(Left: An original Jeanne French
case article clipping as it appeared in the Los Angeles Times, February
13th 1947 [Copyright 1947 Los Angeles Times. Reprinted with Permission];
Right: An element of our "Red Lipstick Murder" directly inspired by
this case - the eponymous red lipstick scrawled on the corpse.)
In L.A. Noire,
virtually all of the cases you’ll play are inspired in some part by
real life incidents that happened in and around Los Angeles circa that
crime-plagued era of 1947. Team Bondi meticulously researched stacks of
original articles reported in the newspapers of the day to cull
authentic elements of real life crimes that would inspire the in-game
cases.
One of those is a case attendees of this weekend’s PAX East show are seeing in action, "The Red Lipstick Murder” from the Homicide desk.
Like all such cases in the game, our version is an original story
inspired by some element of the 1947 crime. It could be an intriguing
aspect of the crime scene, or a particularly fascinating twist of a
case, or a surprising lead. The game's writers embellished and fictionalised these real cases to create a thrilling playable story –
including in some instances, re-imagined outcomes to real world cases
that remain unsolved to this day.
"The Red Lipstick Murder” is based on the real life homicide
investigation into the murder of Jeanne French. French was a 45 year old
veteran Army nurse who was discovered stripped and stomped to death in
an isolated lover’s lane type area of LA known as "The Moors” early one
morning in February ’47. Occurring just weeks after the notorious ‘Black Dahlia’ murder of
Elizabeth Short, the killer in this case infamously created a stir when
it was discovered that the letters "B.D.” (along with some obscenities)
were scrawled in red lipstick on Mrs. French’s nude body. Was this the
work of a serial killer, responsible for both killings, and possibly
others? Or was it a sick copycat inspired by the Black Dahlia crime? As
one would imagine, a sensational media frenzy ensued and the case of
Jeanne French spurred a wide LAPD dragnet.
The investigation yielded an intriguing list of possible suspects who were investigated by the police.
French’s husband, who proclaimed his innocence as the tabloids reported
he was abusive to Mrs. French and even had an argument with her the very
evening of her murder. The mysterious "other man” who shared a private post office box with her?
The unidentified ‘dark-haired’ male companion who reportedly shared a
last meal with her at a Chinese restaurant hours before her death?
In the end, the case remained unsolved. French’s husband famously passed
a lie detector test in effort to prove his innocence. The other men
were proven to be false leads or never identified. Jeanne French was
just another cold case from the year of 1947.
The "Red Lipstick Murder” in L.A. Noire takes some very specific kernels
of inspiration from this tragic story, including the eponymous
red-lipstick scrawled on the corpse, other similarities to the crime
scene, and the suspected husband who protests his innocence. But in the
game’s original story, the player does close the case. The outcome is
one we won’t be spoiling for you of course, leaving it to you to solve
the mystery this May.
Look for more real crime case stories to come...
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 In honour of this spring's release of L.A. Noire,
Rockstar Games are proud to present your chance to win a trip for two to Los
Angeles from Thursday April 14th to Monday April 18th to experience the
gritty and glamorous world of L.A. Noire for yourself. The lucky grand
prize winner of the Los Angeles Noire Weekend Sweepstakes will be chosen at random for a weekend getaway for two that will include:
- Round-trip airfare to Los Angeles, and accommodations at the historic Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard
- Weekend Passes to attend the prestigious 13th Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film Noir
held at the beautifully restored Egyptian Theater in Hollywood (a
theater which makes an appearance itself in a scene in L.A. Noire)
- Passes to The Real Black Dahlia bus tour presented by Esotouric on Saturday April 16th - explore the sites and notorious locales related to the original haunting case.
- And last - but certainly not least - be one of a very select few
to get your hands on L.A. Noire and play it early. A full month before
the game's worldwide release, you will be our guest at a special private
hands-on play session.
10 runners-up will also be chosen to win a copy of the Criterion Collection DVD release of the 1948 film noir classic "The Naked City", the original movie that the pre-order exclusive Vice desk case of the same name is based on - along with an official L.A. Noire t-shirt.
To enter you must be a registered member of the Rockstar Games Social Club. If you don't already have a Social Club account, you can sign up right here.
Enter to win now at www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/sweepstakes/lanoire where
you can also find official rules and further details - you have until
March 25th to enter. The lucky grand prize winner will be chosen at
random and announced in early April.
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 Rockstar have recently stumbled upon this great rap homage by the UK’s Akira the Don expounding and reflecting on his time spent in the shoes of John Marston.
| "We deeply appreciate the love, Mr. the Don – and as for missing Red Dead, we’d be remiss not to ask: Have you tried Undead Nightmare?" |
Link: http://akirathedon.com/tracks/lord-i-miss-red-dead-redemption/
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