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Killer and Victim (Posted on 2012-08-26) Difficulty: 3 of 5
The sisters of Aaron Green were Betty and Clara; the name of Aaron's girlfriend was Flora Brown and, Duane and Edwin were Flora’s brothers. Their occupations were as follows:
  • Aaron was a doctor.
  • Betty was a doctor.
  • Clara was a lawyer.
  • Duane was a doctor.
  • Edwin was a lawyer.
  • Flora was a lawyer.
One of the six killed one of the other five. Here are some clues to the murder.
  1. If the killer and the victim were related, the killer was a man.
  2. If the killer and the victim were not related, the killer was a doctor.
  3. If the killer and the victim had the same occupation, the victim was a man.
  4. If the killer and the victim had different occupations, the victim was a woman.
  5. If the killer and the victim were of the same sex, the killer was a lawyer.
  6. If the killer and victim were different sexes, the victim was a doctor.
Who was the killer? Who was the victim?

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 4.6667 (3 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
Betty was the killer. The victim was Duane.

For an explanation, refer to the respective solutions posted by Caleb and Charlie in the comments.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionSolution (using Excel)hoodat2012-12-19 00:33:59
SolutionAnswerMath Man2012-09-01 15:11:54
You don't have to be a victimOra2012-08-30 18:05:43
SolutionMore complete solutionCaleb2012-08-26 17:26:07
Solutioncomputer solutionCharlie2012-08-26 15:42:50
SolutionBrief solutionCaleb2012-08-26 15:16:33
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