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    16 Crime and Murder Riddles That Would Bring Out The Sherlock in You

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    This document contains 16 crime and murder mysteries in the form of riddles. The riddles involve scenarios such as a dead body found at the bottom of a building but the windows of the rooms facing it were closed; a woman who kills her sister hoping to see a man she met at her mother's funeral again; and a man found dead in a car with the windows up but no gunpowder on his clothes. Solving the riddles requires thinking through logical details and implications to determine what really occurred in each mystery.

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    16 Crime and Murder Riddles That Would Bring Out The Sherlock in You

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    This document contains 16 crime and murder mysteries in the form of riddles. The riddles involve scenarios such as a dead body found at the bottom of a building but the windows of the rooms facing it were closed; a woman who kills her sister hoping to see a man she met at her mother's funeral again; and a man found dead in a car with the windows up but no gunpowder on his clothes. Solving the riddles requires thinking through logical details and implications to determine what really occurred in each mystery.

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    This document contains 16 crime and murder mysteries in the form of riddles. The riddles involve scenarios such as a dead body found at the bottom of a building but the windows of the rooms facing it were closed; a woman who kills her sister hoping to see a man she met at her mother's funeral again; and a man found dead in a car with the windows up but no gunpowder on his clothes. Solving the riddles requires thinking through logical details and implications to determine what really occurred in each mystery.

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    16 Crime and Murder Riddles That Would Bring Out The Sherlock in You

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    Roshan Singh
    This document contains 16 crime and murder mysteries in the form of riddles. The riddles involve scenarios such as a dead body found at the bottom of a building but the windows of the rooms facing it were closed; a woman who kills her sister hoping to see a man she met at her mother's funeral again; and a man found dead in a car with the windows up but no gunpowder on his clothes. Solving the riddles requires thinking through logical details and implications to determine what really occurred in each mystery.

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    SherlockinYou

    Thereissomethingaboutmysteriesandriddlesthatattractthebrightestminds.Sherlock,withhis
    intelligence,couldhavebecomeanybodybuthechoosestobeadetective.
    Thereisadetectiveineachoneofus.Allofuslovethethrillandexcitementofsolvingacomplicated
    mystery.
    Herearesomeinterestingriddlesthatwouldgiveyourbrainsomeseriousexercise.

    1.TheBuildingmystery
    Adeadbodyisfoundatthebottomofamultistorybuilding.Itlooksquiteclearthatthepersonhas
    committedsuicidebyjumpingofffromoneofthefloors.
    Adetectivecomes,goestothefirstfloorandwalksintheroomfacingthedirectioninwhichthebodywas
    found.Heopenstheclosedwindowofthatroomandflipsacointowardsthefloor.
    Hegoestothesecondflooranddoestheexactsamethingtillthelastfloor.Then,whenheclimbsdown,he
    tellstheteamthatitisamurder,notsuicide.
    Howdoesheknowthat?
    Answer
    Ifitwasasuicideandshehadjumpedoutofthewindowthenhowcomeallthewindowswereclosed.

    2.TheFuneralmystery
    Agirl,atthefuneralofhermother,metaguywhomshedidnotknow.Thegirlfellfortheguyandwantedto
    contacthim.Shelooksforhimbutcouldntfindhim.Afewdayslatershekillshersister.Whatdidshedo
    that?
    Afewdayslatershekillshersister.Whatdidshedothat?

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    Answer
    Shewashopingthathewouldcomeagaintoafuneral.

    3.TheCottagemystery
    Anoldmanlivedaloneinasmallcottage.OnecertainThursdaymorning,whilethemailmanwasdelivering
    aletterhefoundoutthattheoldmanismurdered.Heimmediatelycallsthecops.
    Whenthecopsarriveatthescene.Theyfindtwobottlesofmilk,Mondaysnewspaper,acatalog,flyers,and
    unopenedmail.Thepolicefindthesuspect.Whoisthesuspectandwhy?
    Answer
    Theysuspectthenewspaperboy,asTuesdaysandWednesdaysnewspapers,weremissing.

    4.TheRecordermystery
    Amanwasfounddeadwithacassetterecorderinonehandandagunintheother.Whenthepolicecame
    in,theyimmediatelypressedtheplaybuttononthecassette.HesaidIhavenothingelsetolivefor.Icant
    goon,thenthesoundofagunshot.Afterlisteningtothecassettetape,thepoliceknewthatitwasnota
    suicide.Howdidtheyknow?
    Answer
    Ifthepersondiedthenwhopressedthereversebutton.

    5.TheCourtmystery
    Amanisincourtforkillinghiswife.Intheclosingstatements,themanslawyersurpriseseveryonewhenhe
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    announcesHiswifewasjustmissing.Everyonelookatthosedoors.Hiswifeisgoingtowalkinthosedoors
    inabout30seconds.
    Theentirecourtissilentandthejurystaresatthedoorasthelawyerandthedefendantstaresatthejury
    Afteracoupleofminutes,thelawyersaysSee!Ifyouweresosurehekilledhiswife,youwouldntbe
    watchingthatdoor!
    Thejuryimmediatelygaveaguiltyverdict.Whydidthejuryconvicthim?
    Answer
    Themanwasguiltybecausehewaswatchingthejuryandnotthedoorasheknewshewontcome.

    6.TheCarmystery
    Amanwasshottodeathwhileinhiscar.Therewerenopowdermarksonhisclothing,whichindicatedthat
    thegunmanwasoutsidethecar.However,allthewindowswereupandthedoorslocked.Afteraclose
    inspectionwasmade,theonlybulletholesdiscoveredwereonthemansbody.Howwashemurdered?
    Answer
    Itwasaconvertiblecar.

    7.TheHoneymoonmystery
    Acouplewentonfortheirhoneymoontrip.Butonlythehusbandreturnedfromthevacationandsaidthat
    hiswifemetanunfortunateaccidentanddied.Thepolicearrestedhimsaying,Yourtravelagentcalled.You
    murderedyourwife.
    Howdidtheagentknowthatitwasamurder?
    Answer
    Themanhadbookedonlyonewayticketsforhiswife.

    8.TheBurglarymystery
    Acouplereportedarobbery.Thehusbandtoldthepoliceman,thathethinksthattheburglarpresumably
    enteredthehousebybreakingthroughthewindow,pointingtothebrokenwindowglassesontheoutsideof
    thehouse.
    Thepolicemannoticedthattheinsideofthehouseonlyafewtinypiecesofwindowglassparticlesscattered
    aroundnearthebrokenwindowareaandtoldhimthatitwasnotaburglaryandnooutsiderhasenteredhis
    housethroughthatwindow.Whatmadethepolicemansosure?
    Answer
    Whenawindowisbrokenfromtheoutsidebyathief,mostoftheglasswillbefoundontheinsideofthe
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    house,notontheoutsideofthehouse.

    9.AChemicalmystery
    Afamouschemistwasfoundmurdered.Thepoliceknewthattwopeoplewereinvolvedinthemurder.They
    foundanotethatwrittenbythechemistwhichread26358/28275716.
    Afterreadingthenotethepoliceimmediatelycaughtthemurderers.How?
    Answer
    Thenumberscorrespondtoatomicnumbersontheperiodictableofelements:FeLiCe/NiCoLaS.
    Therefore,thenameofthesuspectswasFeliceandNicolas.

    10.TheShipmystery
    AJapaneseshipwasenroutetotheopensea.Thecaptainwentforashowerremovinghisringand
    keepingitonthetable.Whenhereturned,hefoundithadgonemissing.Thecaptainimmediatelycalledthe
    threesuspectedcrewmembersandaskedeachonewheretheywereandwhatweretheydoinginthelast
    15minutes.
    Thecooksaid,Iwasinfridgeroomgettingmeatforcooking.
    TheEngineer,Iwasworkingongeneratorengine.
    Theseamansaid,Iwasonthemastcorrectingtheflagwhichwasupsidedownbymistake.
    Theradioofficersaid,Iwasmessagingtoacompanyaboutthearrival
    Thenavigationofficersaid,Iwassleepinginmycabin.
    Thecaptainimmediatelycaughtthethief.How?
    Answer
    ItsJapaneseshipsoithasaJapeneseflagandJapaneseflagisthesameupsidedown.

    11.Thewindowpanemystery
    Aguywasfounddeadinhisstudybyhisfriend.Thevictimsfriendcalledthepolice.Hetoldthemthatwhen
    hewaswalkingbythevictimsplace,hethoughtthathewouldpayhimavisit.Butassoonashewipedthe
    frostonthewindowtopeepinside,hesawhisbodylyingonthefloorandthereforeimmediatelycalledthe
    police.
    Theofficerimmediatelyarrestedhimforthemurderofhisfriend.Howdidtheofficerknowthathewaslying?
    Answer
    Frostformsontheinsideofthewindow,nottheoutside.SoPetercouldnothavewipeditofftodiscover
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    Bensbody.

    12.TheHospitalmystery
    Whoshother?criedamanasherushedintothehospitalwherehiswifewaskept.
    Themanwasstoppedbythepolicewhoaskedhimwherehewaslastnighthetoldthemhewasspending
    thenightatafriendsplace.
    Hetoldthemthatwhenhecalledtocheckonhiswife,themaidansweredthecallandjusttoldhimthathis
    wifehasbeentakentothehospital.AndassoonasheheardthishecamerunningtotheHospital.After
    hearingthisthepoliceimmediatelyarrestedhim.Why?
    Answer
    As,soonasheenteredthehospital,shecriedwhoshother?.Howwouldheknowthatshewasshotwhen
    nooneinformedhimso.

    13.TheApplemystery
    Aserialkillerinvitedaprospectivevictimtoherplace.Theyatetogetherandafterthemeal.Sheofferedher
    anapple.Whensherefused,sheinsistedthattheysharetheapple.So,shetooktheappleandcutintotwo
    halves.Bothofthemstartedeatingtheapple.Assoonasherguestatetheappleshedied.Ifbothofthem
    hadthesameapple,howcomeonediedandonesurvived?
    Answer
    Sheusedaknifecoatedwithjustononeedgewithcyanide/poison.Whensheslicedtheappleintwo,only
    thevictimshalfwaspoisoned.

    14.TheTeamystery
    Awomanwashorrifiedtofindaflyinhertea.Thewaitertookhercupandwentintothekitchenandreturned
    withafreshcupoftea.
    Sheshouted,Youbroughtmethesamecupoftea!Howdidsheknow?
    Answer
    Shehadalreadyaddedsugartohertea.

    15.Themaninthesnowmystery
    Amanwasfounddeadoutinafieldofsnow.Theonlytracksthatwereleftwasasetoffootprintsbetween
    twoparallellines.Whoshouldthepolicebelookingfor?
    Answer
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    AmaninaWheelchair.

    16.TheBordermystery
    Everyday,amanusedtocrosstheborderonabicyclewithtwobagsofsand.Theborderofficersgotatip
    thatheisasmuggler.Sothecustomsofficerscheckedhisandfoundtheyhadonlysand.Astheycouldnot
    findanyevidence,theyallowedhimtocrosstheborder.So,whatwasthemansmuggling?
    Answer
    Hewassmugglingbicycles.
    Well,ifyoucansolvethesemysteriesthenyoushouldstartthinkingaboutshiftingto221BBakerStreet.

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