1 minute to solve the case

Chapter 42 Mature Wisdom (8)
Jose strangled Keta to death by taking advantage of the raw leather rope's physical properties of swelling when wet and shrinking when dry.Before going to the bar, Jose tied Keta to a dead tree and wrapped a soaked rawhide rope around Keta's neck three times.But under the scorching sun, the rawhide rope slowly dried and shortened piece by piece, and Keta's mouth was stuffed with cotton cloth, and he couldn't cry out, and was finally strangled to death.

wronged young man

In Lyon, France, on the outskirts of the city, there is a prison dedicated to detaining serious criminals.

On this day, Inspector Tom came to the prison to visit his good friend Lemon who was the warden.When he passed the corridor, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Let me out, I am innocent, I did not kill anyone!"

Following the sound, Inspector Tom found a handsome young man beating on the cell door desperately.

"What's the matter?" asked Tom.

"Kane, the murderer." Lemon replied simply, "He killed two policemen patrolling in the forest park, and was caught. Such a serious crime, of course, was sentenced to death."

Inspector Tom said: "But he says he's innocent, and he doesn't look like a murderer."

Lemon laughed: "My detective, half of the people who came here said they were innocent, and a quarter of them didn't look like the standard villains in the novel."

However, based on his professional judgment on criminals, Inspector Tom still felt that there were some doubts, because there were not many people who insisted on claiming their innocence when they were on death row.He suggested that Kahn's criminal files should be carefully checked, but Lemon couldn't resist him, so he had to bring Kahn's files.

According to the records in the file, a tragedy happened in the forest park three months ago. On a rainy night, two policemen were attacked. Their bodies were found the next day when the sky cleared.The heavy rain wiped out all the evidence left by the murderer, and the police only found a shoe print stuck in the mud at the scene.

The police immediately searched the entire forest park. Within one square kilometer, only Kahn claimed to be trapped by heavy rain.The police immediately compared Kahn's shoes with the plaster cast of shoe prints obtained and found that they matched exactly.

While this style of shoe is worn by many people, the chances of the exact same size being at a crime scene at the same time are extremely small.Kahn was therefore arrested, and the court sentenced him to death, to be executed a week later.

After reading it, Lemon said: "The matter is very clear. He was the only one at the scene, and the shoe prints matched perfectly. There is no evidence of his absence. There is no doubt about this case."

But Tom stood up excitedly and said: "On the contrary, the key evidence of the police—shoe prints, can only prove that Kahn is innocent!"

Are you also surprised by the Inspector's conclusion?Why can shoe prints actually prove Kahn's innocence?
When the weather is fine, the sun directly shines on the soil. While drying the soil, it will also shrink the shoe prints left on the soil. A pair of size 40 shoe prints will shrink by about half a size.Therefore, if the shoe print model and Kahn's shoes are exactly the same, it can only show that Kahn is innocent, and the murderer should wear shoes that are half a size larger than Kahn.

exposed lie
The phone of the Suya Detective Agency rang, and someone reported that a theft had occurred at the Spring Hotel. Inspector Suya was asked to go and solve it immediately.

Su Ya rushed to the hotel and listened to the introduction of the case by the people present.A girl named Hannah found the burglar. She told Inspector Suya about the case: "When I went to work to clean the corridor in the morning, I suddenly heard a noise in room 226. I felt very strange. Because I read the registration form yesterday, Room 226 was not occupied, how could there be noise? So I was confused, so I wanted to go and have a look. So I approached the keyhole on the door to see what was going on inside. As a result, I saw a man Stuffing things into the backpack, after packing the things, he took off the jewelry on the left wall and stuffed them into the bag, and then jumped out from the window on the right. I was stunned and speechless, It was only when I saw him jumping out of the room that I thought of calling for someone, and when the security guard opened the door, the man had disappeared without a trace.”

Su Ya listened to Hannah's narration, and then inspected the scene carefully. Sure enough, as Hannah said, there was a pair of clear footprints on the right window sill, the left wall was 5 meters away from the right window, and the door was 10 cm away. Thick, the keyhole is only as big as a soybean.He pondered for a while, and said to Hannah: "Miss Hannah, don't lie, you are a thief! If I guess correctly, the lost things are still in the hotel." After speaking, he whispered a few words to the security guard, and after a while , the security found all the missing items in the garbage sorting room.Hannah finally bowed her head.

Excuse me, what is the basis for Su Ya's judgment?
The keyhole was about the size of a soybean, and the door was about 10 centimeters thick. Through the keyhole, the walls and windows that were 5 meters apart could not be seen. It was obvious that Hannah had lied.She was a janitor who could mix stolen items with the trash and take it out of the hotel while the trash was being delivered.The truck that can deliver the garbage only comes at night, so the lost property is still in the hotel.

letter late at night
An apartment building on Los Angeles Avenue caught fire in the early hours of the morning, with thick smoke coming from room 1020.Firefighters rescued Payne from the room, while his colleague David was burned to death.

After the incident, according to the forensic examination, David died of poisoning, about 1 hour before the fire broke out.This shows that someone killed David and set fire to create a false appearance.

After investigation, the police learned that David and his wife McGrady had divorced, and the couple had not reached an agreement due to property issues.

Maddie was a painter, and it was four o'clock in the morning, but she was still lighting up the lamp.The sheriff explained the purpose of her visit, and McGrady said: "I know you will suspect me. It's not surprising. In fact, I am also a victim. You see, I received a threatening letter." Then, she took out a letter from her pocket. The letter was handed to the sheriff.The letter was typed on a typewriter: "I know you are the murderer who killed David and then set fire to it. If you don't want me to tell the truth, you must bring 4 in cash tomorrow at 6 o'clock in the afternoon and meet at the entrance of the subway in the city center." .Don't call the police!"

The sheriff read the letter, thought for a while and asked, "Where were you when the fire started?" "I've been painting here," Maddy replied.

The sheriff said sharply: "No! You are the murderer." Saying this, he asked his subordinates to arrest McGrady.McGrady is still fighting, saying he is innocent.The sheriff named the culprit, and McGrady was speechless.

Do you know why?

Just three hours after the incident, it was impossible for McGrady to receive the letter from the post office in the middle of the night, because the postman only delivered the letter in the morning, and obviously the letter had been prepared long ago.

martyrdom man
In the northern parish of Nottingshire, Father Stey was a shrewd man, and he could solve many problems by reasoning.On this day, a murder occurred in the parish under the jurisdiction of Father Steven. A shepherd named Andy died of being shot in the head.

Not long before, Andy's beloved wife died of illness and was buried in a Catholic cemetery.When his wife was buried, Andy was devastated, expressing that he did not want to live any longer, and that he would be buried with his beloved wife after death.

However, according to canon rules, people who commit suicide cannot be buried in Catholic cemeteries.Therefore, at that time, everyone took Andy's words as his gibberish in a sad situation.

The police inspected the scene and found that the deceased died about 10 meters outside the sheepfold, and a pistol was thrown beside the sheepfold. It seemed that Andy was murdered.Because, after committing suicide, the pistol cannot be thrown 10 meters away.However, the priest didn't think so. He found some scraps of paper in the sheepfold.Sheep like to eat paper.He murmured to himself: "Infatuated Andy, I know you love your wife dearly, and hope to be buried with her, so that you commit suicide and die. I will not expose you. May God forgive me, Amen!"

Do you know the basis on which the priest came to this conclusion?

Andy first tied the pistol with a 10-meter-long paper tape, and put the other end at the sheepfold, and then shot himself.Sheep like to eat paper, and the paper tape was eaten continuously, so the pistol was pulled to the sheepfold.

send breakfast

Winona heads to Vancouver for a jewelry fair with a full case of her newly designed sapphire collection.The reception sent Kelly to take Winona to the hotel.Kelly put the lockbox on the bedside table, turned to Winona and said, "I will take care of your life during the meeting, please feel free to ask if you need anything."

Winona said, "Thank you! Just bring me a cup of hot milk tomorrow morning."

Kelly nodded and walked out of the room.After taking a shower, Winona opened the lockbox and checked the jewelry again.

When she woke up the next day, Winona called Kelly to bring the hot milk, and then went into the bathroom.However, before she finished washing her face, she heard a "plop" outside, and she ran out in a hurry. When she saw it, she saw Miss Kelly lying in the doorway, her head bleeding and fainted.Looking at the bedside table again, the lockbox containing the jewelry was gone, and there was only a cup of steaming milk.Winona rang the alarm bell.

Not long after the call was made, the Minister of Security arrived. He ordered the security personnel to block the hotel, rescued Miss Kelly and questioned her.

(End of this chapter)