Yazid Shams

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**Yazid Shams** (Also known as **"Vincenzo Baxter"** and **"Vendetta"**) (2015-2043) was a suspect in the murder investigations of café waitress Stéphanie Beaufort in What Can I Get You? (Case #8 of Stories Uncaged), MirrorTech software developer Nicolette Livingston in System Shutdown (Case #10 of Stories Uncaged), Saviors member Simon Sams in Nowhere To Hide (Case #11 of Stories Uncaged), and former Blades leader Nedaara Townsend in The Wrath of God (Case #12 of Stories Uncaged), before killing businessman T-jay Lewis in You Know The Drill (Case #20 of Stories Uncaged). He then faked his death, and sacrificed his twin in Kill The Messenger! (Case #24 of Stories Uncaged). As 'Vincenzo Baxter', he appeared as a suspect in the murder investigations of librarian Matilda Hampton in Silence in the Library (Case #38 of Stories Uncaged), student Frankie Morris in The Murder of Knowledge (Case #39 of Stories Uncaged), student and influencer Louise Allen in Mercy 0-1 Murder (Case #41 of Stories Uncaged), and principal Jalanda Burnett and student Scarlett Grant in Possession Obsession (Case #42 of Stories Uncaged). Yazid eventually assassinated mayor Bentlee Byrd in We Failed to Protect (Case #48 of Stories Uncaged). As "Vendetta", he ended up as a suspect in the murder of informant Spencer Fleming in Too Much Risk (Case #53 of Stories Uncaged) before appearing briefly in First Agenda Item: Death, revealing his true identity. He appeared as a suspect again later in the murder of lab chief Brianna Mitchell in A Minute of Slicence (Case #58 of Stories Uncaged), former Savior Teshima Kyo in Saviors Rule, Traitors Drool (Case #59 of Stories Uncaged), and Saviors leader Laszlo Toth in The Devil Uncaged (Case #60 of Stories Uncaged), where he was killed at the end by Savior Sabrina Cooley.

## Description

Yazid is a 27-year-old M16 agent, disguising as an entrepreneur. After faking his death, he took the identity of police informant Vincenzo Baxter, who works as a chemistry teacher and "Vendetta", a mysterious rogue. In What Can I Get You?, it is known that Yazid reads the *Emerald Daily* newspapers, uses dental floss, and is left-handed. In System Shutdown, it is known that Yazid eats tuna, is an expert at coding and hacking, and has a pet tarantula. In Nowhere To Hide, it is known that Yazid eats nuts, uses hand sanitizer, and is a sharpshooter. In The Wrath of God, it is known that Yazid uses bath salts and eats sushi. In You Know The Drill, it is known that Yazid is an expert at hacking and coding, knows morse code, and eats caviar. In Silence in the Library, it is known that Yazid eats oysters, rides bicycles, and plays video games. In The Murder of Knowledge, it is known that Yazid eats pomegranate, is right-handed, and drinks beer. In Mercy 0-1 Murder, it is known that Yazid plays football, knows knitting, and drinks tomato juice. In Possession Obsession, it is known that Yazid knows occults, drinks Bloody Mary, and owns a black cat. In We Failed to Protect, it is known that Yazid eats horseradish, plays poker, and drinks whiskey. In Too Much Risk, it is known that Yazid eats burger, plays dominos and drinks tea. In A Minute of Slicence, it is known that Yazid smokes cigarettes, had cancer, and drinks beer. In Saviors Rule, Traitors Drool, it is known that Yazid eats mint candy. In The Devil Uncaged, it is known that Yazid eats tacos and knows Latin.

## Events of Stories Uncaged

### What Can I Get You?

Yazid was first questioned after detective Connor Stout and the player saw him shocked while sitting right behind the poisoned body of café worker Stéphanie Beaufort. When we asked Yazid if he knew Stéphanie, he told us that she was the person serving him when he came to the café and that she was coming back with his order when she suddenly collapsed.

Yazid was interrogated again after chief Zelma Holmwood showed the team a report about Yazid being corrupt and making deals with The Blades. We immediately rushed to the café and prepared to arrest Yazid, but he told us that the newspaper was spreading false information after Stéphanie told several people that Yazid's business was illegitimate and that he was scamming several people out of their money in order to keep his businesses strong.

Yazid was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated Stéphanie's father Mainfred Beaufort for her murder.

### System Shutdown

Yazid was interrogated again after we found a picture of him with MirrorTech CEO Nicholas Madigan on a table near MirrorTech software developer Nicolette Livingston's body. When we asked Yazid about this, he told us that him and Nicholas were always very close friends and that they often did business deals together. When we told him that one of his employees, Nicolette, was murdered, Yazid acted shocked and said that Nicolette seemed like a nice person who was determined at her job.

Yazid was spoken to once again after beat cop Leslie Price caught him wandering around the crime scene looking for Nicholas. When we asked Yazid about this, he told us that the last time he came to the MirrorTech office looking for Nicholas, Nicolette accused him of trying to steal MirrorTech's secrets and forced him to leave. Yazid said that normally he wouldn't care, but this also hurt his relationship with Nicholas as well.

Yazid was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated secretary and Saviors member Delila Nixx for Nicolette's murder.

### Nowhere To Hide

Yazid was later questioned again after detective Giles Davis and the player found a gun of his in the hospital room where Saviors member Simon Sams was being treated prior to his escape. When we asked Yazid about this, he told us that a friend of his who broke his leg was in the neighboring hospital room when a stumbling Simon ran in. Yazid pulled his gun on Simon before Simon kicked him in the stomach and grabbed his gun before escaping.

Yazid was interrogated again after Giles and the player were informed by Russian assassin Scarface that Simon bombed several of Yazid's business buildings and killed several of his friends and colleagues. When we asked Yazid about this, he pulled up his sleeve and showed us several explosion wounds that he had from Simon's explosion. Yazid then said that Simon bombed several of his buildings, which resulted in thousands of deaths, including his family and friends. Yazid said that he never got over the explosions and after Simon was found innocent Yazid swore to get revenge. However, someone got to Simon before Yazid could. We put Yazid in our custody until further notice.

Yazid was later released when he was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated beat cop and Saviors member David Steele for Simon's murder.

### The Wrath of God

Yazid was later spoken to after the team found his contact in former Blades leader Nedaara Townsend's emergency contacts list. When we asked Yazid about this, he told us that him and Nedaara were close friends for years and that the two trusted each other with everything. Yazid then told us that it was such a shame that Nedaara went to jail for killing another gang member but that he still visited her often. When we told him that Nedaara was murdered in the TV room, he begun to cry, before saying that he would find whoever dared kill Nedaara and would have their head on a platter.

Yazid was interrogated again after profiler Jake "TJ" Goss found mugshots of a young Nedaara who went to jail for a few years for stealing almost all of Yazid's bank account. When we asked Yazid about this, he told us that before Nedaara took over the Blades, their old leader, the late Mason Mills, demanded that Nedaara rob him. After she succeeded, however, the police caught and arrested her and Mason immediately took a liking to her. However, Yazid decided that he wanted to talk to Nedaara in prison and after he took a liking to her too he bailed her out.

Yazid was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated Chinese mob leader Yuan Zedong for Nedaara's murder.

After Zedong confessed to killing Nedaara, he revealed himself to be a member of the Saviors and threatened to kill Giles. However, as soon as Zedong was going to pull the trigger, Yazid slipped in with a frying pan and bashed Zedong on the head with it, making him fall unconscious. We then handcuffed Zedong and brought him to court where Judge Palin sentenced Zedong to twenty-four consecutive life sentences without the possibility for parole in a maximum security prison for Nedaara's murder as well as several acts of terrorism against Emerald City.

### There Once Was A Cop

After arresting taxi driver Stanley Burns for the murder of police officer Eloise Wood, we were told by beat cop Leslie Price that Yazid had some information regarding the Saviors and he wanted to meet up with us as soon as possible to discuss this.

### You Know The Drill

Yazid was interrogated again after Giles and the player found his tie at the indoor forest where businessman T-jay Lewis was prior to his murder. After we interrogated Yazid about this, he claimed that he made a business deal with T-jay recently as his business was really struggling. Yazid then said that it was a tragedy that he died.

Yazid was interrogated again after the team found out that Yazid completely took over T-jay's company after we interrogated journalist Arthur Rockefeller about it. After asking Yazid why he failed to mention this before, he claimed that he didn't want us to think he killed T-jay over a petty business deal. Yazid then claimed that T-jay and him were business rivals for a short time since they were competitors but Yazid's company soon put T-jay's out of business which resorted to him making a few shady deals which probably got him killed.

In the end, it was revealed that Yazid was T-jay's killer.

Upon admitting to the murder, Yazid said that he found out T-jay was a member of the Saviors and he wanted to give him to us, but when he phoned us, T-jay got suspicious of him and attacked him from behind. Yazid managed to knock T-jay back, but he took out his pocket knife, so Yazid ran to take a drill from the nearby construction workers working on the subway, and brought it down on T-jay. He says T-jay was trying to escape to their secret hideout and Yazid wanted to follow him, but he couldn't keep T-jay in the station and he got exposed so he had to kill him before escaping and causing trouble. Yazid says he's really sorry for killing a Savior, but he had to defend himself and he's not willing to be punished for it and we will understand why he has to do this in time, so he draws a gun out and runs away from us.

### Kill The Messenger!

It is revealed that Yazid faked his death, and sacrificed his twin brother to be slain by Savior agent Jason Bond.

### Silence in the Library

After faking his death and disguising himself as 'Vincenzo', he became a suspect after his watch is found near the crime scene. 'Vincenzo' formally addressed the situation, explaining his relationship with the victim being nothing but mere acquaintances at work. 'Vincenzo' then excused himself to go help some students pass through their test.

'Vincenzo' was questioned again after the victim wrote a report about how he created meth in the university. He said that report is just horsepucky, and Matilda just made up a lot of the statements there simply because she hates him and other teachers. Matilda claimed 'Vincenzo' was a suspicious drug-making criminal disguising as a teacher to get some money for a living, before showing the report to the principal, but she dismissed the report knowing Matilda's personality against teachers.

'Vincenzo' was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated library volunteer Juan Hatfield for Matilda's murder.

'Vincenzo' was later asked about his knowledge of the mysterious events, where he explained about meeting a mysterious figure 4 days ago running in the corridor. The next day, he saw a body of a teacher being dragged by medics, and think this is all connected. This revelation made the police think it was a serial killer. 'Vincenzo' then showed us a room not being used by the university for a while, and it has strange symbols on the wall, carved with a knife. We thanked 'Vincenzo' for this and took pictures before hearing screams at a nearby classroom.

### The Murder of Knowledge

'Vincenzo' became a suspect after the victim's ID card was touched by him recently. He said he only touched it to verify whether Frankie is his student or not, and Frankie was, but temporarily. He said Frankie was a smart kid, was proud of his intelligence, and was disappointed he had died.

'Vincenzo' was questioned again after the team found Frankie's letter about telling the principal to fire 'Vincenzo'. Vincenzo said Frankie was true, a smart kid, but his attitude was so cocky that he thinks 'Vincenzo' should've been fired for saying a misconception in chemistry, saying the university doesn't need incompetent lecturers to ensure good education at its finest.

'Vincenzo' was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated student Maxton Skinner for Frankie's murder.

### Mercy 0-1 Murder

'Vincenzo' became a suspect after a receipt of him buying concessions for the game is found in the stadium. 'Vincenzo' asked the detectives what happened during this spectacular football game, and they informed him about Louise's death. 'Vincenzo' was shocked and assumed the serial killer may strike on students this time, but the detectives assured 'Vincenzo' that they will prove whether this is the work of the serial killer or random murder.

'Vincenzo' was questioned for the second time, once Lillian managed to decrypt a soon to be deleted post of Louise's on 'Vincenzo'. The post showed 'Vincenzo' making what seems to be meth, but 'Vincenzo' himself refuted and claimed it was just harmless chemicals, but the post she made was shared with everyone in the class, which made him being looked down on by everyone, both students and teachers.

'Vincenzo' was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated principal Jalanda Burnett for Louise's murder.

'Vincenzo' later informed the detectives that he discovered another dead body of the PE teacher, with burn marks on her body. Later, he locked down the campus per the police orders, and sent everyone home for safety.

### Possession Obsession

'Vincenzo' became a suspect after the team found his scarf covered with Jalanda's blood. 'Vincenzo' admitted he had tackled Jalanda with sheer force due to the latter lunging at him, trying to kill him, due to her brainwashing state. Once Jalanda regained consciousness after being thrown to the concrete so hard, she instead left to go to the ritual room, ignoring the fact 'Vincenzo' is there, and 'Vincenzo' failed to get her into her senses. He then expressed his stress that someone died once again, before leaving to impose curfews.

'Vincenzo' was questioned again after Scarlett had recorded her interaction with him. 'Vincenzo' told us he tried to convince Scarlett not to go to whoever she was told to, or danger will come to her. However, Scarlett refused to let go of her mission, as she had reached this far, and Anni's motivation made her a bit confident to go. 'Vincenzo' tried to grab her to take her out, but Scarlett shoved him aside, before running to the classroom.

'Vincenzo' was declared innocent after the team incarcerated history teacher Millie McFarland for Jalanda and Scarlett's murder, along with numerous teachers as the **Blood Phoenix**.

### We Failed to Protect

'Vincenzo' became a suspect after we spotted him in a picture taken before the murder. Before we asked him about the murder, we questioned his identity since we found another person with the exact name, and he's the real deal. 'Vincenzo' said we'll know who he is soon, before saying he arrived at the city hall to foresee the mayor's downfall. 'Vincenzo' knew that the mayor is doomed, now that the Saviors is emerging, and he can't help but watch the action start.

'Vincenzo' was questioned for the second time after we found drone blueprints near the city hall with his fingerprints on them. 'Vincenzo' said he only took the blueprint due to curiosity, and he didn't craft any explosive drones that shoot lasers. We suspect he may be the killer, but he simply said we are losing from the truth, and we just had to see what's right.

'Vincenzo' was later found to be guilty of Bentlee's murder. 'Vincenzo' then said that Bentlee was working for the Saviors by supplying goods to them to save his own skin. 'Vincenzo' said there's not enough evidence to incriminate Bentlee behind bars, and he had to eliminate him for the city's good. After the confession, Jay arrived to kill 'Vincenzo' for killing their ally, only for Leslie to shoot him in the shoulder. Jay retaliated by pointing a gun at Leslie, but before he could fire a shot, he was shot and killed by Jake from behind. 'Vincenzo' yelled that they needed Jay alive, but Jake countered him with a convincing argument, so 'Vincenzo' stood his ground. 'Vincenzo' then showed a broadcast on TV, which showed Martin introducing the new mayor for the city, which is none other than Glukhov Rasputin.

### Too Much Risk

'Vincenzo' became a suspect after we found a sheet of paper with the word "Vendetta" scribbled on it. After Jake determined the handwriting matches that of 'Vincenzo Baxter', we then asked him about the word. He then said it was his actual codename, and that he used it as his official one once his disguise worn out. "Vendetta" then told us not to investigate anymore, due to the recent dangers with the city and we should focus on taking down the Saviors, but we told him that our victim was an informant of ours who provide Savior information, meaning this murder has something to do with them. "Vendetta" then sighed, before deciding to leave to look out for himself.

"Vendetta" was questioned for the second time after we found a biodata of him stored on the cafe computers, with him matching all three profiles. "Vendetta," said he is aware that people are tracking and researching who he was after he assassinated the former mayor, especially agents and the Saviors themselves, but he claims that just because he is a fan of burgers, then played dominoes an hour ago with high-class men, and drinks tea at the cafe moments ago, doesn't mean he is the killer. He told us to work harder because we won't see the truth if we point at him over weak shreds of evidence.

"Vendetta" was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated detention officer Ariel McGraw for Spencer's murder.

### First Agenda Item: Death

"Vendetta" finally revealed himself as Yazid, who faked his death and that it was his twin who died instead. Yazid went through many surgeries to disguise himself as 'Vincenzo Baxter' and "Vendetta". Yazid was later shot in the shoulders by Savior and harlot Sabrina Cooley, who in return got killed by Bridget.

### A Minute of Slicence

Yazid became a suspect after he sent a bouquet near the crime scene. Yazid said he is informed about the sudden death of our lab chief, and he sent his condolences, however, we wondered how he could get this information when he is still at the hospital, but he said he simply need intuition and gut feeling to know, so that's why he walked to the abandoned factory to pay condolences.

Yazid was questioned again when we found Brianna's diary full of her crossing Yazid's name. As we suspect the two may have a hostile relationship, we asked Yazid about this, but he said he had no idea that Brianna hates him, but he assumed she may do that cause he is "too close" to Lillian, whom Brianna has a crush on. Yazid said that he isn't even close to Lillian, saying he's not interested in dating when the world's on its brink of end.

Yazid was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated coroner Sullivan Acker for Brianna's murder.

### Saviors Rule, Traitors Drool

Yazid became a suspect after finding a strange device with his fingerprints in the backrooms. As we were about to find Yazid, he accidentally spooked us from behind by asking what are we doing with his spy gadget. When asked about the gadget, he said it is to help him capture wave signals from suspicious calls or messages within a ten-mile radius, hoping to get some intel, especially on the Saviors since the backrooms are common for them to make deals on. When informed about Kyo's murder, he said he had no idea it happened before offering his condolences for the loss of a beloved ally.

Yazid was questioned about the canister of poisonous gas found in his bag. Yazid sweats, before admitting that he brought that to defend himself from Kyo, whom he found untrustworthy and suspicious, all because of Kyo refusing to name the Savior members who are frequent in making shady deals. Yazid suspects that Kyo is still loyal, so he brought the gas just in case Kyo ambushes him.

Yazid was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated acting chief Bridget Luders for Kyo's murder.

### The Devil Uncaged

Yazid became a suspect after we found his information data on Laszlo's laptop. Yazid says Laszlo is known to research his "enemies", and Yazid is on the list as obvious it is. Although Yazid didn't mind since he is used to this, what he didn't expect is his entire family in the Emirates getting slaughtered by a group of Saviors who went there. Yazid was angry at this and wanted to deal with Laszlo himself, but he said he didn't do it, but he would thank the killer for doing justice, before telling us to deal with the city rather than investigating his death.

Yazid was questioned once again after we found a book about rituals in his possession. Knowing how Laszlo died, we told Yazid about this, but he said it's just a coincidence and he is learning spells to defend himself from impending danger. He is skeptical, but he would willing to do anything for his safety.

Yazid was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated acting chief Bridget Luders once again for Laszlo's murder. Later, he appears to aid the team and brought Millie to our side, before he is later killed by Sabrina from a gunshot to the head.

## Case Appearances

* What Can I Get You? (Case #8 of Stories Uncaged)
* System Shutdown (Case #10 of Stories Uncaged)
* Nowhere To Hide (Case #11 of Stories Uncaged)
* The Wrath of God (Case #12 of Stories Uncaged)
* There Once Was A Cop (Case #19 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* You Know The Drill (Case #20 of Stories Uncaged)
* Kill The Messenger! (Case #24 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* Silence in the Library (Case #38 of Stories Uncaged)
* The Murder of Knowledge (Case #39 of Stories Uncaged)
* Mercy 0-1 Murder (Case #41 of Stories Uncaged)
* Possession Obsession (Case #42 of Stories Uncaged)
* Breaching for the Stars (Case #45 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* We Failed to Protect (Case #48 of Stories Uncaged)
* Too Much Risk (Case #53 of Stories Uncaged)
* First Agenda Item: Death (Case #54 of Stories Uncaged)
* A Minute of Slicence (Case #58 of Stories Uncaged)
* Saviors Rule, Traitors Drool (Case #59 of Stories Uncaged)
* The Devil Uncaged (Case #60 of Stories Uncaged)

## Trivia

* Yazid was a suspect in fourteen different cases.
* Yazid appeared in six districts in Stories Uncaged.
* Yazid appeared in one season.

## Gallery

Yazid, as he appeared in What Can I Get You? (Case #8 of Stories Uncaged), System Shutdown (Case #10 of Stories Uncaged), Nowhere To Hide (Case #11 of Stories Uncaged), The Wrath of God (Case #12 of Stories Uncaged), and You Know The Drill (Case #20 of Stories Uncaged).Yazid, as he appeared in Silence in the Library (Case #38 of Stories Uncaged), The Murder of Knowledge (Case #39 of Stories Uncaged), Mercy 0-1 Murder (Case #41 of Stories Uncaged), Possession Obsession (Case #42 of Stories Uncaged), We Failed to Protect (Case #48 of Stories Uncaged), Too Much Risk (Case #53 of Stories Uncaged), and First Agenda Item: Death (Case #54 of Stories Uncaged).Yazid, after revealing his true identity and as he appeared in A Minute of Slicence (Case #58 of Stories Uncaged), Saviors Rule, Traitors Drool (Case #59 of Stories Uncaged), and The Devil Uncaged (Case #60 of Stories Uncaged).