Situation puzzles inspired by real events

Matthew keeps reading a bedtime story to his son despite the blackout.

A man is found dead in a filed. Lying next to him is an unopened package.

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

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

Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?

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.

The son of a rich man was kidnapped. The kidnapper wanted the rich man to bring and put the expensive diamond into the call-box located in a city park. Policemen surrounded this park, intending to catch the criminal. The father of the kidnapped child came to the call-box and did everything the kidnapper said to him, but the police could not prevent the cunning criminal from taking the diamond out of the call-box. They didn't grab the villian as well. What did he do?

Every day he puts on green lipstick. But almost no one notices it.

On a beautiful road, there’s a bus stop that is fully operational. However, no public transport stops there. Why?

A company produced knives for peeling potatoes. The manufacturers wanted to increase sales of their products and decided: if the knives disappear more often in homes, then housewives will buy new ones. How did they embody their idea?

In the 1940s, a real football game in Brazil ended with an unusual score of 0.5 - 0. What happened?

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.