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Nov-10-2011 03:15


The Problematical Puzzle of the Unknown Corpse
Victim: Quincy Wickland, age 36
Difficulty: Ridiculously hard
Reward: $800

Hints

Waitress: Ignatius Leatherman thinks he knows who the murderer is.
Music Teacher: Nicholas Goforth thinks he knows who the murderer is.
Butcher: Herbert Wickland hasn't heard or seen anything suspicious.


the problem is, i had check both ignatius and nicholas weather they had seen heard anything to suspect somebody. both say no to edward clyfton. so i go eliminate edward and try to find the other, but i cant find any. so i accuse the only 1 i had not check yet, ignatius.

The real killer was Edward Clyfton.

You falsely accused an innocent man. There was no physical or witness evidence to indicate that Ignatius was the murderer. If you falsely accuse three people, your detective's license will be taken, and you'll be out of a job.


is it possible that 2 hints from waitress and music teacher was lying to me?

Nov-10-2011 03:24

Hi hasudungan. You should never make accusations based on hints given by the contacts. The only sure formula for accusing correctly is:

PE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
WE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
2 WE = guilty

(PE=Physical Evidence, WE=Witness Evidence )

Try reading the post by cfm on the Newbies thread - it should be very helpful :)

Nov-10-2011 08:11

i know the formula. but usually if there are 2 or 3 hints, one of it would not saying the truth. in my case, both were not saying the truth. will admin check the case?

Nov-10-2011 09:21

No. Admin will not check the case.

Summer is quite correct. The townies will always speak the truth about verifying an alibi. Anything else is quite likely a lie.

Use only the algorithm above by Summer.

You don't even need to ask the townies if they know anything about a case at your level unless you can't get more witnesses any other way.

Nov-10-2011 11:04

You'll note Hasudungan that the hint says the person THINKS he knows who the murderer is. In other words, he has Witness Evidence but it may be against a suspect with a real alibi.

Just as Physical Evidence points to people with real alibis, so does Witness Evidence. Those two people you asked most likely had Witness Evidence against people with Real alibis. This is why, unless you know the suspect's alibi is fake, you need two statements of Witness Evidence against a suspect rather than just one. Only the guilty suspect will have two.

Nov-10-2011 15:27

looks like you still dont get what i mean.

- ignatius and nicholas thinks they know who the murderer is.
- i had eliminate 2 suspect that have fake alibi by asking shoemaker and banker
- edward have fake alibi
- i had check both ignatius and nicholas to point at edward, and both say no.
- after both say no to edward, i only have 1 more suspect that i cant ask from ignatius and nicholas (both were clammed), so i think this suspect is quilty.

i know about the formula, i am not asking about why i falsely accused. what i want to know is, is it possible 2 hints will not saying the truth? because ignatius and nicholas are clearly failed.

Nov-10-2011 18:52

I think I get you. Yes, it is possible that both Ignatius and Nicholas will point at someone not guilty. They only 'think' they know who the murderer is. Tow of the other suspects that you didn't question must have had the WE. These two were just red herrings :)

Happy Sleuthing.

Squirrel out.

Nov-11-2011 01:08

alright, this is new for me, because usually i can only find 1 WE point to someone not guilty. thanks a lot secret squirrel