Detective Vance was given a case where a man claimed he was robbed by a masked giant who was ten feet tall. Vance looked at the crime scene, sighed, and charged the man with filing a false police report. What did Vance see?
Footprints or a broken window at a normal height
The ransacked items and broken window latch were positioned at standard human height, and the footprints outside matched normal dimensions, proving no ten-foot giant existed.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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