In a dimly lit study, Professor Higgins was found slumped over his typewriter. The final typed sentence read: 'THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG.' Detective Hayes immediately realized this was not a suicide note, nor a random typing test, but a hidden message from the dying professor. How did Hayes know?
The sentence uses every letter of the alphabet, hiding a specific cipher or acrostic.
A pangram like this contains every letter of the alphabet, which the professor used to encode the killer's initials in capitalized or accented keystrokes.
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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