Test your detective skills

~Murder Mystery~

Something to work the brain juices...

• When he was discovered dead, Mr Thompson had a bullet wound in his calf and a knife wound in his back.
• The elevator man went off duty @ 12.30am.
• Mrs Scott’s husband had been jealous of the friendship.
• Mrs Scott had been a good friend of Mr Thompson and had often visited his apartment.
• Mrs Scott’s husband did not appear in the lobby @ 12.30am, the end of his normal working hours. She had to return home alone and he would arrive later.
• Only one bullet had been fired from Mr Barton’s gun.
• There were bloodstains in the elevator.
• Bloodstains corresponding to Mr Thompson’s blood were found in the basement parking garage.
• Mrs Scott had been waiting in the lobby for her husband to get off work.
• Mrs Scott did not see Mr Thompson leave thru’ the lobby while she was waiting.
• Mr Thompson had been dead for an hour when his body was found, according to the medical examiner.
• Mr Thompson’s body was found in the park.
• A knife found in the parking garage wiped clean of fingerprints.
• At 12.45 am, Mrs Scott could not find her husband or the family car in the basement parking lot of the apartment building where they worked.
• The elevator man said Mr Thompson did not seem too badly hurt.
• The bullet taken from Mr Thompson’s calf matched the gun owned by Mr Barton.
• The elevator operator reported to the police that he had seen Mr Thompson @ 12.15am.
• Bloodstains, corresponding to the blood type of Mr Thompson, were found on the carpet outside Mr Barton’s apartment.
• Mr Thompson’s body was found @ 1.20am.
• Mr Thompson had virtually wiped out Mr Barton’s business by stealing his customers.
• Police were unable to locate Mr Barton after the murder.

Credits: SNP Panpac ‘Step Ahead 2’ English TB (2002); Heather Jones + Robyn Mann


Qns:
1) Who is the murderer?

2) What was the murder weapon?

3) When did the murder take place?

4) Where did the murder take place?

5) Why did the murder take place?

First person(that means anyone) to get all five correct will get a mystery prize!

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