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Gift Shop Murder
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Difficulty: (0.83)
Puzzle ID: #24675
Submitted By: dolphingurl12 Corrected By: trickster2005
Submitted By: dolphingurl12 Corrected By: trickster2005
Mystery
Mystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.Mystery
There was a bus stop, where many tourists catch buses to tour the city, in front of the small gift shop where Samantha worked. The tourists often came inside to kill time while waiting for the bus.
One day a group of four tourists entered the store. They were the only ones inside other than Samantha. Suddenly there was a loud scream and Samantha turned around to see a man lying face down on the table across the store. Samantha quickly dialed the number of the police station, and reported the incident.
The police arrived, and began asking the three tourists what they were doing at the time of the murder. The first was a taller man with graying hair. "I was choosing some of those shells to bring home to my daughter. The ones I picked out are on the shelf in front, see?" He pointed to the shells, and the officer nodded.
He turned to one of the ladies. She was wearing a camera around her neck. "I was purchasing film. I dropped it when I screamed. It's over there, the green package, 24 exposures." The officer examined the box.
Then he turned to the final woman. "I was checking my horoscope, I'm a Uranus, and they are supposed to have bad luck in June."
"Excuse me officer, but I think I know who the murderer is", said Samantha.
Who was it, and how did Samantha know?
One day a group of four tourists entered the store. They were the only ones inside other than Samantha. Suddenly there was a loud scream and Samantha turned around to see a man lying face down on the table across the store. Samantha quickly dialed the number of the police station, and reported the incident.
The police arrived, and began asking the three tourists what they were doing at the time of the murder. The first was a taller man with graying hair. "I was choosing some of those shells to bring home to my daughter. The ones I picked out are on the shelf in front, see?" He pointed to the shells, and the officer nodded.
He turned to one of the ladies. She was wearing a camera around her neck. "I was purchasing film. I dropped it when I screamed. It's over there, the green package, 24 exposures." The officer examined the box.
Then he turned to the final woman. "I was checking my horoscope, I'm a Uranus, and they are supposed to have bad luck in June."
"Excuse me officer, but I think I know who the murderer is", said Samantha.
Who was it, and how did Samantha know?
Hint
Read each alibi again.Answer
The last lady. Uranus is not a sign of the Zodiac.She was taken to the police station for further questioning, and the police officer thanked Samantha for her help in solving the crime.
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Very cute teaser. I enjoyed reading it and almost missed your clue, but caught it at the last minute. Good job.
I just barely figured that one out.
It was a really great teaser though-it made me really think
It was a really great teaser though-it made me really think
Thanks, it's my first mystery. I was afraid it would be terrible! Thanks for the good comments!
That one was soooo funny!! It also was obvious to me 'cause I'm an astrologer!! (sorry if I spelled it wrong!!) But I want more teasers like this!!!
Not a bad try for your first teaser...but you went from the second lady to "the last person" There were four shoppers, what happened to the third one?
Good job.
Good job.
Very well done, you may have skipped a suspect but you tricked me. I was concentrating on the green box being 24 exposure, missed uranus totally.
Not bad for a first attempt even if I got it right off (I'm a Sherlock Holmes fan). I look forward to seeing more!
Four shoppers- Three were questioned, one was the one that was killed.
Do you want me to question the dead one....sorry an afterthought
It was good. yet I may have been easy for me. right after I read the word Uranus I new it was the last person.(i'm usually not good at brain teasers)
I didn't mean for it to be really hard. Most people who check their horoscopes or interested in astrology could spot it easily. But if you aren't looking for a trick it could easily fool you.
That was simple for me!! I am an astrology fiend, I check my horoscope everyday (just for fun, of course!) so I got it easily! Good one--I never thought all that knowledge of the zodiac would come in handy! LOL!
you said he wanted to question the 4 shoppers but 1 died so he can only question ..... i thought it was very obvios but it was ur first so i know how u feel...glad the editors choose yours! a little more trick though
The police arrived, and began ***asking the four tourists*** what they were doing at the time of the murder
that is were u missed up!
that is were u missed up!
well that was a good 1, luved it. I read over it and didnt see anything, but when i saw Uranus, i thought "that aint right" so thats how i got it! Nice Job!
oops. hadn't noticed the four tourist thing, it should have been three. sorry have to be more careful next time
Good one!
I overlooked the Uranus thing , but I have a reason : I was looking for something that incriminates the tourist, and I saw anything wrong with reading the horoscope.
In other words, I don't see why saying Uranus as a Zodiac sign will make you a murdered
Keep on Going!
I overlooked the Uranus thing , but I have a reason : I was looking for something that incriminates the tourist, and I saw anything wrong with reading the horoscope.
In other words, I don't see why saying Uranus as a Zodiac sign will make you a murdered
Keep on Going!
good job! i got it really quick - i'm a cancer
I'm a Capricorn.
Great One!
Great one! I almost missed the Uranus part, but I got it at the last minute. Keep the great mysteries coming!
great teaser!!!!! sorry i ain't commented yet great job!!!!!! i'm a Pices(spell check?)
Thanks Spooky. You spelled Pices right.
Excellent 1st teaser.....I got it, but I thought it was well thought out....keep up the good work
good job for your first teaser
got it right after i read urranus
but good job
peace out
got it right after i read urranus
but good job
peace out
I didn't get it even after I read the clue. I don't follow the whole horoscope thing (I don't believe in astology). So that one went right over my head. Keep the teasers comin!
ciao! -I think thats how you spell it!
ciao! -I think thats how you spell it!
nice one!
I'm a scorpio. Good one
this Gemini is laughing her butt off, good one! Love your teasers
Good teaser,really like the mysteries.Do some more like this one.
im a libra
just because she said "im a uranus"doesnt mean she was the murderer. great try.......
Her alibi was bogus, that does make her a murderer...
hmmmm, I'm a Pluto myself--- waaay out there Good one.
Good one, easy though.
Good one. I thought because it was a gift shop not an astrology shopit was no. 3.
Good 1, I'm in2 zodiacs so I got it immediately. As I said, good one!
i liked it a lot
put some more on like this one
put some more on like this one
That was really fun,Dolphingirl. You almost tricked me. I know astrology in a general way and have an astrologer in the family but I breezed right past Uranus the first time. Then I said "Wait a minute, Uranus is still just a planet (unless it suffers Plutos'fate).
I think I'll pay more attention to the category Mystery.
I think I'll pay more attention to the category Mystery.
GREAT JOB!!! I didn't have a clue who it was, this was a very good one.
Aah, too easy to put into faves, but is pretty good. Keep it up.
Yep, she was a Ur Anus alright!
Silly...
Silly...
that was funny. I liked it hehe
Astrology is a bogus psueodoscience, not to mention a blasphemy...but it was a good teaser all the same! I just hope none of you actually believe in astrology.
pices
That was easy i got the first time
Hi up there, I'm sure you'll never look at this again but it's Pisces, not Pices.
I love the murder solvers name, dolphin! Its very orignal JK
Anyway, great teaser!
Anyway, great teaser!
lol. i was kinda suspicious to the person who screamed cause i would only think the murdered person would scream. then i was like "a Uranus? stupid person." lolz. im a Sag xD
This teaser is very easy and nice as i myself like horoscopes
pisces is spelled like that. not like pices. anyways, i got tht one right away. really easy. but great for being ur first one.
im a virgo myself & i love long walks on the beach, & . . .
lol jp
im a virgo myself & i love long walks on the beach, & . . .
lol jp
Hmmm... I wonder why there isn't a sign called Uranus...LOL.
I wondered why Uranus sounded funny. I didn't get it until I read the answer. Good teaser.
Uranus haha thats funny
Lol, got it right! I'm a Leo (feline pride over here!) and it was easy but very fun!
I got the answer, because she said she knows who did it right after the "testimony". Wouldnt she have said who did it before, if it was anyone else? #Logic
Great teaser, but why would film be sold in a gift shop? Regardless, it was fun!!!
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