Death of Clay Terran

Death of Clay Terran V · T · F
Incident overview
Incident type	Violent death
Dates	December 16-20, 2027
Time of incident	December 15, 2027, 10 a.m.
Victim	Clay Terran
Weapon / cause of injury	Stabbed in the chest with a utility knife
Related persons	Candice Arme Aura Blackquill Clonco Yuri Cosmos Maya Fey* (allusions) Phantom Ponco Solomon Starbuck Ted Tonate Juniper Woods Trucy Wright
Related locations	Cosmos Space Center: Space Center entrance Boarding Lounge 1 Launch Pad 1 Corridor Space Museum Robotics lab District Court Defendant Lobby No. 3 Courtroom No. 4 Wright Anything Agency Detention center - visitor's room
Evidence	Attorney's Badge · Terran's Autopsy Report · Space Center Diagram · Utility Knife · Bombing Report · Evacuation Report · Launch Pad 1 Door Lock · Security Camera Video · Oxygen Tank Data · Space Center Pamphlet · Bullet Hole · Control Room Door Lock · Bullet · "Hope" Capsule · Aura's Statement · Bullet from Arme's Gun · Lighter See also: UR-1 Incident
Investigations and trials	Trial (December 16, 2027) Investigation (December 19, 2027) Trial (December 20, 2027; Starbuck) Investigation (December 20, 2027) Trial (December 20, 2027; supplement)

The death of Clay Terran occurred in the morning of December 15, 2027. At the time of the scheduled launch of the HAT-2 rocket at the Cosmos Space Center, bombs went off on the rocket. Terran and his crewmate, Solomon Starbuck, escaped into Boarding Lounge 1, only for Terran to turn up dead with a Utility Knife in his chest. Starbuck was arrested and put on trial for the murder, with Terran's best friend, Apollo Justice, initially standing on the defense bench. This murder ended up pulling several key individuals from the UR-1 Incident into its orbit, including convict prosecutor Simon Blackquill and his sister Aura, and resulted in the first departure of Justice from the Wright Anything Agency.

Timeline

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Date	Event type / related incident	Description	Notes
December 14, 2027	Death of Clay Terran	The Hope probe returns to Earth.	Cosmos: As for the Hope probe, it did eventually arrive safely at its destination! It obtained a few samples from the asteroid, and returned to Earth but a few days ago! [...] The samples are scheduled for analysis in the near future. We haven't had time, since they just came back the day before Terran's murder. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. Capcom. Episode: The Cosmic Turnabout (in English). 2013.
December 15, 2027	Death of Clay Terran	Clay Terran is murdered.	N/A
December 16, 2027	Death of Clay Terran	Beginning of the trial of Solomon Starbuck for the murder of Clay Terran. A bomb brought in as evidence is triggered during the trial. This forces everyone to evacuate from Courtroom No. 4, which is heavily damaged as a result of the detonation.	N/A
December 20, 2027	Death of Clay Terran	Conclusion of the trial of Solomon Starbuck for the murder of Clay Terran.	N/A
December 20, 2027	UR-1 Incident / Death of Clay Terran	At the Cosmos Space Center, Aura Blackquill holds 12 visitors hostage and negotiates a retrial of the UR-1 Incident, with Athena Cykes as the defendant. As a result of the trial, charges are cleared against Simon Blackquill concerning the UR-1 Incident, and against Cykes for the murder of Clay Terran.	N/A