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Our winner, with the
Here is last issue’s brain puzzle: first correct answer is
Mary Richards, who was a wife, mother of four and Ofelia Cabalfin!
grandmother of nine, was shot to death by an angry
relative. THE ANSWER:
The killer’s sister was suspicious of her sibling and From the killer’s sister’s conversation, Bob is Mary’s
confirmed her distrust by talking to three people: her husband, Bill is one of Mary’s children, and Bo is a
grandfather Bob, her cousin Bo, and her uncle (blood grandchild.
relative) Bill. She called the police, and the suspect From clue 1 and 2, Barry was a spouse, and since
was apprehended at the victim’s funeral service. Only Bart, Buck and Bruce were all brothers, they were
the direct descendants and their spouses were present. the set of three kids. Clue 3 is straightforward -
(None of Mary’s grandchildren were married or had Mary’s daughter May is married to Ben and has two
kids, and no two people have the same first name.
kids: Missy and Bernie.
1. Bill was talking with his brother-in-law Barry.
From 4, Robin is a daughter and Bob her
2. Bart, Buck, and Bruce (who were all brothers) were spouse. From 5, Bo and Molly are siblings and
by their grandmother’s casket. grandchildren (since they have a cousin present).
Megan has to be from the last couple. Mo and
3. Mary’s daughter May, who was with her husband Robin could only have been parents to the three
Ben, had their two children: Missy and Bernie. boys (Bart Bruce and Buck), since all other siblings
4. Mo, Bob’s son-in-law, was comforting his wife were a boy and girl.
Robin, and both were keeping an eye on their sons. Clue 6 gives the name of the remaining child,
5. Bo was by himself in a corner grieving, while his Brad, who must be a sibling of Megan. Both have a
sister Molly was talking with their cousin Megan. mother by the name of Myra. It is unknown at this
point if Myra is a spouse or a direct relative.
6. Myra was consoling one of her two children, Brad,
who had been very close to his grandmother. Since clue 7 says that Bob (Mary’s husband) was
with his daughter Maria, Myra becomes a spouse.
7. Bob was with his daughter Maria. Then, by default, Bo and Molly belong to Maria.
Each of the 4 couples has at least 2 kids. So now, knowing that the killer’s sister is
COUSIN to Bo, Bill’s NIECE, and Bob’s
WHO IS THE KILLER? GRANDDAUGHTER, the killer must be BERNIE.
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