Awaken your inner detective with these fun mystery crime riddles.
Many people fail to solve these riddles, but can you correctly answer all of them? These brainteasers will put your detective skills to the test! Are you ready?
Riddle No 1: Murder at the school
“A geography teacher was killed on the very first day of the school year. The police had four suspects: the math teacher, the coach, the school principal, and the gardener. But all of them had alibis.
“The math teacher said he was holding a mid-year test. The coach said he was playing basketball. The principal said he was in his office. The gardener said he was cutting bushes. The police arrested the killer right away. But who killed the geography teacher?”
How did the police figure out who the killer is? Read their alibis again to find some clues!
Here is the answer: The killer is the math teacher. He said that he was holding a mid-year test but the crime occurred on the first day of school.
Riddle No 2: Two pills
“A serial killer kidnapped a man and made him take one of two pills one was poisonous while the other one was harmless. Whichever pill the victim took, the kidnapper took the other one.
“The victim then took a pill with water and died but the kidnapper survived. How did the killer always get the safe pill?”
Are the victims always getting the poisonous pill? Think of the case carefully to come up with the right answer.
Here is the answer: Both of the pills were harmless. The poison was in the glass of water.
Riddle No 3: A stolen necklace
“Mrs. Brown went to the police station claiming that her golden necklace was missing. Police arrived but saw no signs of a break-in. There was a total mess inside her home, dirty footprints all over the carpet, and one window broken.
“The next day, Mrs. Brown was arrested for fraud. Why?”
Why did the police arrest Mrs. Brown for fraud? Check the details carefully!
Here is the answer: The police knew that Mrs. Brown lied because the window was broken from the inside. If the window was broken from the outside, there would be pieces of glass on the floor.
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