A man is found dead in his home on a hot July afternoon. He is wearing a winter parka, ski goggles, and thick woolen mittens. The front door is bolted from the inside. The detective smells gas leaking from the kitchen stove and immediately realizes it was murder, not suicide. How did the detective know?
The gas leak
If someone intended to commit suicide by gas poisoning, they would not dress in extreme winter gear to protect themselves from the cold or elements inside a hot July house; the gear was forced onto him by an assailant.
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