PRACTICE THIS WEEK
(February 10, 2001)

"CRIME puzzlement " (Shin FUJITA)

This week I will give you puzzles about some crime scenes.

Each of you will form a detective team and try to solve the mysteries gven yo you.
The crimes you are going to tackle are murders, theft, etc ...
Don't worry even if you are not expert in the detective work. The relevant questions are provided to guide you to the truth.

After solving the problem each detective team will present their reasoning to the public and compare the results with the others.

Here is an example of the puzzles.
Please try to solve the problem and familialize yourself with the way the detectives work.

* A TALE OF HATE

The Odiums, Hector and Salvina, hated each other from the day they'd met, and married out of sheer spite. Once wedded, their hate burgeoned and they swore to kill each other. To make the prospective murder financially worthwhile, they insured each other for $500,000, with the survivor as beneficiary, which stabilized the marriage and kept it going on a mutually dissatisfactory basis.

Robin Bedfellow, a wandering minstrel, knew nothing of the Odiums' feud one early morning when his car broke down in a desert area near San Diego. He walked to the nearest house in the hope of getting help. Since the door of the Odium residence was unlocked, he opened it and went in, and was shocked to see what you see here.

What conclusions do you think he reached, and what should he have done about it ?

* QUESTIONS

1. Are rattlesnakes unusual in this area ?

2. Was Salvina aware of the danger of snakes ?

3. Do rattlesnakes usually make unprovoked attacks ?

4. Is the room neat ?

5. Did Salvina get home after dark ?

6. Do you think the closet door was open when Salvina came home ?

7. How do you think the snake got in the house ?

8. Where do you think the snake was when Salvina entered the room ?

9. Why do you think Salvina fell ?

10. Can you reconstruct the sequence of events that led to Salvina's fall ?

Come and join us on the next Saturday.

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