In a freezing mountain cabin, a lone man was found frozen solid by the fireplace. The wood was stacked, the matches were ready, and his hands were severely frostbitten. Detective Brooks noted that every window was locked from the inside, yet the chimney flue was closed shut with a heavy iron latch. Who killed him?
Himself
He tried to light a fire with the flue closed, filling the cabin with thick smoke. To breathe, he had to open the windows to let the smoke out, letting the freezing mountain air rush in and freeze him to death before he could shut them again.
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