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A Ph.D. in Murder

A Ph.D. in Murder

Perform every kill in the game at least once.

100

0.1%

How to unlock the A Ph.D. in Murder achievement in Friday the 13th: The Game - Definitive Guide

All required kills Video Guide for A PH.D. In Murder Achievement


Here is a list of all the kills and the times they appear in the video.

INTRO TO ENVIRONMENT KILLS 0:10

Window (Murdered) 2:12
Tree (Hung) 2:27
Tree (Pruned) 2:51
Tree Stump (Crunched) 3:18
Wall (Cracked) 3:39
Wall (Brutalized) 4:04
Wall (Smashed) 4:25
Lounge Chair (Folded) 4:51
Coat Rack (Hung) 5:16
Toilet Bowl (Swirlied) 5:37
Fireplace (Cooked) 6:09
Campfire (Cooked) 6:37
Head Slam (Slammed) 7:09
Door Smash (Smashed) 7:30
Bird Bath (Bird Brained) 7:59
Swimming (Drowned) 8:28
Water Pump (Pumped) 8:59
Hiding Wardrobe/Cabinet (Seek and Destroyed) 9:32
Hiding Bed (Seek and Destroyed) 9:56
Hiding Tent (Sleeping Bagged) 10:41
Hiding Outhouse (Seek and Destroyed) 11:25
Barn Fence (Smashed) 11:54
Hiding Barn Closet (Seek and Destroyed) 12:37
Cemetary Fence (Impaled) 13:13

INTRO TO GRAB KILLS 13:52

Back Breaker 15:00
Bear Hug 15:07
Body Slam 15:16
Head Rip 15:23
Choke 15:34
Eye Gouge 15:41
Head Crush 15:49
Head Punch 15:59
Head Squeeze 16:05
Head Stomp 16:21
Heart Punch 16:30
Jaw Rip 16:40
Knee Snap 16:51
Neck Twist 17:02
Two Handed Choke 17:12

INTRO TO WEAPON KILLS 17:31

Part 2 (Pick Axe)
Can Opener 18:52
Throat Hack 19:03
Headbutt 19:15
Part 3 (Axe)
Crotch Chop 19:25
Head Chop 19:38
Stunner 19:47
Part 6 (Spear)
Knock Down 20:01
Spear Impale 20:10
Shish Kebab 20:27
Part 7 (Machete)
Eviscerate 20:47
Dismember 20:58
Machete Stab 21:18
Part 8 (FireAxe)
Double Tap 21:28
Chin Strike 21:41
Fireaxe Throw 21:54
Part 9 (Axe)
How to peel a coconut 22:07
Decapitate 22:26
Chest Stab Head Chop 22:35

TROUBLESHOOTING 22:45
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16 Sep 2017 06:03

34 Comments
Just needed the Barn Fence and Out House. Thanks for the great guide and video.
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By CTDMUDRUNNER on 13 Nov 2017 18:56
Incredible guide! My friend R3D 5HADOW and I found this list much easier to follow than the other TA guide, and the video was quite informative, thumbed up! Also hit your subscribe button on YouTube Nicki! :D
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By Crater Bob on 14 Feb 2018 14:32
Do you need to do the kills with each Jason? I did everything and wasn't even half done by the progress bar, so I started with another Jason and started getting progress again. But the video says that it doesn't matter which Jason you use....
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By MMMDI on 13 May 2018 08:29
Is that campfire one specific to that particular fire? I’m stuck at 98 % and I keep getting a different animation
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By MAJIN BOOSH on 17 Aug 2018 21:10
The hiding barn closet is defintely needed?
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 27 Dec 2018 07:12
Thanks for the guide. Thumbs up
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By BushidoBrown305 on 20 Jun 2020 23:28
Is there a way to check progress or what kills you have already obtained?
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By xxMacLellanxx on 04 Nov 2020 18:43
Nope
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 04 Nov 2020 20:42
Perfect guide! Thank you for making this! :0)
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By TSGTDRAGON on 14 Mar 2021 20:16
Excellent solution. Just want to add a correction: Part 9 Jason grab kills are for the Battle Axe, not the regular Axe.

Thanks for this in depth solution!
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By iDuL on 26 Jun 2023 13:29
Since the update this achievement has stopped updating with a private match and only works with bots? :/
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By Feonyx on 08 Jul 2023 07:27
anyone able to unlock it since update?
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By janol33 on 09 Jul 2023 23:32
Last unlock was 4th July... Doesn't look good
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 10 Jul 2023 01:05
Was going to go for the 100% as I already have 50g on it but I’m not looking forward to getting that 1g achievement and then not getting all of them
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By LIMZYY on 10 Jul 2023 06:55
Ever since the update my progress/tracker went from 98% to 5%.. and has been bouncing around between 1%, 5%, 7% and 8%... I think they pulled a fucky-wucky with this "give all" update.
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By Dead King1007 on 10 Jul 2023 15:32
So many developers don't think about the achievement community. It would have been way cooler to just just unlock all the achievements, or at least the ones that require a terrible grind
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 10 Jul 2023 16:57
My completion from years ago is still there, thankful for that, good luck people!
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By Crater Bob on 10 Jul 2023 18:58
@Crater Bob, they can't undo achievements u done, only the progress toward achievement. This achievement seems like broke forever now, even Gun emailed me back that from now some achievements will be unobtainable forever...
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By janol33 on 10 Jul 2023 20:06
@janol33 did they give any details as to why or which ones? If the 1000 matches for each isn't going to track anymore then I might just be done.
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By Dead King1007 on 11 Jul 2023 14:50
1000 matches is still tracking for me
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 11 Jul 2023 14:58
It’s time to spam them with tickets. I’m gonna send them one every day. Don’t listen to two morons. Rockstar and Ubisoft made the achievements attainable for gta 5 360 and far cry 2 because of people’s outcry.
https://www.guninteractive.com/support
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By Ringdocus on 14 Jul 2023 04:36
Don't bother, they're busy launching Texas Chainsaw Massacre next month, they're not going to be paying attention to F13.
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By Crater Bob on 14 Jul 2023 05:11
They will do absolutely nothing to Friday 13th from now on. They pulled the plug, it's over
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 14 Jul 2023 12:02
After reading your attitude against knowledgeable community members that are trying to be honest with you, I very much hope the achievements aren't fixed (which they won't be lol)
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By Sneaky G Wizard on 14 Jul 2023 21:56
Guys... come on... we're all achievement hunters hear.. Bob, we get that we had the time before to finish the game, coming in and reminding everybody that you've done it and it sucks to be us isn't helping anything... Ring is just trying to give guys the option to let Gun know about the achievement(s) that are messed up... that's one of the main reasons this site was made; to bring Hunters together and help each other out. It's cool that you got your completion, truly, but not everyone has and we'd just like to try and get there. If you're done with the game then just unsubscribe from this solution thread.. and guys.. Trash talking about family isn't necessary here.. do it in CoD lobbies lol
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By Dead King1007 on 14 Jul 2023 22:50
Ok... cleared up the petty squabbling. Please don't post anymore unless you want a nice ban. Thx.
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By Beanpotter on 15 Jul 2023 04:45
Does anyone know if this is still available to get? I helped my friend get it, but now he's saying that it's unavailable but I don't see the Unobtainable tag on this. Could someone explain to me, kindly?
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By Ross Wyatt on 17 Jul 2023 16:51
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By Black BIood on 18 Jul 2023 21:30
here’s the link for anyone who wants it. Takes 2 mins to send a ticket. What could it hurt.
https://www.guninteractive.com/support

If anyone could please take a min to sign this petition to fix the achievements,, no harm in trying

https://chng.it/MGdT9MFyNN

PS I didn’t start the petition.
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By Ringdocus on 19 Jul 2023 07:04
Part 9 should read Battle Axe , not Axe .
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By M4ccie on 19 Jul 2023 20:56
Signed the petition, raised a ticket, no luck so far, still broken, registers the odd kill
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By XV84 on 10 Mar 2024 21:06
If you are doing kills on offline bots it won't work progress will go up and then go back down....you can do environment and regular grab kills with any Jason and it will count as long as you are in a public or private match...the only kills that need to be done with a specific Jason are weapon kills...
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By NikiBaby219 on 13 May 2018 21:50
the only achievements that seem to be affected are Play as all Counselors, Play as all Jasons, and PhD in Murder...basically any achievements tied to level ups in some way shape or form, since you need to reach certain levels to unlock characters and kills, so long as you have those 3 this game should still be able to be completed for you
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By Crims0nScorpion on 13 Jul 2023 01:49
Not that they had much choice after the original copyright holder won the copyright back a few years ago, that was start of the slow death of the game when Gun Interactive (then Gun Media) was forced to stop working on DLC's. Before anyone jumps, I know, I know, they were still permitted to update and patch the game as necessary, but honestly folks, if you waited this long to get around to starting it fresh or finishing it after leaving it on your card for years, you've got no one to blame but yourself at this point, I know it's a boring grind, but don't start what you can't finish now because you left it too late.
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By Crater Bob on 14 Jul 2023 18:31
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Here's a list of Kills for Jason to Use for Non Weapon and Environmental Kills

Notes:
* Not confirmed or unsure.
** Same kill, but different.
[Level] Map Name
Tom Savini's Jason DLC isn't needed for Achievement.

Grappling Non Weapon Kills

Back Breaker
Bear Hug
Body Slam
Head Rip
Choke
Eye Gouge
Head Crush
Head Punch
Head Squeeze
Head Stomp
Heart Punch
Jaw Rip
Knee Snap
Neck Twist
Two Handed Choke

Known Weapon Kills

Jason Part 3
Crotch Chop
Head Chop
Stunner

Jason Part 9
How to Peel a Coconut
Chest Stab Head Chop
Decapitate

Jason Part 8
Doubletap
Chin Strike
Fireaxe Throw

Jason Part 6
Knock Down
Spear Impale
Shishkebab

Jason Part 2
Canopener
Throat Hack
Headbutt

Jason Part 7
Eviscerate
Dismember
Machete Stab

Known Kills for Environments

Corner Kill (Desk, Rock, Packanack Porch, Higgins Haven Porch and Tombstone, Shuffleboard Game(green table)
Toilet
Tree Stump
Big Tree (Impaling)
Small Tree (Pruning)
Window (Throw Outside) & (Throw Inside) (Throw Thru Broken)* (Throw Thru Open)* (2nd Floor Window Throw)*
Drowning
Cabin Wall (Backbreaker)
Cabin Wall (Head Slam)
Cabin Wall (Head Punch)
Outside Cabin (Backbreaker)*
Repair Shop (Face Slam) [Crystal Lake]**
Coat Hooks
Bed
Outhouse
Cupboard/Closet
Fireplace (Inside Building)
Chair
Graveyard Fence [Higgins Haven]
Door Slam
Campfire
Water Pump
Barn Fence (Repeated Face Smash) [Higgins Haven]
Bird Bath
Tent (Sleeping Bag)
Closet inside Higgins Haven Barn [Higgins Haven]
Other Kills

Bear Trap
Weapon of Choice (All Jason's, including Combat stance and Normal stance)
Throwing Knives

Credit goes to DevilsThunder on Fridaythe13th: the game forums
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126 Comments
From my troubleshooting last night this is what I noticed:

I was sitting at about 38% before I came across these comments/started paying attention. In offline bots mode, the max I would get to was 48%, but I wouldn't drop any lower than 44%

Once I switched to double box, I kept my tracker "on", and would actually go and look to see what my percentage was after each kill, regardless if I got progress or not on the bar.

I did decrease in % first couple kills (w/ Jason 2, and I dropped back to 42%) so I went to Jason 9, who I hadn't gotten any weapon kills for yet. Everything was fine after that. I went backwards from 9-2, and I either earned progression or stayed the same, but never decreased again (after the initial decrease w/ jason 2)

Around Jason 7-8 I did do the same kill a couple times w/ no decrease. I did do Jason 2 weapon kills again, and it was fine. (he was the last W.kills I did) This makes me think that maybe the first time around (when I started double boxing) was the tracker actually going to what it should be, but that's just a guess.

After weapon kills I did my grab kills, w/o any decrease issue. NOW I can't confirm 100%, but I'm pretty sure I got progress for kills I've already done double boxing w/ a friend 4p... then again maybe I'm just thinking about offline bots mode kills

SIDE NOTE: I tested Jason 4 (since I'd been playing w/ Savini quite a bit before I was actually paying attention) and I didn't receive any progress for this achievement.

ENVIRONMENT KILLS: Earlier this weekend I had knocked out the map specific E.kills double boxing (barn and cemetery.) Most of my E.kills came from offline bots (again before I was paying attention.) I finished these kills last double boxing to get my achievement. I started w/ E.kills I knew I had not done at all yet, and finished w/ kills I knew 100% i only did w/ offline bots (like the bed/wardrobe hiding kills, toilet kill, chair kill, etc) and my achievement popped w/ those.

So to wrap this up YES my tracker decreased at first going double box, but never again after that. I do feel like I gained progression for kills I had already done in private matches and not received any progression for kills I'm pretty sure I had never done, but who knows? Reading what you said about the cemetery kill, I'd not worry about that so much at first. Like I said maybe it's your tracker actually getting right, any maybe the glitch has messed up what you actually SHOULD be getting progress for. I'd advise to 100% avoid offline bots until you get this achievement. get NO kills in anything other than private matches. It's obviously more time consuming as 1-3 kills = having to go through finish/re-start again, but I feel it's locking the kill in place. I get nervous about how public match kills affect it especially w/ people leaving before the match is over.

As you can tell by my earlier comment time, it took me roughly 4 hours to double box all weapon/grab kills, and a good majority of environment kills, so it wasn't too bad.
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By methajones on 01 Jan 2018 14:29
Is this just environmental kills?
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By jordbrett84 on 08 Jun 2017 16:08
Why don't you have permission?
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By Xpct Rising on 10 Jun 2017 00:37
Glitched Achievements

I made a forum post linking their email & several of their twitter handles that respond quite frequently. The more people that write at them, the better our chances are of an eventual fix.
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By CIutch Corey on 10 Jun 2017 05:41
According to the most recent patch notes this was fixed. Can't confirm though since I'm no where near close to unlocking this.
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By jordbrett84 on 14 Jun 2017 17:49
Whats the max percentage people have been able to get to?
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By DOA on 15 Jun 2017 23:26
Im at 96%...it went up (fron 94% to 96) when i did the Barn closet on Higgans Haven Map maybe its different from a regular closet?? Or could have been a fluke
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By NikiBaby219 on 16 Jun 2017 02:56
Same for me 94 to 96 with barn closet
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By DOA on 16 Jun 2017 03:12
Mine also went from 94% to 96% after doing the closet in Higgins Haven Barn. 1 more and the last one should be the boat kill.
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By Duke McEtha on 16 Jun 2017 04:55
Am stuck at 96%, the boat kill is glitched
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By DKratos87 on 16 Jun 2017 23:41
the boat kill shouldn't be 4% though...
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By DOA on 17 Jun 2017 00:03
The folding chair on packanack lodge porch
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By WeighingBrute on 18 Jun 2017 19:41
Anybody got higher than 96%??
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By Chad Wilburn on 19 Jun 2017 14:26
recordplayer kill, kitchen cabinet (green with plates etc),shuffleboardgame kill,throw out 2nd floor window,kitchen sink maybe these can be off help?
hope you put down a full detailed list soon duke McEtha this list here isn't detailed enough srry
greetings V
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By Vampire1476 on 21 Jun 2017 02:57
DLC is out now... well see if that fixes anything
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By DOA on 21 Jun 2017 19:19
Same
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By DOA on 21 Jun 2017 23:36
The wall inside cabin is the 3 listed. ( backbreaker, head punch, face slam.
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By Duke McEtha on 22 Jun 2017 17:03
Great list cheers for all the hard work
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By M0j0s d0j0 on 22 Jun 2017 19:24
I am stuck at 94% and I redid all of the ones listed above. Anyone else stuck on 94%?
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By EricGarcia4 on 22 Jun 2017 22:35
Moved to 96% with Outside In Window Kill.
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By EricGarcia4 on 23 Jun 2017 13:17
I tested it, it doesn't count. Also did it with a machete for good measure and nothing.
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By DOA on 01 Jul 2017 06:05
Where is this game table you mention?
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By D34THBRINGER on 01 Jul 2017 14:06
Perhaps it's a bit early and I suck at reading but how do we know that every kill just hasn't been discovered yet?

Have the devs confirmed that?
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By Moo Moo Dairy on 02 Jul 2017 10:40
I was thinking the piano but haven't had a chance to check if there's an icon on it. Might be a corner kill??
or Jason tickling the ivory with you teeth??
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By SpyderJay666 on 02 Jul 2017 21:44
There is no kill for the Piano, already tried, though I think it would be a cool one. There is actually quite a few objects in the game they could have been used but are just there for cosmetics.
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By Elemant Zero on 03 Jul 2017 02:35
do all the corner kills count as diffetrnt ones cuz ive done a few and perectange hasnt gone up
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By Tyler Haz3 on 09 Jul 2017 02:06
i just spent the last 2 days going through this list 2 times (i even did the record player and kitchen sink which wasnt included in the list above I'm at 94% I even killed a teammate to see if the betrayed kill increased my status but it didnt lol anyone have any ideas on how to get to 96% like many others besides doing the whole list again lol
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By CrazySnowman81 on 09 Jul 2017 02:24
Same as CrazySnowman, gone through the list and only hitting 94% (says 95% on TA for some reason)
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By DownInFlames85 on 09 Jul 2017 18:27
i just killed someone while i was in the combat stance ...still 94% 3 times i have done each kill on the list still at 94% ....im lost but thanks for the idea Duke McEtha
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By CrazySnowman81 on 12 Jul 2017 02:10
Make sure you throw the counselor into the window from outside of cabin AND from inside of the cabin. It counts as two different.

Also make sure to kill on the Big tree And little tree.

That helped me get to 96%
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By CcAaRrSsOoNn3 on 12 Jul 2017 15:30
I am still at 94% as well. Think I haven't done a backbreaker inside the cabin is all. I can confirm that team kill does not help it. Also, I went from 93% to 94% after I threw someone out of second story window in Higgins Haven. I had previously thrown people in and out of windows so I do believe this is considered different.
With the drowning, is that gripping them then taking them to the water or just catching a swimmer? Are they different?
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 17 Jul 2017 14:18
Its just drowning them when they are swimming. Dragging them into the water by grappling them just lets them go
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By UFC345 on 24 Jul 2017 11:15
Still no change after patch.
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By Chad Wilburn on 27 Jul 2017 03:56
Man I really want to have faith, but this shit is getting ridiculous. Please don't be that company that just kinda forgets about the achievement community.
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By GameGod03 on 27 Jul 2017 04:09
Feel free to add this link to your solution...its a video of all kills only a few don't count towards the achievement but it will help with a visual to get up to 96% and await a fix :) https://youtu.be/QRORV6ID-UQ
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By NikiBaby219 on 27 Jul 2017 11:29
Add me to the 96% list
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By Efford on 06 Aug 2017 18:37
I am at 96% now as well. I was missing a combat stance kill with one Jason. Searching the web most people think the boat drowning is the one glitched. Any evidence of this?
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 06 Aug 2017 19:31
Where about's in the repair shop and the shuffleboard did not count or is it part of the corner kills?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 07 Aug 2017 23:16
I honestly don't think the repair dip aka tool shed aka maintenance house one made my percentage go up. Also, a lot of those corner kills counted the same way leading me to believe you only have to do one of them.
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 08 Aug 2017 12:51
There is nothing in the tool/maintenance house thats unique...the wall kill and game table can be found elsewhere...also the corner head slam only counts once. Tested it on 2 tags another thing to note is the window kill only counted when throwning from the outside in.
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By NikiBaby219 on 08 Aug 2017 15:40
I crushed my friends head into a painting a few days ago and my percentage went up not sure if that helps ill look for it again. I thought it was the inside the cabin walls ones but it was different
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By Iyricl on 08 Aug 2017 18:17
My friend got the Torpedo kill badge but no % I will try when I get the chance.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 08 Aug 2017 23:15
@ DukeMcEtha
I wasn't putting the list down there is a comment button and I used it, so that's the whole point isn't it to TALK about it, there is no need to cry and spit your dummy out saying make a better list.
You have just copied yours for a forum you said because you gave credit to someone else. ALL I said is it was a bit misleading because there are no new kills in the Repair Shop and I have done my own list and it tells people where you can find a chair or a tree stump to help people better so they know where to look.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 09 Aug 2017 15:12
@GameGod03
If your referring to me then I'm not complaining if you read my comment properly. There is a comment button and that's what it's for to make a comment.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 09 Aug 2017 15:13
@ TheHansonGoons
You have already put that.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 09 Aug 2017 20:53
I'm done with this. I will say this, I have added a lot to this list and this is not just a copy and paste. I have tried to add everything I have found but yes, some of the kills will be repeats. But I wanted to list everything, so there would be no problem reaching 96%. If anyone has a question, message me instead and I can try to assist. I will be updating the list but there is nothing new to add currently. Good luck everyone and I hope they fix the achievement in the future.
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By Duke McEtha on 09 Aug 2017 21:02
@TheHansonGoons
LOL no worry's dude.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 11 Aug 2017 01:12
Weeks ago, I too was stuck on 94%. The kill that got me up to 96% was the environmental kill with the chair. The interesting thing is that I specifically remember performing the chair kill before while also having the achievement tracker up. So, apparently, even though I got the kill before, it didn't register. So, for all those that are stuck on 94%, it could be a kill that you already performed, but just hasn't registered unfortunately. If going through the list again, make sure not to skip over kills that you think already have.
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By BudgetBallin360 on 11 Aug 2017 14:41
Good point @BudgetBallin360 also to anyone going crazy missing one if the game crashes before the game ends/Getting to the EXP screen you might want to try the kill again just to be safe. Also @TheHansonGoons Tested it on 2 dummy accounts It only gave credit 2% on the tracker for throwing IN from outside the window was always closed....Never tried open. Also tried to throw OUT form inside before on both and the percentage did not go up. As for the second floor I tried it at Packanack Lodge and my percentage did not go up :(...It could be certain windows in certain places lol the game itself is a buggy mess so i guess it fits. So if anyone is stuck at 94% try window kills.
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By NikiBaby219 on 12 Aug 2017 06:12
Just a question, I haven't had it too long from the beginning of aug. How do we you know it's glitched and we are just not missing anything?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 14 Aug 2017 21:09
@J ROLLER 1979 we know it is glitched because one of the last two kills is supposed to be an execution of a counselor in the boat. It gives us the badge but not progress, thus it being glitched. The last kill is also glitched because many of us have searched far and wide through all maps for a missing kill and we have not found it. They didn't make some kill impossible to find, so we believe there to be another glitched kill as well.
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By GameGod03 on 14 Aug 2017 23:23
@ GameGod03
Thank you for that, so that is why my friend did not get progress for the tornado kill badge.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 15 Aug 2017 02:38
If you look at the webpage for the game, they updated the site. There is a section named Patches. Under Misc Fixes at the bottom, they say they are going to fix this achievement!
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 17 Aug 2017 23:58
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By EdanPryme on 18 Aug 2017 10:18
@TheHansonGoons just saw that as well. Im ready to 100% this game....Get hyped
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By GameGod03 on 19 Aug 2017 06:25
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By BudgetBallin360 on 23 Aug 2017 16:54
so does any one know if you team kill some if it moves up?
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By on 23 Aug 2017 19:59
combat stance doesn't count neither does every single corner kill so there is some missing still because the one that is glitched cant equal 4 percent
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By on 24 Aug 2017 05:44
What I meant about END OF is all the stupid talk I guess we are all adults here I know I am. All this because I said the list was a bit misleading and I even gave it a positive vote.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 20:50
thanks hansongoons I figured it out the sleeping bag kill and the door kill were the ones that didn't count originally
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By on 24 Aug 2017 23:16
@TheHansonGoon

Is the combat stance where you have to press your right stick in because I'm on 96% and never did any of them?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 25 Aug 2017 17:23
@j Roller 1979 yes that is combat stance. Maybe you don't necessarily have to be in stance then, but rather just warm the slash kill with their perspective weapons. I went into combat stance with Part 8 I believe it was when I was stuck at 94% then went to 96%.
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 25 Aug 2017 21:46
@TheHansonGoons
Who knows, your at 96% that's all you need to know. Update coming soon.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 26 Aug 2017 02:01
wonder now when the update will hit lol
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By on 28 Aug 2017 23:34
I wish all of you luck as of this moment. Myself and 3 others are not able to go anywhere with this as whenever we start a kill animation, the game crashes.
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By GameGod03 on 29 Aug 2017 00:30
Well it's not going to just unlock like that a lot of people on here was saying there are 2 kills glitched so you're going to have to do them 2 kills for it to unlock.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 01:16
@ hehateme363
Well, that's the prob people speculate. There is not even a phone box on the game.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 01:38
Trying as well no luck so far
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By NikiBaby219 on 29 Aug 2017 01:39
@The HansonGoons
So are you saying a hard reset will get you the achievement?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 01:42
Game freezing every time I kill someone or get killed. Ridiculously trying since I updated.
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By ANTI DEMON 777 on 29 Aug 2017 01:49
Update hit today, it's 4.2 GB. Make sure to hard reset console after update. Has anyone figured out if it is the double boat drown for sure? I haven't gotten to try it yet. If anyone wants to try it tonight and trade achievements, message my gamertag, same as username
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 29 Aug 2017 02:26
@ TheHansonGoons
Why double post?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 02:35
New bit of info for everyone on this:
http://forum.f13game.com/index.php?/topic/10194-phd-in-murde...
Thanks to j2k for helping me try the boat theory
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 29 Aug 2017 04:57
Looks like xbox got shafted again just did all the kills again and nothing
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By NikiBaby219 on 29 Aug 2017 06:56
yup ps4 is all fixed xbox falls short againroll
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By on 29 Aug 2017 07:52
http://forum.f13game.com/index.php?/topic/10194-phd-in-murde...
It's popping on PSN, not on Xbox thus far. Just logged in to check and says 0.0%
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 29 Aug 2017 10:06
does anyone know what kill or kills are missing ? i asked on twitter facebook ( to ppl saying they unlocked it and the game devs) even on the playstation trophy website ... but nothing ..so heres hoping ...
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By CrazySnowman81 on 29 Aug 2017 18:14
Apparently, there are no new kills, people were just speculating.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 19:02
@DeMoNBaLoLiNgX
Ha, nice one dude. clap
But don't forget to hard reset, hard reset, hard reset.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 19:06
stick to the topic. No one cares about your comments or trying to troll other members. Either contribute to the topic or get out. And don't copy others lists and try to use it on another website @ j roller 1979
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By hehateme363 on 29 Aug 2017 19:53
@CrazySnowman81 from what I've read on the games official forums. They removed the boat kill from the requirements.
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By hehateme363 on 29 Aug 2017 20:14
@GameGod03
Well said, mate clap
Your right it's a discussion and people just don't like hearing the truth.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 20:26
@hehateme636
My list is nothing like the list here, there are that many lists out there. Just get a life and if you don't like whats being said you just go. End of.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 20:29
It's similar to me. But this topic is for the p.h.d in murder achievement. I will continue to try to help until we are all able to obtain this achievement. Then it will be the end of.
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By hehateme363 on 29 Aug 2017 20:34
So it is you with the problem then.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 21:50
@ GameGod03
Is the game still crashing for you after getting a kill?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 21:53
The One For Good Measure achievement didn't start unlocking for people until 3 days after the July 28th patch. This might end up being the case for A PhD in Murder too.

Just a thought.
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By VyperJMc on 29 Aug 2017 21:56
Okay, that's good to know. Thank you.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 29 Aug 2017 22:03
Their*
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 31 Aug 2017 03:09
cheer up hanson everyone has there opinion just because you think people are trolls cause they don't agree with you doesn't make you a star there was never 60 kills but again this game should have fixed it and its sad that only xbox is still broken
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By on 31 Aug 2017 06:17
I have read that someone has seen something on twitter about someone on Xbox has unlocked the achievement but don't know how true it is.
I don't use twitter.

It can't be true because the % has not moved, it still says 0.00% of gamers unlocked this.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 01 Sep 2017 16:27
yea j roller I looked it up and its not real at and I for one hate using twitter maybe in the next patch at the end of the month or when the disc is released on October 13th
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By on 02 Sep 2017 00:50
It will get fixed I know it will.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 02 Sep 2017 01:18
Achievement just unlocked for me.
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By x STITCHES 64 x on 14 Sep 2017 23:45
@x stitches 64 x what did you do to unlock it?
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By SS SPARTAN 117 on 14 Sep 2017 23:56
Just unlocked for me and a friend right when we looked at x stitches 64 x's achievements.
Note: we had the achievement favorited and tracking on screen when we did, and had just each played a few rounds 1v1 as jason once we saw that someone had unlocked it. 😁
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By SS SPARTAN 117 on 15 Sep 2017 00:03
Opened the game hub for F13 on Xbox & it popped without even having to load the actual game!
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By VyperJMc on 15 Sep 2017 00:11
Yea all I did was click on the game in the hub and it popped before the game loaded
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By x STITCHES 64 x on 15 Sep 2017 02:07
Achievement is fixed and the guide will get you the achievement if you do all kills. Some are repeats but I think you will not have any problems now. If anyone needs help or clarification on anything, hit me up. Congratulations and Good Luck everyone.
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By Duke McEtha on 15 Sep 2017 03:31
Mine unlocked even without loading the game up.
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 15 Sep 2017 16:16
Yep, I didn't even load in and it unlocked. smile
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By Skaos3010 on 17 Sep 2017 11:32
i was stuck at 96% had to redo kills because of the counter glitch, i used the water pump and bird bath kills and got it
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By Fast Cheeks on 29 Oct 2017 21:42
Anyone want to boost this with me?
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By xRDVxPaCmaN on 20 Dec 2017 08:54
Mine is glitched..my tracker keeps going from 85 to 87 ..then back to 85..then 87 ..then back to 85 ..it sucks dont know how to fix it..😔
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By MaLiKoNe on 23 Dec 2017 19:07
Update : Lots of people on the Friday the 13th subreddit and official forum reporting this issue as well. I've seen 2 threads in the last 24 hours on it, each with over 10 replies from others having the same issue, including the wonky achievement tracker knocking completion percentage off after getting kills. Mods on the forums seem to be arrogantly blowing off user concerns at the moment, insisting that players are just wrong about how many kills they have. Not sure if the devs are even aware of the issue right now.

I'm at 47/59 kills officially, according to TA. Yet the Xbox One achievement tracker now has me at 89%. If I get another kill - via any method whatsoever (grab kill, weapon kill, environmental kill, throwing knife, trap, etc...) I'll drop back down to 83%. I've tested this multiple times against bots today with a variety of Jasons and a variety of kills. I can get to 89% max in the achievement tracker, then the next kill I register drops me back down to 83%.

Furthermore, if I really were at 47/59 kills like TA is showing, then my achievement tracker on the Xbox would say I was at 79% (79.66, to be exact). Instead, the Xbox achievement tracker says I'm at 89% - A whole 10% higher than what is being reported on this site.

TL;DR : Something is obviously fucked with the tracking for this since the latest update. Nobody should be losing progress towards the achievement by earning kills.
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By Evandalist on 31 Dec 2017 10:53
One more thing, when I said I tested Jason 4 that was JUST his weapon kills. I actually finished up all my grab and environment kills w/ Savani Jason. In my troubleshooting I was curious if a post-launch Jason's unique kills would add progress to the achievement, which it does not. I think the same goes for the post launch E.Kills like the radio and screwdriver.
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By methajones on 01 Jan 2018 14:48
I just got the achievement today
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By StripedGorgon20 on 25 Jan 2018 04:41
Part IV, Roy (Part V), and Savini don't count for progress towards this achievement. It's a base game achievement that only counts Jasons that launched with the game - Parts 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Also, offline bots will fuck up your tracking for this but will not prevent the achievement from unlocking. The second video solution perfectly shows every kill you need to do to unlock this. Just do them in a private match with a friend and even if your tracker is messed up like mine was from trying it against bots it WILL unlock.

And the head smash kill and window kill only need to be performed once. You don't need to throw them through it to the inside, then throw them through it to the outside, then through broken windows both ways or smash their head on every desk corner/fence post/or rock that you find. Just doing each one once is sufficient.

Hope this info helps anybody who had glitched progress like I did.
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By Evandalist on 15 Feb 2018 02:09
I was sitting at 92% for the longest time. I’d get a few kills with bots, but the next game would reset them as soon as I got another kill. I also turned on the achievement tracker, to see which kills gained me more percentage. Through trial and error, the kills I needed were the Outhouse, Chair, Head Smash (I had done this many times before but maybe my games got disconnected and the Large Tree Impale. The achievement didn’t pop for some reason, but upon checking, I did have it. If you are unsure of which you have done, turn on the tracker and play bots. If the bar fills, take note of the kill. I don’t think I did all the window combinations either. Good luck!
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By Papanomics on 21 Feb 2018 16:30
Has anyone actually finshed this achievement because mine goes up to 96 then back down to 89
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By WilyWonka8 on 19 Apr 2018 02:00
Mine is at 69% and I have the problem of it dropping back and forth. I have done to my knowledge every single kill besides the 3 that require over level 100.
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By OurEvilLetterP7 on 19 Apr 2018 09:14
Same problem here 67 to 69 percent even saw 71 at one point but always back to 67 for me
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By on 02 May 2018 17:23
I need help completing this achievement, if anyone is willing to help, shoot me a message. Thanks.
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By warloro on 30 Apr 2021 17:55
They fixed the torpedo badge....well changed it to knocking out of the boat and drowning them...and it didnt make my progress on PHD go up :(
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By NikiBaby219 on 21 Jun 2017 19:22
I haven't done the kills myself yet as only started to play so not sure if this one counts or not as i have not tired it but i thought i'd add my view so you can try it out and see if it works for you. i notice the achievement doesn't say perform all Jason kills it simply states to perform all kills and there is an achievement for us to kill Jason so i am wondering if that is a kill you guys are missing. when looking through the secret achievements i saw this guide to kill him if you want to see it if you haven't already.

http://gameranx.com/features/id/108388/article/friday-the-13...

sorry if i am mistaken and this kill doesn't matter but i thought i'd inform you in case it is.
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By Vokzzess on 29 Jun 2017 09:32
My % did not go up for anything in the repair shop so that list is a bit misleading or not explained well
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 08 Aug 2017 21:05
@Duke McEtha keep this list here bro, it helped so many of us and most of us appreciate it. Most of those that are complaining here are those that are either confused by a list that is easy to understand or those that believe that they have done every kill and believe that your list is wrong, when in reality they did miss a kill.
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By GameGod03 on 09 Aug 2017 02:34
@Duke McEtha, thanks for the list and compiling what you can. If I frustrated you in anyway, I apologize. Never meant to. Was only asking other gamers, not necessarily you, what they knew about the final percentages to get new perspective. Seriously, great job with the list. If I ever ge t some extra accounts I will try to help check which head smash environmental kills count differently to help out. I will say that there is no closed bracket after corner kill so it is hard to tell what is included and which is a new sentence.
@J Roller 1979, my bad. Was sent from my phone and when I hit refresh to check for new commens and it must have resent the comment
@Nikibaby219, I need to check it, but I know the two story window at Higgins house had counted as another percentage for me. That is inside out. I still want to try on a dummy account whether or not windows open vs closed, outside to inside vs inside to outside count and how so.
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 12 Aug 2017 02:12
Got to 96% finally. If you are stuck on 94 and not sure, I was stuck on Cabin Wall (Head Slam)
Cabin Wall (Head Punch). The animations for these are similar so you may think you have done both, I thought I did. I did the punch last night and boom 96%. The punch spot was on the bathroom/shower cabin on crystal lake
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By El Diablo Queso on 24 Aug 2017 14:49
@demonbalorkingx team killing does not count. However combat stance for each Jason did count. I was stuck at 94% for a while. Decided to go through each Jason and try it out in combat stance and regular slashing. Went up to 96% after a particular Jason. If you have tried this, try cabin wall kills inside and outside, as well as throwing counselors through windows from inside and outside, open or closed, as well as a second story window. If you are at 96%, you are with the rest of us until Gun/Illfonic releases the next patch fixing this achievement. They said it will be very soon. Each patch thus far has been released on the 28th of the month, so check back around then. One person asked them on Twitter if they would have to restart all the kills and the support Twitter account replied they weren't sure and to wait for confirmation once patch is released.
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 24 Aug 2017 22:56
I tweeted the support team. The response was

"Sorry to hear this, Mark! Please restart your XBox as this should help resolve this issue."

I told them this did not work, no reply. Shocker.
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By Efford on 29 Aug 2017 21:36
The problem is still there on Xbox and Steam. It unlocks on PSN now. I talked to Gertz from Illfonic and he said it is being looked into as to why it isn't unlocking on the two platforms. If you have 96%, it will unlock once fixed. There used to be a 60th kill that they took out of the game which involved the boat. There are 59 total. Then again I am retarded because I double posted one time because my phone resent something, so what do I know. These trolls and clowns clearly have all the info.
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By D0NNIEBR00KE on 30 Aug 2017 23:04
@MaLiKoNe : Same issue here. I've done every kill in the game twice now : Once using this guide, and again using the video guide in the second solution. The highest I get is 87%, then any kill I do starts subtracting from the completion percentage. I've had it drop as low as 83%, then worked my way back up to 87% again, only to have it revert to 83% again after my next match as Jason.

I can't say that I've noticed the glitch being tied to any kill in particular, as it seems to revert from 87% back down to 83% or 85% regardless of if I do a grab kill or an environmental kill. Then you can perform that very same kill that bumped your progress down again in the very next match and at the end of it you'll see you gain the progress back.

It's fucking weird, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to get over the 87% hump.
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By Evandalist on 28 Dec 2017 10:01
Now is this happening against offline bots only? I too am suffering from the achievement tracker decreasing, but I've been getting my kills against offline bots. I'm about to double box this in a private match and see if it makes a difference but it is indeed very frustrating.
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By methajones on 01 Jan 2018 00:47
OK just popped this achievement after experiencing the tracker decreasing glitch. It's definitely offline bots mode that is causing the tracker glitch. I just double boxed private matches, and popped it just fine. My tracker had been bouncing between 44% to 48% getting offline bot kills... As soon as I moved to private match my tracker started increasing just fine and stayed that way until the achievement popped.
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By methajones on 01 Jan 2018 04:38
I've had my progress knock off percentage points against real players in real matches, so it's not just bot play that's messing up my progress. I can confirm this 1,000% because I had a buddy hop in a match last week with me to help me get the cemetery fence kill on Higgins Haven. I'm completely positive I'd never gotten that kill before because I never check the cemetery. Nobody ever goes there because nothing worthwhile spawns there (1 first aid spray) so it's a waste of time to check it out unless you're just going for the H20 teddy bear achievement.

Anyway, he let me impale him on the fence in a real match and my progress still went down 2% afterwards. This despite the fact that I'd never even seen that environmental kill performed before, let alone done it myself.

Good advice about avoiding the bots though. Guess I'll do that going forward and see if anything changes. What ended up happening with your progress once you started killing players instead of bots? Did it stay the same percent but just start working towards the achievement again, or did it jump back up to what it was before the tracker glitched?
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By Evandalist on 01 Jan 2018 06:03
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This is sprinkled throughout the comments on the other solutions, but just in case you're like me and don't read those ahead of time, here's a warning. Don't try to do this against offline bots. You WILL NOT get the achievement like that. You'll make progress here and there, so you'll think you're doing ok, but the progress will randomly bounce up and down and your kills won't be counting.

Also, once you start working on this, don't go back to offline bots until you're done as it will still screw with it. I also recommend against playing in public matches as things can get weird if the host quits and you get kicked.

So, do these in a private match and you'll be ok. NikiBaby219 already posted a great guide, so you can follow that in private matches and get this.
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13 May 2018 21:47

Just a note, i had one kill left, no idea what it was. Then went for the kill jason as tommy achievement and unlocked that and this, so if you cant figure out which one youre missing and havent done the kill jason achievement, try it, it might be what you need. Weird I know.
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07 Jan 2019 06:43

Can confirm you do not need to do all the kills for the achievement. I done every grab kill. Every environment kill. And the 3 specific kills with each jason except from part 4. I also never had to reach level 108-125 for the last 3 grab kills. Achievements have been a little weird in the game and unlocked early than they should be so hopefully it'll work out and you'll get it 6 kills early. Just find a boosting partner and knock it out just over an hour for each
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29 Nov 2018 11:54

I'm sorry to say but the Ph.D. in Murder achievement in the game is no longer obtainable, and there is nothing that can be done to fix this. This achievement has been permanently broken by the latest update cry
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31 Jul 2023 08:28

A Ph.D. in Murder
Perform every kill in the game at least once.
54 / 56
what else should I do to kill?
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01 Apr 2023 00:00

This prize cannot be won offline! I killed in all the ways described in this video , but the prize never came out! I repeated it again, killing one bot per session. Still, nothing fell out! The prize can only be obtained in quick or private matches.
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08 May 2018 00:30

You must complete each kill at least once.

List of kills:

  • All Jason kills (standard)
  • Personal kills for each of the Jasons (purchased with points).
  • Murders in the surrounding environment:
Big tree, small tree
Toilet in the house, fireplace, hanger.
Toilet (outside stall): inside, outside.
Wardrobe in the house, bed in the house.
Tent (sleeping bag).
Bench.
Folding chair (packanack)
Green field game on the 1st floor of the main house (packanack)
Walls of the main house (packanack)
Bonfire
Water pump
Barn Fence (higgins haven)
Barn Closet (higgins haven)
Windows: throw through an open window, throw through a closed window, throw through a broken window, throw out of a second floor window.
Murder by the door.

Murders using weapons:
Trap
Throwing knives
Axe

Murder in the water.
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26 Sep 2017 14:16

2 Comments
02/18/19. performed in a private game with a friend, here is a visual video of all the kills, and there is no need to invent anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbAhXF8FA8
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By imatov14 on 18 Feb 2019 16:19
I'll correct the hint above:
- You don’t need to look for any bench or gaming table - you just need to hit the corner of any bedside table in the house.
- No need to kill through different (broken/open) windows, just throw once through a closed one, no matter what floor
- In the toilet stall - only murder inside
- Pay attention to the walls in the houses - there are 3 different killing animations (head removal, head crushing, and finishing off from below the wall, closer to the corner)
There is also no mention of a couple of contextual murders - a cemetery fence and a bird bath.
In order not to get confused in completing all the purchased kills, I advise you not to buy them until you start completing the trophy, and then buy and do each one in turn. ATTENTION: Jason's last three total kills (which are given for high levels) are not needed for the trophy. And one more thing - my trophy dropped when I had not yet completed one of the last four finishing moves, that is, in theory, one kill can be missed.
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By AlexDi on 26 Oct 2018 08:05