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Miss Brown Murder
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Miss Brown was walking alone in her over-sized house, when suddenly a figure jumped out and killed her.
"It is like a Cluedo case," commented Mr. Lombang, a detective. "Who killed her, what was their weapon, and where did they kill her?"
The murderer would have been someone staying in Miss Brown's home. Therefore, it is either Mr. Blues, Sir Red, Mr. Whitehall, Countess Marigold, or Miss Pinkham.
The weapons most likely to be used were a candelabra, a dagger, a plumbing piece, an ancient sword, or a piece of rope.
The room in which Miss Brown was murdered was either the lounge, the kitchen, the porch, the hall, or the study.
Now the detective Mr. Lombang must figure out who did it based on the following clues. Work out where everyone was: the person in the hall was the murderer.
1. Mr. Blues was in the kitchen when Miss Brown was murdered.
2. The person with the sword was in the study the whole time.
3. Countess Marigold wasn't in the hall and didn't have the rope.
4. Both ladies didn't have access to a weapon with a blade.
5. Sir Red was in the study for the evening.
6. There was a magnificent candelabra in Miss Pinkham's room.
7. The person in the kitchen had a dagger.
8. Mr. Whitehall wasn't in the lounge or the porch.
9. The person with the bit of plumbing most accessible was on the porch.
"It is like a Cluedo case," commented Mr. Lombang, a detective. "Who killed her, what was their weapon, and where did they kill her?"
The murderer would have been someone staying in Miss Brown's home. Therefore, it is either Mr. Blues, Sir Red, Mr. Whitehall, Countess Marigold, or Miss Pinkham.
The weapons most likely to be used were a candelabra, a dagger, a plumbing piece, an ancient sword, or a piece of rope.
The room in which Miss Brown was murdered was either the lounge, the kitchen, the porch, the hall, or the study.
Now the detective Mr. Lombang must figure out who did it based on the following clues. Work out where everyone was: the person in the hall was the murderer.
1. Mr. Blues was in the kitchen when Miss Brown was murdered.
2. The person with the sword was in the study the whole time.
3. Countess Marigold wasn't in the hall and didn't have the rope.
4. Both ladies didn't have access to a weapon with a blade.
5. Sir Red was in the study for the evening.
6. There was a magnificent candelabra in Miss Pinkham's room.
7. The person in the kitchen had a dagger.
8. Mr. Whitehall wasn't in the lounge or the porch.
9. The person with the bit of plumbing most accessible was on the porch.

Answer
Mr. Blues was in the kitchen and had the dagger.Sir Red was in the study and had the sword.
Miss Pinkham was in the lounge and had the candelabra.
Countess Marigold was in the porch with the bit of plumbing.
Mr. Whitehall was in the hall and had the rope.
So Mr. Whitehall murdered Miss Brown. Congratulations if you solved this, detective!
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