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Sep-26-2004 10:38

two suspects,each have a witness and a clue left at the scene for each of them. Suspects all clammed up so with no furhter line of enquiry- went for the one who had thread caught under the deceased's nail.
Turned out to be the wrong person - should've gone for the guy with the footprint. help! How do u solve it?

Sep-26-2004 12:12

The one who had their aliby be fake or the one who didn't have an aliby would be the person you should have accused.

The guilty suspect ALWAYS has:

1. No or a fake aliby
2. A piece of physical evidence pointing to them
3. A witness suspect them.

You need to have 1 AND 2 or 3 for them to be guilty.

Sep-26-2004 12:49

the guilty suspect always has TWO witnesses pointing at them. if you only have one person suspecting someone, then you can't be 100% positive

Sep-28-2004 06:26

By 'witness',do you mean physical witness too?

Sep-29-2004 13:02

yes there was physical witness' for each of my two suspects. they both gave false alibis.

Sep-29-2004 13:03

You might let Ben know about the case, a piece of physical evidence and a fake alibi should be guilty.

Sep-29-2004 18:24

Every now and then there is physical evidence tied to a suspect with a falase alibi for the suspect that is cleared through research.

Do you have the research skill, Jewels?

Sep-30-2004 04:57

i dont think its possible to have a suspect with a false alibi and a piece of physical evidence not guilty.

Sep-30-2004 08:29

I must disagree. I have experienced, as stated above, on a rare occasion, that a suspect with a false alibi and physical evidence linked to them is the suspect that is cleared through research.

Sep-30-2004 11:22

I have never had evidence point to someone who was cleared by research. Ben, is it possible?

Sep-30-2004 18:22

it shouldnt be