A woman reported her diamond necklace stolen from her bedside table while she slept. The window was locked, the door was bolted from the inside, and her dog slept beside the bed without barking. The detective arrested her husband. Why?
The insurance fraud or false report
With a locked room, no forced entry, and a silent dog, an outside thief is mathematically impossible, pointing to someone inside the room like the husband or the woman herself staging a theft.
About this riddle
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