Chantelle Hollis, the local museum
director, noticed the painting was
missing when she arrived at 7:00 AM
on February 16th.
Joseph Southerland, the janitor of the
museum, stayed late on the night of
February 15th.
A ball had taken place at the museum
that night and Joseph wanted the
museum clean before the next day.
Elisa O’Meara, a local waitress, had
attended the ball on the evening of
the 15th with her fiancé, James
Buchannon.
Maria Pearce, a recent graduate of
the local high school, often
volunteered at the museum.
Jared Bullock, a local businessman,
had been seen leaving the ball with
Maria.
When Tony went to interview Joseph
Sutherland the day the robbery was
discovered, he was notified by his
mother that he had left town.
The ball that had taken place the
night of the 15th was in honor of the
local sheriff who had recently retired.
Maria Pearce was a good student that
others admired. She had never been
in trouble and often volunteered at
places around town, including the
museum.
Elisa O’Meara was known for her
rather mischievous ways. A few years
prior, she was arrested for stealing a
book from the local library.
James Buchannon owned a local
bakery.
The painting that was stolen from the
museum was a MONET, valued at
over 10 million dollars.
Rumors swarmed Cardiff that Jared
Bullock was running out of money
and would soon have to file
bankruptcy if he didn’t come up with
a large sum of money soon.
A latex glove with red fingernail
polish was found at the scene of the
crime.
Maria was seen leaving through the
backdoor of the museum on the night
of February 15th.
Chantelle is the only person who has
keys to all the museum cases.
Using a black light, Tony found a
message where the missing painting
used to hang.
The message said:
“You’ll never catch me.”
Maria often wears red nail polish.
A large white van was seen driving
away from the scene of the crime on
the night of the 15th around 11pm.
Jared and Maria have brown hair.
Joseph often complained that he was
not paid enough by the museum.
Tony found a strand of long blonde
hair on the railing in front of where
the painting was hung.
Chantelle owns a white van.
A strange man was seen lurking
outside of the museum in the early
morning hours of February 16th.
Elisa and James had recently made
several large purchases. They bought
a $400,000 home and a $50,000 car.
Maria borrowed Chantelle's keys on
the morning of February 16th.
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HINT: SOME of the red herrings may be physical evidence clues.
HINT: One of the suspects MIGHT be trying to frame another suspect.
HINT: There should be at least 7 suspects.
HINT: look at the clues that CANNOT be opinion based.
HINT: Motive doesn’t ALWAYS equal guilt.
HINT: Look at the clues – what makes the most LOGICAL sense?
Final Thief Submission
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Members:___________________________
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Date: _______________
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