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Farmelle
Since: Dec, 2009

Is there a trope for a villian who seems to complusively leave esoteric riddle at thier crime scene? Normally to prove thier own intelectual superiority or so the detective will catch them before it is too late? In short a character like Batman's The Riddler. I was watching an episode of CSI: NY (titled "Can You Hear Me Now?") Where the culprit places a music box that plays an obscure beethoven song in a victims throat to lead police to a woman. Who in turn leads them to an apartment where another body is found. In this room the culprit has placed a phone with a voice message of the man being tortured which was activated by the culprit calling the phone, as well as a child's (viewfinder toy?) containing pictures of the victim. In one of which the culprit has placed (on purpose!) a music stand with the initials (YMH I think) to lead police to the Music Hall to find another victim in a seal musical drum etc. Its like the Riddler invaded CSI: NY. Each step seems to be setup on purpose by the culprit to test the police's deductive skills.