A man was killed in his office. At the time of murder there were only four people in the office: Bill, Tom, Harry and Mike.
When police interrogated them, they gave the following statements.
Bill: “Tom did it.”
Tom: “Bill did it.”
Harry: “Tom’s telling the truth.”
Mike: “Harry’s not lying.”
After analysis, the police found out that only one person was telling the truth and the rest were lying. Can you analyse the statements and determine the killer?
Riddle AnswerMrs. Stotch is a fifth grade teacher. One of her students took her apple. Mrs. Stotch has narrowed the suspects down to Billy, Paige, and Tyler. Each of the students give these statements:
Billy: I didn’t do it.
Paige: I didn’t do it.
Tyler: Paige did it!
Mrs. Stotch knows that only one of the kids is telling the truth. Who is telling the truth and who took the apple?
Riddle AnswerAlice, Bob and Charlie are one of each type:
They make the following statements:
Alice: I am not a truth teller.
Bob: I am not a spy.
Charlie: I am not a liar.
Ben was found dead in his study by Peter. Peter recounted his dismal discovery to the police.
“I was walking by Ben’s house when I thought I would just pop in for a visit. I noticed his study light was on and I decided to peek in from the outside to see if he was in there. There was frost on the window, so I had to wipe it away to see inside. That is when I saw his body. So I kicked in the front door to confirm my suspicions of foul play. I called the police immediately afterward.”
The officer immediately arrested Peter for the murder of Ben. How did the officer know that Peter was lying?
Riddle AnswerA young woman is attending her mother’s funeral. While there, she meets a man she has never seen before and falls in love immediately. After the funeral she tries to find him but cannot. Several days later she kills her sister. Why does she kill her sister?
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