Mr. Randolph's body was discovered in his
bedroom by Tommy Jones. The teen called 911 on his cell phone and waited for
the police to arrive. While the forensic team gathered evidence from the crime
scene, Detective Brown interviewed Tommy.
"Did
you see anyone leaving the house?" Detective Brown asked.
"No,"
Tommy said.
"What
were you doing out this late?"
"Walking
home from the game."
"But
this is two blocks beyond your house from the school."
Tommy
nodded. "Mr. Randolph is a big football fan. I always come by after the
game to let him know which team won and to give him a report on the
play-by-play action. At first I thought it was too late. But then I noticed his
bedroom light on and decided to peek through his window to see if he was still
awake."
"Go
on."
"At
first I didn't see anything because the window was covered in frost. So I wiped
it off. That's when I saw him on the floor by his bed."
"What
did you do next?"
"He's
old and might have had a heart attack or something and needed medical
attention. I had to get inside to help him."
"Why
didn't you call the police immediately"
Tommy
shrugged. "I don't know. All I thought about was getting inside. I tried
the backdoor. It was locked. So I kicked it in. When I found him, I realized it
wasn't a heart attack. He'd been shot and it was too late. That's when I called
911."
Detective
Brown closed his notebook, shoved it into a pocket and unclipped a set of
handcuffs. "Tommy Jones, you're under arrest for the murder of Mr.
Randolph. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law."
How did Detective Brown know Tommy
was lying?
Scroll down for the answer.
Frost forms on the inside of a
window, not the outside. Tommy could not have wiped it off from the outside to
see Mr. Randolph's body.
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