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Found Newspaper Article (07/24/1998)

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PIZZERIA OF DEATH CLOSES DOORS AT LAST

The local children's pizzeria Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, long the subject of controversy and rumor, seems to have lived up to its morbid reputation. In the years since its opening in 1982, Freddy Fazbear's became a local icon with its delicious food, advanced animatronics, and happy-go-lucky atmosphere. But then tragedy struck. In 1986, the bodies of four murdered children were discovered in a backstage maintenance room, stuffed and hidden inside spare suits that covered the robotic characters' endoskeletons. Investigations were launched, as they had a disturbing parallel with another, similar tragedy at a prototype location during its month of operation.

Not even a year later, tragedy struck once again when the character known as "Foxy" malfunctioned and mortally wounded a patron. The pizzeria has been struggling ever since, nearly bankrupted from the legal ramifications of both incidents. To add to the mystery, in more recent years several people have been reported missing by the restaurant, namely those who have taken on the position of night guard. So far, thirteen employees have been officially reported missing since 1988, though some estimate the number to be larger, having disappeared seemingly without a trace.

Until now. A freelance journalist who refused to be named had been secretly investigating the shady restaurant for years, was finally able to obtain the evidence needed to condemn it: Security camera footage. Horrifyingly, the footage depicts the animatronic mascots wandering the halls after dark, attacking and murdering the assumed missing night staff.

When confronted with this evidence, the restaurant's owner refused to comment, but public outcry has made any future statement moot. Accusations of murder, manslaughter, and other offenses poured in from the families of the deceased, and after several court trials, the restaurant was found guilty of manslaughter and endangerment. The defense argued that the animatronics were malfunctioning, but were unable to afford necessary parts and services required to repair them until recently, insisting that the footage was several years old, and that problem was solved. The business was issued several heavy fines, paid out to the suffering families, and quickly declared bankruptcy.

As of this writing, only half of the money owed has been repaid, and the restaurant has officially shut down, liquidating its assets in an attempt to avoid jail time. It seems that this nightmare might have finally come to an end, as the sinister animatronics have been ordered to be scrapped. This paper wishes to extend its condolences to the victim's families.
*The following was found transcribed on a Post-It Note stuck to the clipped article*
"FOR QUEUE LINE"

Hello! I'm not dead! I'll be blunt: I lost the fire. Writing stopped being fun for me, and I had to step away. But now I'm starting to get the feeling back, and I don't want to leave anything unfinished. Night Seven and Just Another Night at Fazbear's Fright are still going to be updated (and in Fazbear's Fright's case, finished) and there is at least one more story left to tell (*cough* FNAF 4 *cough*). I'm still revving up to speed, so I won't blow smoke about an update date that I'll completely overshoot, and I hope you had a safe and exciting Halloween!
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wolfjedisamuel's avatar
Man, would I love to pick up a copy of this paper for keep on Ebay, with an article like that and the whole intrigue with Fazbears pizzeria, it be as good as a Stars and Stripes G.I. take home.