The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

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

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Snarky

#320
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)


No
...

Andail


CaptainD

Does the son have an incurable disease?  (Is this a case of euthanasia?)
Is the killing intentional?
Does the mother realise that she's killed her son?
 

Snarky

Spoiler
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.)
[close]
Yes
Was her son a child? (younger than, say, 13 years old)
Is the killing intentional? [But...]


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]

CaptainD

I have a theory...

She hears two lovers, thinks her husband is cheating on her, goes in a fit of rage and kills him only to discover that it was actually her son.
 

Kumpel

#325
Did she know she would kill her son before she did it?
Did she think it was her husband?
Did the son look somehow like the man she intended to kill?
Was her son completely under the blanket when she killed him?

Snarky

Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 28/03/2017 11:24:44
I have a theory...

She hears two lovers, thinks her husband is cheating on her, goes in a fit of rage and kills him only to discover that it was actually her son.

(wrong)

Also, we already established that the son is younger than 13, so the "she hears two lovers" part is a bit :-X

Spoiler
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.)
[close]
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]


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?

CaptainD

Quote from: Snarky on Tue 28/03/2017 11:57:21
Also, we already established that the son is younger than 13, so the "she hears two lovers" part is a bit :-X

Oops... I hadn't noticed this when I posted that theory!  :-[ :-[
 

CaptainD

Having conclusively proven that I don't read the previous clues properly <FACEPALM>...

Did she already intend to kill a person before she entered the room?
 

Kumpel

#329
Is the murder weapon relevant to this case?
Was the mother in her right mind, when she did it?
Has the mother taken any drugs?
alcohol?
inhaled any chemicals?
Has the mother any mental illness?

Did she kill him with a knife?
Did she shoot him?
Did she suffocate him?

Snarky

Spoiler
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.)
[close]
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?


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]

CaptainD

Did she think it was an intruder / burglar?
 

Tabata

Was it the son's bedroom she sneeked in?
Was it the parent's bedroom she sneeked in?
Did she want to kill her husband?

CaptainD

Is the bedroom in the house they live in?  (Tabby's question just made me realise the ambiguity of "the bedroom he was sleeping in")
 

Mandle

She planned to kill her husband while he was sleeping but didn't know that their son had had a nightmare or something and had crawled into bed with Daddy and she stabbed the son by accident?

Andail

#335
Is the killing an act of mercy, saving the victim from a much worse fate? (for instance certain starvation or a nuclear apocalypse)

Edit:
I realise the part where she doesn't realise the victim was her son is a much more relevant path to pursue than my above query, but it felt like a good question still.

Snarky

#336
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 28/03/2017 12:59:06
(Tabby's question just made me realise the ambiguity of "the bedroom he was sleeping in")

;)

There is also some other important background context about these people that you haven't caught a whiff of yet.

Quote from: Mandle on Tue 28/03/2017 13:01:41
She planned to kill her husband while he was sleeping but didn't know that their son had had a nightmare or something and had crawled into bed with Daddy and she stabbed the son by accident?

(wrong)

Spoiler
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.)
[close]
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?


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)

CaptainD

Was the mother sleep-walking?
Were they the only people in the house at the time?
 

Mandle


Kumpel

Would it have ended differently in bright daylight?
Was the mother blind?
Did she want to kill a human?
Did she plan the murder for a longer time?
Did she hope to accomplish something else than getting rid of the person with the murder (e.g. heritage, to make an event happen...)?

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