Detective Riddles / Situation Puzzles

Helen never thought that her decision to travel by plane would save her life.

A woman buys a new pair of red high heels. Hours later, she dies.

Jack and Judy were lying on the floor dead. There was a puddle of water and broken glass on the floor. How did they die?

A hunter aimed his gun carefully and fired. Seconds later, he realized his mistake. Minutes later, he was dead.

A man went into a party and drank some of the punch. He then left early. Everyone at the party who drunk the punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?

Anthony couldn't have imagine his cold would be the cause of his death.

After George tries to hug a person, he dies by drowning.

A little girl was warned by her parents never to open the cellar door. If she did, she would see things that they did not want her to see. One day, while her parents were out, they accidentally left the cellar door unlocked. The girl opened the cellar door. What did she see?

A man woke up at night feeling thirsty. Then he turned off the light everywhere and went to bed again. In the morning he woke up, looked out of the window and yelled. Soon after he committed suicide.

Francis dies of a heart attack at work. His colleagues are there when it happens. However, they do not call for help until Francis dies.

A married couple was speeding into town when their sedan ran out of gas. The man went for help after making sure his wife closed the windows and locked the doors of the car. Upon his return, he found his wife dead and a stranger in the car. The windows were still closed, the doors were still locked, and no damage was done to the car.

A salesman tries too hard to get a sale and as a result ends up dying.