Mystery Riddle: Who done it?
February 222010
Detective Larson gazed around the cluttered dingy apartment. The aging famous columnist Max Worthington had been fatally stabbed. His agent, Roger, had called the police when Max failed to submit his column to the newspaper.
Max’s body was draped over his manual typewriter. The detective glanced at the paper in the typewriter. It appeared to be the writer’s column. The victim’s head rested on the keyboard and had apparently hit random keys causing the last line of the article to be followed by "49t34 w5qgg3e j3". The detective was surprised to see that Max had used a typewriter rather than a computer. Roger, Max’s agent, explained that Max found it therapeutic to pound the keys on his typewriter, and despised computers.
Out of a list of acquaintances provided by Max’s agent, the detective questioned the following people.
Marisa had been separated from Max for the last year and a half. Although initially the split had been amicable, lately things had gotten nasty about the latest division of their assets. Max was willing to give Marisa the mansion and a generous lump sum payment, but wanted to draw the line at the excessive alimony being demanded by Marisa’s lawyer. Marisa was living in the mansion and had a generous pre-alimony settlement and an extremely attractive new boyfriend.
Jillian was Max’s current girlfriend. She definitely was a looker and by all appearances was extremely high maintenance. She was also the spring in this May/December romance. Although crying, she was devastatingly attractive in her designer dress. She had a Gucci bag, wore emerald and diamond jewelry and on her wrist a new Rolex. The detective suspected her grief was for the loss of her "gravy train" and not for the deceased.
Max’s brother, Gerald, had been dating Marisa when Max had stolen her away. Gerald still held a grudge and blatantly told the detective that "he was glad his brother was dead and good riddance". He hinted that he might try to win Marisa back, now that his brother was dead.
After a brief investigation an arrest was made. Who did the detective arrest?
explain how you got the answer
The agent Roger stabbed him….the clue ‘49t34 w5qgg3e j3′ means roger Stabbed me…..Max’s hands were on the wrong keys, and he typed the letters higher than the ones he wanted
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:02 pm
The agent Roger stabbed him….the clue ‘49t34 w5qgg3e j3′ means roger Stabbed me…..Max’s hands were on the wrong keys, and he typed the letters higher than the ones he wanted
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February 22nd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Assuming it is not Roger (where is the motive) it would be Gerald. Marissa had or could get everything she could wanted except the alimony and she can’t get that if Max is dead. Likewise, Jillian needed Max alive if he was the "gravy train". Gerald might be in line for the inheritance and that would mean more for Marissa in trying to win her back. The interesting thing here is the last entry on the typewriter. As a manual, this pattern cannot be duplicated by a fallling head. The characters are too far apart and anyone that used to pound a manual knows the keys get stuck together when stuck simultaniously.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 7:04 pm
it wasnt me, i was at the launderette!!
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February 22nd, 2010 at 7:21 pm
The murderer was Roger, Max’s agent. First off, why would an agent keep a list of friends and family for his client? Agents are only interested in the client.
Secondly, columnists don’t have agents. They have editorss and publishers.
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February 22nd, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Roger, he just sounds weird. If not him then Jillian lol.
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