A famous artist was found dead in his art gallery. It can be a murder or an accident.

Deadbody: It had a small damage at the front of the head and it seemed he got hit by the sharp corner of his table. It also had a bump in its left side of the belly, seeming he accidentally fall on it. There was no pther signs. He was not poisoned.

Surroundings: It was his art room and he was drawing a picture of him drinking a cup of tea. The art was almost finnished. There was a cup of tea on his table but it was untouched. Not even a single drop was taken from it. Under it, a note said, " Art emits life."

There were three people there in the the art gallery that day. Let's hear what they jave to say.

The assistant/manager of the artist: I was in the kitchen to brew some tea for him and a guest. The guest was one of his rivals in this district. He came here to ask for collaboration with him. By the time I brought the tea, he already made the negotiations and left. I saw an agreement on his table. I left the cup of tea and left immediately. After some moments, I heard a noice and ran to discover his dead body. Q: Do you have any art experience? A: No.

The rival artist: I came here to negotiate with him about our collaboration. At first I thought he will not agree. But to my surprise, he agreed and signed my agreement. There was a photocopy machine, so I copied it and took the original copy and left. Q: Why did you want to collaborate? A: Thought his fame will gain some notice on my works.

The guard : Yes, I saw the rival artist come in at about 12 o'clock and he left after about 10 to 12 minutes. And then suddenly, the assistant rushed towards me and told me to guard the place cautiously because the artist is dead. Then she ran and brought you, officer.

That is all there was, so I will not be able to answer any questions. Let me know what you think.

Graphology is the study of handwriting as, human psychology has a huge impact on handwriting, apparently and handwriting is like fingerprints, different and unique from person to person.

Should I study it?

Many people gave me this advice that I should try to observe people and try to to tell as much as I can. Now my question is, what to look for. Imagine there is a person I never saw. And I am trying to deduce that stranger. What and how should I do it? And how can I confirm if that was accurate? He or she is a stranger after all.

Yesterday, I was reading a crime novel where our protagonist got to meet a new side character, who self studied to be a detective and after taking the exam to get licence, he got above 90% of detectives. I was wondering if it is truly possible to self study to be a detective. And if so, then how can I self study to be a detective? It is my passion to be a part time detective since I was young. How can I improve my deduction? How can I deduce strangers ouyside? What to look for? Thanks in advance.

Well, the question is self explainetory ( maybe my spelling is wrong, corret me if it is). In detective novels of tv serieses, sometimes the detective gets some clue that are not shown to viewers. But in a game, where the viewer is the detective, there is no way thet can happen. So, I want some suggestions. Thanks.

Can you also deduct people in person? I'm still a student so I think this is a good place to practice this, the teachers for example move around a lot so it's not very difficult to pay attention to them, but most of the time I can't deduce anything. or at least nothing circumstantial, whether they are left-handed or right-handed, level of physical activity, relationship, etc. How can I go a little further?

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I wonder what you guys will say of this lelleel

The thing in the bag is salt btw

I search in some places, but there is never everything, does anyone have a list of specific knowledge?

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DYSP Ayas surveyed the room, which was about 200 square feet, measuring 10 feet by 20 feet. The space was filled with 2 bookshelves stocked with law books, a drawer, a large table, and several chairs. Solid stone walls and floor. When he inspected the roof, he found no feasible way for someone to enter, not even a chimney.

There were no indications of a struggle anywhere in the room. Nothing appeared disturbed, and there were no other signs. Upon closer examination of the body, he detected a peculiar scent. Did it resemble perfume? A sweet fragrance reminiscent of women's perfume? It also carried the strong odor of pesticides.

There were no additional injuries on the body. He guessed that the murderer may have attacked from behind the chair. He turned his attention to the entry point of the killer. He scrutinized every inch of the room, checking behind drawers and bookshelves for hidden doors. Although one of the wooden window panes was open, aside from the iron bars, the window was fortified with a thick iron grill. Everything appeared secure. Also, the window was away from the door. Ayas proceeded to inspect the door, a sturdy wooden one secured with an Aldrop model iron lock. Upon examination, he noticed that the brass hook of the door had dislodged and fallen to the floor during the police's forced entry. He then scoured the entire floor for any signs of an underground level, but found none.

Lost in thought, Ayas stared down at the ground. Suddenly, a possibility dawned on him. Yes, that's how the murderer went out after the murder.

CAN YOU FIND THE POSSIBILITY?

Aslah asked Ayas why he believed it was murder.

Ayas explained.

"I based my conclusion on forensic evidence. The wound pierced Anaswarnath's heart, likely causing immediate death. In most suicide cases, the victim doesn't have the strength to pull the knife from their chest. However, here the knife isn't in the chest, suggesting Anaswarnath pulled it out."

"While uncommon, it's not impossible." Aslah sai

Without caring about it, Ayas continued, "Secondly, Anaswarnath's wound pierced his heart, but there's no blood splattered on the room or walls. If the knife were pulled out immediately after stabbing, blood would have splattered everywhere. Instead, the blood is pooled on the table, indicating that Anaswarnath did not pull the knife out right away. This suggests the blood flowed steadily, creating a flat pool on the table."

"Maybe he pulled it out after some minutes, some seconds before his death. That can happen," Aslah interrupted again.

"The chances of Anaswarnath being alive long enough to pull the knife out are slim. Even if he had managed to do it, the knife would have been soaked in blood, and his hands would likely have been injured in the process. When someone uses a sharp weapon, especially if it slips due to blood, it's common for their hands to get cut—sometimes small nicks, sometimes deep gashes. But Anaswarnath's fingers are uninjured, which means he didn't pull the knife out. The person who did may have injured themselves. If the killer wore thick rubber gloves, they might have avoided injury."

This time, Aslah was silent.

"Now, the most important thing is the tailing," Ayas emphasized. "You assumed it was a suicide because you interpreted the tailing below the wound as a hesitation mark. But if you look at the direction of the scratch, it goes from the bottom of the wound to the left side. If a right-handed person had stabbed themselves and pulled the knife out, the tailing would go from the top of the wound to the right side. This clearly indicates that someone else, who is right-handed, pulled the knife."

Aslah didn't ask anything, but the question lingered in the air.

How?

It was 7 am when Meera, the maid, arrived for work at Anaswarnath's bungalow. When she prepared coffee and got into his bedroom, she discovered Anaswarnath's absence and went to his study, which was outside the bunglow. Anaswarnath dedicated a significant amount of time to his study room, where he analyzed his legal cases.

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The door was locked from inside. She knocked but got no response. The sight through the partially opened window chilled his blood. Anaswarnath lay dead on the table, blood pooling around him.

Inspector Aslah hurried to the scene, and the police forced entry by shouldering open the locked door. He carefully observed the room. The window was even guarded with steel grills, so no one could enter the room other than through the door. The door was locked from the inside. So, it is impossible to enter.

The stab wound was found on the left side of the chest. There was a long scratch, like a tail, starting from the lower part of the wound towards the left part of the body. (Such wounds caused by stabbing and pulling the knife are called tailing). A knife had dropped to the ground next to Anaswar's right hand. (He was a right-hander). As a result, Aslah came to the conclusion that this was a suicide.

At the time, DYSP Ayas arrived at the scene, but Ayas disagreed with Aslah's initial assessment. He declared it firmly. 'This is not suicide. It's murder.

Was it murder or suicide?

A small sightseeing helicopter with one passenger was flying over the sea when it encountered a violent atmospheric disturbance and crashed into the sea before it could send out a distress signal. Fortunately, due to the buoyancy of the wings, the helicopter did not sink immediately, giving the pilot and passenger a chance to inflate the liferaft and move onto it.

The sea was calm. The liferaft was designed for four people, so it was more than sufficient for the two of them. There were five cans of emergency food on the raft, two of which were juice cans, to be used in place of drinking water.

"If we drift like this for two or three days, a search plane will probably come to rescue us. No need to worry," the pilot reassured the passenger.

However, half a month later, an international cargo ship discovered the liferaft, and both the pilot and the passenger were dead. The pilot had been stabbed to death with a knife, while the passenger had died of starvation, inexplicably clutching an inflated air tube with one finger of his left hand. On the raft, there was a bloody knife and four empty cans of food, with one can remaining untouched.

"These two must have fought each other with the knife over the last can of food, right?" "If that's the case, why didn't the surviving attacker eat the can of food and instead starve to death?" The crew of the cargo ship found it all very puzzling.

Can you deduce what happened on the drifting liferaft?

The wind howled furiously, and the sea waves surged violently. The typhoon, like a drunken madman, raged uncontrollably, turning the sea into a chaotic, dark turmoil. No ships could be seen on the sea. All the fishing boats had retreated to the harbor, lowered their sails, dropped their anchors, and waited for the typhoon to pass.

At this moment, the coast guard received an SOS distress signal: a yacht was trapped at sea, at risk of sinking at any moment! The coast guard immediately dispatched a rescue boat, braving the strong wind and high waves, heading towards the distressed area. The sky was pitch black, and the ten-meter-high waves battered the small boat, tossing it like a leaf in the wind, one moment throwing it into the air, the next moment pressing it down to the bottom of the waves. After several hours, the rescue boat reached the area where the signal originated and turned on the searchlight, scanning the surroundings.

Suddenly, a sailor on lookout shouted, "Look! There's someone over there!" The searchlight beamed over, and under the bright column of light, a small yacht could be seen drifting on the sea, with a man waving his hand vigorously and another person lying beside him. The rescue boat quickly approached. After numerous attempts, they finally managed to rescue them. However, the other man was already dead, with a large wound on his head.

The surviving man, sweating profusely, wiped his sweat and gasped, "My name is Paul. I haven't had fresh water for three days. Two days ago, Tom and I sailed out in a small sailboat for a trip. We were so happy that we went far from the coast. At that point, the boat malfunctioned and couldn't move anymore, and we encountered the typhoon. There was no food or fresh water on the boat, and we were both hungry and thirsty. Today, Tom couldn't stand it anymore. He went to the side of the boat to scoop sea water to drink, slipped, and hit his head on the anchor, dying. Fortunately, you came; otherwise, I would have died too!" After hearing his story, the captain immediately ordered the soldiers:

"He is the murderer. Arrest him immediately!"

Why did the captain suspect that the man was the murderer?

Early Sunday morning, gymnast Irijev woke up very early. He lived on the 6th floor of the sports apartment and had a large balcony with training equipment in one corner. He went out to the balcony, stretching his legs, bending his waist, doing handstands, and pull-ups.

On the opposite balcony, a child was cheering him on. But just as the cheers ended, a gunshot rang out with a "bang," and Irijev fell onto the balcony, motionless. The child was so scared that he covered his eyes and shouted loudly, "Dad, Dad, the man on the opposite side has been shot dead!"

Detective McQuire received the report and rushed to the scene. He examined the body and found that the bullet had entered from the back and exited from the lower abdomen, with a bullet embedded in the balcony floor that matched the wound perfectly. The detective extracted the bullet and found that it was a small-caliber rifle bullet, specifically used for shooting competitions.

The detective conducted further investigations and learned that on the second floor of this apartment lived a shooting athlete, known as the "sharpshooter." He questioned him, and the "sharpshooter" angrily said, "Detective, you shouldn't suspect me because I heard that the bullet entered from his back and exited from his lower abdomen. The shooter obviously fired from above, and from the second floor, I couldn't possibly have hit him!"

The detective asked the neighbors of the shooting athlete and confirmed that he had indeed not left home that morning.

So who is the real killer?

Detective McQuire quickly had an answer.

From the scene analysis, who do you think Detective McQuire would say is the killer?

One late night, a robbery and murder case occurred on the road outside the swimming pool, which happened to be witnessed by the diving coach.

This coach is a retired diving athlete. He claimed that the crime scene was about 50 meters away from the balcony of his accommodation room. At that time, he happened to be standing on the balcony and saw that the perpetrator was a young man with a short hair.  Under the moonlight, he could see a scar on the right eyelid of the young man.

Subsequently, a young man named William with similar traits near the swimming pool was summoned for questioning. During a secret search of his home, the police found a large spring knife that matched the victim's wound. However, William adamantly denied committing the crime.

After a lengthy investigation, the investigators re-examined the coach's testimony and finally realized the truth: the coach was the real culprit.

What suspicious points did the investigators find about the coach?

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