Romeo and Juliet
Murder in the graveyard
You are a police officer and are called to a graveyard because of reports of a
fight. When you arrive, the graveyard is in silence. You see a light coming
from one of the vaults and go over to see what has happened.
At the entrance to the vault, you find some flowers lying scattered on the
ground, two swords (one with blood on), a pool of blood and a crowbar.
Your partner arrives with two men who he has found hiding separately in the
graveyard. One man has a spade and a torch and the other just has a torch.
Both of them are unwilling to talk, so you decide to hold them for further
questioning.
The vault entrance has been broken open and there is a light coming from
inside so you enter and walk down the steps. Inside you find three bodies, all
of whom have recently died. The first body is male and is lying a short
distance from the other two. He has a sword wound. The other two - male
and female are lying together with the woman laying over the man. The
woman has a knife wound, but the man has no visible wounds. By the side of
them is an empty bottle and a bloodied knife.
c
Draw the map of the graveyard and the vault showing where the
bodies and the weapons were found. You have the basic clues
above, the rest is up to you!!! (It may be easier to mark the
bodies with labels such as 'MAN' rather than try to draw them.)
d
Write up the police report on the killings. Your report should
include:
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Who killed who?
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What weapons were used?
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What role the two unidentified characters had in the deaths
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Your thoughts as to why the killings took place. (No clues for this are
given, so the reasons for the deaths are up to you.)
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The statements that the two men give to the police saying why they
were in the graveyard. (HINT: They are involved in the deaths!)
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