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extra - documents about walter
2. Joseph related documents
RED DIARY - APRIL 4
"Lately I've been feeling like my life is in serious danger.
I've been through a lot in my life, but I've never felt this kind of pure,
animal fear.
In case something happens to me, I've decided to write down what I've learned
for whoever you are that's living on the apartment now.
I've been investigating the mass murder that took place 7 years ago in which
10 people were killed in 10 days.
They were killed in a variety of ways, but the one thing they had in common
was that each corpse had the following numbers, in order of their deaths,
carved into them:
01121, 02121, 03121,
04121, 05121, 06121,
07121, 08121, 09121,
10121 ... The name of their killer... it was carved in as well...
His name was...Walter Sullivan.
April 4"
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RED DIARY - MAY 2
"I figured out the riddle behind the numbers.
"01121" is actually "01/21."
In other words, 1 out of 21.
So Walter was planning to kill 21 people...?
But he never finished the job.
He was convicted for the murders of Billy and Miriam Locane, the 7th and
8th
victims. Afterwards, he commited suicide in his jail cell.
The grisly mass murder of 10 people shocked the world and came to be known
as
the "Walter Sullivan Case."
There are two big puzzles here.
The first is: What was the motive for the murders?
The second is: Why did he kill himself before completing his task?
Was he simply insane...?
May 2"
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RED DIARY - MAY 14
"It was four years ago that they discovered the body with "12/21"
carved into it.
Right away I had this terrible feeling and couldn't stop shaking. The victims
had been murdered six months earlier, but Walter had been dead for seven
years,
having commited suicide three years before the murder.
The police thinks it's a copycat crime, and are calling it the Sullivan
Case
Round Two.
But something about it bothered me...
May 14"
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RED DIARY - MAY 20
"I picked up the key that Eileen from Room 303 must have dropped.
I thought I'd return it but she wasn't home. I guess I'll give it to the
super.
May 20"
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RED DIARY - JUNE 11
"Walter Sullivan did kill himself.
He died in his prison cell of blood loss after he stabbed himself in the
neck
with his spoon.
His body was buried in a cemetery just outside his hometown of Silent Hill
in
an unmarked grave.
After that, his name became famous all over the world and it looked like
his
string of mass murders was finished at 10 out of 21.
But 3 years later, they found a corpse that had "12/21" carved
into it.
The corpse was from 6 months earlier.
In other words, the person was killed two and a half year after Sullivan
commited suicide.
The MO was exactly the same as Sullivan's.
Except for one thing.
All 10 of Sullivan's victims were found with their hearts cut out and their
chest wounds sewn together expertly with thread.
On the other hand, the "12/21" victim still had their heart.
Naturally the police think it's a copy cat and are proceeding on that basis.
But they haven't made any progress and recently discovered victim number
13.
This corpse also had their heart intact.
The police still haven't identified a suspect.
I've got a working hypothesis.
Very few people knew the details of the original crimes and would be able
to
copy Sullivan's MO so precisely.
First I'll head to Silent Hill.
To the graveyard near that beautiful little lake.
Maybe I'll find the answer there.
June 11"
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RED DIARY - JUNE 14
"The weather that day was very strange.
Even though I avoided the earlier storm, there was a thick fog clinging
to
everything.
Fortunately, that allowed me to avoid being seen and get right to work.
The police are still stubbornly acting as if it's just a copycat case. So
I
figured things probably hadn't been touched here.
But I was wrong.
I should have come sooner.
The cemetery was in such bad condition that it was almost sad.
The storm must have raised the sea level. Anyway, that's how it was when
I found
Walter Sullivan's grave.
(This diary is too damaged around this point and I can't read anymore.)
I'm still in shock...
There was no body in the grave...
And on top of that, written on the coffin were the number "11/21"...
June 14"
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RED DIARY - JULY 13
"I don't think I can protect myself.
He's truly insane.
I can't hold on any longer.
His power can't be measured.
I was so scared today that I sealed off the back of the storage room.
I wonder if Eileen Galvin is okay.
She has no idea what's going on...
But she's in danger nevertheless.
July 13"
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RED DIARY - JULY 17
"A few days after Walter killed himself in his cell, several residents
witnessed
a long-hair man with a coat here.
Through his window, Richard Braintree in 207 saw the man moving something
heavy
and doing something in Room 302.
Even Sunderland, the superintendent, saw the man with the coat hanging around
Room 302, and confirmed there were signs of someone having been in there.
July 17"
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RED DIARY - JULY 18
"My theory is that Walter never died at the prison. It may have been
someone else
who commited suicide. Either that, or the person the police arrested was
not the
real Walter Sullivan.
I'm in no position to investigate what really happened in the prison, but
in any
case, Walter didn't die at the prison.
The man with the coat that showed up here was the real Walter.
7 years ago he did something in that apartment. I'm certain there's a link
between that and the bizarre things that have been happening here. Just
a little
bit more and I'll have this whole thing figured out. I may even find that
the
real Walter is somewhere nearby."
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RED DIARY - JULY 28
"I'm going to summarize everything that I've learned about Walter
Sullivan so
far.
He was born right here in Room 302 of "South Ashfield Heights."
His parents
abandoned him soon afterwards and disappeared somewhere, leaving the baby
alone.
He was discovered and sent to St. Jerome's Hospital.
He was "adopted" by "Wish House," an orphanage in the
forest near Silent Hill
that's run by the secret Silent Hill religious cult. When he was six years
old,
someone from the cult showed him where he was born.
Since then, he started to believe that Room 302 itself -- in other words,
this
room -- was his mother. Every week, he travelled from the orphanage to South
Ashfield Heights, a pretty long trip for a kid his age. Sometimes he took
the
subway, and sometimes the bus.
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I'm tired.
My headache is already killing me.
I'll write more tomorrow.
July 28"
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RED DIARY - JULY 29
"Continuing from yesterday, I'm going to summarize everything that
I've learned
about Walter Sullivan so far.
Naturally, it was a long way for a kid his age to travel, but he made the
trip
every week by subway or bus. Unfortunately, someone else was living in this
apartment and so he couldn't be reunited with his mother (Room 302).
For years, he continued to come here, almost like he was possessed, just
to
peek into the apartment. Eventually, the tenants began to complain and treat
him badly when they saw him hanging around. Walter began to fear the tenants
and see them as obstacles preventing him from seeing his mother.
As the years passed and Walter matured, he began to be more and more influenced
by the teachings of the cult. Furthermore, his obsession with his mother
and
his feelings of resentment towards the other world became even deeper.
Walter became preoccupied with one particular tract from the cult's "Bible."
"The Descent of the Holy Mother -- The 21 Sacraments"
"By the 21 Sacraments, the Holy Mother shall appear in the countries
of the
world and shall bring salvation to the sinful ones."
After Walter left Wish House, he moved to Pleasant River, a town neighboring
Silent Hill. For a while, he lived the life of a normal student, but he
was
still filled with bitterness and resentment towards the rest of the world.
Several years later, he launched his plan there. The 21 murders...
July 29"
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RED DIARY - AUGUST 7
"No. 1...Ten heart...
No. 2...Ten...
No. 3...Ten hearts...
No. 4...Ten hearts Steve Garl...
No. 5...Ten...
No. 6...Ten heart...
No. 7...Ten hearts Billy Locane
No. 8...Ten hearts Miriam Locane
No. 9...Ten hearts...
No. 10...Ten...
No. 11...Assumption Walter Sullivan
No. 12...Void...
No. 13...Darkness...
No. 14...Gloom...
No. 15...Despair Joseph Schreiber
No. 16...Temptation Cynthia Velasquez
No. 17...Source Jasper Gein
No. 18...Watchfulness Andrew DeSalvo
No. 19...Chaos Richard Braintree
No. 20...Mother Eileen Galvin
No. 21...Wisdom Henry Townshend
August 7"
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JOSEPH'S LETTER
"He used this place as the locus for the creation of his world. I'm
certain he
must have performed the "Ritual of the Holy Assumption" near here.
But I'm not strong enough to stop him anymore...
He locked me up in this room and played with me just like a toy...
My eyes are starting to go blind...
The pain...
I can feel my body starting to die...
But...things are taken care of...
Whoever lives here after me...
You'll be the 21st, the last of the sacrifices...
I leave it up to you...
When the bell tolls,
the ritual begins.
Eileen=mother's body, blood.
Part of the mother's
flesh=super's room.
This is all I've been able
to figure out.
I hope this letter gets to you in time...
Joseph Schreiber"
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JOSEPH'S ARTICLE
"Teaching Despair: "Wish House"
"Wish House," an orphanage on the outskirts of Silent Hill. But
behind it's false image is a place where children are kidnapped and brainwashed.
Wish House is managed by the "Silent Hill Smile Support Society,"
a charity organization sometimes called "4S". It's true that 4S
is a well-respected charity that "takes in poor children without homes
and raises them with hope." But at it's heart it is a heathen organization
that teaches its own warped dogma in lieu of good religious values. Mr.
Smith (temp), who lives near "Wish House," had this to say: "Sometimes
at night I can hear their weird prayers and the sounds of [children]
crying. I went there to complain one time, but they ran me right out. Since
then it hasn't changed a bit."
In fact, this reporter was refused admission when he attempted to take photographs
in the facility. What exactly do the folks at "Wish House" have
to hide?
During my investigations I was able to discover, however, a suspicious-looking
round concrete tower which appears to be part of their facilities. Unfortunately
no one was willing to tell us what the tower was used for. But
it seems unlikely that it has anything to do with the business of raising
orphans. It may in fact be a prison or a secret place of worship.
The cult religion that operates "Wish House" is known by the locals
simply as "The Order."
It's a religion that is deeply interwoven with Silent Hill's history. But
it's worshippers' fervent belief that they are among the elite "chosen
people" has a dark and dangerous side.
I intend to continue my investigation of "Wish House" and the
cult behind it. I've always believed that "telling the whole truth"
and showing the children the true path is our most important duty.
Joseph Schreiber"
NOTE: this same document appears in Silent Hill 3 - the same exact one except for one little detail: the "Wish House" was not called "Wish House" there, but "Hope house" instead (well, they decided to change the name for any reason in SH4 - and actually, Wish House sounds better if you ask me). The document could be found at the hospital, a little before the battle against Leonard, and it really wasn't an important document in the plot but was a little more of information concerning the Silent Hill religious cult.
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