Shopping for Death
9×9 Murdoku case · 9 people · murdokuonline.org
The two rules. Each person stands in their own row and their own column —
the victim counts. The room holding the victim contains exactly one suspect, and that
suspect is the murderer.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
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Rooms
- Checkout
- Snacks
- Drinks
- Deli Counter
- Fruit Aisle
- Chilled Aisle
- Toy Aisle
- Stockroom
- Bakery
- Produce Aisle
- Cheese Counter
- Frozen Aisle
- Drugstore
- Staff Room
- Parking Lot (outside)
Clues
Carol
- No one else in her room was a man
Edison
- He was beside a window and he was not beside a wooden crate
Grant
- He was beside a window and he was beside a shelf
Hugh
- In his room there was another suspect who had blond hair beside a carpet
Solution — Shopping for Death
Printed on its own page so you can set it aside.
- Edison: G1 — the murderer
- Verena: H2
- Bernd: B3
- Dalia: E4
- Grant: A5
- Alex: D6
- Carol: I7
- Hugh: C8
- Freya: F9