to “The Hollow” which is what we see on the surveillance camera.
One example of sloth is coming in late for work, according to the notes on the sheet with the seven deadly sins.
Hint 3
The Garden of Eden’s neighbour mentions that the newspaper delivery person came very late the day before the deaths.
Hint 4
Edmund Winterberg mentions that he often calls Thor Josef Bernhoft to hear his voice. Where can we find Thor Josef’s phone number?
Hint 5
Alexander Sommerseth mentions that Jakob Okkenhaug had 4 phone calls with Thor Josef Bernhoft the day of the deaths.
Hint 6
We can see 4 phone calls to the phone number +47 906 25 966 in Jakob Okkenhaug's phone records on the 18th of July. This has to be Thor Josef’s phone number. Try calling it.
Hint 7
Thor Josef’s voice on the answering machine says that the newspaper delivery person has this phone number: +47 441 86 545. Who does this belong to?
Note: If the answering machine is not working, you can listen to it by clicking here.
Task 4
Hint 1
There is only one person without an alibi.
Hint 2
All the suspects seem to have alibis, but we can prove that one of them is lying.
Hint 3
Edmund Winterberg’s alibi is the surveillance tape of “The Hollow”
Hint 4
Robert Dupont Stein’s alibi is Roland Pedersen’s witness statement.
Hint 5
Vendela Winterberg’s alibi is the surveillance camera photo of her.
Hint 6
Alexander Sommerseth’s alibi is the police log.
Hint 7
Jakob Okkenhaug has two cars according to his personal info, and we can’t see the face of the person driving the white Tesla in the photo taken from the traffic camera in Stavanger.
Hint 8
Look more closely at the surveillance camera photo of Vendela Winterberg.
Task 4
Hint 1
There exists a backup of camera 4.
Hint 2
Look at the timestamps that were deleted from the original recording for “CM4". Can we still find a backup of this recording somewhere?
Hint 3
Someone deleted recordings at very specific times.
Hint 4
Go to the timestamp 13:36 on the surveillance video of Edmund Winterberg.
Hint 5
To understand the motive, you need to look closely at Vendela Winterberg’s personal info and Facebook profile.