Clue Mystery Puzzle

1. Clue Mystery Puzzle A Ghostly Murder

2. Clue Mystery Puzzle • Characters: • Dr. Black (The Dead Body) • Miss Scarlet • Colonel Mustard • Miss White • Reverend Green • Mrs. Peacock • Professor Plum • Mr. Taupe the family solicitor (lawyer) • Hogarth (the butler)

3. Dr. Black’s death • Dr. Black was found dead by hanging • Dangling between the first and second floors of his mansion • His servant, Hogarth found him • He normally slept on the balcony with a book • He died the night of a party in which all of his friends were there. • He knew he would be murdered. He made a video to tell his friends. • He said he saw murder in his friends eyes. • He doesn’t name his killer, in case he was accidently wrong. • Link to ASL

4. The Will • Five of Mr. Black’s 6 friends will receive money from his estate upon his death. • The murderer will not receive money • The 6 guests MUST stay in the house until they solve the murder or • NO ONE will get any money. • This is called “disinherited” • Link to ASL

5. How to solve the murder • Somewhere in the house is a hidden box • The guests must find the box • Inside the box is a clue • The clue will point to the killer! • The puzzle IS a picture of the inside of this box. • ASL Link

6. Miss White • She works for Mr. Black as a housekeeper • All of her friends mistakenly thought she used to be married to Mr. Black • She was NOT married to Mr. Black • Her friends laughed at their mistake • Professor Plum was late, he didn’t find out his mistake. • Mrs. White has been stealing from Mr. Black • Mrs. White gave a Vase to her sister which she stole.

7. Colonel Mustard • Colonel Mustard sold forgeries of paintings to Dr. Black • This means he cheated his friend out of money.

8. Miss Scarlet • Miss Scarlet is a computer genius. • She helped her friend put his financial accounts online. • His important financial accounts started to disappear. • She said she didn’t know why. • She lied. • She was stealing from him.

9. Mrs. Peacock • Mrs. Peacock is Mr. Black’s neighbor. • She drew a fake 200 year old map. • This map showed Mr. Blacks swimming pool and tennis courts on HER property. • This was not true. • But she forced Mr. Black to “buy” it from her to keep his pool and tennis courts. • This is also stealing.

10. Reverend Green • Reverend Green wrote a book called Sermons from a Country Parson. • It was a best seller and made a lot of money. • Reverend Green stole the sermons from Mr. Black’s father’s journals. • He did not give Mr. Black’s father credit for authorship. • This is called plagiarism. • It is also called stealing.

11. Professor Plum • Professor Plum lost money in a business deal with Mr. Black • He started a Roulette-A-Meal diet program • Everyone who gave him money for this program lost their money • Professor Plum also skimmed 22% off the top. • This means he stole money from his friends, • Including Mr. Black.

12. Hogarth • A loyal servant • He did NOT kill Mr. Black • He did notice Mr. Black’s sleeping pills were low the night before he died • He suspects someone put them in Mr. Black’s wineto make him tired.

13. The Search for the Box • All of the friends searched all night but no luck. • They went to bed. • Professor Plum says he saw the ghost of Mr. Black in the hallway carrying a candle. • Miss Scarlet sais she saw Mr. Black’s ghost in the kitchen. • Everyone was scared that he came back to haunt them. • Hogart found the box in the attic the next day. • ASL Link

14. And the Murderer is… • Use the magnifying glass to read the answer in the back of the clue story book. • Hint: The killer stole the box, removed the REAL Clue and put in a fake clue. • ASL Link

15. More Hints if you are stuck • Hint: Did you see a wedding ring in the box? • Hint: But Mrs. White Never married Mr. Black • Hint: Who didn’t know that?