A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing, which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet-holes discovered were on the man’s body. How was he murdered?
Riddle AnswerMurder Riddles
Shot and Killed
There are five people. One of them shot and killed one of the other five.
- Dan ran in the NY City marathon yesterday with one of the innocent men.
- Mike considered being a farmer before he moved to the city.
- Jeff is a topnotch computer consultant and wants to install Ben’s new computer next week.
- The murderer had his leg amputated last month.
- Ben met Jack for the first time six months ago.
- Jack has been in seclusion since the crime.
- Dan used to drink heavily.
- Ben and Jeff built their last computers together.
- The murderer is Jack’s brother. They grew up together in Seattle.
Police arrived at the scene and immediately finds the murderer.
Who was the murderer?
Riddle AnswerMurder in the Home of Married Couple
One evening there was a murder in the home of married couple, their son and daughter. One of these four people murdered one of the others. One of the members of the family witnessed the crime. The other one helped the murderer.
These are the things we know for sure:
- The witness and the one who helped the murderer were not of the same sex.
- The oldest person and the witness were not of the same sex.
- The youngest person and the victim were not of the same sex.
- The one who helped the murderer was older than the victim.
- The father was the oldest member of the family.
- The murderer was not the youngest member of the family.
Who was the murderer?
Riddle AnswerCar License Plates
Detective Ixolite was investigating a murder. It was a difficult case, and Ixolite was completely stumped until he noticed a message sent to him by the killer cunningly hidden in a newspaper advertisement selling car licence plates.
Detective Ixolite thought about it for a while, and when he had solved the puzzle, immediately arrested the guilty man.
This is the newspaper advert (car licence plates for sale) that Inspector Ixolite saw.
Car License Plates For Sale: W 05 NWO H 13 HSR O 05 EBM D 08 UNE U 10 HTY N 04 BRE N 16 TTE I 26 LHC T 10 AEE I 26 CNA X 22 VDA
How did Ixolite know the advert was a clue for him? Solve the code and determine who Ixolite arrested.
Riddle AnswerMurder on a Sunday Afternoon
A rich and handsome man named James Leonard was murdered on a Sunday afternoon. At the time of the murder there was: the maid, the cook, the butler, the gardener and the wife. They gave the following statements.
Maid: I was fixing the table.
Cook: I was cooking breakfast.
Butler: I was polishing the silverware and the dishes.
Gardener: I was planting tomato seeds.
Wife: I was reading a book.
Who did it?
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