Murder Mystery Sudoku

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Case #4 Sunday, 4 October 2026
Tricky · 30 clues
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CASE FILE

Murder on Set. Critic Dorothy Kane was found dead on Stage 4 in Hollywood the night before the final shoot, at 11:30 pm. Six people had a motive and the chance. The sudoku holds the truth: solve it, read the three marked cells, and name the killer.

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Suspects

  • 1Director Vincent
  • 2Leading Lady Scarlett
  • 3Stuntman Jake
  • 4Makeup Artist Lena
  • 5Financier Morris
  • 6Screenwriter Owen

Weapons

  • 1Prop sword
  • 2Falling spotlight
  • 3Spiked coffee
  • 4Microphone cable
  • 5Sandbag
  • 6Award statuette

Locations

  • 1Sound stage
  • 2Makeup trailer
  • 3Editing suite
  • 4Studio rooftop
  • 5Prop warehouse
  • 6Green room
  1. SThe suspect is the number in row 6, column 7.
  2. WThe weapon is the number in row 1, column 4.
  3. LThe location is the number in row 8, column 9.
To check your answer
  1. The three numbers are all different.
  2. The weapon number is smaller than the suspect number.
  3. The location number is even.

Who did it?

You have 3 accusations. Make them count.

1. Solve the sudoku

Fill every row, column and 3×3 box with the numbers 1 to 9. Tap a cell, then a number. Turn on Notes to pencil in possibilities.

2. Read the evidence

The three red cells marked S, W and L hold the numbers of the suspect, the weapon and the location.

3. Name the killer

Make your accusation. You get three tries. A new case opens every day at midnight, New York time.

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Case file No. 004
Confidential Murder Mystery Sudoku Sunday, 4 October 2026 Tricky ■■■□

Murder on Set

Victim
Critic Dorothy Kane
Scene
On Stage 4 in Hollywood the night before the final shoot
Time of death
11:30 pm
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The evidence

  • SThe suspect is the number in row 6, column 7.
  • WThe weapon is the number in row 1, column 4.
  • LThe location is the number in row 8, column 9.

Corroborating facts

  • The three numbers are all different.
  • The weapon number is smaller than the suspect number.
  • The location number is even.

The accusation

Case
closed

Killer

Weapon

Location

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