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Ashley's Mystery Page |
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Welcome!
Below are three brand new mysteries by Ashley Craft of Worland to get your
brain grinding. Read the mystery carefully, and before clicking on
the answer link, see if you can figure it out. |
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Don't
Shoot! - Ages 8 to 12 |
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THE
CASE
Nick
and Boris planned a special prank for game night. They hired an actor
to rush into Nick's house, fire two blanks at Boris, who would fall over
and pretend to die. Nick would then draw a gun from a nearby drawer,
shoot blanks at the intruder and give everybody a double scare. But
Nick placed real bullets in the gun he gave the actor, and in his own gun.
At midnight, the actor showed up and shot Boris. As real blood spurted
from Boris's chest, the stunned actor stood transfixed by the horrible
sight. Nick then reached into the drawer, pulled out his gun and fired
real bullets into the frightened actor. An ambulance came for the
mortally wounded victims, and Nick was charged with both murders. |
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THE
MYSTERY
Why
did Nick put real bullets in the guns when it was supposed to be a practical
joke? Before clicking the answer below, can you answer the question? |
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THE
ANSWER
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The
Last Frat Boy - Ages 12 to 14 |
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THE
CASE
The
Kappa Delta fraternity of '55 had organized a tontine*. Each
frat brother contributed $100 to invest in stocks, with the agreement that
all proceeds would go to the last member of the group. When Bill stayed
overnight at the house of his old roommate Greg, the fund was well over
$1,000,000, and they were among the three surviving members. Late that
night, a car plummeted to the bottom of a ravine. The bodies of both Bill
and Greg were found inside. Aside from being dead, Bill had a nasty bruise
on his left temple.
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A tontine is a financial agreement in which the participants contribute
equally to a joint fund that is awarded entirely to the surviving participant. |
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THE
MYSTERY
What
happened that night? Was it murder, an accident, or something else?
Before clicking the answer below, can you figure out why Bill and Greg
werekilled in the car accident? |
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THE
ANSWER
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Chain
Reaction - Ages 14 on up |
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THE
CASE
It's
1948. Ten years earlier, Brad's family had been massacred by Mac
Shayne; In a nortorious case that came to be called the "Shayne Chain Saw
Slayings." After a long trial, Mac was convicted and sentenced to
death.
The
years Mac spent on death row took their toll in many ways: witness's memories
faded, public sentiment ebbed, and evidence lost its potency. Days
before Mac was to die in the gas chamber, his third appeal, on the technical
grounds, seemed likely to be granted. Brad learned from a confidential
informant in the Judicial Department the appeals court was moving toward
reversing the conviction because of certain procedural errors during the
trial. In their reluctance to do so, they planned to wait until the
last possible moment to call the prison with the order for a stay of execution.
Mac
was to be sent to the gas chamber at midnight; Brad learned the call would
come in at 11:55 PM. Vowing that justice would be served, Brad hatched
a plan. At 11:55 PM that night, the telephone line outside the prison
was cut down. With the pole down, the call to stop the execution
couldn't go through. Mac died right on time at midnight. The
police suspected Brad, and obtained a search warrant. Based on two
pieces of evidence found in Brad's basement, the officers arrested him
for murder. |
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THE
MYSTERY
What
were the two pieces of evidence? How did Brad murder Mac? Can
figure it out before clicking on the answer below? |
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THE
ANSWER
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