Here in Corinth, even though the temperature hovers above 90 degrees, there is a feel of fall in the air.
Temperatures drop after dark…something I was very happy about last Thursday night when I returned home to discover my air conditioner had quit working! For the first time in at least twenty years, I slept with my windows up and a fan blowing cool air into my bedroom. Thank goodness it was a simple fix!
And now onto last week’s Mystery Question: Three of the following stories are true and I made up one. Can you figure out which one I made up?
- A hapless criminal robs a newsstand with a toy pistol, then in his getaway, he pulls his ski mask off in full view of the security camera just before he knocks over a stack of drinks. Scrambling up, he runs to the door and can’t open it because he’s pushing instead of pulling.
- In the 1940s Bud and Jack got into a feud over a property line dispute in Tennessee. After a particularly nasty argument Jack disappeared and a few weeks later a badly decomposed body was found. It was the approximate size of the missing man and the police arrested Bud. Eleven years later Bud is released from prison because Jack was found alive and doing well in Florida.
- Police posted an appeal on Facebook to a criminal on the run. It proved to be too much for him to resist and he taunted them, saying, “Haha, catch me if you can.” Unfortunately for him, he forgot to turn off location tracking.
- After an online dating relationship went south, firemen were called to the house of the man involved. It seems the ex-girlfriend had gotten stuck in his chimney while trying to break into his house.
And the answer is…#2. The other three really scare me because these people walk among us. 🙂 Congrats on all who got the correct answer!
Now for this week’s Mystery Question: The year is 1922. A man is shot to death and his wife is found screaming in a closet deadbolted from the outside. Did the wife kill him or was it something else? This week is a little different in that I made up 3 of the answers. Only one is correct. Which one?
- She hired the pool boy to kill her husband and lock her in the closet, promising him they would marry and live off the late husband’s wealth.
- The husband was killed in a burglary gone wrong and the burglars locked the woman in the closet
- Her lover, who had been living in the couple’s attic undetected by the husband for the past ten years, killed him and locked the wife in the closet.
- The wife shot the husband, but he didn’t die and got the upper hand, locking her in the closet until the police arrived. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his wounds before the police arrived, and the wife got away with his murder until she confessed to a friend years later.
Okay Mystery Sleuths, which one is the true answer? Leave your comment and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library! And I have a bunch of really cool books!
Courtesy of Random.org, the Winner of August’s drawing is Caryl Kane!
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I am going with number 2
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We’ll see if it’s number 2 next week, Brittany. Thanks for dropping in!
#4
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We’ll see, Phyllis, we’ll see. And thanks for stopping by!
These are so entertaining, thanks for providing them. I can’t decide, so I’m choosing number 3 because it’d make the best concept for a fun story!
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Number 3 does sound like it’d make an entertaining story, doesn’t it, Priscilla. Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s the right answer…lol Thanks for dropping by!
They are all zany, to say the least, but I’ll go with #4 just because it has poetic justice. I don’t think your fall pic is currently of Corinth. We just have the first stages of fall color here in MN now, nothing that decidedly yellow.
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It’s not around here, Delores, although sometimes in the afternoon, everything has that golden glow. Thanks for stopping by!
#4. (Nice fall scene.)
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Thanks, Christine…it’s now from around here, but it won’t be long! Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see if #4 is the correct answer next week. 🙂
I’ll go with 3
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We’ll see, Mindy! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Going with #4…
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Number 4 is getting some action, Linda! We’ll see if it’s the right answer next week. Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
I’ll jump on the #4 bandwagon, too! I know what you mean about the feel of fall in the air. It’s still hot in KY, too, but the evenings and the mornings are nice!
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Jump ahead, Regina! And isn’t it funny how even though it’s hot, you are reminded of fall? Thanks for stopping by!
The answer is number 3. I’m still having a hard time believing the answer for last week. The guy must have lived in a very old house or she was a very tiny woman. I suppose the woman figured “where there’s a will, there’s a way” and was proven wrong.
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Yep, Edward, it’s hard to believe (1) anyone would climb up on a roof and think they could get down the chimney and (2) actually try it. lol And we’ll see about #3 next week. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
#1
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We’ll see, MS Barb, we’ll see. Thanks for dropping by.
I will go with #4. Oh and btw I live in Arizona and the only signs of fall is the cooling off some at night.
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Oh, Stella, I can’t imagine living in Arizona where the temps reach 115 degrees! I know it’s dry heat, but still, 115 is 115! Thanks for stopping by.
I think #4 is the correct answer.
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Hi Gloria! And we’ll see if the correct answer is #4 next week. Thanks for dropping by and commenting!
I’m going with #4.
It’s so unbelievable, it just may be true.
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I understand, Dianne! We’ll see…thanks for stopping by.
I’m going with #4.
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We’ll see, Paula…we’ll see. I hope you found these intriguing! Thanks for stopping by.
I will go with #1 being true since it makes more sense
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Don’t forget we’re dealing with dumb criminals, Shelia! 😉 So making sense might not go in your favor…but we’ll see. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m going to go with #4.
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Number 4 seems to be the popular one this week. We’ll see next Tuesday, Colleen! Thanks for dropping by.
I think it’s #4, too-but then I rarely pick the right one!
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Wow, another #4! Maybe…maybe not. Check back next week, Mary! Thanks for dropping by and commenting.
I’m guessing #1 is correct.
#4
#4
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We’ll see, Lisa! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
I will go with #4 – it just seems so good it has to be true…lol
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Another one for #4! Thanks, Betti and your book is in the mail. Thanks for stopping by.
#4
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Number 4 is very popular this week, Jackie! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
#4. I had already decided my answer before scrolling through and seeing all of these other guesses…I guess it is the popular answer this time. 🙂
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Uh, oh…or maybe not… we’ll see next Tuesday, Rosalyn. 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
#4 for me too!
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Hi Jeanna! Another one for #4! Thanks for dropping by and adding your guess.
I’m joining the #4 group
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Suzanne, that’s quite a big group! We’ll see next Tuesday if #4 is the correct answer. Thanks for stopping by.
I, too, am going to go with #4. My deduction is why would a boyfriend, or lover lock the wife in the closet instead of just running away with her and leave the husband dead in the house. OR, why would robbers leave a witness alive in the closet who could identify them and not kill the wife too. I’m quite curious about this one and can’t wait to find out the answer 😉
These are just as hard as trying to guess the false answer!
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We’ll see, Trixi! I’m glad you found them hard! lol Thanks for stopping by!
#1
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Hi Pamela! We’ll see tomorrow if it’s #1…thanks for stopping by.
Great writing….these all sound plausible!! I’m going to guess #3; I am hoping it is true because I really want to know the whole story. If it isn’t, could you make one up for us? 😉
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Thanks! And I’ll see what I can do, Diane. At least you won’t have long to find out. lol Thanks for stopping by.