Bizarre Murders Near Lavender Town

Originally published in "Creepy Tales of Kanto" (Issue #6)

A sixteen year old boy has been arrested after seemingly admitting to the murder of four children that were found stabbed to death in Route 8.

The boy, who has yet to be named by local authorities, said that he became "possessed" during the incident, before making the bizarre claim that "the Lavender Town theme made me do it".

The bodies were discovered by a Hiker, who had been skulking about in the long grass in the hopes of ambushing unsuspecting trainers to a Pokemon battle. He said he found the corpses after catching a glimpse of someone passing by, and in his excitement, he ran towards them before tripping over the pile of bodies.

Police have said that due to the early stages of the investigation, as well as the strange nature of it all, they cannot comment on the matter.

But despite pleading for people to stay away until the case can be resolved, it has not stopped a record number of visitors to the town in the last few days.

A business owner said that the residents were "disturbed by the tragedy" before reminding us that tape cassettes of the song can be found on sale in the Lavender Town PokeMart.