STEVIE POINTER WAS KIDNAPPED. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? OR WILL YOU EVER SEE HIM AGAIN? by Carla Camargo, Quinke Li, & Brendon Fuller

STEVIE POINTER WAS KIDNAPPED! And you won’t believe where he was found. Knowing that he could be dead in any second, the process to find Stevie was long, frustrating and agitating. Stevie, a soul full of school spirit and happiness was last seen near the Learning Resource Center aka “The Library” on the UW-Stevens Point Campus. Stevie Pointer was not known to be in any dirty business, but a school mascot whom has no rich parents or family to pay off his rescue does not get kidnapped for no reason. The only way to find out was to find him, and to do so the most qualified detective inspectors of Wisconsin took on the dangerous act of stepping into the most powerful and deceiving place on the entire campus.

As the detectives walked into “The Library” they were instantly captivated by their surroundings, but most of all they sensed knowledge in the air and it was frightening. As they continued to explore the immense building, a random young man bumped into one of the detectives  and without giving the chance to even see his face he ran off leaving behind a piece of paper that he accidentally dropped, or did he? Detective Lee picked up the paper and she was stunt with its content. The paper was meant to be delivered to the detectives as it included major clues to find Stevie. Who was this mysterious man? It is clear he is involved with the kidnapping of Stevie, but why would he provide clues to the detectives to find his own victim?

Clue 1
The first clue led to the “current newspaper” section in the library, located in the second floor of the building. At first, because they were not familiar with the Library and its sources, the detectives had trouble finding this section. Thankfully, staff at a near desk were extremely kind to direct them. There were many newspapers in this section, but apparently the mysterious man really wanted the detectives to find Stevie as the clue was out in the open easy to find. “R” was the first clue.

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #1

Clue 2
Have you ever seen a shark just hanging around on top of a ceiling? Without the need to breathe but can sure take your breath away. If you would like to see one, simply visit the library’s first floor. There was the second clue, or not. Luckily, beneath the shark was a sign suggesting to check out the August J. Schonebeck bird egg collection in the museum of Natural History and find the Pacific Golden Plover egg. The clue was within the first letter of the state this bird called home, Arizona. This meant “A” was the second clue. How crazy it was for the detectives to experience a museum within a library, this was proof that the place was full of secrets and mysteries.

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #2

Clue 3
The detectives were confused about this step, they had no idea about where they should go and what to do. They read every detail again and again, and then they thought about questioning the people working at the information table and this helped them move on with the investigation extremely. The clue led to the book "Encyclopedia  of the Dog"  ,but they  spent a long time to find the exact page the clue was in. They ask the information table as it was instructed in the paper, and to their surprise they  got the letter they need from them. You must think these fellow librarians were involved in the kidnapping but after interrigation it was concluded that a "mysterious" man told them to give them the letter "V" after giving them that specific book.

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #3

Clue 4
Time was running by and so the detectives had to run to find the next clue which was in the Instructional Material Center aka the IMC on the second floor. When the detectives arrived to the IMC there was a group of people looking for the same CD the detectives needed. This was strange, but made the process quicker. Surprisingly, these people were also not involved in the kidnapping. The clue was the letter "E".

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #4

Clue 5
This one must be the trickiest one. On the fourth floor the detectives had been looking for the book with a call number of PN2287.C5** for about 15 minutes. They found one book with the number, and  spent a lot of time  scanning it trying to find the next clue within the book, but they found nothing. Confused, they began looking for other clues  in this area and found a clue sheet at the bottom of a book shelf leading them to the letter "C".

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #5

Clue 6
On the 5th floor of the building the detectives found a hostage. The paper gave the clue to find him near the "Systems of Medicine and Agriculture"section. The hostage was Stevie's best friend, he wasn't able to identify the kidnapper but he said he over heard some talking while blind folded. The kidnapper was heading to 6th floor. He also gave them the letter "H" as a clue.

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #6

Clue 7
This was the last clue to find. On the 6th floor, in the US goverment publications section the clue was  the first two letters of the call numbers for publications out by the Smithonian Institution. The clues were "S and I".

Selfie by Carla: Detectives at the site of clue #7

At last the highly trained detectives hadd to unscramble the words and find Stevie. After getting into the elevator, they noticed on the 5th floor was a place called "ARCHIVES" which matched the clues. They quickly headed to the Archives section. As they walked into the door, they saw him. The detectives thought the kidnappers wanted them to find him, but they were wrong. They wanted them to find his decapited head. The head resting on the top of a table stared straight at the detectives. The mystery of who kidnapped and murdered Stevie and why is still under investigation.

Selfie by Carla: Detectives with the head of Stevie.