How To Solve A Murder Mystery

Have you received an invitation to a murder mystery event? frightened that you will be out of place? Don't worry, this article will help you overcome your fears, and we have plenty of advice to aid you in your quest to win the game.
In most murder mystery games there is a unique solution that can be worked out if you follow the clues. What you need to do is observe carefully and remember the three things that a murderer needs to commit a crime.
These are motive, means and opportunity - discover the person with all three and you will be well on your way to cracking the case.
* Money -Would the suspect stand to gain an inheritance from the victim? How else could the suspect benefit financially from the death of the victim? Are they business rivals? Is the suspect being blackmailed?
* Love - lost love is a powerful motive - did the victim disappoint the suspect in matters of love?
* Revenge - Had the victim hurt someone else in the scenario? Perhaps the victim is him or herself guilty of something, or they have caused pain or suffering to the suspect in some way.

In many, if not all, murder mystery games, of course, most guests have some sort of motive, but perhaps a few people have no good reason to kill. You can rule these people out early.

*Motive
What causes sane individuals to conduct a desperate act? Assuming that everyoneis a sane individual, which is usually the case in murder games, things can usually be boiled down to Love, Money or Revenge. These can occur in various combinations, but ask yourself these sort of questions:

*Means

Means and opportunity are closely linked, but it is sometimes worth looking at them separately. By "means" we need to consider whether the suspect had the ability to commit the crime, eg. could they fire a gun?. Ask yourself how the crime was committed and then consider whether the suspects had the capability.

*Opportunity
This is associated with time and place. If a victim was stabbed and the suspect was miles away at the time, then they ain't guilty m'lud. It may also be important to consider when the victim was killed in relation to the time that a suspect acquired a motive - sometimes the motive becomes apparent after the murder.

*Other things to look for

There may be other clues at the crime scene - a watch, footprints etc, and these may be important in ruling suspects out. Observe all that you can.

Of course, all of these factors are wrapped up inside a complex intrigue. Alibis can be forged, evidence can be planted and seemingly impossible feats can be performed by the most unlikely person - dreaming up such red-herrings is all part of the murder writer's job, otherwise everyone would solve the crime. But you're smarter than them, aren't you?

Go on - have a stab!

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Prime Suspect is a writer and actor with murder mystery party specialists, Murder to Measure, and has been guilty of more murders than he cares to tell his parole officer. His twisted mind can be read at his murder mystery blog, but beware, nothing is as it seems...

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