The following is an excerpt from the Raccoon City Times, dated March 1st 1998:
Cannibal Threat, Lore or Gore?
By George Dandwidzek
Contributing Author to the RCT
March 1st In Raccoon City, a city known for general tranquility and economical prosperity thanks to companies like Umbrella Inc., the idea of the threat of a string of murders caused by a cannibalistic cult seems very camp fire story-esque.
Local residents of Raccoon City that live near the border of the Arklay mountain forests have been warned by Chief of Police Brian Irons to keep an eye out in lieu of a string of murders linked to that area in the past month. Chief Irons says to be on the lookout for young men and women who may be coming out of the woods, in belief that they may be part of a cannibalistic cult that could be linked to the atrocities
Three people have already been found dead in the forest since the beginning of February and all three murders seem to be similar in one regard, "Lacerations that resemble both human and canine teeth have been found on all three victims bodies," says Albert Wesker, Captain of Raccoon Police's Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S), "We have done as much as we can at this point, and plan to do even more to make sure everyone in Raccoon can sleep safely at night." S.T.A.R.S team members Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield also added, "that there will be a curfew set for dusk at all local parks and we advise you set the same curfew for your back yards if you live along the border of the mountain range."
Chief Irons also wished to let the citizens know that the Umbrella Corporation will be donating as much money and resources as needed to help solve this crime. "The Umbrella Corp.," he said, "finds these crimes to be heinous and of the utmost importance, they plan to help however they can, to keep Raccoon the safe, family-oriented, city that it has been for so many years."