HBE\'s situational puzzle
 

maybe its been done before

if it has, and you saw it or heard it, dont answer


A man wakes up, makes a cup of coffee, and picks up the newspaper. The top story: A woman was murdered, police are looking for leads. The man immediately picks up the phone, calls the police, and tells them to arrest her husband.

How did he know the husband did it?

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lol so weird that you post one of these i was just about too....

Anyway 1st Q....

Does the answer to this problem have anything to do with his coffee

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Pure guess: <font color="white"> He killed his wife? </font>

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was the man within 100 yards of the murder when it occurred?
if no, was the man within 1 KM of the murder when it occurred?

did the article contain a description of how the murder was committed?
if yes, if the article did not contain this description, would the man have still called?

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Oh, this is the ask questions type game. Did the man know the woman who died? Did he know her husband?

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lol so weird that you post one of these i was just about too....

Anyway 1st Q....

Does the answer to this problem have anything to do with his coffee

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no

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was the man within 100 yards of the murder when it occurred?
if no, was the man within 1 KM of the murder when it occurred?

did the article contain a description of how the murder was committed?
if yes, if the article did not contain this description, would the man have still called?

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no,no

somewhat... rephrase plz

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Oh, this is the ask questions type game. Did the man know the woman who died? Did he know her husband?

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no

yes

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was the man within 100 yards of the murder when it occurred?
if no, was the man within 1 KM of the murder when it occurred?

did the article contain a description of how the murder was committed?
if yes, if the article did not contain this description, would the man have still called?

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no,no

somewhat... rephrase plz

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if the article did not contain a description of how the murder was committed, would he still have called the police?

new question line:

was the husband was cheating with anyone? if yes, did the protagonist know?

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Did he communicate with him about his wife? Did he have a problem with his wife? Is there anyone who knows both of them mutually that is important?

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was the man within 100 yards of the murder when it occurred?
if no, was the man within 1 KM of the murder when it occurred?

did the article contain a description of how the murder was committed?
if yes, if the article did not contain this description, would the man have still called?

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no,no

somewhat... rephrase plz

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if the article did not contain a description of how the murder was committed, would he still have called the police?

new question line:

was the husband was cheating with anyone? if yes, did the protagonist know?

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the article did not contain any description of how the murder was committed

no, irrelvenat

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Did he communicate with him about his wife? Did he have a problem with his wife? Is there anyone who knows both of them mutually that is important?

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plz specify pronouns in the future

but for the most part for these ones: no

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did the man recognize the woman from the picture? or did the man recognize her from the name?

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This guy was screwing the wife and they got caught by the hubby.

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This guy was screwing the wife and they got caught by the hubby.

[/ QUOTE ]last line of OP implies husband indeed did it.

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Wait, he didn't know the woman? nm

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did the man recognize the woman from the picture? or did the man recognize her from the name?

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no, no

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is the man a priest?

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priest? no

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had the protagonist seen the husband the day before? if not, within the last week?

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no, yes

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was he expecting the murder to happen?
did the two talk about his wife during the last meeting?

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Was the man a rabbi?
Was he a psychologist or psychiatrist?

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no no no no

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Is the man related to the husband?
Are they co-workers?

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no, no

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is the man a good friend of the husband?
did he WANT to get the husband convicted?
did he have no inner struggle about whether to give the tip at all?

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no,
yes, once he knew he murdered her
no

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had he ever seen a picture of the woman before?

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is the fact that they're husband and wife relevant to the solution? meaning, could the puzzle be that her brother was the one that killed her?

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Headline in tomorrow's paper:

HBE found bludgeoned


Boj calls police and confesses to murder.

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Was the murder done with a sharp object?

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No, I bludgeoned him ... that typically means a club or some blunt object was used.

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Is the guy a lawyer?
Did the woman change her will?
Does the guy make more than 200k a year?
Is the guy &lt; 26 years old?

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Is the guy a police officer?
Were there reports of the husband assaulting his wife before?

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ok so i could be way off track here.... but was there a pineapple involved in any way?

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ok so i could be way off track here.... but was there a pineapple involved in any way?

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Was it whole, crushed, cubed, chunked, or ringed?

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had the man sold something to the husband before
did the man know how the murder was committed

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had the man sold something to the husband before

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You could be on to something here, I think.

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Is the guy a loan shark?