Daily Prophet, 21 May 1980 (morning edition) - backdated
Trial of Suspected Death Eater to Begin Tonight
The highly awaited Wizengamot trial of Valerian Mulciber, 21 and formerly of London, will begin this evening at seven. The DMLE has positively linked Mulciber to two crimes – last Friday evening’s double murder of Hippocrates and Dorcas Smethwyk, a recently married couple. All indications about the killing of Mr. Smethwyk point to a hate crime, as the late Healer was a Muggleborn. While his late wife, a WWN host, was not a Muggleborn but actually a halfblood, our source at the Ministry confirms that the murder fits the pattern of a Death Eater killing.
Being that several among the Ministry consider the pureblood Mulciber to be not only a Death Eater but also a potential wealth of information about the group, the DMLE has taken a formidable security approach in preparation for this trial. Do not forget to turn to either our paper copy or our show on the WWN if you require a trial update this weekend.