The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

Started by Kumpel, Mon 13/03/2017 23:07:23

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Cassiebsg

There are those who believe that life here began out there...

Snarky

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Case #10
In the middle of the night, a mother sneaks into the bedroom where her son is sleeping and kills him.

(Explain the reasons and circumstances for what happened.)
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OK, I think you've figured out that she stabbed her son by mistake, thinking it was someone else, in someone else's bedroom. You still need to figure out who she intended to kill, why, and why the son was in that bed (though that part isn't so important).

Yes
Was her son a child? (younger than, say, 13 years old)
Is the killing intentional? [But...]
Did the son look somehow like the man she intended to kill? ["Somehow" â€" see next question]
Was her son completely under the blanket when she killed him? [Sure, that works]
Did she already intend to kill a person before she entered the room?
Was the mother in her right mind when she did it?
Did she kill him with a knife?
Is the bedroom in the house they live in?
Would it have ended differently in bright daylight? [I don't think it could have happened in broad daylight]
Did she want to kill a human?
Did she hope to accomplish something else than getting rid of the person with the murder (e.g. inheritance, to make an event happen...)?


No
Did she turn herself in? [Doesn't really matter, but let's say no]
Does the son have an incurable disease?  (Is this a case of euthanasia?)
Does the mother realise that she's killed her son? [Not right away]
Did she know she would kill her son before she did it?
Did she think it was her husband?
Is the murder weapon relevant to this case? [Not particularly]
Had the mother taken any drugs? [Not to the point where it's relevant to the case]
Had the mother had any alcohol? [Ditto]
Had the mother inhaled any chemicals? [Ditto]
Does the mother have any mental illness? [Open to interpretation, but it was not an act of pure insanity]
Did she shoot him?
Did she suffocate him? [No, let's go with the knife]
Did she think it was an intruder / burglar?
Was it the son's bedroom she sneaked into?
Was it the parents' bedroom she sneaked into?
Did she want to kill her husband?
Is the killing an act of mercy, saving the victim from a much worse fate? (for instance certain starvation or a nuclear apocalypse)
Was the mother sleep-walking?
Were they the only people in the house at the time?
Was the mother blind?


Irrelevant
Were they religious?
Did they have a pet?


Ambiguous
Did she plan the murder for a longer time? [Yes and â€" at least in my mind â€" no, depending on exactly what you mean]

Kumpel

Did she have money trouble and want to kill one of her parents to get the heritage but forgot that her son sometimes sleeps in grandma's/grandpa's bed?

Cassiebsg

Were her own parents in the home?
Were her husbands parents in the home?
Was she trying to kill her father/mother in law to inherit something?
Had she planned a "home invasion gone wrong"?
There are those who believe that life here began out there...

CaptainD

Was the person she wanted to kill a relative?
 

Snarky

Case #10
In the middle of the night, a mother sneaks into the bedroom where her son is sleeping and kills him.

(Explain the reasons and circumstances for what happened.)

Quote from: Kumpel on Tue 28/03/2017 17:10:31
Did she have money trouble and want to kill one of her parents to get the heritage but forgot that her son sometimes sleeps in grandma's/grandpa's bed?

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Yes
Was her son a child? (younger than, say, 13 years old)
Is the killing intentional? [But...]
Did the son look somehow like the man she intended to kill? ["Somehow" â€" see next question]
Was her son completely under the blanket when she killed him? [Sure, that works]
Did she already intend to kill a person before she entered the room?
Was the mother in her right mind when she did it?
Did she kill him with a knife?
Is the bedroom in the house they live in?
Would it have ended differently in bright daylight? [I don't think it could have happened in broad daylight]
Did she want to kill a human?
Did she hope to accomplish something else than getting rid of the person with the murder (e.g. inheritance, to make an event happen...)?
Had she planned a "home invasion gone wrong"? [Something like that]


No
Did she turn herself in? [Doesn't really matter, but let's say no]
Does the son have an incurable disease?  (Is this a case of euthanasia?)
Does the mother realise that she's killed her son? [Not right away]
Did she know she would kill her son before she did it?
Did she think it was her husband?
Is the murder weapon relevant to this case? [Not particularly]
Had the mother taken any drugs? [Not to the point where it's relevant to the case]
Had the mother had any alcohol? [Ditto]
Had the mother inhaled any chemicals? [Ditto]
Does the mother have any mental illness? [Open to interpretation, but it was not an act of pure insanity]
Did she shoot him?
Did she suffocate him? [No, let's go with the knife]
Did she think it was an intruder / burglar?
Was it the son's bedroom she sneaked into?
Was it the parents' bedroom she sneaked into?
Did she want to kill her husband?
Is the killing an act of mercy, saving the victim from a much worse fate? (for instance certain starvation or a nuclear apocalypse)
Was the mother sleep-walking?
Were they the only people in the house at the time?
Was the mother blind?
Were her own parents in the home?
Were her husband's parents in the home?
Was she trying to kill her father/mother in law to inherit something?


Irrelevant
Were they religious?
Did they have a pet?


Ambiguous
Did she plan the murder for a longer time? [Yes and â€" at least in my mind â€" no, depending on exactly what you mean]
Was the person she wanted to kill a relative? [Depends on how you define a relative]

Cassiebsg

Was the person she tried to kill related to her family?
Was the person she tried to kill related to her family?
Was the person she tried to kill her sibling?
Was the person she tried to kill her husbands sibling?
There are those who believe that life here began out there...

Snarky

#348
You repeated it twice, but I still don't know exactly what you mean by "related to her family"; is it in any way different from "a relative"?

For the two others: no, but "husband's sibling" would be an example of a relationship where I think it's ambiguous whether it counts as a relative of hers.

Cassiebsg

#349
"related to her family" =  brother/cousin/uncle... anyone blood related to her (although I can see that she could have uncles/aunts that are not blood related to her, but related by marriage... that you after?  ;) )
The second line was suppose to read:
Was the person she tried to kill related to her husband's family? (sorry about that  :-[ )
There are those who believe that life here began out there...

Tabata


Stupot

Did she think she was killing the babysitter?

Snarky

I find "related to somebody's family" a confusing concept, so I simplified it a little.

Case #10
In the middle of the night, a mother sneaks into the bedroom where her son is sleeping and kills him.

(Explain the reasons and circumstances for what happened.)

Yes
Was her son a child? (younger than, say, 13 years old)
Is the killing intentional? [But...]
Did the son look somehow like the man she intended to kill? ["Somehow" â€" see next question]
Was her son completely under the blanket when she killed him? [Sure, that works]
Did she already intend to kill a person before she entered the room?
Was the mother in her right mind when she did it?
Did she kill him with a knife?
Is the bedroom in the house they live in?
Would it have ended differently in bright daylight? [I don't think it could have happened in broad daylight]
Did she want to kill a human?
Did she hope to accomplish something else than getting rid of the person with the murder (e.g. inheritance, to make an event happen...)?
Had she planned a "home invasion gone wrong"? [Something like that]
Was the person she tried to kill related to her husband?


No
Did she turn herself in? [Doesn't really matter, but let's say no]
Does the son have an incurable disease?  (Is this a case of euthanasia?)
Does the mother realise that she's killed her son? [Not right away]
Did she know she would kill her son before she did it?
Did she think it was her husband?
Is the murder weapon relevant to this case? [Not particularly]
Had the mother taken any drugs? [Not to the point where it's relevant to the case]
Had the mother had any alcohol? [Ditto]
Had the mother inhaled any chemicals? [Ditto]
Does the mother have any mental illness? [Open to interpretation, but it was not an act of pure insanity]
Did she shoot him?
Did she suffocate him? [No, let's go with the knife]
Did she think it was an intruder / burglar?
Was it the son's bedroom she sneaked into?
Was it the parents' bedroom she sneaked into?
Did she want to kill her husband?
Is the killing an act of mercy, saving the victim from a much worse fate? (for instance certain starvation or a nuclear apocalypse)
Was the mother sleep-walking?
Were they the only people in the house at the time?
Was the mother blind?
Were her own parents in the home?
Were her husband's parents in the home?
Was she trying to kill her father/mother in law to inherit something?
Was the person she tried to kill her sibling?
Was the person she tried to kill her husband's sibling?
Was it the bedroom of the nanny?
Did she think she was killing the babysitter?


Irrelevant
Were they religious?
Did they have a pet?


Ambiguous
Did she plan the murder for a longer time? [Yes and â€" at least in my mind â€" no, depending on exactly what you mean]
Was the person she wanted to kill a relative? [Depends on how you define a relative]
Was the person she tried to kill related to her/family? [See above]

Mandle

Did she intend to get away with the murder without being caught by the police?
Did she intend to get away with the murder by winning the trial in court?

Stupot

Did she intend to get away with the murder by framing somebody else?

Sinitrena

Did she intend to kill her stepchild?
So zhat her son would be the only heir of her husband?

Snarky

Sinitrena got it! ... but there's one aspect of the inheritance still to work out...

Case #10
In the middle of the night, a mother sneaks into the bedroom where her son is sleeping and kills him.

(Explain the reasons and circumstances for what happened.)

Yes
Was her son a child? (younger than, say, 13 years old)
Is the killing intentional? [But...]
Did the son look somehow like the man she intended to kill? ["Somehow" â€" see next question]
Was her son completely under the blanket when she killed him? [Sure, that works]
Did she already intend to kill a person before she entered the room?
Was the mother in her right mind when she did it?
Did she kill him with a knife?
Is the bedroom in the house they live in?
Would it have ended differently in bright daylight? [I don't think it could have happened in broad daylight]
Did she want to kill a human?
Did she hope to accomplish something else than getting rid of the person with the murder (e.g. inheritance, to make an event happen...)?
Had she planned a "home invasion gone wrong"? [Something like that]
Was the person she tried to kill related to her husband?
Did she intend to kill her stepchild?
So that her son would be the only heir of her husband?


No
Did she turn herself in? [Doesn't really matter, but let's say no]
Does the son have an incurable disease?  (Is this a case of euthanasia?)
Does the mother realise that she's killed her son? [Not right away]
Did she know she would kill her son before she did it?
Did she think it was her husband?
Is the murder weapon relevant to this case? [Not particularly]
Had the mother taken any drugs? [Not to the point where it's relevant to the case]
Had the mother had any alcohol? [Ditto]
Had the mother inhaled any chemicals? [Ditto]
Does the mother have any mental illness? [Open to interpretation, but it was not an act of pure insanity]
Did she shoot him?
Did she suffocate him? [No, let's go with the knife]
Did she think it was an intruder / burglar?
Was it the son's bedroom she sneaked into?
Was it the parents' bedroom she sneaked into?
Did she want to kill her husband?
Is the killing an act of mercy, saving the victim from a much worse fate? (for instance certain starvation or a nuclear apocalypse)
Was the mother sleep-walking?
Were they the only people in the house at the time?
Was the mother blind?
Were her own parents in the home?
Were her husband's parents in the home?
Was she trying to kill her father/mother in law to inherit something?
Was the person she tried to kill her sibling?
Was the person she tried to kill her husband's sibling?
Was it the bedroom of the nanny?
Did she think she was killing the babysitter?


Irrelevant
Were they religious?
Did they have a pet?
Did she intend to get away with the murder without being caught by the police?
Did she intend to get away with the murder by winning the trial in court?
Did she intend to get away with the murder by framing somebody else? [Yes, but this isn't really relevant]


Ambiguous
Did she plan the murder for a longer time? [Yes and â€" at least in my mind â€" no, depending on exactly what you mean]
Was the person she wanted to kill a relative? [Depends on how you define a relative]
Was the person she tried to kill related to her/family? [See above]

Mandle

Did it say in the will that the inheritance would go to "my eldest son"?

Tabata

Did the stepchild know about her plan and make the son to sleep in his bed because of that?

Mandle

Was the "inheritance" something that could save the life of only one of the two sons (like a heart transplant)?"

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