The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

[Mandle]

Solution: She was accused as a witch for the sickness that had struck the town. Despite never having been near the victims of the disease, she was blamed for it and bullshit evidence of black cats at her house, long candles, old books, or similar, convinced the town she was a witch. She was executed.

[Snarky]

You're on the right track, but you're missing the key elements:

-What was her alibi?
-What was the evidence against her?

Also, "witch" is not quite correct.

I'll offer a hint and say that I've combined two pieces of superstition/folklore from roughly the same region of the world, one of which is featured in several well-known novels, the other in news reports.

[Mandle]

I am still thinking on this, just been insanely busy with latest MAGS entry... BRB

[Kumpel]

Did they think she was possessed by satan or a demon?
Is the woman a virgin?
Has she never been accused of anything, especially for being a sinner?
Was she a nun?

[Kara Jo Kalinowski]

Was she a twin?
Was she executed by another person as part of a legal punishment?
Was she executed because of the evidence?
Was she alive during the murder?

[Mandle]

Was she accused of being a werewolf?
Was she accused of being a necromancer?
Was she accused of being a sin eater?

[Snarky]

Case #46
Although she had a seemingly perfect alibi, the indirect evidence of her guilt was too strong, and she was executed for the murder.

What was her alibi, and what was the proof against her?

Yes
Could this take place in the real world? [Or at least one not very different]
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Did others think she was a vampire or something similar?
Was the "evidence" a sickness that was thought to be caused by supernatural means?
Did others think she was something similar to a vampire? [For some definition of "similar", anyway]
Did they think she was possessed by satan or a demon? [Or something similar, as I understand it]
Is the woman a virgin?
Was she executed because of the evidence?

No
Would it be beneficial for us to know who she murdered?
Did her alibi involve her being in the hospital?
Did her alibi involve her being out of town? [Not as such...]
Was she in jail at the time of the murder?
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Was she a vampire or something similar? [But...]
Was she actually guilty of the murder?
Was she in a coma (or coma like state)?
Did others think she was a vampire?
Was the "execution" performed on her dead body?
Was her alibi that the murder happened in daylight / sunshine?
Was her alibi that the murder took place in a church / on consecrated ground?
Does her alibi have to do with garlic, silver or holy water?
Is she a zombie?
Was she a nun?
Was she a twin?
Was she executed by another person as part of a legal punishment? [Not as we would understand it]
Was she alive during the murder?
Was she accused of being a werewolf?
Was she accused of being a necromancer? [I'm not 100% clear on what this entails â€" there could be some overlap]
Was she accused of being a sin eater?

* Yes and No

Has she never been accused of anything, especially for being a sinner?

I don't understand this question.

[Gilbert]

Is her "sickness" sleep walking?

[Kara Jo Kalinowski]

Was she human?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?
Was the execution itself considered murder?

[Snarky]

Case #46
Although she had a seemingly perfect alibi, the indirect evidence of her guilt was too strong, and she was executed for the murder.

What was her alibi, and what was the proof against her?

Yes
Could this take place in the real world? [Or at least one not very different]
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Did others think she was a vampire or something similar?
Was the "evidence" a sickness that was thought to be caused by supernatural means?
Did others think she was something similar to a vampire? [For some definition of "similar", anyway]
Did they think she was possessed by satan or a demon? [Or something similar, as I understand it]
Is the woman a virgin?
Was she executed because of the evidence?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?* [Before what? The execution? Yes.]
Was she human?
Was the execution itself considered murder?

No
Would it be beneficial for us to know who she murdered?
Did her alibi involve her being in the hospital?
Did her alibi involve her being out of town? [Not as such...]
Was she in jail at the time of the murder?
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Was she a vampire or something similar? [But...]
Was she actually guilty of the murder?
Was she in a coma (or coma like state)?
Did others think she was a vampire?
Was the "execution" performed on her dead body?
Was her alibi that the murder happened in daylight / sunshine?
Was her alibi that the murder took place in a church / on consecrated ground?
Does her alibi have to do with garlic, silver or holy water?
Is she a zombie?
Was she a nun?
Was she a twin?
Was she executed by another person as part of a legal punishment? [Not as we would understand it]
Was she alive during the murder?
Was she accused of being a werewolf?
Was she accused of being a necromancer? [I'm not 100% clear on what this entails â€" there could be some overlap]
Was she accused of being a sin eater?
Is her "sickness" sleep walking?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?*

* Yes and No

[CaptainD]

Was being thought to be possessed her alibi?

[Tabata]

Was she accused of being a witch?

[Mandle]

Did she have Tourette's syndrome?
Did she have epilepsy?

[Kweepa]

Is this set in Haiti?
Is this set in New Orleans?

[Snarky]

Case #46
Although she had a seemingly perfect alibi, the indirect evidence of her guilt was too strong, and she was executed for the murder.

What was her alibi, and what was the proof against her?

Yes
Could this take place in the real world? [Or at least one not very different]
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Did others think she was a vampire or something similar?
Was the "evidence" a sickness that was thought to be caused by supernatural means?
Did others think she was something similar to a vampire? [For some definition of "similar", anyway]
Did they think she was possessed by satan or a demon? [Or something similar, as I understand it]
Is the woman a virgin?
Was she executed because of the evidence?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?* [Before what? The execution? Yes.]
Was she human?
Was the execution itself considered murder?
Was she accused of being a witch?* [How do you define "witch"?]

No
Would it be beneficial for us to know who she murdered?
Did her alibi involve her being in the hospital?
Did her alibi involve her being out of town? [Not as such...]
Was she in jail at the time of the murder?
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Was she a vampire or something similar? [But...]
Was she actually guilty of the murder?
Was she in a coma (or coma like state)?
Did others think she was a vampire?
Was the "execution" performed on her dead body?
Was her alibi that the murder happened in daylight / sunshine?
Was her alibi that the murder took place in a church / on consecrated ground?
Does her alibi have to do with garlic, silver or holy water?
Is she a zombie?
Was she a nun?
Was she a twin?
Was she executed by another person as part of a legal punishment? [Not as we would understand it]
Was she alive during the murder?
Was she accused of being a werewolf?
Was she accused of being a necromancer? [I'm not 100% clear on what this entails â€" there could be some overlap]
Was she accused of being a sin eater?
Is her "sickness" sleep walking?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?*
Was being thought to be possessed her alibi?
Was she accused of being a witch?*
Did she have Tourette's syndrome?
Did she have epilepsy?
Is this set in Haiti?
Is this set in New Orleans? [But this is a promising line of inquiry]

* Yes and No

[CaptainD]

Was the proof a voodoo doll?

[Tabata]

Was she accused of being a witch?* [How do you define "witch"?]

I was reminded of the witch-hunts and witch trials (that included illegal and summary executions of people that have been labelled witches).
That kind of witch I meant in my question.

[Mandle]

Is this set in Africa?
Is this set in South America?
Is this set in Eastern Europe?

[Snarky]

Case #46
Although she had a seemingly perfect alibi, the indirect evidence of her guilt was too strong, and she was executed for the murder.

What was her alibi, and what was the proof against her?

Yes
Could this take place in the real world? [Or at least one not very different]
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Did others think she was a vampire or something similar?
Was the "evidence" a sickness that was thought to be caused by supernatural means?
Did others think she was something similar to a vampire? [For some definition of "similar", anyway]
Did they think she was possessed by satan or a demon? [Or something similar, as I understand it]
Is the woman a virgin?
Was she executed because of the evidence?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?* [Before what? The execution? Yes.]
Was she human?
Was the execution itself considered murder?
Was she accused of being a witch?* [How do you define "witch"?]
Is this set in Africa?

No
Would it be beneficial for us to know who she murdered?
Did her alibi involve her being in the hospital?
Did her alibi involve her being out of town? [Not as such...]
Was she in jail at the time of the murder?
Was her alibi that she was dead?*
Was she a vampire or something similar? [But...]
Was she actually guilty of the murder?
Was she in a coma (or coma like state)?
Did others think she was a vampire?
Was the "execution" performed on her dead body?
Was her alibi that the murder happened in daylight / sunshine?
Was her alibi that the murder took place in a church / on consecrated ground?
Does her alibi have to do with garlic, silver or holy water?
Is she a zombie?
Was she a nun?
Was she a twin?
Was she executed by another person as part of a legal punishment? [Not as we would understand it]
Was she alive during the murder?
Was she accused of being a werewolf?
Was she accused of being a necromancer? [I'm not 100% clear on what this entails â€" there could be some overlap]
Was she accused of being a sin eater?
Is her "sickness" sleep walking?
Was she executed because of a murder that took place beforehand?*
Was being thought to be possessed her alibi?
Was she accused of being a witch?*
Did she have Tourette's syndrome?
Did she have epilepsy?
Is this set in Haiti?
Is this set in New Orleans? [But this is a promising line of inquiry]
Was the proof a voodoo doll?
Is this set in South America?
Is this set in Eastern Europe?

* Yes and No

[Kara Jo Kalinowski]

So were there 2 murders?