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Embezzlement (Posted on 2004-10-11)

Hyperlogitech Corp. just discovered that they have two employees embezzling funds. Investigators have narrowed the field down to six suspects.

The suspects are Alice, Bert, Carl, Dave, Emily, and Fiona. In the group there are two Knights, two Knaves and two Liars. (For this puzzle, Knaves alternate truths and lies.)

Each suspect made comments as follows:

Alice: No women are crooks. Emily and Fiona are Liars.

Bert: Alice is a crook, but I am not. One of the women is a Liar.

Carl: Fiona is a crook, but I am not. Dave is a Knight. Fiona is a Knave.

Dave: Emily is a crook, but I am not. Bert is a Liar.

Emily: Alice isn't a Knight. Carl is not a crook.

Fiona: Emily is a Liar. Dave is not a crook.

Who are the embezzlers?

Submitted by Brian Smith

Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Alice: Crook and Liar 1. No women are crooks. Lie- Alice and Fiona are both crooks. 2. Emily and Fiona are Liars. Lie- Emily is a Knight. Bert: Knight 1. Alice is a crook, but I am not. True- Alice is a crook, Bert is not. 2. One of the women is a Liar. True- Alice is a Liar. Carl: Knave 1. Fiona is a crook, but I am not. True- Fiona is a crook, Carl is not. 2. Dave is a Knight. Lie- Dave is a Liar. 3. Fiona is a Knave. True- Fiona is a Knave. Dave: Liar 1. Emily is a crook, but I am not. Lie- Emily is not a crook. 2. Bert is a Liar. Lie- Bert is a Knight. Emily: Knight 1. Alice isn't a Knight. True- Alice is a Liar. 2. Carl is not a crook. True- Carl is not a crook. Fiona: Crook and Knave 1. Emily is a Liar. Lie- Emily is a Knight. 2. Dave is not a crook. True- Dave is not a crook.

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Thoughts	K Sengupta	2023-08-02 22:05:25
Problem	scott	2013-04-15 12:22:12
answer	Franky	2004-10-18 08:42:19
re: Solution + Explanation	nikki	2004-10-11 19:35:50
re: Question for puzzle author	Penny	2004-10-11 19:06:49
re: Question for puzzle author	nikki	2004-10-11 19:06:43
Solution + Explanation	nikki	2004-10-11 19:04:02
Question for puzzle author	Penny	2004-10-11 17:09:50

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