The following are the short descriptions of the cases that RPIT has handled in any of the books. For more information on any of these crimes, please feel free to follow any of the links suggested below. For more information about the cases Anita Blake has been involved in without RPIT, click here.



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Guilty Pleasures -

Crime(s): Ritualistic murder of vampires; only five of the actual twelve victims were known to the police.
Suspect(s): Edward, Zachary
Case Solved: Yes and no. Although Anita had been brought in by RPIT as a consultant on at least one of the murders, she was 'investigating' this at the request of Nikolaos and came to the realization that Zachary was responsible. It is not clear that she shared this information with the police as she had no formal proof of his involvement and Zachary was killed before he could be arrested and charged.

The Laughing Corpse -

Crime(s): Murder of Peter Burke; shot in the face
Suspect(s): Salvador, Dominga; Salvador(??), Antonio
Case Solved: Yes, Antonio admitted to helping his grandmother to kill Peter Burke and to taking the dead man's gris-gris to keep the police from finding out about Dominga's involvement with Peter. Although this was not originally a RIPT case, it soon became evident that his death was involved with hethe preternatural world.

Crime(s): Human mutilation and sacrifice
Suspect(s): Salvador, Dominga; Burke, Peter
Case Solved: Yes, Dominga Salvador was arrested with the help of Anita; however, she disappeared shortly after she made bail; it was suspected that she was killed, but her body was never found.

Crime(s): Murder of six humans; eaten
Suspect(s): Man-eating Zombie
Case Solved: Yes, it is believed that Peter Burke and Dominga Salvador raised a deceased animator and lost control of it. Summarily, it began to eat humans to retain its memory.

Circus of the Damned -

Crime(s): Murder of two humans; drained of blood
Suspect(s): Alejandro and his kiss
Case Solved: Yes, a paralegal admitted to turning over the information to Alejandro and his kiss.

The Lunatic Café -

Crime(s): Disappearance of undisclosed number of were-animals (we are informed of at least eight, including Jason)
Suspect(s): Sheriff Titus; Deputy Aikensen; Gunderson, Kaspar; Carmichael, [no first name]; Feinstein, [no first name]; unnamed male
Case Solved: Yes

Crime(s): Disappearance of Peggy Smitz, butcher and werewolf
Suspect(s): Smitz, George
Case Solved: Yes

Crime(s): Murder of Sam Williams and two police officers; shot
Suspect(s): Sheriff Titus; Deputy Aikensen
Case Solved: Yes

Crime(s):Murder of two unnamed were-animals, skinned; kidnapping and torture of a Naga; kidnapping of Louis Fane
Suspect(s):Drew, Elvira; two unnamed witches
Case Solved:Yes, Elvira admitted to killing several were-animals to complete a ritual that would allow her and her coven to shapeshift.

Bloody Bones -

N/A - Though there were indeed crimes committed and solved in this novel, they took place outside the jurisdiction of RPIT. To learn more about them, click here.

The Killing Dance -

Crime(s): Ritualistic murder of Robert the vampire
Suspect(s): Dumare, Dominic; Cassandra; Sabin
Case Solved: Yes, although the culprits were never formally charged.

Crime(s): attempted murder of Anita Blake
Suspect(s): none
Case Solved: Yes, Raina and Marcus were responsible for the hit. It is unclear, however, if this is a closed case with RPIT.

Burned Offerings -

Crime(s): death of unnamed male vampire; burned alive
Suspect(s): Pierce, Vicki; Henry
Case Solved: Yes, it was determined that several members of banded together and recreated 'The Day of Cleansing' also known as 'The Inferno' among vampires. It was later learned that Henry leaked information to the group on the order of his maker, Yvette. Yvette's maker, Morte d' Amour, wished to make vampires illegal by framing the vampires of St. Louis in the destruction of a stadium filled with people. The fires were also connected to several set in New Orleans and San Francisco.

Crime(s): Bombing of The Church of Eternal Life; shooting at The Leather Den; attempted arson at Dead Dave's, destruction of public property; shootings at several hospitals
Suspect(s): Humans First
Case Solved: Yes, also a part of 'The Day of Cleansing' that had happened on the same day hundreds of years ago in Europe.

Blue Moon -

N/A - Though there were indeed crimes committed and solved in this novel, they took place outside the jurisdiction of RPIT. To learn more about them, click here.

Obsidian Butterfly -

N/A - Though there were indeed crimes committed and solved in this novel, they took place outside the jurisdiction of RPIT. To learn more about them, click here.

Narcissus in Chains -

Crime(s): Murder of Anita Blake
Suspect(s): Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City of St. Louis
Case Solved: Yes, Anita showed up to get Jean-Claude out of jail, so they had to drop the charges, as Anita was alive. They never learned why Jean-Claude had carried her out of the bondage club, Narcissus in Chains, when Anita was bloody or how she healed as fast as she did.

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Incubus Dreams -

Crime(s): Murder of four humans, drained of blood
Suspect(s): Vittorio and his kiss; Gwen, Myron, Cooper, and up to fifteen others
Case Solved: Yes; Anita Blake and the Mobile Reserve tracked down and killed many of the younger vampires involved. However, the older vampires that escaped, including Gwen, Myron, and Vittorio himself, split after leaving St. Louis. They had also committed crimes in Pittsburgh and New Orleans. Their kill count is at twenty that the police know about.

Micah -

N/A - Though there were indeed crimes committed and solved in this novel, they took place outside the jurisdiction of RPIT. To learn more about them, click here.

Danse Macabre -

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The Harlequin -

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Blood Noir -

Coming Soon in June 2008 (projected publication date)

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