Mystery Location 29: December 11, 2016

Dec 11, 2016 20:28:29 GMT -5 pat said:

Well, we know this one's in a city where there's a university.

That's not much of a clue; there are universities all over the US and Canada.

Dec 11, 2016 21:43:46 GMT -5 kitty said:

Lee: Why did I get the message about this week's location? It's supposed to be Steve's turn.

Sorry. I can't change things now, you already have this week's answer. Steve will assist next week.

Second Clue: New Detectives

Dec 13, 2016 16:25:55 GMT -5 jane said:

"New Detective" is italicized. Is it a book, movie or TV show?

It's a TV show that explains how detectives solve murders using forensics. The clue probably means that what happened at the Mystery Location was shown on "New Detectives" at some point.

Fourth Clue: attorney

This is what is known as “the Bruce House” at 600 High Street in the town of Farmville in the commonwealth of Virginia. On December 11, 1991, Robert Bruce, a disbarred attorney, shot his wife, Carol, in the head and set the scene to make it look like a suicide. He turned up the heat in the den and when police arrived, they noted that it was the warmest room in the house. He covered the body with an afghan and put a gardening glove half-way on her right hand. He thought that if he kept the body warm that it would keep rigor mortis from setting in as fast and it would seem that she had died later than she did. (Just the opposite is true.) The case was featured on New Detectives in the episode “False Witness.” Bruce had been caught and convicted of embezzling money from his clients and had to come up with $30,000 or go to prison. He’s now serving a life sentence for murdering his wife. The house overlooks Longwood University.