History ShoutOut / CriminalCase

** Dr. Bishop's email is on yahoh.com, a reference to Website/{{Yahoo}}.

** The victim's last [[Website/{{Facebook}} FriendNet]] post was [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} "To die, to sleep. To sleep, perchance to dream."]]

** Zack Holden is an obvious parody of [[Website/{{Facebook}} Mark Zuckerberg]].

** In the Park scene, there is a sign of the [[Website/{{Facebook}} Facebook like button]].

** Buzzer is a parody of Website/{{Twitter}}.

** S.A.R.A. is a parody of UsefulNotes/NASA.

* Orlando Ordelaffi has a resemblance to [[Creator/RuPaul [=RuPaul=]]] out of drag.

** [[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra]] and [[UsefulNotes/MarcusJuniusBrutus Brutus]] are suspects.

** {{UsefulNotes/Augustus}} is a suspect as Octavian, as well as Claudia Pulchra and Scorpius.
** One of the killer's traits is reading {{Creator/Catullus}}.

** S.A.R.A. is a parody of {{UsefulNotes/NASA}}, and its mission badge parodies the badge of Apollo 11.

*** Mazunda is a parody of [[Film/ComingToAmerica Zamunda]], location-wise it is based on Senegal. It later becomes a parody of Wakanda, as other characters from Mazunda resemble characters from Wakanda from the ''[[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse]]''.

** Both of Paul's wives, Margaret and Aileen, were probably [[ShoutOutThemeNaming named after]] the characters from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''.

** Heather Night bears a slight resemblance and shares her last name with [[Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina Prudence [=Night/Blackwood=]]].

** Johann Schnee resembles Film/{{Thor}}.

** In the Dean's Office scene, there is a pink version of [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse the Tesseract]].

** Inaya resembles WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}.

** Carly Lewis is a resembles Creator/KimKardashian.

** After [[spoiler:Frank]] shoots [[spoiler:the killer, Alden Green]], he says to the player, [[Film/TheTerminator "Follow me if you want to live."]]

*** Mazunda is a parody of [[Film/ComingToAmerica Zamunda]], location-wise it is based on Senegal.

** Arsenio Castillo resembles [[Music/BuenaVistaSocialClub Compay Segundo]].

** Kara Naylon is a parody of Sara Palin, and her company "Bearing Straight" referencing the Bering Strait.

** Stanley Spark is a parody of [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]. He is an inventor and owner of Spark Industries, and created the [[PoweredArmor Exo-suit]], also called the fantastical suit, for the world exposition. His first name comes from Creator/StanLee.

** Uriah Haddonfield resembles James Cook.

** ''Link 4'' is a parody of ''Connect 4''.

*** He hails from Mazunda, which is a reference to [[Film/ComingToAmerica Zamunda]].

** In the Child's Bedroom scene, there are toys that look like [[Series/SesameStreet Cookie Monster]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Planes}} Dusty Crophopper]]. There is another artwork of a [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} blue genie]], and a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation Playstation controller]].

** In the Mayor's Desk scene, the dancing polar bear meme is on the computer screen, and some sticky notes are arranged in an [[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} interesting shape]] as well as a parody of a UsefulNotes/GameBoy which resembles [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime BMO]].

** In the Debris scene, there is a parody of a UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance.

** In the Company Office scene, there is a [[UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation}} Playstation controller]] and a mug with a [[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Invader]] on it.

** In the Server Room scene, there is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Xbox controller]].

** In the Control Platform scene, there is a slightly altered [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Xbox controller]].

** In the Conference Table scene, there is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Xbox controller]].

** In the Control Room scene, there is a mug with pixel art of a [[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Invader]], a UsefulNotes/GameBoy, and a badge reading "[[UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin Yuri]]".

** In the VR Products scene, there is a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

** In the Victim's Desk scene, there is a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, a [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} pixelated heart]], and a drawing of a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros mushroom labelled "1-Up"]].

** In the Gym Equipment scene, there is a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

** In the Tennis Court scene, there is a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* Case 19: [[Literature/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Cloudy with ]][[Series/{{Castle}} a Chance ]][[Series/{{Psych}} of Murder]]:

** The victim resembles [[Series/{{Castle}} Richard Castle]].

** In the Backstreet scene, one of the hidden items is a shadowy bat overlooking the crime scene, which looks suspiciously like the silhouette of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Dark Knight]]. Makes one wonder how come Grimsborough's crime rate hasn't gone down if he's around...

** The Garbage Bin scene has [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a familiar red cape]] as a hidden item, as well as [[Literature/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin's lamp]].

** In the Cooper Park Fountain scene, there is a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} "moth-signal"]] shining in the sky.

** In the Dog Pageant Arena scene, there is a familiar [[Franchise/SpiderMan spider symbol]] in an unfamiliar blue color.

** A superhero named [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Hyperman and his mild-mannered alter ego Claus Kernt]] is mentioned.

** One of the suspects is cosplaying as a character from ''{{Film/Avatar}}'' and another as Legolas from ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings The Lord of the Rings]]''. Jones also cosplays as [[Franchise/WonderWoman Miss Wonders]].

*** A [[Franchise/{{Superman}} red cape with a "Z"]]

*** [[Franchise/SpiderMan A familiar red-and-black spider-web pattern]] on the stomach of the Ripper Jade statue
*** [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman's mask]](albeit with mouse-ears instead of the traditional pointy ears)

*** A white version of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman's mask]]

*** A black T-shirt with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the yellow Bat-logo, only with mouse-ears]]