How do I examine the Crime Scene during the "Blood on Ice" quest in Skyrim?

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I am trying to solve the "Blood on the ice"-quest and am told to examine the crime scene. But I cannot find any trigger to activate or object to collect.

What am I supposed to find/do here?

Use the evidence scanner on your belt. – Nick T Dec 12 '11 at 01:37 — Nick T, Dec 12 '11 at 01:37
@NickT ummmmm you know this is skyrim right? – Liam McInroy Apr 11 '12 at 16:05 — Liam McInroy, Apr 11 '12 at 16:05

score 29 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '11 at 00:08

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You are supposed to follow the trail of blood

It will eventually lead to a house where you can find various pieces of evidence.

answered Nov 30 '11 at 00:08

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Huh. One of those I-should-have-found-out-myself-things; but damn, was that arrow pointing on the crime scene misleading ;) – k0pernikus Nov 30 '11 at 00:28
Oh wow. I gave up on this quest because I thought it was bugged. Trying this later. – Invader Skoodge Nov 30 '11 at 00:47
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Many quests are better with the arrows turned off, and then some are actually easier with them off! – SevenSidedDie Nov 30 '11 at 03:24
Follow the blood...follow the red blood trail oh follow follow follow follow...follow the trail of blood... – Qwertyfizzle Dec 12 '11 at 01:35
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Even after reading this I couldn't work put where the blood trail led. Damn snow – Steve Greatrex Jan 14 '12 at 11:56
@SteveGreatrex take a peek at Johnny's answer, it tells you exactly where to go. – l I Jan 14 '12 at 13:35
The blood trail didn't appear for me for some reason. – Tomáš Zato Jan 04 '17 at 09:25

Saravanabalagi Ramachandran · Answer 2 · 2017-04-26T06:25:34.370

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I watched this youtube video and followed that exact path to reach the clue house as I was not able to find it even after reading the spoiler in the accepted answer.

If you are running Skyrim on a seven year old laptop using a dozen performance mods, most likely, you won't see the blood stains.

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answered Apr 24 '17 at 17:20

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Could you please add a link to said youtube video? – k0pernikus Apr 25 '17 at 10:03
added yt video link :) – Saravanabalagi Ramachandran Apr 26 '17 at 06:26

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 24 '13 at 08:50

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Follow the blood trail to Hjerim (the name of the house) and pick the lock (master). You can also go to the steward and he will tell you where to get the key to the house.

edited Jan 24 '13 at 08:50

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answered Dec 12 '11 at 00:31

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You don't need to pick the lock, if you go back to the steward, he will tell you who to talk to in order to get the key. – bwarner Dec 12 '11 at 01:43
I finally found the building and tried to pick that lock and went through 18 picks... I never even found the spot I needed to rotate the dang thing. Maybe because Im just 18 LP... Must enchant everything with 20% buff to lock pick. :P Where is that steward? – Feb 16 '12 at 00:14
He is In The palace of kings. :) – Apr 11 '12 at 13:02
Didn’t need to pick the lock, and it’s unclear since the quest appears unfulfilled. Once you get the journals from the house, go see the stewards, the quest will be done! – papashou Jan 07 '20 at 21:27

How do I examine the Crime Scene during the "Blood on Ice" quest in Skyrim?

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