Murder Mystery is a short investigative quest where the player solves the murder of Lord Sinclair. Each playthrough is slightly different because the killer is randomly selected, so you’ll need to examine evidence carefully and compare clues to find the culprit.
This quest has no skill or quest requirements, making it perfect for new players looking for a quick set of Quest Points and Crafting XP.
General Questing Tips
- Turn on RuneLite Quest Helper for a clean step-by-step route.
- Hold spacebar to fast-skip dialog.
- Use number keys for chat options to speed up interactions.
Time to complete: It took me about five minutes to complete this quest.
Item Requirements
Pot
- Regular accounts: Buy from the Grand Exchange.
- Ironman: Purchase from any General Store.
Recommended Items
Camelot Teleport
- Saves running time. Can be bought from the Grand Exchange.
- Ironman alternative: Take a Charter ship to Catherby, then run north to Camelot.
Walkthrough for Murder Mystery
Start the Quest
- Teleport to Camelot and head over to Sinclair Manor (shown on the map below). Talk to the guard at the entrance and pick dialogue option 1 to get things started.
Collect the First Clues
Enter the mansion and search the east room. You’ll find the first clues there (shown in the image below): the pungent pot and the criminal’s dagger. Pick them up
After that, inspect the broken window to pick up a clothing thread.
Its color corresponds to the killer’s trousers—this is your first major clue.
Gather Forensic Tools
Head to the shed just northeast of the house and investigate the sacks to grab some flypaper. Take two—you’ll need them.
Search Each Suspect’s Room
Now for a bit of detective work. Every suspect has a silver item stashed in a barrel somewhere in their room, so make sure you check all the bedrooms on both floors.
Here’s what you’re looking for:
- Bob – silver cup
- Carol – silver bottle
- David – silver book
- Elizabeth – silver needle
These silver items are used to compare fingerprints later, so don’t skip anyone. It’s a bit of running around, but once it’s done, you won’t need to come back.
Prepare the Fingerprint Test
Fill your pot from the flour barrel in the mansion’s kitchen.
Do the following:
- Use pot of flour on the criminal’s dagger.
- Use flypaper on the flour-covered dagger to lift the killer’s print
- Refill the pot with flour
- Repeat the process on each suspect’s silver item
- Flour → Silver item → Flypaper
By the end of this, you’ll have fingerprint samples from all suspects and can finally figure out who did it. Messy, but pretty satisfying.
Identify the Killer
Compare the unknown fingerprint (from the dagger) with each suspect’s print.
When you find an exact match, your chat box will confirm it.
This step determines the murderer, as every player gets a different killer.
Confirm Motive & Alibi
Talk to Gossip, just south of the mansion. Select reply 2.
- Next, gather information about the poison. Head to the pub west of the Seers’ Village bank and speak with the poison salesman. Reply 2 to ask him who bought the poison, and he’ll reveal that everyone at the mansion purchased some.
- Next, speak to the Poison Salesman at the Seers’ Village pub shown in the image below. Select reply 2.
Finally, confront the suspect whose fingerprint matched. They’ll give an alibi—go inspect the location they claimed to have cleaned.
If their alibi doesn’t hold up, they’re guilty.
- Anna – Compost heap
- Bob – Beehive in the cow pen
- Carol – Mansion drain, west of the front door
- David – Spider nest upstairs, between the two rooms with three beds each
- Elizabeth – Fountain
- Frank – Family crest, east of the front door
Report the Culprit
- Return to the Guard outside Sinclair Manor and present your findings to complete the quest.
Reward from Murder Mystery Quest
- 3 Quest Points
- 1,406 Crafting XP
- 2,000 coins
Murder Mystery is one of several quests in the Camelot storyline, along with Merlin’s Crystal and Holy Grail. While Murder Mystery itself gives no combat XP. it is required for King’s Ransom which awards up to 33,000 Defence XP and unlocks the Knight Waves Training Grounds, which grant access to Piety, one of the strongest melee prayers in the game.
