Case 7: A murder in the family

[JaFanatic]

Jennifer Stanley was usually the first person out of bed in the mornings. However, on this cool, spring morning she was still in bed at nine. All others in the Stanley household slept late that day, so they would say, and did not notice Jennifer’s absence from the kitchen until Megan, the last person to arise, voiced her concern. It fell to Richard, Jennifer’s husband of twenty-four years, to return to the bedroom and check on his wife. He found Jennifer, a handsome woman of forty-four years, dead and mostly unmarked. There he found a round head wound near her temple, crusted over with a small amount of dried blood. She looked like she was peacefully asleep, which Richard considered was quite unlike her, as she was usually a noisy, restless sleeper. Richard, before allowing himself to go into panic, felt her cold wrist. There was no pulse—it was evident she had been dead for several hours. The coroner would later say that she had been dead for approximately seven hours, placing the murder at sometime around two in the morning. Mercifully, the murder weapon, later discovered to be an ice pick, missing from the kitchen, killed her quickly. There was no blood on Jennifer’s body or bed sheets. But the case stumped the family and police. Several weeks passed, and spring gave way to a hot summer. Richard invited his sister-in-law Constance, a widow who lived in Texas, to visit for the first time since her sister had been murdered. Constance had been vacationing, staying with the Stanley family, the week that her sister died. She was nearly inconsolable, and Richard sent her home soon after Jennifer’s funeral. Constance had little use for Richard, whom she suspected of womanizing and felt didn’t apply himself to his career and family as he should, but she appreciated the chance to see her niece and nephew again, her last connections to her sister. She and Jennifer had been close when they were children, even with a seven-year age difference. They had shared a bedroom in their family’s small, east Texas farmhouse when growing up, and also shared all of their hopes, dreams and secrets. Constance recalled those days with fondness but did not entirely miss them, for Jennifer suffered lifelong sinus trouble and snored loudly, making sound sleep impossible for her until the day she was murdered. That Constance had extremely sensitive hearing only made matters worse, as she, too, experienced lifelong sleeping problems. Still, they had been more than sisters; they were soul mates. Jennifer’s death had been extremely hard on her. The morning she arrived, just after breakfast, Richard gathered all of the family into the spacious den. It was the first time since that horrible day they had all been together in one room. After a few minutes of awkward small talk, Richard cleared his throat and stated, “One of us murdered Jennifer.†He could barely utter the words and hated what the children must be thinking and going through. But, the police were stumped by the case, and it was apparent that they would get nowhere in the investigation unless one of the family remembered a detail about the night they’d previously forgotten. Richard explained that the police had encouraged him to bring them together to talk about Jennifer’s murder again, with Constance present this time. He was not really confident any of them would remember something previously overlooked, but wanted to give it a try. He then asked, “Did anyone see or hear anything out of the ordinary the night she died?†The Stanley house was a big two story and well insulated. Sound did not carry well in it and Richard was not surprised when nobody replied in the affirmative. John said, “I came home around midnight; I had been out with friends. All the lights were out and I assumed everyone was in bed. I went to the den and watched TV. It must have been three or so before I went upstairs to bed.†Megan offered, “I was on the phone in my room, with the door closed. Beth and I didn’t quit talking until two-thirty or so.†Megan gave her father a guilty look, as she knew he disapproved of her late night calls with her talkative best friend Beth Jameson. Richard then turned to Constance. Barely hiding his animosity, he asked, “And what about you?†Constance smiled thinly, and answered, “I went to bed before midnight and didn’t see or talk to anyone again until next morning. She paused, and then said to John, “I thought about coming downstairs to watch television with you, but I could tell that you were watching one of those Friday the 13th-type movies. You all know how I hate violence with guns and knives.†Turning to Richard, she said, “I didn’t hear anything from your room all night long.†Constance and Richard looked at each other. Icily, she asked, “So what about you?†Richard replied, “I went to bed at eleven-thirty. I vaguely recall hearing John come in downstairs as I was drifting off to a deep sleep.That’s the last thing I remember before awaking the next morning.†He shook, and his voice cracked when saying, “I didn’t notice anything wrong when I got up. I’m always groggy before morning coffee.†Megan asked her father, “You don’t really believe John or I killed Mom, do you? She nervously glanced at Constance and said, “Sorry. I didn’t mean to imply you killed Mom.†Megan’s cheeks were rosy red from embarrassment. Constance answered, softly, “Don’t worry about it, dear. I know what you are going through.†Richard appreciated his sister-in-law’s gentling handling of his troubled daughter, but that did not stop him from saying, “You are the only one who cannot account for your presence during the window of time Jennifer … left us.†He could not bring himself to use the word “murder†again. Constance thought a long moment, sadness washing over her as she looked at Richard and Jennifer’s sweet children. Before speaking, she silently cursed, “Oh, how I hate it’s come to this!†But then she spoke, saying to all of them, “No, I cannot account for my time. I don’t have to because it doesn’t make any difference. The game is up.â€

Case solved by Detonator :hatsoff: :clap: The case suspicious murder

The murderer sat, surprised and shocked, in the big easy chair. The family sat motionless, hanging on the Constance’s every word. She continued, “I have been so depressed since the killing that I have not been able to think straight. But, after listening to everyone this morning, the blinders lifted.†“Jennifer died around two that terrible night; I should say, early morning.†Turning to John, she said, “You could not have killed your mother. Everyone here is aware that I hear better than most people, and I know you were watching television downstairs until a few minutes after three. You could not have been downstairs watching television and upstairs committing murder at the same time.†Megan was agitated and near tears, so Constance addressed her next. “It wasn’t you either, sweetheart. It will be easy enough for your friend Beth, and the telephone company, if need be, to verify you were talking on the telephone. I’m certain you would not have heard or paid any attention to unfamiliar noises when deep into conversation with Beth.†The speaker offered a warm, comforting smile and this settled Megan back into a stony, but calm, silence. Constance turned and addressed Richard. “Remember I said I do not have to account for my time because it doesn’t make any difference?†Richard, in shock, barely nodded, but he understood what was being said. Constance continued, “That I was in my room alone all night with nobody to confirm it doesn’t make any difference because I know you killed Jennifer.†Pausing, she said, “I should say; you and the children are well aware of my fear of guns and knives.†Her voice began to break but she continued, “Do you really think I would kill my sister with an ice pick?†Staring intensely at him she went on, “You forgot that we grew up and slept in the same bedroom. Jennifer never had a sound night’s sleep in her life and makes more noise than a freight train.†Richard replied, weakly, “So what?†Constance could not bear to look at him any longer. “Do you really expect me to believe that you were alert enough to hear your son come in downstairs, in a house that does not carry sounds well, but you noticed nothing unusual with the restless sleeper lying right beside you all night long?â€

Case #6

[zakk]

JAF:wall:

[JaFanatic]

JAF:wall:

:hmmmm2:

[Detonator]

Richard. He murdered her becoz he fed up with Jennifer's loud snoring (due to her sinus trouble) He must be used to it for 24 yrs, there is no way he failed to notice when the snoring stopped.

[urbestfriend]

Few hints 1) Since the house is insulated , how did Constance who was sleeping upstairs heard John watching TV, that too a PG-13 in the den ? 2) Someone must have come to kitchen to collect the ice-pick, did Constance notice John watching TV in the den when she came to collect ice-pick? 3) How come Jennifer's death cry ( being hit on temple from ice-*****) is not heard by Richard? 4) How come Richard didn't notice of Jennifer not snoring when he woke up and instead needed a notice from his daughter? It seems Richard and Constance got together and killed ennifer. Motive could be being a womaniser, he may be having sex with Constance , a widow when Jennifer is asleep. Suddenly Jennifer woke up and costance noticed when her snoring stopped..Being found in awkward moment, Constance went to kitchen , got a ice pick and hit her..Richard was well aware of this, but he is party to this as he was in an illicit relationship with his sister-in-law.

[zakk]

:hmmmm2:

:poink:

[cricfan123]

Richard. It's stated that dried blood is found, but later it's found that no blood is at the scene

[Kalia_Test]

This is a serious issue as snoring is a big problem for couples. To get to the real twist, we need to go back a little...back to the time when Richard and Jennifer were a newly married couple. Richard did not know about Jennifer's snoring problem and was in a shock when the first day the below happened :-

...Now make no mistake, Richard loved Jennifer a lot but was angry that she hid her snoring problem from him during the time they were courting each other....However, he did not reveal this to her.... Little did he know that at that time, across the vast American continent in Texas, his sister in law Constance was facing similar problem with her husband Snorty A few years passed and Richard and Jennifer were blessed with 2 kids - John and Megan. Richard assumed that seeing the little kids play will make his suffering a little easy However, things got bad when Jennifer's snoring issue worsened. This was when, Richard tried to understand the issue better His research revealed that Jennifer was suffering from continuous snoring as opposed to cyclical snoring ( characterized by a cyclical noise of variable intensity - upto 85 decibels )...All western medicines to cure Jennifer failed and she refused to use trays. Richard decided to try Ayurveda medicines However, the medicines were of not much use as Ayurveda demands strict diet and Jennifer could not control her desire for rich food. Years passed and now now John and Megan are a little older. As fate would have it, Megan inherited snoring and John was not too pleased with it. MeganJohn All this was not unnoticed by Richard when news came in that Constance's husband Snorty was found murdered...Though nothing was proved in investigations, there were loud whispers that Constance murdered Snorty by blocking his nose on one of the Snortier days CUT BACK TO A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN CONSTANCE WAS WITH JENNIFER AND RICHARD Constance was reminded of how painful it is when a spouse has snoring issue and immediately fell sympathetic with Richard...She also recollected how there were hints that Jennifer and her late husband Snorty were too close for comfort as they shared a common issue...A visual splashed before her closed eyes. Similar feelings originated in Richard too - wondering how it would be to sleep with a non-snoring partner....Visual below As Richard and Constance met at the breakfast table, they looked at each other and a volcano erupted in their hearts Rest of what needed to be done ( removing the only obstacle ) is obvious and I will not insult the intelligence of ICFers by spelling it out ( for Padosi members of ICF, I will make an exception ) Moral of the story For a harmonious family life and a civil society by extension, do not shun medical equipment - not all problems can be treated by tablets...sometimes you need to be open to try night tray

[Lord]

This is a serious issue as snoring is a big problem for couples. To get to the real twist, we need to go back a little...back to the time when Richard and Jennifer were a newly married couple. Richard did not know about Jennifer's snoring problem and was in a shock when the first day the below happened :-

...Now make no mistake, Richard loved Jennifer a lot but was angry that she hid her snoring problem from him during the time they were courting each other....However, he did not reveal this to her.... Little did he know that at that time, across the vast American continent in Texas, his sister in law Constance was facing similar problem with her husband Snorty A few years passed and Richard and Jennifer were blessed with 2 kids - John and Megan. Richard assumed that seeing the little kids play will make his suffering a little easy However, things got bad when Jennifer's snoring issue worsened. This was when, Richard tried to understand the issue better His research revealed that Jennifer was suffering from continuous snoring as opposed to cyclical snoring ( characterized by a cyclical noise of variable intensity - upto 85 decibels )...All western medicines to cure Jennifer failed and she refused to use trays. Richard decided to try Ayurveda medicines However, the medicines were of not much use as Ayurveda demands strict diet and Jennifer could not control her desire for rich food. Years passed and now now John and Megan are a little older. As fate would have it, Megan inherited snoring and John was not too pleased with it. Megan John All this was not unnoticed by Richard when news came in that Constance's husband Snorty was found murdered...Though nothing was proved in investigations, there were loud whispers that Constance murdered Snorty by blocking his nose on one of the Snortier days CUT BACK TO A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN CONSTANCE WAS WITH JENNIFER AND RICHARD Constance was reminded of how painful it is when a spouse has snoring issue and immediately fell sympathetic with Richard...She also recollected how there were hints that Jennifer and her late husband Snorty were too close for comfort as they shared a common issue...A visual splashed before her closed eyes. Similar feelings originated in Richard too - wondering how it would be to sleep with a non-snoring partner....Visual below As Richard and Constance met at the breakfast table, they looked at each other and a volcano erupted in their hearts Rest of what needed to be done ( removing the only obstacle ) is obvious and I will not insult the intelligence of ICFers by spelling it out ( for Padosi members of ICF, I will make an exception ) Moral of the story For a harmonious family life and a civil society by extension, do not shun medical equipment - not all problems can be treated by tablets...sometimes you need to be open to try night tray

[urbestfriend]

This is a serious issue as snoring is a big problem for couples. To get to the real twist, we need to go back a little...back to the time when Richard and Jennifer were a newly married couple. Richard did not know about Jennifer's snoring problem and was in a shock when the first day the below happened :-

...Now make no mistake, Richard loved Jennifer a lot but was angry that she hid her snoring problem from him during the time they were courting each other....However, he did not reveal this to her.... Little did he know that at that time, across the vast American continent in Texas, his sister in law Constance was facing similar problem with her husband Snorty A few years passed and Richard and Jennifer were blessed with 2 kids - John and Megan. Richard assumed that seeing the little kids play will make his suffering a little easy However, things got bad when Jennifer's snoring issue worsened. This was when, Richard tried to understand the issue better His research revealed that Jennifer was suffering from continuous snoring as opposed to cyclical snoring ( characterized by a cyclical noise of variable intensity - upto 85 decibels )...All western medicines to cure Jennifer failed and she refused to use trays. Richard decided to try Ayurveda medicines However, the medicines were of not much use as Ayurveda demands strict diet and Jennifer could not control her desire for rich food. Years passed and now now John and Megan are a little older. As fate would have it, Megan inherited snoring and John was not too pleased with it. MeganJohn All this was not unnoticed by Richard when news came in that Constance's husband Snorty was found murdered...Though nothing was proved in investigations, there were loud whispers that Constance murdered Snorty by blocking his nose on one of the Snortier days CUT BACK TO A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN CONSTANCE WAS WITH JENNIFER AND RICHARD Constance was reminded of how painful it is when a spouse has snoring issue and immediately fell sympathetic with Richard...She also recollected how there were hints that Jennifer and her late husband Snorty were too close for comfort as they shared a common issue...A visual splashed before her closed eyes. Similar feelings originated in Richard too - wondering how it would be to sleep with a non-snoring partner....Visual below As Richard and Constance met at the breakfast table, they looked at each other and a volcano erupted in their hearts Rest of what needed to be done ( removing the only obstacle ) is obvious and I will not insult the intelligence of ICFers by spelling it out ( for Padosi members of ICF, I will make an exception ) Moral of the story For a harmonious family life and a civil society by extension, do not shun medical equipment - not all problems can be treated by tablets...sometimes you need to be open to try night tray

:two_thumbs_up:

[beetle]

This is a serious issue as snoring is a big problem for couples. To get to the real twist, we need to go back a little...back to the time when Richard and Jennifer were a newly married couple. Richard did not know about Jennifer's snoring problem and was in a shock when the first day the below happened :-

...Now make no mistake, Richard loved Jennifer a lot but was angry that she hid her snoring problem from him during the time they were courting each other....However, he did not reveal this to her.... Little did he know that at that time, across the vast American continent in Texas, his sister in law Constance was facing similar problem with her husband Snorty A few years passed and Richard and Jennifer were blessed with 2 kids - John and Megan. Richard assumed that seeing the little kids play will make his suffering a little easy However, things got bad when Jennifer's snoring issue worsened. This was when, Richard tried to understand the issue better His research revealed that Jennifer was suffering from continuous snoring as opposed to cyclical snoring ( characterized by a cyclical noise of variable intensity - upto 85 decibels )...All western medicines to cure Jennifer failed and she refused to use trays. Richard decided to try Ayurveda medicines However, the medicines were of not much use as Ayurveda demands strict diet and Jennifer could not control her desire for rich food. Years passed and now now John and Megan are a little older. As fate would have it, Megan inherited snoring and John was not too pleased with it. Megan John All this was not unnoticed by Richard when news came in that Constance's husband Snorty was found murdered...Though nothing was proved in investigations, there were loud whispers that Constance murdered Snorty by blocking his nose on one of the Snortier days CUT BACK TO A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN CONSTANCE WAS WITH JENNIFER AND RICHARD Constance was reminded of how painful it is when a spouse has snoring issue and immediately fell sympathetic with Richard...She also recollected how there were hints that Jennifer and her late husband Snorty were too close for comfort as they shared a common issue...A visual splashed before her closed eyes. Similar feelings originated in Richard too - wondering how it would be to sleep with a non-snoring partner....Visual below As Richard and Constance met at the breakfast table, they looked at each other and a volcano erupted in their hearts Rest of what needed to be done ( removing the only obstacle ) is obvious and I will not insult the intelligence of ICFers by spelling it out ( for Padosi members of ICF, I will make an exception ) Moral of the story For a harmonious family life and a civil society by extension, do not shun medical equipment - not all problems can be treated by tablets...sometimes you need to be open to try night tray

Kalia the Genius!!!!

[JaFanatic]

This is a serious issue as snoring is a big problem for couples. To get to the real twist, we need to go back a little...back to the time when Richard and Jennifer were a newly married couple. Richard did not know about Jennifer's snoring problem and was in a shock when the first day the below happened :-

...Now make no mistake, Richard loved Jennifer a lot but was angry that she hid her snoring problem from him during the time they were courting each other....However, he did not reveal this to her.... Little did he know that at that time, across the vast American continent in Texas, his sister in law Constance was facing similar problem with her husband Snorty A few years passed and Richard and Jennifer were blessed with 2 kids - John and Megan. Richard assumed that seeing the little kids play will make his suffering a little easy However, things got bad when Jennifer's snoring issue worsened. This was when, Richard tried to understand the issue better His research revealed that Jennifer was suffering from continuous snoring as opposed to cyclical snoring ( characterized by a cyclical noise of variable intensity - upto 85 decibels )...All western medicines to cure Jennifer failed and she refused to use trays. Richard decided to try Ayurveda medicines However, the medicines were of not much use as Ayurveda demands strict diet and Jennifer could not control her desire for rich food. Years passed and now now John and Megan are a little older. As fate would have it, Megan inherited snoring and John was not too pleased with it. Megan John All this was not unnoticed by Richard when news came in that Constance's husband Snorty was found murdered...Though nothing was proved in investigations, there were loud whispers that Constance murdered Snorty by blocking his nose on one of the Snortier days CUT BACK TO A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN CONSTANCE WAS WITH JENNIFER AND RICHARD Constance was reminded of how painful it is when a spouse has snoring issue and immediately fell sympathetic with Richard...She also recollected how there were hints that Jennifer and her late husband Snorty were too close for comfort as they shared a common issue...A visual splashed before her closed eyes. Similar feelings originated in Richard too - wondering how it would be to sleep with a non-snoring partner....Visual below As Richard and Constance met at the breakfast table, they looked at each other and a volcano erupted in their hearts Rest of what needed to be done ( removing the only obstacle ) is obvious and I will not insult the intelligence of ICFers by spelling it out ( for Padosi members of ICF, I will make an exception ) Moral of the story For a harmonious family life and a civil society by extension, do not shun medical equipment - not all problems can be treated by tablets...sometimes you need to be open to try night tray

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[gaurav92]

Kalia :hysterical:

[zakk]

Kalia :hysterical:

:yousuck::yousuck::yousuck: Lord bhi tera murder karne waala hai be :whack::whack::whack:

[Lord]

Kalia :hysterical:

welcome back :woot: hope you did well

[zakk]

welcome back :woot: hope you did well

goli maar be use to :bangbang: detective JAF ke liye next case banjayega :giggle:

[Lord]

goli maar be use to :bangbang: detective JAF ke liye next case banjayega :giggle:

tujhe maar deta hu :yay: par kisi ko batana mat :secret:

[zakk]

tujhe maar deta hu :yay: par kisi ko batana mat :secret:

pehle gaurav ko maar kar IPL ka badla le :beee: mujh se baad me nipatna :whack:

[PAA-G]

:yousuck::yousuck::yousuck: Lord bhi tera murder karne waala hai be :whack::whack::whack:

Case 8 :cantstop:

[zakk]

Case 8 :cantstop:

us se pehle Case 7.5 (PAA-G KI LAGG GAYI) :hysterical: