A famous baker was found dead in his kitchen, surrounded by bags of flour, sugar, and cocoa. A suicide note was pinned to his apron. Detective Ross read the note, shook his head, and arrested the delivery driver for homicide. What proved it wasn't suicide?
The delivery driver
The suicide note was written neatly in ink, but the baker's hands and fingers were completely caked in thick, sticky baking dough from a batch he was kneading right before death. It would have been impossible for him to hold a pen without ruining the paper with dough.
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