The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

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Snarky

#1840
Wed 30/08/2017 22:31:34
Spoiler
Case #49

Mrs. Atkinson was pottering about in the garden, in view of a neighbor. Suddenly she shrieked, and seemed to be struggling against an invisible foe. By the time the neighbor reached her, she was dead. How did she die?
[close]

Yes (nod)
Did someone kill her?
Did she die from any form of poisoning?
Did she know the killer?
Is the account or her death we read what actually happened? (i.e. Not just the neighbor's testimony.)
Was the poison administered shortly before the time of death?
Is the murderer human?* [Yes, but...]
Is this case possible in real life?
Is the poison of this dosage deadly for everyone?
Is Mrs. Atkinson human?
Is the neighbor human?
Was she killed by a single entity or a bunch (like a swarm)?
Were there any marks on here body caused by the incident?
Was the poison in liquid form?
Is the poison an artificial product?
Is the poison a common drug if taken in lower dosages? [That would make sense, but you might be overthinking this]
Is the poisoner related to the victim?*
Was the poison injected into her?
Was she hit by a poison dart?*

No (wrong)
Did she die due to an allergic reaction?
Did she suffer from hallucinations?
Was she on drugs at the time?
Did some kind of insects attack her?
Was she attacked by fire ants?
Was she bitten by a spider?
Was she bitten by a snake?
Did the poison in her system cause her to have hallucinations?
Was it the neighbour who caused her death? [But I like your thinking! I considered it, but went another way.]
Was it some kind of gas?
Was a hose pipe involved?
Did the poison cause muscle spasms?
Did she kill herself?
Was she tasered?
Was the poison delivered by a plant?
Is the murderer human?* [Yes, but...]
Would she have died too, if she had not been in the garden at that time?
Was she killed by an animal?
... that was trained (by a human) for this purpose?
Did she eat something poisonous?
Did she touch something poisonous?
Was the killer a supernatural being?
Did an animal poison her?
Did she die by a botanical kind of poison?
Did she fall from the balcony after being poisoned?
Did someone tamper with any of her gardening equipment before the incident?
Is she pregnant?
Was a virus involved?
Was bacteria involved?
Did the toxin affect her brain?
Was she killed by a single entity?
Was she killed by a bunch of organisms (like a swarm)?
Was Mrs. Atkinson already poisoned before she went into the garden?
Was the poison in solid form?
Was the poison in gas form?
Was the poison slipped into her drink?
Is the poisoner related to the victim?*
Was she hit by a poison dart?*

Unknown/Irrelevant :-\
Has she been pregnant?

* Yes and No.

Klatuu

#1841
Wed 30/08/2017 22:51:10
Was the murder intentional?

Was the killer alive at the time of the murder?

Mandle

#1842
Wed 30/08/2017 23:49:34
Was the murderer in the house?
Was the poison delivered by a drone (remote controlled device)?
Were more than one human guilty in her death?

Stupot

#1843
Thu 31/08/2017 00:57:29
Was the killer (or one of her killers) her husband?
Was she the only person to die in this incident?
Was it premeditated?

Kumpel

#1844
Thu 31/08/2017 03:05:24
Did the victim have an illness like diabetes?
Was the poison an overdose of her medicine?

CaptainD

#1845
Thu 31/08/2017 10:16:48
Does Mrs Atkinson suffer from schizophrenia?
 

Snarky

#1846
Thu 31/08/2017 14:09:10
Spoiler
Case #49

Mrs. Atkinson was pottering about in the garden, in view of a neighbor. Suddenly she shrieked, and seemed to be struggling against an invisible foe. By the time the neighbor reached her, she was dead. How did she die?
[close]

Yes (nod)
Did someone kill her?
Did she die from any form of poisoning?
Did she know the killer?
Is the account or her death we read what actually happened? (i.e. Not just the neighbor's testimony.)
Was the poison administered shortly before the time of death?
Is the murderer human?* [Yes, but...]
Is this case possible in real life?
Is the poison of this dosage deadly for everyone?
Is Mrs. Atkinson human?
Is the neighbor human?
Was she killed by a single entity or a bunch (like a swarm)?
Were there any marks on here body caused by the incident?
Was the poison in liquid form?
Is the poison an artificial product?
Is the poison a common drug if taken in lower dosages? [That would make sense, but you might be overthinking this]
Is the poisoner related to the victim?*
Was the poison injected into her?
Was she hit by a poison dart?*
Was the murder intentional?
Was the killer alive at the time of the murder?
Was the murderer in the house?
Was the poison delivered by a drone (remote controlled device)?
Was the killer (or one of her killers) her husband?
Was she the only person to die in this incident?
Was it premeditated?

No (wrong)
Did she die due to an allergic reaction?
Did she suffer from hallucinations?
Was she on drugs at the time?
Did some kind of insects attack her?
Was she attacked by fire ants?
Was she bitten by a spider?
Was she bitten by a snake?
Did the poison in her system cause her to have hallucinations?
Was it the neighbour who caused her death? [But I like your thinking! I considered it, but went another way.]
Was it some kind of gas?
Was a hose pipe involved?
Did the poison cause muscle spasms?
Did she kill herself?
Was she tasered?
Was the poison delivered by a plant?
Is the murderer human?* [Yes, but...]
Would she have died too, if she had not been in the garden at that time?
Was she killed by an animal?
... that was trained (by a human) for this purpose?
Did she eat something poisonous?
Did she touch something poisonous?
Was the killer a supernatural being?
Did an animal poison her?
Did she die by a botanical kind of poison?
Did she fall from the balcony after being poisoned?
Did someone tamper with any of her gardening equipment before the incident?
Is she pregnant?
Was a virus involved?
Was bacteria involved?
Did the toxin affect her brain?
Was she killed by a single entity?
Was she killed by a bunch of organisms (like a swarm)?
Was Mrs. Atkinson already poisoned before she went into the garden?
Was the poison in solid form?
Was the poison in gas form?
Was the poison slipped into her drink?
Is the poisoner related to the victim?*
Was she hit by a poison dart?*
Was the poison an overdose of her medicine?
Does Mrs Atkinson suffer from schizophrenia?

Unknown/Irrelevant :-\
Has she been pregnant?
Did the victim have an illness like diabetes?

* Yes and No.

Anyone feel ready to propose a solution?

dayowlron

#1847
Thu 31/08/2017 15:08:03
Was the murderer her husband that was inside flying a remote control killer bee with a powerful poison in it?
Pro is the opposite of Con                       Kids of today are so much different
This fact can clearly be seen,                  Don't you know?
If progress means to move forward         Just ask them where they are from
Then what does congress mean?             And they tell you where you can go.  --Nipsey Russell

Snarky

#1848
Thu 31/08/2017 16:24:14
Ya, pretty much. I was thinking a swarm of micro-drones, and part of the plot was to rely on the drones being mistaken for bees or wasps by any witnesses. Well done!

dayowlron

#1849
Thu 31/08/2017 19:56:15
WOW! just putting all the answers together. Didn't expect it to be "the answer".
Well if anyone has a case jump in.
Pro is the opposite of Con                       Kids of today are so much different
This fact can clearly be seen,                  Don't you know?
If progress means to move forward         Just ask them where they are from
Then what does congress mean?             And they tell you where you can go.  --Nipsey Russell

Stupot

#1850
Thu 31/08/2017 23:33:56
Nice puzzle. Do we have any backstory? What did Mrs Atkinson do to deserve that?

Mandle

#1851
Fri 01/09/2017 00:09:59
Wow! I was right about the drone(s)?! 8-)

Quote from: Stupot+ on Thu 31/08/2017 23:33:56
What did Mrs Atkinson do to deserve that?

She married Rowan ;)

Should have known he had a cunning plan...

Mandle

#1852
Mon 04/09/2017 15:06:07 Last Edit: Mon 04/09/2017 15:14:10 by Mandle
A bit of a different concept this round:

The goal is to name the man in a limerick with certain words left out.

You cannot ask YES/NO questions about the case this time. You can only either try to guess words that fit in any of the numbered slots, or attempt to name the man and solve the case.

An experimental format so I'm not sure if it will be way too easy or impossibly difficult. If the former then my apologizes. If the latter then I will try to provide hints without too many spoilers hopefully.

Along the way, if a guess at a word is close to the solution in some way I may mention so, but possibly some time after the fact.

Interested to see how this goes:

CASE #50: NAME THE MAN

There once was a man in SLOT #1,
Obsessed with a SLOT #2 he can't SLOT #3,
First his SLOT #4, then his SLOT #5,
And then even his SLOT #6,
Could not equal his SLOT #7.

YES
SLOT #1:
SLOT #2:
SLOT #3:
SLOT #4:
SLOT #5:
SLOT #6:
SLOT #7:


NO
SLOT #1:
SLOT #2:
SLOT #3:
SLOT #4:
SLOT #5:
SLOT #6:
SLOT #7:

Snarky

#1853
Mon 04/09/2017 16:21:05
Intriguing!

Two questions about the format:

-Is this still a crime riddle (or riddle about some other suspicious/macabre event)?
-Is it a proper limerick that rhymes, scans, and has a place name in Slot #1?

Depending on the answers, the following guesses may be completely irrelevant:

Slot #2:
-wife?
-crime?

Slot #3:
-kill?
-solve?

Stupot

#1854
Mon 04/09/2017 16:28:22 Last Edit: Mon 04/09/2017 16:37:28 by Stupot+
SLOT #1: Agger
SLOT #2: girl
SLOT #3: shag 'er
SLOT #4: dad
SLOT #5: mother
SLOT #6: brother
SLOT #7: dagger

Quote from: Snarky-Is it a proper limerick that rhymes, scans...
I had trouble making it scan at first but I did a mental flip and realised how to read it to make it work.

@Mandle As we have to name the man, does that mean it's based on a real case (or a well-known fictional case) and we have to work out which one?

Mandle

#1855
Tue 05/09/2017 00:41:21
CASE #50: NAME THE MAN

There once was a man in SLOT #1,
Obsessed with a SLOT #2 he can't SLOT #3,
First his SLOT #4, then his SLOT #5,
And then even his SLOT #6,
Could not equal his SLOT #7.

YES
SLOT #1:
SLOT #2:
SLOT #3:
SLOT #4:
SLOT #5:
SLOT #6:
SLOT #7:


NO
Slot #2:
-wife? (No, but...)
-crime? (No, but...not really...but...)

Slot #3:
-kill?
-solve? (Quite close...)

SLOT #1: Agger (No, but it is a place name)
SLOT #2: girl
SLOT #3: shag 'er
SLOT #4: dad
SLOT #5: mother (No, but close in a way)
SLOT #6: brother
SLOT #7: dagger

Mandle

#1856
Tue 05/09/2017 00:43:55
Yes, the limerick should scan properly. Well, at least within my poetic limits. (laugh)

As for other questions about the genre of the case etc.

I won't answer them just yet as I think they may prove self-evident as more of the limerick comes into focus.

Snarky

#1857
Tue 05/09/2017 01:29:34
Slot 1:
-Iraq?

Slot 2:
-case?

Slot 3:
-crack?

Stupot

#1858
Tue 05/09/2017 02:23:44
I tried to make it work with the plot of the Taken trilogy but it fails.
SLOT #1: The Hills (Hollywood?/Beverley?)
SLOT #2: kidnapper
SLOT #3: kill
SLOT #4: daughter
SLOT #5: ex-wife
SLOT #6: own life
SLOT #7: particular set of skills

HanaIndiana

#1859
Tue 05/09/2017 05:43:37
Oooh, I'm liking Snarky's post... here are some other guesses:

#4 - house
#5 - spouse
#6 - mouse (yeah yeah, I know)
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