I would like an idea of what you guys are looking for or where you're going to look so I can give you specific details of what you'll find. Some places might not have anything of note. I'll also give you a general idea of the look of the area (if it isn't already elaborated upon in the Town Features page, I should say).

As for the death options, honestly, it can happen however you want to play it out. You can be in the middle of something and keel over dead (or randomly turn up with a knife in your back, etc), or you can post something after waking up just like you said in your question. And yeah, if someone's staying at, say, Fuu's place, they can be there when Fuu comes back to life again. Anything goes, really! No limits there. When you do post your death stuff, I'll comment with a clue you would have gotten about the killer.

And as for trauma, it definitely can show on the body before it disappears. If it's really, really graphic, I'd put a warning just in case people are squeamish about that sort of thing, but yeah, it can show.

Hope that helps!