Bentlee Byrd

**Bentlee Byrd** (1988-2043) was a suspect in the murder investigations of cult member Emory Rutledge in A Stressful Day (Case #13 of Stories Uncaged) and police officer Eloise Wood in There Once Was A Cop (Case #19 of Stories Uncaged) before being murdered in We Failed to Protect (Case #48 of Stories Uncaged). He also made eight minor appearances.

## Description

Bentlee is the 54-year-old mayor of Emerald City as well as the cousin of Sullivan Acker. In A Stressful Day, it is known that Bentlee drinks tea. In There Once Was A Cop, it is known that Bentlee eats olives.

## Events of Stories Uncaged

### A Stressful Day

Bentlee was first interrogated after he entered the police station and told the team that he knew about the cult Eden's Children. After detective Connor Stout and the player pulled Bentlee aside and asked him about what he knew, he told us that the cult has been gaining more and more members in the past few weeks and that he suspects they're all brainwashed as they seem like walking dead people in a sense. He told us that his cousin was a professional at anatomy and that it's likely he would know more about it.

Bentlee was interrogated again after the team found a file that he had on cult member Emory Rutledge who was recently murdered. When we asked Bentlee about this, he panicked and told us that he found out a lot about the cult and he feared that the cult would attempt to silence him and get away with it. Bentlee said that he's certain the cult members are brainwashed into believing into their cause and he's certain that their leader is up to no good and is only looking for trouble. Bentlee told the team that he's been trying to dig up dirt on their leader, Samuel Seed, for a while but couldn't find anything.

Bentlee was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated cult member Harry Baird for Emory's murder.

After Harry's arrest, we go to the hospital to check on corner Sullivan Acker and brainwashed tech expert Lillian Henrich, where we find Bentlee standing next to Sullivan's bed. We ask him what he's doing there and he says he came to check up on his cousin. Bentlee says Sullivan probably never mentioned him because they haven't been talking too much since he became mayor. He says he's worried about this cult as well as the hacker group, The Saviors, and he's afraid they will attack again soon, so we have to prepare. He says we can't do much about the Saviors now, but we will have to keep a close eye on Eden's Children because we don't know what they're capable of yet and because they're growing fast.

### There Once Was A Cop

Bentlee was first interrogated after detective Giles Davis and the player found him wandering in the parking lot where police officer Eloise Wood was shot to death. When we interrogated Bentlee, he said that it was a pleasure to see us and he then told us to tell Sullivan that he said hello. He then asked us how we were doing and we told him that we were investigating another murder that happened in the parking lot we were in right now. When we showed him the picture of Eloise, he told us that he didn't know who Eloise was.

Bentlee was interrogated again after the team found a medal of honor that he gave to Eloise. After sending the medal to tech expert Lillian Henrich, she told us that only the mayor can give out a medal of honor and that this specific one was indeed for Eloise. We then realized that Bentlee had to have lied to us about not knowing Eloise and we decided to interrogate him again. When we asked him about the medal, he told us that he was entering the station to speak to the police commissioner but he realized that it was closed as the lights were off. He tried to leave but Eloise, who didn't see who he was, opened fire and shot him in the shoulder. She then turned the lights on and started to cry. After paying a quick visit at the hospital, Bentlee immediately awarded Eloise with a metal for her bravery and told her that she was an honorable woman who should never forget what she did that day. Bentlee then said that it was an absolute complete and utter tragedy that the police force lost Eloise so young and that he wished all police officers were like her.

Bentlee was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated taxi driver Stanley Burns for Eloise's murder.

## Murder details

Bentlee was assassinated after giving a speech in the city hall, with a huge hole in his face. Witnesses described his death to be quick and mysterious since they saw a red light on the mayor's face before it flashed and the mayor suddenly dropped on the stairs dead. Sullivan was sad that his cousin had died so brutally, but he managed to compose himself before explaining the marks on Bentlee's face are clean and thorough, and the witnesses' claims, indicate that Bentlee might be killed by a laser gun. And based on the trajectory of the gun, it might be fired from a drone. Sullivan also found traces of horseradish in Bentlee's suit, presumably done by the killer who wanted to check something in Bentlee's outfit, since he had checked on Bentlee's stomach and he hadn't eaten any horseradish recently, meaning the killer eats the vegetable.

## Relationship with suspects

Politician Dallas Longhorn accused Bentlee of vote-buying during the previous elections, saying that he deserved to win more than him. M16 head turned police chief Bridget Luders had warned Bentlee about the dangers surrounding his life, with many assassination attempts directed at him, but he refused to listen to most of it. Bentlee had deployed his bodyguard Pat DeWitt to do military work in Yemen, despite Pat refusing since he was just a mere bodyguard, not a soldier.

## Killer and motives

The killer turned out to be 'Vincenzo Baxter'.

'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.

## Case Appearances

* A Stressful Day (Case #13 of Stories Uncaged)
* There Once Was A Cop (Case #19 of Stories Uncaged)
* Jack o' Ripper (Case #22 of Stories Uncaged)
* A Groundbreaking Story (Case #23 of Stories Uncaged)
* No Deal, Just Kill (Case #27 of Stories Uncaged)
* A Deadly Escort (Case #30 of Stories Uncaged)
* In the Maze of Secrets (Case #36 of Stories Uncaged)
* The Murder of Knowledge (Case #39 of Stories Uncaged)
* They Mean No Business (Case #44 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* Breaching for the Stars (Case #45 of Stories Uncaged)
* Over And Out (Case #46 of Stories Uncaged)
* Fancy Skull of Death (Case #47 of Stories Uncaged; mentioned)
* We Failed to Protect (Case #48 of Stories Uncaged)

## Trivia

* Bentlee was a suspect in two cases.
* Bentlee appeared in six districts in Stories Uncaged.
* Bentlee appeared in one season.

## Gallery

Bentlee, as he appeared in A Stressful Day (Case #13 of Stories Uncaged), There Once Was A Cop (Case #19 of Stories Uncaged), and We Failed to Protect (Case #48 of Stories Uncaged).Bentlee's body.'Vincenzo Baxter', Bentlee's late killer.Sullivan Acker, Bentlee's late cousin.