Monday, January 5, 2009

Riddle #38: The murderer

A woman was found guilty of murdering her sister's husband. The judge stated, "This is the strangest case I've ever had. The woman is guilty of murder, yet I cannot give her the death sentence, and I cannot even put her in jail. The only punishment I can give is a fine." Why?

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7 comments:

  1. Ancient Greek PhilosopherJanuary 5, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    Was she deprived of food, or any
    other necessities?

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  2. Marcia CJanuary 5, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    No, she wasn't.

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  3. Gary ThompsonJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    She was a Siamese twin.

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  4. Marcia CJanuary 5, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    Yes, Gary, you are correct. The murderer was a Siamese twin. She could not receive the death sentence, because her sister would die too. She could not go to jail because her sister would have to go to jail too. Good job!

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  5. Ancient Greek PhilosopherJanuary 6, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    I'm afraid I don't understand this
    one.

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  6. Marcia CJanuary 6, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    Saimese twins are conjoined twins -- twins that are physically joined together and cannot be separated. Thus, if one dies, the other one dies. If one goes to jail, the other one goes to jail.

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  7. Ancient Greek PhilosopherJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    Okay, I see now. I didn't know that.

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