#105 Logic Puzzle There’s Been a Murder, Skills: Attention to Detail, Critical Thinking
Detective Joe is investigating a murder where Jennifer, the person that discovered her friend Jody dead from an apparent stab wound to the heart, had a party the night before in her apartment where Jerry, Jeff and Jorge were guests that did not know each other. Jerry was the deceased’s estranged cousin, estranged due to a dispute over an inheritance that Jerry thought he would receive but didn’t, it all going to Jody. Jeff helped to cook dinner, being in charge of the salad, Jorge brought the wine and also helped with the dinner’s entree. The dinner wrapped up at 10pm and Jorge was the last person to see Jody alive but not dead. Forensic examination revealed that the murder weapon had a partial print. Can you help Joe figure out who killed Jody?
ANSWER: The partial print on the murder weapon belongs to Jeff that would have had no reason to touch it during meal preparation, but we know that only Jorge was not present at the murder since he did not see Jody dead. So potential murders that did the deed or were involved include Jennifer, Jeff and Jerry.
