Jalanda Burnett

**Jalanda Burnett** (2000-2043) was a suspect in the murder investigations of librarian Matilda Hampton in Silence in the Library (Case #38 of Stories Uncaged) and student Frankie Morris in The Murder of Knowledge (Case #39 of Stories Uncaged) before killing student and influencer Louise Allen in Mercy 0-1 Murder (Case #41 of Stories Uncaged). In Possession Obsession (Case #42 of Stories Uncaged), she is slain. She also appeared as a quasi-suspect in Dinner Is Served Cold (Case #37 of Stories Uncaged).

## Description

Jalanda is a 43-year-old principal of Emerald City University. In Silence in the Library, it is known that Jalanda eats oysters, rides bicycles, and plays video games. In The Murder of Knowledge, it is known that Jalanda drinks beer. In Mercy 0-1 Murder, it is known that Jalanda plays football, knows knitting, and drinks tomato juice.

## Events of Stories Uncaged

### Dinner Is Served Cold

Jalanda appeared briefly after calling the police about a bad feeling regarding her students' and teachers' safety and asked if the police can check on the library as she found a bloody handprint there, but since the door is locked, she can't get in, but the police were able to.

### Silence in the Library

Jalanda became a suspect after her picture of her shaking Matilda's hands was found in the school corridor. Jalanda told the detectives that Matilda was, a hard-working librarian for the university for at least forty years, and she was displeased they lost a very valuable member of the university.

Jalanda was questioned again after she tried to fire the victim. Jalanda explained Matilda has been going too far with her hatred against the staff of the university, and her age is already at the limit and she needs to retire for good. However, Matilda can't go as she lived in the university for her whole life now, which makes it harder for Jalanda to deal with.

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

### The Murder of Knowledge

Jalanda was declared as a suspect once again after she had given Frankie an award recently before his death. Jalanda then annotated that Frankie was a very smart kid with a lot of potentials, and was well-liked by teachers. She was stressed about how could someone get rid of a genius easily.

Jalanda was questioned again after Frankie's marks were changed by her. Jalanda was irritated by Frankie for annoying her with awards so he could brag it to his online friends in Disharmony, and his cocky attitude didn't make it better. So as punishment, she changed all of his A+ grades into B+ instead.

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

### Mercy 0-1 Murder

Jalanda became a suspect after she had approached the detectives out of curiosity. Jalanda then was informed of Louise's murder, which does not surprise her due to the recent murder tolls in the university, but it made her paranoid, and worry especially on the football season being plagued with danger. Jalanda then left to deal with the issue in her office.

Jalanda was questioned for the second time after CCTV recorded Jalanda threatening Louise with a massive ultimatum. Jalanda then said that Louise was failing all of her grades, and Jalanda was furious about her lack of care on education and only came to campus to record her stupid vlogs. Jalanda gave her an ultimatum to either study harder or the internet on the whole campus will be shut down for a year.

In the end, Jalanda was found to be guilty of Louise's murder. As we face Jalanda to confront her about the murder, we see her eyes being white. She slowly walks towards us, and collapses. We take her to the hospital, where we find a priest exorcising her. He says Jalanda was possessed, and had no consciousness during the murder.

Later, Jalanda escaped the hospital, and the detectives assumed she is going back to the campus to kill once more, as she was programmed for it by the possession.

## Murder details

Jalanda was found dead with her chest stabbed in the middle of a ritual, seemingly sacrificed. Sullivan expressed how much he had concerns on the occult, as he had seen some dark stuff from it when he was still young, before explaining that Jalanda died from her bronchi being severed, causing minor asphyxiation, along with her arteries severed which cause blood loss, which is her real cause of death. Sullivan also discovered a note in Jalanda's pocket and based on Jake's insight, it was determined that the note was a demonic spell to make sure the deceased's spirit will suffer in hell from endless agonizing torture. Since the killer managed to recite this line perfectly, it means the killer has extensive knowledge of occults.

## Relationship with suspects

After escaping the hospital and returning to the university, Jalanda spotted chemistry teacher Vincenzo Baxter on the premises, and tried to kill him, but Vincenzo managed to tackle her, knowing that she was brainwashed by the Blood Phoenix. Jalanda was also stopped by chief Zelma Holmwood, who used unethical methods to release her from her brainwashed state, which knocked her, out and unsuccessfully reversing the brainwashing. Before the events, Jalanda had called history teacher Millie McFarland to her office after she was suspected of trying to seduce a student, which the latter denied and argued with her for it.

## Killer and motives

The killer turned out to be Millie, who revealed herself as the **Blood Phoenix**.

Millie then revealed her true self, removing her disguise, and smirked at the detectives falling on her little game. Millie began to explain how teachers used to humiliate her during her time as a student, leading her to severe depression, and tried to kill herself, but something had come to her, an overwhelming amount of rage building up. At that point, she could handle the insults and laugh at them, and started to learn demonic spells. Initially, she didn't believe it at first, but she immediately grew power as soon as she followed. Later, she witnessed her math teacher walking past her, and she couldn't help herself but kidnap her and sacrifice her. The ritual made her stronger, so she went on a rampage against all of her teachers in her school, before going into hiding in an abandoned hotel for 15 years. After trying to get back into society, she got an offer to work as a teacher, and she couldn't help but accept and kill every teacher on the campus. She killed Jalanda to tie up loose ends and killed Scarlett because she had turned down her advances for a romantic relationship, thinking she was too old. Once Connor was about to arrest her, Millie refused, prompting Connor to pull his gun and shoot, but Millie managed to pull a ritual and deflect the bullet. She then asked if Connor had any last words before she killed him by making him disappear into the depths of hell, and escaped the premises.

## Case Appearances

* Dinner Is Served Cold (Case #37 of Stories Uncaged)
* 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)

## Trivia

* Jalanda appeared in five different cases.
* Jalanda appeared in one district in Stories Uncaged.
* Jalanda appeared in one season.

## Gallery

Jalanda, as she 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), and Possession Obsession (Case #42 of Stories Uncaged).Jalanda's body.Millie McFarland, Jalanda's killer.