Braingle: 'Murder of Mademoiselle' Brain Teaser

Murder of Mademoiselle

Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.

Puzzle ID:	#23705
Fun:	(2.83)
Difficulty:	(0.92)
Category:	Mystery
Submitted By:	sanj91
Corrected By:	Caim

In the city of Jackson Heights many things were going wrong. The city had the highest unemployment rate, the highest crime rate, and on top of that they were just going through a public transportation strike. On a serene, peaceful evening chaos broke loose. A very well-known, distinguished lady, Mademoiselle Pierre, had been murdered. Two men had been arrested. One was Jean-Philip Dumoulin. The other was Thomas Curdilack. Jean-Philip's story: "I was walking down the street to get a bite to eat when I heard a lady scream. I ran around the corner and I saw Mademoiselle Pierre lying on the ground. Standing over her was Thomas Curdilack. As soon as he saw me he turned and ran away. I then called the police." Thomas Curdilack's story: " I was taking the bus down to the Lakeshore Club to play poker with my buddies. As I got off, I heard a scream from around the corner. I ran around and saw Jean-Philip stabbing Mademoiselle Pierre. I chased him, but he got away. I then called the police." The chief detective told the police to arrest Thomas Curdilack. What made him so sure it was Thomas Curdilack?

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Comments

jennysugars Jun 15, 2005	The general construction of the teaser was promising, but the mention of a transportation strike along with the perpetrator so obviously admitting he took the bus made it too easy. You're on the right track...just work on making us think instead of stating the obvious! Keep writing...I look forward to your next teaser!
sanj91 Jun 15, 2005	thnx...tht kind of feedback helps a lot
gilco Jun 15, 2005	easy but fun! Good job!!
nikapooh Jun 15, 2005	You made that one a little too easy but great teaser.
Riddlerman Jun 15, 2005	I agree with the others, it was a bit easy but i found it really fun. Good Job! P.S. I often find hiding things in a list (the city was going through problems like transport strikes etc. etc.) helps because no one ever reads lists lol.
flipflopchica Jun 15, 2005	I didn't get it right. Great job
kookikat Jun 16, 2005	This was generally a great brain teaser which made me think, except, like the others have said, giving the hint that the city was going through a lot of problems gave it away! Great job! I can't wait to see your next teaser!
Cat4romMars Jun 16, 2005	That was an easy one, But a very fun one!
umnesq Jun 16, 2005	A second, though completely superfluous, clue was that the second suspect said he saw the other guy "stab" the victim, though the police had made no mention of how she had died. I echo the comments made by the others. Good start.
supersexysaf Jun 16, 2005	I got that one immediately. Even though it was easy, it was a good teaser. Umnesq, i agree with you on the second clue. I was thinking the same thing.
zonahobo Jun 17, 2005	Beside the strike thing, I thought, who would chase someone he saw stabbing someone (unless he has a death wish) without attempting to aid the victim by calling 911 or the police first? .. also pretty fishy part .. keep up your mystery writing .. I had fun
PCDguitar Jun 17, 2005	the transpotation strike made it extremely easy but i liked it im lookin forward to ur next teaser
vanillaicebaby Jun 21, 2005	best teaser ive read a day....
babygrl329 Jun 25, 2005	good one but the part about the strike made it all to easy
dolphingurl12 Jun 25, 2005	My friend and I think it is waaaaaaaaay to easy, and make your clues more subtle.
okieman51 Jun 25, 2005	Too easy, but it wasn't a complete waste of time, still enjoyed it.
spookyb Jul 03, 2005	i am dolphingurl's friend and yes that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay 2 easy!!!!! nice job though
thecowancannons Aug 04, 2005	good job hint was to obvious but good job still
baby_girls23 Sep 12, 2005	that was a good one I'm going to add that to my favorites list.even though it was easy it was still fun!
Caim Sep 28, 2005	Corrected some spelling.
AZTTT Oct 12, 2005	Okay, I got it! From what I read about in the previous comments, you did get it right this time! Good job! Keep em coming
Maggirl23 Oct 28, 2005	great teaser. yeah it was a little too obvious.
Sherlock129 Jan 08, 2006	i KNEW IT. Good Teaser.
OldChinaHand Feb 08, 2006	2 2 easy.
scallio Jul 20, 2007	A bit too easy... but fun!
dudebomb93 Oct 24, 2007	I knew it before i read the hint
dudebomb93 Oct 24, 2007	wait i thought i was looking at a different teaser, nice one any way
srpwuzhere Nov 15, 2008	easyyyyyy xD
duleo Feb 15, 2009	Pretty good teaser. I had to reread, but I figured it out!
gothpunk May 07, 2009	How could Thomas not know??unless he was really that stupid