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[No]

No
Is this based on a real-life case?
Is this based on a fictional case from film, literature, or other media? (But it's actually based on a script I wrote years ago, now buried deep in my desk drawer.)
Did the man need the hour to travel from the scene of the murder to the shed?

[Yes]

Yes
Was he acting in the heat of the moment?
Was the shed near the crime scene?

No
Was the wife pregnant?
Did the man regret his deed?
Did the man plan to burn the shed right after the murder?

[Case#53A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?]

Case#53

A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?



YES
Did the man's wife die from the strangulation?
Did the man know that he strangled her?
Did he intend to burn the shed?
Was it someone else's shed?
Does it matter what was in the shed?
Was it literally a shed (i.e. Not a doghouse or something else resembling a shed)?
Was there one thing in the shed that he wanted to get rid of?
If so, was the one thing flammable?
Did he strangle her with his bare hands?
Did the man kill his wife out of anger?
Was the object he wanted to burn already in the shed?


NO
Was his wife's body inside the shed?
Did the shed contain evidence that might convict him of a crime?
Did the man die in the fire?
Was the fire set to provide the man with some kind of alibi?
Has the shed been in possession of one of them?
Was burning the shed part of some sort of funeral ceremony?
Was this a case of euthanasia?
Was the shed empty?
Was he sleeping when he did any of this?
Did the man commit suicide?
Was there someone in the shed?
Had the man's wife been unfaithful to him?
Was it a neighbour's shed?
Was the one thing especially flammable (e.g: gasoline)?
Was the one thing an object he used to strangle his wife with?
Was the one thing a sum of money?
Was the one thing a ladder?
Was the one thing a piece of clothing?
Was the one thing a will?
Did he strangle her with a chain?
Did he strangle her with a rope?
Did the man kill his wife for financial gain?
Was the span of time between the murder and the arson exactly one hour? ("an hour" is an estimate)
Was the woman having an affair?
Was the person she was having an affair with in the shed?
Did the thing in the shed belong to his wife?
Did his wife hide the thing in the shed from him?
Did he kill his wife because of the thing in the shed?
Was the thing in the shed a person?
Was the thing in the shed covered in blood?
Was the thing in the shed evidence that might convict the man of his wife's murder?
Did the man have contact with anyone else during the hour between the murder and the arson?
Was the thing in the shed the reason why the man was angry with his wife?
Did he want to destroy it to keep it from harming others?
Was some sort of insurance scam intended here?
Did the thing belong to him?
Was he annoyed by the thing?
Was the burning of the shed directly related to the murder of his wife?
Was the man suffering from some kind of mental illness?
Did the man plan the murder?

Unknown/Irrelevant
Did the man escape conviction of his crime(s)? (The story doesn't go that far)
Did the wife do something to deserve it (in his book)? (Let's say that the man got sick of many years of nagging and finally flipped out.)


Did the man kill his wife in affect? (I'm not sure what this means. If it means "was the man manipulated or ordered to kill his wife, then answer is no)

[No]

No
Was the thing in the shed a person?
Was the thing in the shed covered in blood?
Was the thing in the shed evidence that might convict the man of his wife's murder?
Did the man have contact with anyone else during the hour between the murder and the arson?
Was the thing in the shed the reason why the man was angry with his wife?

Unknown/Irrelevant
Did the wife do something to deserve it (in his book)? (Let's say that the man got sick of many years of nagging and finally flipped out.)

[No]

No
Did the thing in the shed belong to his wife?
Did his wife hide the thing in the shed from him?
Did he kill his wife because of the thing in the shed?

[Case#53A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?]

Case#53

A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?



YES
Did the man's wife die from the strangulation?
Did the man know that he strangled her?
Did he intend to burn the shed?
Was it someone else's shed?
Does it matter what was in the shed?
Was it literally a shed (i.e. Not a doghouse or something else resembling a shed)?
Was there one thing in the shed that he wanted to get rid of?
If so, was the one thing flammable?
Did he strangle her with his bare hands?
Did the man kill his wife out of anger?


NO
Was his wife's body inside the shed?
Did the shed contain evidence that might convict him of a crime?
Did the man die in the fire?
Was the fire set to provide the man with some kind of alibi?
Has the shed been in possession of one of them?
Was burning the shed part of some sort of funeral ceremony?
Was this a case of euthanasia?
Was the shed empty?
Was he sleeping when he did any of this?
Did the man commit suicide?
Was there someone in the shed?
Had the man's wife been unfaithful to him?
Was it a neighbour's shed?
Was the one thing especially flammable (e.g: gasoline)?
Was the one thing an object he used to strangle his wife with?
Was the one thing a sum of money?
Was the one thing a ladder?
Was the one thing a piece of clothing?
Was the one thing a will?
Did he strangle her with a chain?
Did he strangle her with a rope?
Did the man kill his wife for financial gain?
Was the span of time between the murder and the arson exactly one hour? ("an hour" is an estimate)
Was the woman having an affair?
Was the person she was having an affair with in the shed?

Unknown/Irrelevant
Did the man escape conviction of his crime(s)? (The story doesn't go that far)

Possible solution.

Incorrect

[No]

No
Was the one thing especially flammable (e.g: gasoline)?
Was the one thing an object he used to strangle his wife with?
Was the one thing a sum of money?

[Yes]

Yes
Was there one thing in the shed that he wanted to get rid of?
If so, was the one thing flammable?

No
Was it a neighbour's shed?

[Yes]

Yes
Was it literally a shed (i.e. Not a doghouse or something else resembling a shed)?

No
Was there someone in the shed?
Had the man's wife been unfaithful to him?

[Yes]

Yes
Was it someone else's shed?
Does it matter what was in the shed?

No
Did the man commit suicide?

[Case#53A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?]

Case#53

A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?



YES
Did the man's wife die from the strangulation?
Did the man know that he strangled her?
Did he intend to burn the shed?

NO
Was his wife's body inside the shed?
Did the shed contain evidence that might convict him of a crime?
Did the man die in the fire?
Was the fire set to provide the man with some kind of alibi?
Has the shed been in possession of one of them?
Was burning the shed part of some sort of funeral ceremony?
Was this a case of euthanasia?
Was the shed empty?
Was he sleeping when he did any of this?

Unknown/Irrelevant
Did the man escape conviction of his crime(s)? (The story doesn't go that far)

[No]

No
Was his wife's body inside the shed?
Did the shed contain evidence that might convict him of a crime?

Unknown/Irrelevant
Did the man escape conviction of his crime(s)? (The story doesn't go that far)

[Case#53]

Case#53

A man strangled his wife. After an hour he burned a shed down. What happened during that hour?


YES


NO

Time for a new case?
I have a suitable crime story in mind, if it's ok to burst in.

Dungeon Keeper?

The Silence of the Lambs?

Kind of reminds me of the backgrounds they used in Tetris.

Correct!

Cool..
Some winter moods next:
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Sega Rally?

Super Mario Maker?