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CAN YOU SOLVE THESE DETECTIVE RIDDLES? Answers at the bottom of the page.
1) A wealthy man was found dead one Sunday morning. Upon realising her husband was not responding, his wife called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and received the following alibis;
The wife was asleep.
The butler was polishing the silverware.
The gardener was planting some flowers
The maid was getting the post.
Who did they arrest and why?
2) An elderly woman lived alone in a small cottage and had everything delivered to her. One Thursday, the postman delivering a letter noticed she was lying dead on the floor.
When the police arrived they found four untouched bottles of milk, Monday's newspaper, flyers, and unopened mail on the hall doormat.
Upon surveying the scene the police immediately suspected foul play.
Who do you think they suspect and why?
3) Two girls are out at a fancy restaurant for a celebratory dinner, where they both order iced coffee.
One girl drinks quickly and finishes four iced coffees in the time it takes her friend to finish just one.
The girl who only had one drink dies, while the other girl survives.
All of the drinks were poisoned.
How did the girl who drank the most survive?
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Detective riddles, answers - 1) The maid. There is no post delivered on Sunday. 2) The newspaper delivery person as they didn't deliver the subsequent day's papers. 3) The poison was in the ice. The girl who drank quickly consumed less as the ice hadn't melted releasing the poison into the coffee.