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Jul-30-2007 12:45

Jul-31-2007 07:18

Add bold, underscored, embed links and edit function to that list.

Aug-2-2007 11:03

And beyond that there's the idea that no false WE will be given twice.

That is, if you get WE implicating one suspect from two people. THAT suspect is your killer. Regardless of wether or not you've gotten an alibi from them yet. (Since that alibi WILL be false)

Aug-2-2007 16:27

A helpful strategy I use is to start each case asking my non-PE contact if they know anything about the crime. If they say so-and-so knows nothing suspicious, then I know I can ask that suspect for alibi and motives without fearing that I'd lose a WE. It doesn't matter if they clam up after that because you know they wouldn't be able to provide you with a WE anyways. If on the other hand the contact says so-and-so *thinks* they know who the murderer is, I'd be more inclined to reserve my questions with that suspect until I need them (after going through my other suspects), as there is a chance they might be able to point to the culprit.

Feb-9-2016 20:29

I have had several suspects that townies said knew something , actually be the guilty person. They weren't lying..they really did know who the killer was lol since it was them!

Feb-11-2016 14:37

Explorina, that happens to be chance. If someone says they know something/someone who might have a reason for committing the crime, it makes them a possible witness evidence. HOWEVER, this does NOT mean that who they suspect necessarily committed the crime. In the same line of thinking, just because a suspect thinks they know something about someone else doesn't make them a killer - it's possible they just want to lead you off on a rabbit trail, or it could mean that they actually know something.
Note: as a follow up, if someone who has a valid alibi claims to know someone who might have something to do with a crime, they are NOT always right - they could still be wrong, even though they themselves aren't the killer.