I had been playing through this quest and accused the court wizard of the murders in Windhelm. I went to see him in prison and he told me to look for the real killer at night. I ran frantically around the city but couldn't catch up to the arrow indicator on the map. I did find a dead body though and no one seems to want to acknowledge that it is there. Everyone just walks past it.
So, I went to my house and found the real murderer inside, trying to find his bloody altar. I can hit him until he falls to his knees but he gets back up and carries on. If I try to hit him more after he goes down, guards come into my house and start attacking me! I have no conversation options with the Jarl or his steward to tell them the real killer is in my house. How can I complete this quest?
How to complete the Blood on the Ice quest
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Best Answer
From the UESP wiki's "Blood on the Ice - Bugs" article:
Updating Skyrim should fix this bug. In March 2012 (PC) and April 2012 (consoles), update patch version 1.5 was released. One of its bug fixes is:
If playing on the PC, make sure to install the Unofficial Skyrim Patch (USKP) as it fixes the bugs left unfixed in the 'Blood on the Ice' quest by the official patches. List of bug fixes by USKP related to the Blood on the Ice quest here.