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Sunday Mystery Puzzle 1: Missing Van Gogh
The Scene:
A priceless Van Gogh painting has gone missing from a Parisian gallery. The painting was last seen in the North Room of the gallery. Three suspects are under investigation.
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Alice – The gallery curator.
Ben – A wealthy art collector who is known to have tried to buy the painting months ago.
Jack – The gallery security guard.
Statements:
Alice: “I was cataloging new exhibits in the Storage Room. I didn’t enter the North Room at all.”
Ben: “I was at a dinner across town. I only left for ten minutes to take a phone call.”
Jack: “I was checking the surveillance cameras the whole time. I didn’t leave the Security Room.”
Clues:
1. The painting in the North Room was stolen sometime between 8 PM and 10 PM.
2. Jack was indeed watching the cameras, but the cameras are blind to one hallway, which leads directly to the North Room.
3. The key fob entry to the Storage Room was recorded at 7:30 PM.
4. The Security Room is located between the North Room and the Storage Room.
5. The painting frame has fingerprints, but they match neither the curator nor the security.
6. The dinner that Ben claimed to be at has been verified by multiple witnesses, except for the mysterious ten-minute phone call window.
Map
[Storage Room] --- hallway --- [Security Room] --- hallway (with blind spot) --- [North Room]
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