Murder/InvestigateSolve real murder cases
5 real cases · all closed by police

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Pick a file. Each one is a real murder, solved by real detectives. The easier ones are a good place to start.

CASE 001
39 Hilldrop Cres. — July

The Cellar at Hilldrop Crescent

A music-hall singer vanishes. Her husband says she went to America.

London, England · 1910Medium
14 clues · about 40 minNot started
CASE 002
Bismarck Rd, Highgate

Three Baths

Three brides, three towns, three accidental drownings.

England · 1912–14Hard
13 clues · about 45 minNot started
CASE 003
Moat Farm, Clavering

The Moat Farm

A rich woman goes for a drive and never returns. Her cheques keep being cashed for four years.

Essex, England · 1899–1903Medium
11 clues · about 35 minNot started
CASE 004
the bridge at the Linn

Gardenholme Linn

Remains found in a Scottish ravine. An old newspaper leads police 100 miles south.

Moffat & Lancaster · 1935Very hard
14 clues · about 55 minNot started
CASE 005
Ten Pound Lane, Enderby

The First Blood Test

Two murders in two villages, solved by a brand-new science.

Leicestershire, England · 1983–87Hard
10 clues · about 40 minNot started