Question

The murder of an aristocrat
George Smith was murdered on Sunday evening. There were 5 other people in his house: Mr. Smith's wife, his personal cook, a butler, a housemaid, and a gardener. They all told Detective Stevens what they were doing that evening:

Mrs. Smith was reading a book near a fireplace.
The cook was making breakfast.
The butler was giving instructions to workers in the living room.
The housemaid was washing the dishes.
The gardener was watering plants in the greenhouse.
Right after all the conversations, the detective arrested the murderer. Who was the killer, and how did Stevens find the criminal?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Gardener is the killer because no one will water plants in the evening

Answer 2

Concept introduction:

A puzzle type brain problem is a tricky problem where we have to find some times the thief, sometimes the murderer etc.

Given:

Here it is given that in a house a murder has been happened and there are only five people are left on that house.

To find:

We have to find who is the criminal.

Solution:

The cook is the criminal because no one make breakfast in the evening time.

Previously it is told that it was a sunday evening.

Hence the answer is the cook.