PH10 Mind Boggling Crimes:
To solve these puzzles, you’ll need to read the riddles carefully and do some outside of the box thinking. However, all the information you need can be found in the questions. Also, please check out the bonus question below and share your answers in the comment section if you figure it out.
Once you think you’ve got your answers to these mysteries, scroll to the bottom to find the correct solutions.
10. The Jewelry Store Theft
The police were called to a jewelry store because a single male robber wearing a mask and brandishing a handgun stole You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. A short distance away from the crime scene, the police found the loot in a ρá†ch of plants. They also had two suspects, G.V. Higgins and Edwin McBain. Without even interviewing the suspects, the police knew Higgins committed the robbery. How did they know?
9. The Death of Arthur Conan
On one miserable night in October, the body of Conan D. Arthur was found on the ground near a seven story apartment building. It was clear that Arthur died as a result of falling out of one of the windows.
A detective was called and walked into the apartment building. First, he entered the apartment on the first floor that faced where the body was found. He opened the window and flipped a coin, which fell to the floor. After doing so, he left the coin and went to the apartment on the second floor. In there, he followed the exact same procedure that he did on the first floor. He then continued to do the same thing on the rest of the floors. After visiting each apartment, he returned to the ground floor and announced that the man You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. How did the detective know?
8. The Death of Phyllis Dorothy
The police were called to the home of Phyllis Dorothy, who died a few hours before the police were alerted. She had been shot once in the head, through the temple. In her hand was a revolver. On the desk, there is a cassette You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The detective pressed play, and there was a woman’s voice, presumably Dorothy’s. It said, “Life has become too difficult and I can’t go on.” Then there’s a gunshot. The tape goes quiet.
The detective smirks, because he knows that this was no suicide. How does he know?
7. The Travelling Salesman
Joe Nesbo, a travelling salesman, was staying at a hotel for business. He was having a dinner meeting that night, so he decided to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon. He was awakened by a knock at the door, and then a man walked in. “Oh my, I’m terribly sorry, this isn’t my room. Please, pardon the intrusion.” The man calmly backed out and left. Nesbo got up and locked the door – something he forgot to do before his nap – and lay back down on the bed. But then he shot up in bed and called the lobby to tell them there was a burglar on the prowl. What made Nesbo think that?
6. The Lansdale Brothers
Tom Highsmith was found stabbed to death in his apartment, and there were five suspects – the Lansdale brothers, which consisted of Joseph, Leonard, Mark, Hap, and Richard. All five had motive and the opportunity to kill Highsmith, but the detective didn’t know which one did it. That is, until she received a anonymous note. She immediately knew the identity of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The note read:
“? Lansdale. He is the killer.”
Which brother stabbed Tom Highsmith to death?
5. The Murder of Christine Agatha
A detective was called to a rather unusual crime scene. Christine Agatha is dead, definitely the victim of murder. The weapon used to end her life was a big pair of scissors. However, Mrs. Agatha had not been cut or stabbed. In fact, there was no trace of any blood anywhere in the room, nor was the room in disarray. How was Christine Agatha killed with a big pair of sharp and pointy scissors?
Answers:
10. The plants were cacti and Higgins was covered in cuts.
9. The detective had to open the window on every floor. If the man had jumped, one window would have been left open. That means the killer threw the victim out of the window and closed it afterwards.
8. How did Dorothy rewind the tape if she shot herself?
7. If the man thought it was his room, he wouldn’t have knocked.
6. Mark. If you were to read the note aloud, it says “Question Mark Landsdale. He is the killer.”
5. Christine Agatha was on life support and her tube was cut.
Part 1
by: toptenz.net
To solve these puzzles, you’ll need to read the riddles carefully and do some outside of the box thinking. However, all the information you need can be found in the questions. Also, please check out the bonus question below and share your answers in the comment section if you figure it out.
Once you think you’ve got your answers to these mysteries, scroll to the bottom to find the correct solutions.
10. The Jewelry Store Theft
The police were called to a jewelry store because a single male robber wearing a mask and brandishing a handgun stole You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. A short distance away from the crime scene, the police found the loot in a ρá†ch of plants. They also had two suspects, G.V. Higgins and Edwin McBain. Without even interviewing the suspects, the police knew Higgins committed the robbery. How did they know?
9. The Death of Arthur Conan
On one miserable night in October, the body of Conan D. Arthur was found on the ground near a seven story apartment building. It was clear that Arthur died as a result of falling out of one of the windows.
A detective was called and walked into the apartment building. First, he entered the apartment on the first floor that faced where the body was found. He opened the window and flipped a coin, which fell to the floor. After doing so, he left the coin and went to the apartment on the second floor. In there, he followed the exact same procedure that he did on the first floor. He then continued to do the same thing on the rest of the floors. After visiting each apartment, he returned to the ground floor and announced that the man You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. How did the detective know?
8. The Death of Phyllis Dorothy
The police were called to the home of Phyllis Dorothy, who died a few hours before the police were alerted. She had been shot once in the head, through the temple. In her hand was a revolver. On the desk, there is a cassette You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The detective pressed play, and there was a woman’s voice, presumably Dorothy’s. It said, “Life has become too difficult and I can’t go on.” Then there’s a gunshot. The tape goes quiet.
The detective smirks, because he knows that this was no suicide. How does he know?
7. The Travelling Salesman
Joe Nesbo, a travelling salesman, was staying at a hotel for business. He was having a dinner meeting that night, so he decided to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon. He was awakened by a knock at the door, and then a man walked in. “Oh my, I’m terribly sorry, this isn’t my room. Please, pardon the intrusion.” The man calmly backed out and left. Nesbo got up and locked the door – something he forgot to do before his nap – and lay back down on the bed. But then he shot up in bed and called the lobby to tell them there was a burglar on the prowl. What made Nesbo think that?
6. The Lansdale Brothers
Tom Highsmith was found stabbed to death in his apartment, and there were five suspects – the Lansdale brothers, which consisted of Joseph, Leonard, Mark, Hap, and Richard. All five had motive and the opportunity to kill Highsmith, but the detective didn’t know which one did it. That is, until she received a anonymous note. She immediately knew the identity of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The note read:
“? Lansdale. He is the killer.”
Which brother stabbed Tom Highsmith to death?
5. The Murder of Christine Agatha
A detective was called to a rather unusual crime scene. Christine Agatha is dead, definitely the victim of murder. The weapon used to end her life was a big pair of scissors. However, Mrs. Agatha had not been cut or stabbed. In fact, there was no trace of any blood anywhere in the room, nor was the room in disarray. How was Christine Agatha killed with a big pair of sharp and pointy scissors?
Answers:
10. The plants were cacti and Higgins was covered in cuts.
9. The detective had to open the window on every floor. If the man had jumped, one window would have been left open. That means the killer threw the victim out of the window and closed it afterwards.
8. How did Dorothy rewind the tape if she shot herself?
7. If the man thought it was his room, he wouldn’t have knocked.
6. Mark. If you were to read the note aloud, it says “Question Mark Landsdale. He is the killer.”
5. Christine Agatha was on life support and her tube was cut.
Part 1
by: toptenz.net