Late last night, there was a robbery over on 17th Ave. S.

Very shortly after, ace detective Bill Bonche was on the scene. The residents of the house reported that they saw five people going about during the night of the crime, the first seen at 11:45 and the last at 12:30. They couldn't completely recall all of the suspects' descriptions, but did remember some of the details. For example, one witness noted that she saw a man who was 6'2" tall, but couldn't recall anything else about him or when she saw him.

With the clues the family gave them, you should be able to find out each suspect's height, hair color (including black), mode of transport (one was biking), and what time they came by the crime scene:

1. The man who was 5'11" came by the house before the man who was walking (who wasn't the 5'7" man) and the man who has blonde hair.

2. The man who was roller-skating was 6'2" or shorter. The man who was 6'6" came by the house after 12:05. The red haired man wasn't walking or running. The biker wasn't 5'7".

3. The brown haired man came directly after the 6'9" man, who came directly after the man who was skateboarding, who came some time after the gray-haired man.

4. The man who was running came at 12:05. The 6'6" man had blonde hair.

5. The man who came at 12:15 was either 5'11" or 6'2". The gray haired man was taller than the man that came at 11:55.

11:45 - Gray - 6'2" - Bike
11:55 - Red - 5'7" - Skateboard
12:05 - Black - 6'9" - Running
12:!5 - Brown - 5'11" - Roller-skates
12:30 - Blonde - 6'6" - Walking

SUSPECT 1
? Time: 11:45
? Hair: Red, Brown, Gray, Black, Blonde
(3) The man with brown hair came directly after the 6’9” man. Since the brown haired man came after someone, he cannot be the earliest time.
* Blonde hair established for Suspect 5.
(3) The skateboarder came sometime after the gray haired man. Skateboarder established for Suspect 2.
? Height: 5’7” 5’11” 6’2” 6’6” 6’9”
(1) the man who was 5’11” came by the house before the man who was walking. Suspect 2 has been established on skateboard.
* 6’6” has been eliminated by Suspect 5
(3) The 6’9” man came directly after the man who was skateboarding. Therefore, the 6’9” man cannot be the earliest – he came after someone.
(5) The gray haired man (Suspect 1) is taller than the man who came at 11:55. 11:55 leaves only 5’7” and 6’2”. 6’2” must be taller than 5’7”.
? Transport: Walk, Bike, Run, Roller-skate, Skateboard
(1) The man who was 5’11” came by the house before the man who was walking: therefore, the man who was walking cannot be the earliest time – someone came before him.
(4) The man who was running came at 12:05. The time here is 11:45.
* Rollerskating established for Suspect 4.
* Skateboard established for Suspect 2.
* Biking is the only option.

SUSPECT 2
? Time: 11:55
? Hair: Red, Brown, Gray, Black, Blonde
* Brown hair established for Suspect 4.
* Gray hair established for Suspect 1.
* Blonde hair established for Suspect 5.
* Black hair established for Suspect 3.
* Red hair is the only remaining option.
? Height: 5’7” 5’11” 6’2” 6’6” 6’9”
(5) The gray haired man (Suspect 1) is taller than the man who came at 11:55. 11:55 leaves only 5’7” and 6’2”. 6’2” must be taller than 5’7”.
(1) The man who was 5’11” came by the house before the man who was walking. Suspect 3 has been established as running.
* 6’6” has been eliminated by Suspect 5
(5) The gray haired man was taller than the man who came at 11:55. 6’9” is the tallest, and is therefore eliminated from 11:55 since someone is taller than him.
? Transport: Walk, Bike, Run, Roller-skate, Skateboard
(2) The man who was 6’9” came directly after the man who was skateboarding. 6’9” has been established for Suspect 3.
(4) The man who was running came at 12:05. The time here is 11:55.

? SUSPECT 3
? Time: 12:05
? Hair: Red, Brown, Gray, Black, Blonde
(2) The red haired man wasn’t walking or running. This suspect is running.
* Brown hair established for Suspect 4.
* Blonde hair established for Suspect 5.
* Gray hair established for Suspect 1.
* Black is the only remaining option.
? Height: 5’7” 5’11” 6’2” 6’6” 6’9”
* 6’6” has been eliminated by Suspect 5
* 6’9” has been eliminated for every other suspect.
? Transport: Walk, Bike, Run, Rollerskate, Skateboard
(4) The man who was running came at 12:05

SUSPECT 4
? Time: 12:15
? Hair: Red, Brown, Gray, Black, Blonde
(3) The brown haired man came directly after the 6’9” man
(3) The brown haired man came sometime after the gray haired man. Suspect 5 has been established as blonde, therefore gray does not supercede brown.
* Blonde hair established for Suspect 5.
? Height: 5’7” 5’11” 6’2” 6’6” 6’9”
(5) The man who came at 12:15 was either 5’11” or 6’2”
* 6’2” established for Suspect 1.
? Transport: Walk, Bike, Run, Roller-skate, Skateboard
(4) The man who was running came at 12:05. The time here is 12:15.
* Skateboard established for Suspect 2.
* Walking established for Suspect 5.
* Roller-skating is the only option.

SUSPECT 5
? Time: 12:30
? Hair: Red, Brown, Gray, Black, Blonde
(4) The 6’6” man had blonde hair – established 6’6” under height.
? Height: 5’7” 5’11” 6’2” 6’6” 6’9”
(1) The man who was 5’11” came by the house before the man who was walking: therefore, the man who was 5’11” cannot be the latest time – he came before someone.
(2) The man who was 6’6” came by the house after 12:05. 6’6” has been eliminated at 12:15, which leaves 12:30.
? Transport: Walk, Bike, Run, Roller-skate, Skateboard
(1) The man who was 5’11” (Suspect 4 established) came before the man who was walking.
(3) The man who was running came at 12:05. The time here is 12:30.
* Skateboard established for Suspect 2.
(2) The man who was rollerskating was 6’2” or shorter. This man is 6’6”.

Posted by jmnw on 2004-11-12 23:16:46