A wealthy merchant was found slumped over his mahogany desk, a silver dagger driven into his back. On the desk lay an inkwell, a blotter, and a freshly written suicide note. The detective walked in, glanced at the note, and declared it a homicide without even checking for fingerprints. The note read: 'I can bear this financial ruin no longer. I take my own life today, Tuesday, October 14th.' What gave it away?
The date/day mismatch
October 14th of that year was actually a Thursday, not a Tuesday. A victim writing their own suicide note would know the correct day of the week.
About this riddle
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