I am having an issue trying to get the damned "Blood On The Ice" quest in windhelm to show up.
No matter how many times i enter / leave return to the city. There is no dead body scene at the cemetry which allows me to start the quest.
I tried following the instructions here (Enter at 2am) to no avail as well:
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This quest is supposedly highly buggy from what i've read of others' posts.
Anyone have any idea on how to kickstart this thing or a console command to get the quest activated in your journal somehow or whatever.
Many Thanks!
I also had problems with this quest & not being able to examine the crime scene. However, I believe I found a way to progress the quest line.
If you cannot examine the crime scene, proceed to the Hall of the Dead and talk to Helgird. After talking to her, walk to the doorstep of Hjerim, the house that you can eventually purchase. When you get there, the quest objectives become updated, giving you credit for examining the crime scene and giving you a new objective to "Gain Access to Hjerim."
At this point, you should be able to either pick the lock or go back and talk to Jorleif.
I hope this helps. I haven't tested it with any other characters, this is simply what I happened to stumble upon.