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Mar-27-2007 17:17

Well...can someone be the killer if their alibi is real?

Jul-1-2007 17:01

Nope only one killer. ie only one suspect will be guilty.

Jul-27-2007 04:30

You can get witness evidence pointing to more than one killer. One of them is lying. Look for either a false (or no) alibi, or a second witness to confirm the identification. Remember, there will be:

There can be only 1 (killer).
1 piece of material (physical) evidence and 2 witnesses which point to your killer.
Your killer will never have a (valid or verifiable) alibi.
Your killer will not be killed.
Your killer may or may not go into hiding.
Your killer will never have been with the police or in court at the time of the murder (eliminated by research).
Your killer will not have an evil twin, but may have had the full 8 years of evil medical/academic training. In the latter case, do not forget to address them as Doctor - unless they are already behind bars.

Jul-15-2009 12:13

So,

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. NO!

to all your questions.

Jul-16-2009 00:26

The previous entry for this thread was 2007, these players aren't even around anymore.

Jul-16-2009 02:44

Aw, Squirrel is still around. :)

The MVP of Sleuth!

Mar-5-2010 12:12

Yes, it happen to me where the Priest validated a suspect's alibi and that person was in fact the killer. I thought it might have been a glitch, but never got a response when I reported it. I got a fasle accusation because of it. So, yes, it CAN happen, and DID happen to one of my cases.

Mar-5-2010 19:52

Townie hints mean about as much as the City News in the bottom of a bird cage. Works great on some stuff, not much use for much else. Sooo, use 'em with a HUGE grain of salt.

Breit

Mar-6-2010 00:29

Bishtawnay didn't say it was a hint, she said the Priest validated the alibi, which I took as meaning that he said 'Yes, so-and-so was here all the time'. Can we confirm that?

One thing that occurs to me is that it might have been one of the glitches where two suspects have the same name - one had a real alibi and the other was the killer.

Mar-6-2010 23:59

Sorry, I did mean bjshawntay. Oops!