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 AnswerBen 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?
Riddle AnswerIt’s 6pm and George Manly was murdered. Yet no murderer was found.
But the cops got witnesses. There were 5 other people in the house at the time of George’s murder.
The chef said he was cooking dinner. The gardener said she was gardening. The auntie said she was playing chess with her brother. The wife said she was watching TV. And the grandfather said he was on his wheelchair.
So who murdered George Manly?
Riddle AnswerA man is in court for killing his wife. In the closing statements the man’s lawyer surprises everyone when he announces “His wife was just missing. Everyone look at those doors. His wife is going to walk in those doors in about 30 seconds.”
The entire court is silent and the jury stares at the door as the lawyer and the defendant stare at them. After a couple of minutes the lawyer says “See! If you were so sure he killed his wife, you wouldn’t be watching that door!”
The jury goes into deliberation and comes back almost immediately with a guilty verdict. Why did the jury convict him?
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