A popular murder mystery visual novel by 07th Expansion that was first released in 2002: http://07th-expansion.net
Part of the When They Cry series, along with Umineko no Naku Koro Ni and Ciconia no Naku Koro Ni.
There is an anime adaption of the visual novel, a season for each of the arcs.
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