Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon MurderSanta Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder

Game Details:  Mystery, 1996

Links:  Moby Games, Adventure Gamers

Walkthrough Updated:  2/6/2025

Suggested Listening:  Wild Hearts Meet (Ash 25)

Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder is a full-motion video adventure set in the town of Santa Fe. You play as a rookie detective, given 5 days to solve the murder of a famous native American artist. The series continues with the sequel, Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground.

Day 1

Police Headquarters

Chief Weber will give you a briefing. Use your PDA to get a message from Sergeant Orlando. You should now have 6:45 left today.

Elk Moon Studio

Turn right and head inside to talk to Jack Gordon about everything. Using your PDA, order an alibi verification for him. You should now have 5:00 left today.

Turn left and enter the crime scene. There are a number of items to examine here:

  • Journal on the desk: order forensics report, take photograph
  • Telephone on the desk: order forensics report, take photograph, order phone trace
  • Receipt on the chair: order forensics report, take photograph
  • Broken glass on the floor: order forensics report, take photograph
  • Cigarette on the floor: order forensics report, take photograph
  • Torso of the victim: order forensics report, take photograph
  • Bullet wound: order forensics report, take photograph

Use your PDA to get another message from Sergeant Orlando. You can also review a message regarding Jack Gordon's alibi, and a forensics report regarding the journal. You should now have 0:30 left today.

Carrie March

Click on her gate, then talk to her about everything. Using your PDA, order an alibi verification for her.

Day 2

Paul Behlen

Talk to him about everything, ordering a van trace at the end. You can review a message regarding a phone trace. You should now have 6:15 left today.

Sonny Two Feathers

Talk to him about everything. Using your PDA, order an alibi verification for him. You will receive a call from Chief Weber, and can review messages regarding a forensics report on the phone, Carrie March's alibi, and the van trace results. You should now have 3:15 left today.

Ed Snyder

Talk to him about everything. Using your PDA, order an alibi verification for him. You should now have 1:45 left today.

Joe Edeta

Talk to him about everything. Using your PDA, order an alibi verification for him. You can review messages regarding a forensics report on the receipt and Sonny Two Feathers' alibi.

Day 3

Tom McHorse

Talk to him about everything. Using your PDA, order an alibi verification for him. You should now have 6:30 left today.

Astrid Ames

You will end up talking to Inga Mueller instead (her assistant). Talk to her about everything. You will receive a call from Chief Weber, and can review messages regarding a forensics report on the glass and Ed Snyder's alibi. You should now have 3:30 left today.

Liquor Store

You will end up looking at Tom McHorse's van, and will automatically then go to the police station.

Police Station

Go through the right door into Interrogation. Talk to Tom McHorse about everything. Now go through the left door into Evidence and talk to Wendy Mirakama. Look at each of the 6 objects, then back out of the room. Use your PDA to get a message from SFPD Dispatch. You should now have 2:30 left today.

Back out and you will see Chief Weber. You should now have 1:30 left today.

Joe Edeta

Talk to him. You can review messages regarding a forensics report on the cigarette and Joe Edeta's alibi.

Day 4

Karen Gordon

Talk to her about everything. You should now have 6:15 left today.

Sonny Two Feathers

Talk to him about everything. You can review a message regarding a forensics report on the torso. You should now have 5:15 left today.

Police Headquarters

Use the computer to assign the following to Sonny Two Feathers:

  • Status: Suspect
  • Motive: Greed
  • Relationship: Acquaintance

Now click on his name and submit a warrant application. Use your PDA to receive 2 messages. You should now have 4:30 left today.

Astrid Ames

Talk to the women about everything. You should now have 3:00 left today.

Sonny Two Feathers

Sonny won't be home when you arrive, but apparently he received a call from Ed Snyder.

Ed Snyder

Ed also won't be here when you arrive, but you will be given Joe Edeta's number.

Joe Edeta

Joe is not home either, but Janet tells you he headed out in the direction of Diablo Canyon.

Diablo Canyon

Watch the final scenes of the game.