Detective Riddles / Situation Puzzles

A mother-in-law disliked her son-in-law so much that she wanted to poison him. But the son-in-law was careful and always ate only what his mother-in-law ate. Over dinner one night, the mother-in-law cut a piece of meat in half, ate one half herself, and gave the other to her son-in-law. After that he died. How did she manage to do it?

A car driver causes an accident when he crashes into a bike, as he was making an unexpected turn at a crossroad. When the policemen arrive, another man gets arrested. The one who was driving is carried home.

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.

A woman is at home, sad, and watching the street through her window. Soon after she jumps out of it. Just in that precise moment, she hears the telephone ringing and regrets jumping.

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

Eugene was watching his relatives and friends being killed, but he couldn’t wipe the smile off his face.

If the wind hadn't blown so strongly that night, Angela would still be alive.

When Liz was about to find out who killed Mario, she fell asleep. When she woke up she realized that she could no longer find it out.

A woman goes to the library, takes a book and cries out.

The Venezuelan police made a few attempts to arrest a well-known bandit. They knew where he lived. From time to time they got the arrest warrant and approached his house. When they entered the house, he locked in the bedroom. The police had nothing to do but to leave empty-handed.

A man who was expecting to die in a few days dies sooner than he thought.

A man kills his brother in front of a crowd of people. However, no one reports him.