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Long Distance Murder
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
Nasty Norris was responsible for Simple Stevie's death. He did not kill him in person. He hadn't even seen him since 10 years before. He sent the weapon through the post with a birthday card.
Stevie died exactly as Norris had planned.
The card touched the weapon, but the card never reached its destination.
How did Norris do it?
Stevie died exactly as Norris had planned.
The card touched the weapon, but the card never reached its destination.
How did Norris do it?
Answer
He sent a card with a stamped addressed envelope, asking Stevie to sign it and send it on. He had mixed poison in with the glue on the envelope, so when Stevie licked it he was poisoned.Hide Answer Show Answer
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