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Jun-29-2004 02:14

Do witnesses ever give false positive evidence?

I just attempted "The Excruciating Hunt for the Lost Answer" - but one of the witnesses (Adelaide) said she saw something suspicious about Prudence (whom I accused) - but the real killer was Solomon!

Is this a bug??

Jul-12-2004 03:21

kediri- if u have 1 suspect clamming up but the rest u can check just count the numbers of fakes vs. real alibis. its always the same according to the level u do.
example: i incredibly hard case u will always have 8 suspects. 5 fakes and 3 real but 1 of the fakes will be explained by reserch. so if u count it u know what ur clammed suspect should have even if u dont know the alibi.

in the case u gave its even easier. u said u had evidence against B and also fake alibi. A had only evidence against but u dont know alibi. B must be guilty cause u cant have 2 guilty suspects.

Jul-12-2004 10:53

Kediri,

Reda's right. It's Suspect B.

Jul-14-2004 23:11

Check out the following from a case I just did.

Physical Evidence:
Thread from male's clothes (Barron Barwarth)
Thread from male's clothes (Earle Birdsell)
Thread from male's clothes (Douglas Birdsell)

Witness Evidence:
Ingrid Wanstrath suspects Douglas Birdsell (Seen Leaving Crime Scene)
Abdulla Gravelle suspects Barron Barwarth (Stolen Watch)

This by the way is a Really Really Hard case. It turned out to be Douglas in the end.

The moral of the story?
1. one physical is not always good enough.
2. one witness is not always good enough.
3. one physical + one witness is not always good enough!

Jul-15-2004 03:38

yeah cause u forgot the fake alibi!

Jul-15-2004 08:00

yes, and here's a good tip, never listen to raider,

Jul-15-2004 09:22

The help file is pretty specific about what ensures guilt. You need the combination of evidence, no valid alibi, and a motive. It doesn't mention multiple pieces of evidence anywhere. Having multiple evidence certainly increases the likelyhood that you are looking at the guilty suspect, but if the suspect has a valid alibi, they still can't be the murderer.

Jul-20-2004 17:07

right -- i had a case earlier today where i accused someone with a false alibi, a piece of physical evidence, and a witness who was not the killer...it was a bummer