| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2774 Registered: 8-2001 |
The district attorney behaved reasonably in indicting Iolanthe for mudrder, even though she did not confess, there was no physical or circumstantial evidene linking her to the crime & no eyewitness testimony against her. How come?? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1473 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is her name relevant? her motive? Did he actually suspect that she'd done it? had she? Is it relevant who was murdered? Someone related to Iolanthe? her husband? wife? child? mother? father? a friend? coworker? business associate? complete stranger? Was the indictment intended to affect someone else's behaviour? that of the actual murder? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2780 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1473 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 7:38 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is her name relevant? No, although I realize that vthis is a reasonable question, soince names so often play a large part in my puzzles her motive? Did he actually suspect that she'd done it? yes had she? yes Is it relevant who was murdered? yope Someone related to Iolanthe? possibly but not necessarily her husband? ditto wife? ditto child? ditto mother? ditto father? ditto a friend? dittocoworker? ditto business associate? ditto complete stranger? very unlikely Was the indictment intended to affect someone else's behaviour? nothat of the actual murder? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1477 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did the DA know that she'd done it? Did she have some relevant link with the victim? Is her motive relevant? (you didn't answer that one..) Is it relevant how the murderee was murdered? stabbing? gunshot? poison? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2782 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1477 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 7:52 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did the DA know that she'd done it?Well, he had reason to believe this, Did she have some relevant link with the victim? no Is her motive relevant? no (you didn't answer that one..) Sorry!! Is it relevant how the murderee was murdered? no stabbing? gunshot? poison? | ||
| Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970)
New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 864 Registered: 6-2001 |
Nothing to do with the House of Lords? a fairy? G+S? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1482 Registered: 6-2001 |
Is her name relevant? her motive? Did he actually suspect that she'd done it? had she? Is it relevant who was murdered? Someone related to Iolanthe? her husband? wife? child? mother? father? a friend? coworker? business associate? complete stranger? Was the indictment intended to affect someone else's behaviour? that of the actual murder? | ||
| Noobdogg (Noobdogg)
New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 367 Registered: 9-2007 |
A bit puzzled as to why Bentarm asked his questions again :-D but I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason! Was Iolanthe found at the scene of the crime? Was the body of the victim discovered? Was Iolanthe present when the body was discovered? Was the indictment almost immediately after the murder occurred? Was it somehow certain that Iolanthe was the only one who could have possibly been present at the scene of the crime at the time of them murder? Did any sort of investigation indirectly point to Iolanthe? Or was it obvious from first sight? Was it only the DA who "knew" it had to be Iolanthe, or was it obvious to everyone who knew? What they / the DA "knew" that led to Iolanthe--> the victim? Iolanthe herself? some other fact about the murder? Since there is evidence at all, if the DA were to present his case to the judge, would the case have any legal basis at all? Would it be beyond reasonable doubt that Iolanthe had committed the murder? Was the DA confident of convicting Iolanthe based on his thoery as to what happened? Or was he himself certain she had done it, and indicted her in the hope that incriminating evidence would surface to ensure her conviction? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2244 Registered: 2-2001 |
Opportunity relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 842 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is Iolanthe's profession relevant? Was there a lack of physical evidence on the body or just none that pointed at Iolanthe's guilt? Come to think of it was the body actually found or is the victim missing presumed dead? Iolanthe is actually guilty of the crime right? if so had she killed before? is this murder part of a serial? did other similar killings emit evidence that confirmed Iolanthe's guilt in this case? Was the DA confident that a jury would convict? Did the case actually go to trial and if so is this relevant or is it simply finding out why she was indicted in the first place? btw how does one pronounce Iolanthe | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1036 Registered: 6-2005 |
Is this a real case? Is the district attourney actually prosecuting Iolanthe? Are you just using fancy legal terms to distract us from the fact that this is more innocent than it seems? Trying to distract us from all the mispelled words? I.e. Were they playing a game of Clue? Some other game? Are the mispelled words actually a clue? Was this a television show? A movie? Was the DA a fan of Murder She Wrote and thus immediately knew that the person you'd least suspect, with no obvious motive, etc. HAD to be the murderer? If this was a real murder case... Had the DA already eliminated all other possible suspects and thus Iolanthe was the only one who remained? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2245 Registered: 2-2001 |
Peter - eye o LAN thee with the "th" as in thief or teeth is the way I've heard it. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2786 Registered: 8-2001 |
Tsoram1970 (Tsoram1970) New member Username: Tsoram1970 Post Number: 864 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 2:25 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Nothing to do with the House of Lords? no a fairy? no G+S? no Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2787 Registered: 8-2001 |
Noobdogg (Noobdogg) New member Username: Noobdogg Post Number: 367 Registered: 9-2007 Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 6:07 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) A bit puzzled as to why Bentarm asked his questions again :-D but I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason! Was Iolanthe found at the scene of the crime? no Was the body of the victim discovered? noWas Iolanthe present when the body was discovered? see previous answer Was the indictment almost immediately after the murder occurred? irrel Was it somehow certain that Iolanthe was the only one who could have possibly been present at the scene of the crime at the time of them murder? no Did any sort of investigation indirectly point to Iolanthe? yes Or was it obvious from first sight? noWas it only the DA who "knew" it had to be Iolanthe no, or was it obvious to everyone who knew? no{ theWhat they / the DA "knew" that led to Iolanthe--> the victim? no Iolanthe herself? yes some other fact about the murder? no Since there is evidence at all, if the DA were to present his case to the judge, would the case have any legal basis at all? yes Would it be beyond reasonable doubt that Iolanthe had committed the murder? depends on what you consider reasonable doubt Was the DA confident of convicting Iolanthe based on his thoery as to what happened? possiblyOr was he himself certain she had done it, and indicted her in the hope that incriminating evidence would surface to ensure her conviction? possibly | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2788 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2244 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 3:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Opportunity relevant? Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 842 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 10:41 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is Iolanthe's profession relevant? no Was there a lack of physical evidence on the body or just none that pointed at Iolanthe's guilt? see earlier--the body was not found Come to think of it was the body actually found or is the victim missing presumed dead? the latter Iolanthe is actually guilty of the crime right? yes if so had she killed before? no is this murder part of a serial? did other similar killings emit evidence that confirmed Iolanthe's guilt in this case? no Was the DA confident that a jury would convict? ppossibly Did the case actually go to trial and if so is this relevant or is it simply finding out why she was indicted in the first place? the latter | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2789 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2244 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 3:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Opportunity relevant? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2790 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1036 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 4:23 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is this a real case? noIs the district attourney actually prosecuting Iolanthe? Well, in my made-up case, sure Are you just using fancy legal terms to distract us from the fact that this is more innocent than it seems? No, those are the terms I'm used to from years of watching "Lasw & Order" Trying to distract us from all the mispelled words? noI.e. Were they playing a game of Clue? noSome other game? no Are the mispelled words actually a clue? no Was this a television show? no A movie? no Was the DA a fan of Murder She Wrote and thus immediately knew that the person you'd least suspect, with no obvious motive, etc. HAD to be the murderer? no If this was a real murder case... Had the DA already eliminated all other possible suspects and thus Iolanthe was the only one who remained? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1497 Registered: 6-2001 |
Given no body was found, is it relevant how the DA knows that someone has been murdered? Did Iolanthe know something about the case that only the murderer could possibly have known? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2793 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1497 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 8:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Given no body was found, is it relevant how the DA knows that someone has been murdered? yes Did Iolanthe know something about the case that only the murderer could possibly have known? yesish | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1501 Registered: 6-2001 |
Did Iolanthe say anything relevant at any point? Did she reveal something about the victim to the DA? Did she ever claim to have psychic powers? Is it relevant where the murder took place? Was there anything left at the murder scene which indicated someone had died? Is the identity of the victim relevant apart from their relationship with Iolanthe? were they well-known? is their job relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2795 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1501 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 9:03 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did Iolanthe say anything relevant at any point? yes Did she reveal something about the victim to the DA? yesish Did she ever claim to have psychic powers? no Is it relevant where the murder took place? no Was there anything left at the murder scene which indicated someone had died? no Is the identity of the victim relevant apart from their relationship with Iolanthe? no were they well-known? irrelis their job relevant? no | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1509 Registered: 6-2001 |
If Iolanthe had never said anything, would the DA have known about the murder? Would he have known the missing person was missing? Did she say something which revealed that she knew the person was dead? that she assumed the person was dead? Was she talking to the DA? If so, relevant why? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2797 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1509 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 9:37 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) If Iolanthe had never said anything, would the DA have known about the murder? possibly Would he have known the missing person was missing? yes Did she say something which revealed that she knew the person was dead? yes that she assumed the person was dead? yes Was she talking to the DA?no If so, relevant why? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1511 Registered: 6-2001 |
Was she talking to a police officer? to a lawyer? Was she protesting her innocence of a certain crime? of the murder? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2801 Registered: 8-2001 |
Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1511 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 11:03 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was she talking to a police officer? yes to a lawyer? no Was she protesting her innocence of a certain crime? no of the murder? no | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1037 Registered: 6-2005 |
Was the murder victim originally thought to be a suicide? Were the police the first on the site and nobody else should have been able to see what had happened? Did Iolanthe say something along the lines of "I can't believe SoandSo hung themselves." when delivering her statement to the investigating officer (usually cause of death is not given out until long after the autopsy)? Or drop some other clue to the effect that she knew more than was in the newspapers or anybody who hadn't been on site? | ||
| Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1515 Registered: 6-2001 |
When she was talking with a police officer, was it ostensibly in connection with the missing person? Is it relevant why she was talking to the police officer? Did she know the person was missing before having been told? imply that they were dead when she had no real reason to suppose they were anything more than just missing? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2803 Registered: 8-2001 |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet) New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1037 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 12:47 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was the murder victim originally thought to be a suicide? noWere the police the first on the site and nobody else should have been able to see what had happened? no Did Iolanthe say something along the lines of "I can't believe SoandSo hung themselves." when delivering her statement to the investigating officer (usually cause of death is not given out until long after the autopsy)? no Or drop some other clue to the effect that she knew more than was in the newspapersyes or anybody who hadn't been on site? no Bentarm (Bentarm) New member Username: Bentarm Post Number: 1515 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 12:00 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) When she was talking with a police officer, was it ostensibly in connection with the missing person?\b{ yes} Is it relevant why she was talking to the police officer? yesDid she know the person was missing before having been told? no imply that they were dead when she had no real reason to suppose they were anything more than just missing? yes. Now it should be easy to figure out how!! | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 852 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did she talk about them in the past tense? Or just say something like, "I can't believe they're dead"? Talk about some consequence that would now happen which would only happen if they're dead? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 2806 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 852 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 9:49 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did she talk about them in the past tense?yes Or just say something like, "I can't believe they're dead"?no Talk about some consequence that would now happen which would only happen if they're dead? no ********* SPOILER ************* Well, I was afraid this would be too easy.When Iolanthe's neighbor disappeared, Iolanthe was one of the people the police interviewed & she gave herself away by talking about the neighbor in the past tense. I'm putting a harder puzzle at the bottom of the page, well, I hope it's harder. |
