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0005171Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Justicepublic2012-02-16 06:092012-02-24 09:42
Plasson 
 
noneminorhave not tried
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0.34.01 
 
0005171: Ghost able to act as witness to crime (Vampire kill).
My first suspected (confirmed via the renaming bug) Wich I promptly Sent to the atomsmasher, came back as a Forlorn Haunt, wich spends its time loitering at point of death and one particular bedroom.

It apparently witnessed a murder that I did not catch at first, only happened to check the justice screen some months later, so did not see the place. But the Ghost is listed as witness and have Even accused a speciffic dwarf for the crime.
Kill dwarf (vampire speciffic?) let him loiter and witness a crime.

Also remember to place your bets on the lottery.
Unable to rid myself of the ghost, as its Dwarf name is not in the list of engraveable names. Probably reverted to original name?
crime, ghost, vampire
related to 0005326resolved Toady One Ghost of vampires still drink blood 
has duplicate 0007410resolved Footkerchief Ghosts report crimes 
has duplicate 0008300resolved Knight Otu Ghost acts as a witness in a crime. 
Issue History
2012-02-16 06:09PlassonNew Issue
2012-02-19 06:06PlassonTag Attached: crime
2012-02-19 06:06PlassonTag Attached: ghost
2012-02-19 06:06PlassonTag Attached: vampire
2012-02-19 23:31DarthCloakedDwarfNote Added: 0020231
2012-02-19 23:51KogutNote Added: 0020232
2012-02-20 03:13PlassonNote Added: 0020240
2012-02-20 05:57Granite26Note Added: 0020250
2012-02-20 07:57PlassonNote Added: 0020264
2012-02-20 08:10FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005236
2012-02-24 08:30PlassonNote Added: 0020604
2012-02-24 09:41FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005326
2012-02-24 09:41FootkerchiefRelationship deletedrelated to 0005236
2012-02-24 09:42FootkerchiefNote Added: 0020611
2014-07-17 00:56FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007410
2014-09-15 06:22Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0008300

Notes
(0020231)
DarthCloakedDwarf   
2012-02-19 23:31   
Dwarven séance? I like this idea.
(0020232)
Kogut   
2012-02-19 23:51   
I think that it may be intended/unitentional but not a bug - ghosts are quite active so witnessing crimes sound OK.
(0020240)
Plasson   
2012-02-20 03:13   
Duplicate (and he has a save) 0005326
(0020250)
Granite26   
2012-02-20 05:57   
So one ex-vampire accused another person of the crime?

Can you verify that the accused is actually a vampire?

Also, a save might be helpful here, to determine who REALLY committed the crime.
(0020264)
Plasson   
2012-02-20 07:57   
have gone on to .02 now, so a new world and all that. but I believe the issue in 00005326 is the same as mine, as the ghost on 2 occations had accused a dwarf, before the body was found. so it may be that ghost vampires are still... vampires.
(0020604)
Plasson   
2012-02-24 08:30   
Footkerchief : relationship is -5326, not -5236 :P
(0020611)
Footkerchief   
2012-02-24 09:42   
Whoops, thanks!