One of the neat things I get to do as an author is to appear on TV occasionally. And yesterday was one of those days. I was on Alive@Nine on WREG in Memphis with Johnnie Alexander, my critique partner and author of The Misty Willow Series and Where Treasures Hide.
We were promoting the Mid-South Christian Writer’s Conference. It’s a one-day event Saturday, March 17, 2018 (if you don’t count the Meet and Greet Friday night), and Brandilynn Collins is our keynote speaker, and we have great workshops where you can learn the ins and outs of getting published.
Now onto last week’s Mystery Question: Between 1940 and 1957 a man terrorized New York City with bombs. In the beginning, the bombs were crudely made, but as the years went on, they became more sophisticated. Fifteen people were injured from the 33 bombs he made and left in various places. In 1956, the police brought in a profiler. Three of the conclusions the profiler made were accurate. One was not. Can you guess which one?
- He would be a Slav living in Connecticut.
- He would have a good education.
- He would be well-built and wearing a double-breasted suit–buttoned.
- He would have heart trouble.
And the answer is…#4. So many of you got it right that I’m going to list everyone. 🙂 This week will be different! It did amaze me that the profiler said he’d be wearing a double-breasted suit and that’s exactly what he had on when he was arrested. You can read more about him here.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question: It’s 1929 and a war veteran had dropped his wife off at a local square dance. He waited in the car while she danced the night away because of a war wound that had left him deaf and he couldn’t hear the music. During the dance, the wife took her husband a cup of coffee and a tray of cookies, accidentally bumping into another woman on the way out the door.
A few minutes later, howling screams brought everyone out to the parking lot where the husband writhed on the ground. Between convulsions, he gasped the coffee was bitter. Before help could arrive the husband was dead. Speculation among some was the man committed suicide, but the medical examiner ruled natural causes. Eventually, the wife was arrested. Four of the following five statements are true. One is false. Which one is it?
- Another autopsy was performed and traces of strychnine were found in the dead man’s stomach.
- Just before the trial, a bottle of strychnine was found beneath a board at the schoolhouse where the dance was held. It had been bought by a Joe Williams who was later identified as the dead man. His plan to commit suicide and frame his wife for his murder almost worked.
- The pretrial hearing drew so much interest, it was held in an open-air dance pavilion to accommodate the people.
- The ex-wife of the dead man testified he’d often threatened suicide and even once had spoken of throwing himself into the machinery at the sawmill where he worked.
- When the wife learned a famous forensic scientist had been hired by the prosecution, she pled guilty, avoiding the death penalty.
Okay, Super Sleuths. Which answer is INCORRECT? Leave your answer in the comments section and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a $10 gift card.
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#2
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Hi Mindy! You’re going with #2? We’ll see next week. Thanks for stopping by.
I will go with #2 being false.
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Another #2, Ellen! Looks like a trend…we’ll see next week. Thanks for dropping in.
#2 is false.
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Another #2? Wow. Suzanne, y’all are either all right or all wrong. lol Thanks for joining the conversation.
I’d have to say #2. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
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Hi Tori, so you’re going with #2 as well? So glad you dropped in and joined the conversation!
Comment number 2 is false.
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Definitely a trend, Diane with #2. Thanks for stopping by!
I’ll say #5 is false
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Hi Lucy and a vote for #5 may be the right one. 🙂 We’ll see next week.
#2
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Another for the #2 column, Lisa! Thanks for stopping by.
I believe #2 is false, but what a wonderful red herring plot twist that would be! Thanks for these–they brighten our week.
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We’ll see, Delores, we’ll see. Maybe I really have fooled a lot of you. 😉
5 is false
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Hi Brittany. Another vote for #5. Hmmm, I see a trend here, too. Thanks for stopping in.
#4. In spite of everybody choosing #2, I think 4.
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Hi Christine and you could be right…we’ll see next week. Thanks for dropping by.
#5 is false
Yay for coming out on TV, how fun!!!!
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Thanks, Jessica. It was fun. And I’ll put another vote in the #5 column. Thanks for stopping by.
Yep; #2
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Hmmm, Jackie. Everyone seems so sure… 😉 Thanks for joining the conversation!
I’m going with #5 as being false. Thanks for excercising our brains!
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So glad I’m exercising your brain, Paula! Thanks for stopping by.
I’m thinking number 2
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Another vote for #2. We’ll see next week Beth. Thanks for stopping by!
I’m going to go with #4
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Rosalyn, glad to see #4 being picked! Thanks for stopping by, Rosalyn.
First off I wish I had known you were on t.v. I would have watched it. Ok. Since everyone else is going with #2 I’ll pick #4. lol!!
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Dana, click on the link and you can watch the interview. Thanks for stopping by!
I am going with #5. Who knows?
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Cynthia, that’s right! Thanks for stopping by!
#2
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Hi, Sheila, and thanks for stopping by. We’ll see the correct answer next week.
I am going to be an oddball and say #1.
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Gloria, I love being an oddball! Thanks for stopping by!
I say # 2.
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Another one for #2! Thanks for stopping by, Beverly!
I will go with #5. Good mystery!
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Hi Faith! So glad you stopped by the blog today. And I’ll add yours to the #5 column. 🙂
To be different, I’m going with #3
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And that makes each answer with at least one guess. Thank for stopping by, Mary!
I have been busy and almost missed this today. I think #2 is false.
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Hi Edward! Hope you’ve had a productive day. And I’ll add yours to the list for #2. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
I’m guessing #5.
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Hi Caryl. Another vote for #5. Thanks for stopping by!
This was tougher than last week’s. I’m going with #2.
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Hi Pam and so glad you joined us again! I’ll add your answer to the #2 column… 🙂
Thank you for making this so much fun! We love playing the sleuths ️ :=)!!
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Jessica, I’m so glad you’re having fun with these.
I’m a logical person and # 2 seems to be the answer for me. All the others are just not plausible, are they ??
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Well, you do know truth is stranger than fiction, Janet? But you’re to pick the one that isn’t true…Thanks for stopping by!
I’m going with #3.
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Hi Suzane and welcome to my blog! I’ll put your answer in the #3 column and we’ll see next week what the answer is. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi, Pat! Sorry to be missing all the fun here for so long! Hmm, this is a tricky one! I was going to say #4 or #5 were false, but I’m going to go with #1. Maybe just to be different. Or maybe because I know something almost no one else knows. 😉 lol
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So good to ‘see’ you again, Jerusha! We’ll see if you know something no one else knows Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by.