A man is found dead in his apartment on a Tuesday morning. The investigator looks around and finds Tuesday's newspaper, Monday's newspaper, Sunday's newspaper, and three empty milk cartons. The investigator instantly knows it was a targeted murder, not a natural death. What tipped off the investigator?
The milkman knew the victim was dead
Uncollected newspapers accumulated for days, but the milk cartons were gone, meaning someone was actively delivering milk to a dead man without reporting it, or the milk was being taken inside.
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