Case #0002: The Collection Tin
Who emptied the church collection tin? A medium Puzzlebury Mystery set at the Vicarage, with 5 suspects and 8 clues.
- Mystery
- Medium
- 10–20 mins
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Download puzzle (PDF, A4)US Letter PDF- Puzzle ID
- mystery-00002
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Setting
- The Vicarage
- Suspects
- 5
- Clues
- 8
- Format
- A4 & US Letter PDF
Who emptied the church collection tin?
- Each suspect stood on a different floor square, never on furniture.
- Every suspect was in a different room. One room was empty.
- No two suspects stood in touching squares, not even diagonally.
- The culprit is the suspect who was in the same room as the missing item.
The suspects
- Edith Gale
- Mr Crabtree
- Tom Barker
- Mrs Oakes
- Reverend Hale
Key
- The missing collection tin, on its bookcase
- Armchair: nobody can stand here
- Bookcase: nobody can stand here
- Plant: nobody can stand here
- Table: nobody can stand here
- Dresser: nobody can stand here
The clues
- Mr Crabtree was not in the Vestry.
- Edith Gale was somewhere north of Reverend Hale.
- Mrs Oakes stood right beside a dresser.
- Edith Gale was not in the Hallway.
- Mr Crabtree and Reverend Hale were level with each other, in the same row.
- Edith Gale was not in the Vestry.
- Tom Barker stood right beside an armchair.
- Mr Crabtree was somewhere west of Reverend Hale.
View solution
Everyone's position, with the culprit circled: Edith Gale, the only suspect in the same room as the collection tin.
Culprit: Edith Gale