The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

[The Last To Know]

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?
Did the man kill his wife in affect?

[janleht]

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)

[The Last To Know]

I'm sorry, with "in affect" I meant "was he acting in the heat of the moment".

[CaptainD]

Was the wife pregnant?

[The Last To Know]

Did the man regret his deed?
Was the shed near the crime scene?
Did the man plan to burn the shed right after the murder?

[janleht]

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?

[Mandle]

Is this based on a real-life case?
Is this based on a fictional case from film, literature, or other media?
Did the man need the hour to travel from the scene of the murder to the shed?

[janleht]

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?

[CaptainD]

Was fire the only thing that could reasonably be expected to destroy the object that he wanted to destroy?

[Snarky]

Was burning down the shed an act of revenge?

[janleht]

Yes
Was fire the only thing that could reasonably be expected to destroy the object that he wanted to destroy?

No
Was burning down the shed an act of revenge?

[Mandle]

Was the thing made of wood?
Was the thing made of paper?
Was the thing made of plastic?

[Kweepa]

Would the thing fit in a wallet?
Would the thing fit in a backpack?
Would the thing be easy to carry?

[janleht]

Yes
Was the thing made of wood?

No
Was the thing made of paper?
Was the thing made of plastic?
Would the thing fit in a wallet?
Would the thing fit in a backpack?
Would the thing be easy to carry? (At least not as a whole)

[Snarky]

Was it some part of the building itself he was trying to destroy?

[janleht]

No
Was it some part of the building itself he was trying to destroy?

[CaptainD]

Was the object some kind of religious item?
Was the item a coffin?

[Stupot]

Was the wooden thing in the shed before he strangled the missus?
Was the woman already dying?
Was he aware that it was his wife he was strangling?

[janleht]

Yes
Was the wooden thing in the shed before he strangled the missus?
Was he aware that it was his wife he was strangling?

No
Was the object some kind of religious item?
Was the item a coffin?
Was the woman already dying?

[Mandle]

Is the wooden object rectangular?
Is the wooden object some kind of decoration?
Is the wooden object a piece of furniture?