The "Black Stories" crime riddles thread

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?


* Yes and no.

[Kumpel]

Has he been murdered?
Did the killer know the father?

[dayowlron]

Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot or would any bird give the same results?

[CaptainD]

Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Has he been murdered?*
Did the killer know the father?
would any bird give the same results?


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?
Has he been murdered?*
Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot?
Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?


* Yes and no.

The answer to one of these questions is not as simple as it appears.

[CaptainD]

Was schizophrenia involved?
Was Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) involved?
Was dementia involved?

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Has he been murdered?*
Did the killer know the father?
would any bird give the same results?


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?
Has he been murdered?*
Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot?
Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?
Was schizophrenia involved?
Was Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) involved?
Was dementia involved?


* Yes and no.

[Cassiebsg]

-was it the father that took the bird cage outside?
Was poison used?

[dayowlron]

was the killer a human?
is the father human?
is the killer an animal?

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Has he been murdered?*
Did the killer know the father?
would any bird give the same results?
was it the father that took the bird cage outside?
was the killer a human?
is the father human?


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?
Has he been murdered?*
Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot?
Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?
Was schizophrenia involved?
Was Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) involved?
Was dementia involved? (Not dementia specifically, but an elderly man could become easily confused)
Was poison used?
is the killer an animal?


* Yes and no.

I've added a note to one of the previous questions, just to clarify a point. It felt a bit unfair to throw it in the 'no' pile with no explanation.

[CaptainD]

Was the killer male?
Was the killer female?

[dayowlron]

Would the killer face criminal charges?
Was there any damage done to the home?
Did the murder take place during the day?

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Has he been murdered?*
Did the killer know the father?
would any bird give the same results?
was it the father that took the bird cage outside?
was the killer a human?
is the father human?
Was the killer male?
Was the killer female?
Would the killer face criminal charges? (I don't know for certain, actually, but I'm fairly sure they would.)


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?
Has he been murdered?*
Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot?
Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?
Was schizophrenia involved?
Was Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) involved?
Was dementia involved? (Not dementia specifically, but an elderly man could become easily confused)
Was poison used?
is the killer an animal?
Was there any damage done to the home?
Did the murder take place during the day?


* Yes and no.

You're missing an element which is making it difficult for me decide how to answer some of these questions.

[Adeel]

Is the parrot actually a natural bird, and not some sort of robot?

[Mandle]

Did the man die from exposure from being outside?
Did the man think he was inside his house?
Did the "killer" do something to trick the man into thinking he was inside?

[CaptainD]

Is more than one person responsible for the death?

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Has he been murdered?*
Did the killer know the father?
would any bird give the same results?
was it the father that took the bird cage outside?
was the killer a human?
is the father human?
Was the killer male?
Was the killer female?
Would the killer face criminal charges? (I don't know for certain, actually, but I'm fairly sure they would.)
Is the parrot actually a natural bird, and not some sort of robot?
Is more than one person responsible for the death?


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?
Has he been murdered?*
Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot?
Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?
Was schizophrenia involved?
Was Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) involved?
Was dementia involved? (Not dementia specifically, but an elderly man could become easily confused)
Was poison used?
is the killer an animal?
Was there any damage done to the home?
Did the murder take place during the day?
Did the man die from exposure from being outside?
Did the man think he was inside his house?
Did the "killer" do something to trick the man into thinking he was inside? (But stick with this thought...)


* Yes and no.

[CaptainD]

Did the killer(s) trick the man into believing that staying inside was unsafe?
Did the killers go with the intention of committing murder?
Was this a robbery gone wrong?

[Cassiebsg]

did the killers tricked the father into leaving the house with the bird?
Was there a fake gas leak involved?

[Riaise]

Case #36

A woman comes home one night to find her elderly father laying dead outside their home. Beside him is his beloved pet parrot, still in it's cage. What happened and why?


Yes
is the bird alive?
Did the father die outside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Has he been murdered?*
Did the killer know the father?
would any bird give the same results?
was it the father that took the bird cage outside?
was the killer a human?
is the father human?
Was the killer male?
Was the killer female?
Would the killer face criminal charges? (I don't know for certain, actually, but I'm fairly sure they would.)
Is the parrot actually a natural bird, and not some sort of robot?
Is more than one person responsible for the death?
Did the killer(s) trick the man into believing that staying inside was unsafe?
Did the killers go with the intention of committing murder? (Kind of. It's difficult to answer this one directly.)
did the killers tricked the father into leaving the house with the bird?


No
Is the parrot relevant to the case? (It is relevant in that it may help to work out what happened, but is not actually a part of the case itself)
Did he die of natural causes?
Was he in for an accident?
Did the parrot do it?
Were burglars in the house?
Did the parrot say something that made the father go outside while carrying the bird with him?
Did the bird repeat something it had heard when the man died? (Theoretically this could have happened afterwards, but it's not part of the case as it is)
Did the bird repeat the killer's name?
Did the bird repeat something that was incriminating to the killer?
Did they die of carbon monoxide?
Did the father die inside?
Was another person responsible for his death?*
Did the parrot speak (or make some other noise) that caused the man's death?
Did he die of a heart attack?
Did the parrot say something that caused another person to react in some way?
Did someone hear something the parrot said and take it the wrong way?
Was a neighbor involved?
Has he been murdered?*
Had the house been set on fire?
Did he die from smoke inhalation by rescuing the pet parrot?
Is it relevant that the bird was a parrot?
Did he die outside because of the cold?
Did he die outside because of some poison / pollutant in the air?
Was schizophrenia involved?
Was Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) involved?
Was dementia involved? (Not dementia specifically, but an elderly man could become easily confused)
Was poison used?
is the killer an animal?
Was there any damage done to the home?
Did the murder take place during the day?
Did the man die from exposure from being outside?
Did the man think he was inside his house?
Did the "killer" do something to trick the man into thinking he was inside? (But stick with this thought...)
Was this a robbery gone wrong?
Was there a fake gas leak involved?


* Yes and no.