A woman proves in court that her husband...

Riddle: A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. The police questioned the wife and the staff and got the following alibis: The wife said she was sleeping. The cook was making breakfast. The gardener was picking vegetables. The maid was getting the mail. The butler was cleaning the closet. The police immediately arrested the murderer. Who did it, and how did they know?

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Answer: It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail, but there is no mail on Sunday!

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Riddle: A man was shot to death while in his car. There was no gunpowder residue on his clothing, indicating that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors were locked. The only bullet holes found were on the man's body. How was he murdered?

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Answer: The victim was in a convertible. He was shot when the top was down

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Riddle: A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

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Answer: The third room. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

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Riddle: A dead female body lies at the bottom of a multistory building. It looks as though she committed suicide by jumping from one of the floors. When the detective arrives, he goes to the first floor of the building, opens the closed window, and flips a coin towards the floor. He goes to the second floor and does the exact same thing. He continues to do this until he gets to the top floor of the building. When he comes back down, he states that it was a murder and not a suicide. How does he know that?

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Answer: She couldn’t have jumped from any of the floors because when the detective went to each floor, all of the windows were closed.

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Riddle: A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it?

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Answer: Suicide

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Riddle: A man and a woman were driving in their car when it broke down. The man decided to go for help at a gas station a few miles back. He made sure nobody was in the car, rolled all the windows up, and locked all of the sedan's doors. He went off, but when he came back, his wife was dead, and there was a stranger in the car. No physical damage was done to the car, so how did the stranger get in?

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Answer: The stranger was a baby and the woman died in childbirth.

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