Herold Gibbs

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**Herold Gibbs** (1989-2041) was a suspect in the murder investigations of Chinese mob member Yuan Feng in The Wheels of Doom (Case #1 of Stories Uncaged) and Blades member Larriel Stevenson in Blades Striking Blades (Case #3 of Stories Uncaged), before being murdered in Shards of Rage (Case #4 of Stories Uncaged).

## Description

Herold was a 53-year-old member of The Blades. In The Wheels of Doom, it is known that Herold owns a motorcycle, drinks tea, and smokes marijuana. In Blades Striking Blades, it is known that Herold drinks Bloody Mary cocktails, has gone skydiving, and smokes cigars.

## Events of Stories Uncaged

### The Wheels of Doom

Herold was first interrogated when Connor Stout and the player got a call from beat cop Leslie Price, who said that a gang member has just broken into Yuan Zedong's teahouse. We rush to the treehouse to interrogate the person who broke in, only to find Herold spraying graffiti all over the teahouse. We put Herold in a holding cell and demand to know why he was vandalizing the teahouse. Herold then said that he was a member of the Chinese's rival gang named The Blades. Herold then told us to leave him alone, so we did so after reminding him that we would be back soon.

Herold was spoken to again after field expert Lucas Mitchell caught Herold escaping from prison and looking for something at the crime scene. We demand to know what Herold was looking for, but he decided to stay silent.

Although he was the strongest suspect throughout the investigation, Herold was found to be innocent after Feng's girlfriend, fashion student Ruby Lane, was arrested for his murder.

After Ruby's arrest, Leslie caught a hooded man snooping around the crime scene, which turned out to be Herold. We ask Herold what he's doing at the crime scene, and he pretends like he doesn't know anything. However, he dropped a card at the crime scene which was an invitation to a private party. We hold onto the card just in case we might need it in the future.

### Blades Striking Blades

Herold was spoken to again when partner Giles Davis and the player found out that the screwdriver used to stab Blades member Larriel Stevenson to death belongs to Herold. Once Herold was interrogated, he told us that he had nothing to do with Larriel's murder and that we need to just leave him alone.

Herold was spoken to again when the team found a security camera of him screaming at Larriel. When we ask Herold about the security footage, he tells us that Larriel constantly made fun of him and said he was too old to be in a gang. Herold then said that he's been in the Blades for 32 years while Larriel has hardly been in the gang for one and that if anyone needed to go, it would be her. We told him to watch his mouth as that may lead to him being arrested for her murder.

Herold was found to be innocent after the team arrested bar owner Arvin Rowland for Larriel's murder.

## Murder Details

In Shards of Rage, Herold's body was found lying on the floor of his dining room with pieces of a glass bottle in his head. Sullivan managed to confirm that the beer bottle used was held in a drinking position before it was used to end Herold's life. Hence, Herold's killer drinks beer.

## Relationship with Suspects

There were rumors about Herold wanting to kill the Blades' leader and take over which were apparently started by gang member Chachi Rhodes who originally said it was an excuse for Herold to leave the gang and retire. Herold also demanded that gang member Nedaara Townsend should make out with him or else he'd have her family killed by sending an anonymous letter to the Chinese mob about their whereabouts. Herold also constantly told gang leader Mason Mills about how much better of a Blades leader he would be than him, which really got under his skin. Herold didn't like that Blades member Gerard Whitfield was in England and not with the rest of them in Emerald City, so he tipped off the Santa Matnette Police Force and told them that Gerard was a member of their gang, which got him banned from England. In an attempt to scare away the Chinese from Emerald City, Herold also burned down Chinese mob member Liang Shun's house, which killed his wife and four daughters.

## Killer and Motives

The killer turned out to be Chachi.

Upon admitting to the murder, Chachi said that the rumors he spread were true and he overheard Herold telling a prostitute that he was going to poison Mason's wine and take his place as the new Blades leader. Chachi, who was fiercely loyal to Mason, couldn't let that happen, so he waited for Herold to be alone in the kitchen and grabbed an empty bottle which he used to smash his head in.

Judge Palin sentenced Chachi to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in Emerald City Prison.

## Aftermath

### Shards of Rage

After Chachi was arrested, we found out that Herold was hiding drugs in his house and later on we found Nedaara and Liang both injured in his house. Since Herold is dead, we know he didn't injure them, but we know the attacker either had access to Herold's house or slipped in during the party and slipped back out again.

### Turn On The Heat

After Mason's murder, it was revealed that Chachi actually killed Herold so he could have the glory of killing Mason all by himself, since Mason was the least he lost his son. Chachi wrote this in his suicide letter which we found after finding his corpse in his prison cell.

## Case Appearances

* The Wheels of Doom (Case #1 of Stories Uncaged)
* Blades Striking Blades (Case #3 of Stories Uncaged)
* Shards of Rage (Case #4 of Stories Uncaged)
* Turn On The Heat (Case #6 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)

## Trivia

* Herold was a suspect in two cases.
* Herold appeared in one district in Stories Uncaged.
* Herold appeared in one season.

## Gallery

Herold, as he appeared in The Wheels of Doom (Case #1 of Stories Uncaged) and Blades Striking Blades (Case #3 of Stories Uncaged).Herold, as he appeared in Shards of Rage (Case #4 of Stories Uncaged).Herold's body.Chachi Rhodes, Herold's late killer.