A wealthy banker was shot in his private study. His calendar was turned to Sunday, December 25th. The coroner established he died on a Tuesday in June. Why was the calendar set to December?
The killer or victim forgot to update it, or it was staged
It was deliberately staged or neglected to mislead investigators about the timeline.
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