Mystery nº1
It was a stormy Halloween night when I, Detective Adam, was called at my office to investigate the murder of Natalie Smites. She had been murdered at approximately 10:30 pm that night at a Halloween party she and her older sister, Caitlin, where having.
When I arrived at the party everyone appeared to be upset at the death of their close friend. My assistants Lauren and Alyssa came along to calm the party attendants so I could investigate the crime scene.
Immediately I began searching for clues that could lead me to the murderer. Since I had been informed that the electricity went out when Natalie was killed I figured the murderer had pulled a fuse in the basement so I began my search there.
As I approached the door I noticed a crumpled up piece of paper on the floor. I opened it and it was a threatening note to Natalie from a guy named Jonathon. Pocketing the note I proceeded down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairway I found a receipt for a clarinet and a book on how to play the violin. It had the signature of Emma Pelt on it. I pocketed this piece of evidence, too.
I searched the basement some more and also found an advertisement for a gorilla costume from Party City. I remembered that as I walked in I had noticed one of the guests had a gorilla costume on. Lastly, I found the murder weapon, a bloody knife hidden under some boxes. I left it in its place, not touching it, and called some people to come have it examined for fingerprints.
As I made my way back upstairs I asked if anyone had saw anyone sneaking around or acting suspicious earlier. Everyone shook his or her heads no.
“Wait!” a boy named Billy exclaimed. “I’ve been video taping the party all night long. Maybe I caught the murderer.”
We all watched the tape and surprisingly we saw a girl sneaking into the basement, looking frightened. It was identified as Emily, Natalie’s best friend.
“Was that you?” I asked her. “Tell the truth.”
“Y-Y-Yes… but I’m not the murderer!” She cried.
“What were you doing down there then?” I interrogated her.
“I thought I heard some noises I guess it was nothing,” she replied. “Please believe me!”
I couldn’t totally believe her yet. I had some questioning to do. The party guests, Emma, Emily, Jonathon, Billy, and Caitlin were all suspects, even if there wasn’t evidence against them. I decided to start questioning Jonathon, the writer of the note.
Q: Did you write this note?
A: Yes.
Q: Why?
A: I’m currently dating Natalie’s sister, Caitlin. I suspected Caitlin was cheating on me this one night she stood me up. When I asked Natalie about it she refused to tell me anything. This made my suspicions grow. Finally, I decided to threaten her to get her to tell the truth. I saw her read the note and she crumpled it up and threw it somewhere then she ran off. I didn’t mean to make her mad, I just didn’t know what to do!
Q: Threatening people is a serious offense, Jonathon.
A: I know, but I didn’t kill her! If I killed her I wouldn’t have anyone to prove to me if she was cheating. I swear I didn’t kill her!
Q: Do you know anyone else who might have a grudge against her?
A: No. Not at all.
Q: Well, that’s all. Thank you.
A: Okay.
After questioning Jonathon I was told that the knife had no fingerprints on it. I decided to question Emma, the twin sister of Emily, next.
Q: Do you have any idea why a receipt with your name and an ad for the gorilla costume with your name on it was found in the basement?
A: Yes, I do. The night before I was hanging out with Natalie. We went in her basement to get something, and they might’ve fallen out of my purse then.
Q: Can I take your fingerprints? (Hey white lies as a detective are part of the job.)
A: Sure.
Emma slipped off her gorilla glove and put her hand on the table.
Q: Ah-ha! Emma you have been proven to be the murderer of Natalie.
How did Detective figure out Emma was the murderer?
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