Summary
- Red Dead Redemption 2 is filled with dark mysteries, including the disappearance of the Blackwater Athletics team, whose bodies were found with dismembered limbs forming a letter "B."
- The incident in the game is likely based on the real-life Los Maniceros massacre, where a Colombian football team was kidnapped and killed.
- The player can uncover the most likely murderer, Edmund Lowry Jr., who is found with a human "B" symbol like the one at the crime scene.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is an expansive open world, full of dark mysteries that emerge through perhaps the most unlikely strangers - individuals who, at first glance, defy expectations as the purveyors of such enigmatic stories. From a mad scientist in RDR2 who created a robot and passed away, to an entire athletics team from Blackwater having gone missing, there is no shortage of detective work in store for players. While some stories are created entirely anew, some mysteries are based on real-world events, or people.
This mystery kicks off with a newspaper article. In the Blackwater Ledger No. 69, a distressing report details the disappearance of the local sports team, the Blackwater Athletics. The article reveals that members of the Blackwater Athletic Club vanished after setting out for a group run from the northern edge of town. Despite exhaustive search efforts, they remain elusive. The report initially speculated on an Indian kidnapping, but this theory is debunked, given the absence of any recent incidents involving theft of livestock or abductions by tribes. The truth of this mystery in Red Dead Redemption 2, though, stands out as possibly the darkest of them all.
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The Dark Mystery Behind The Disappearance of Blackwater's Athletics Team
- Limbs forming letter 'B' for Blackwater
- Initially assumed to be a Native American attack
- References to the real-life Los Maniceros massacre
Uncovering the tragic fate of the team is relatively easy for players. To the west of the town lies a mass grave, revealing the bodies of ten men alongside dismembered limbs. Each player can be identified by their uniforms, and while there are ten bodies, none show signs of missing limbs. A disturbing revelation unfolds as dismembered limbs arranged to form a distinct "B" lay in a pile of dirt near the grave, presumably representing Blackwater Athletics. Despite initial suspicions in Blackwater of a Native American assault, the truth turns out to be far stranger and darker than anticipated.
The incident involving the Blackwater Athletics Team echoes the real-world Los Maniceros massacre, where twelve members of a Colombian amateur football team were kidnapped, and only one person survived. Some claim that the National Liberation Army of Colombia was responsible for the deaths, but to this day, the motive remains unknown. In Red Dead Redemption 2, this connection becomes apparent due to the reference to the National Liberation Army leader as El Payaso, or "the clown," which explains the presence of clown masks on two of the victims in the game.
The Person Behind Blackwater's Athletics Team's Murder
In the world of Red Dead Redemption 2, there's quite a story behind the murders. While playing the American Dreams mission, players come across three bodies with disturbing graffiti nearby. If they explore further, they discover a map leading to Edmund Lowry Jr.'s hideout beneath Lucky's Cabin. In this rather creepy basement, players find articles about Lowry's killings in the West Elizabeth region, coinciding with the Blackwater team's disappearance. The basement also holds another chilling sight that basically confirms the killer outright — a human "B" like the one back at the Blackwater crime scene.
There is no definitive way to get justice for the Blackwater Athletics Team, at least not by pursuing Lowry. If players engage him with their knife, they will start a showdown where they have to fight off a similar, grim fate. If they attempt to bring Lowry to the Sheriff's office in an RDR2 town will result in an aggressive attack where the player will be forced to shoot him. Though the Blackwater victims aren't as mutilated, articles reveal that Lowry used different methods, including drowning.
Lowry managed to take down an entire athletics team, and there were no indications of stab wounds or bullet holes on their bodies. Although his notes imply drowning, certain fans theorize that Lowry might have poisoned their water.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 95 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
- Released
- October 26, 2018
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
- Engine
- RAGE
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- N/A
