Ok, I think I'm up and running.  It's been a long time since I learned about blogging I hope this works out.

Thanks to everyone who attended my SAGE presentation "Murder in the Library" on Friday. I really enjoyed your enthusiasm and your feedback.  I am doing this blog to help all of us collaborate on future endeavors by all of us. 

Now I'm trying to figure out a way I can use actual fingerprints, blood samples, etc in a new murder in the library.  I want to collaborate with my Science teachers in this endeavor as well.

I'm currently looking at having clues in books.  I'm thinking of having the clue cards as fingerprints etc.  I'm trying to figure out a way we can start with say 6 clues and eliminate a suspect with each clue until there is only 1 left.

i.e.   start with 6 people, 5 of 6 people could have motive without a good alibi,

5 blood samples perhaps all blood type A except 1.  The blood sample left at the scene was type A so that would eliminate 1 of the suspects.  

With 4 people left we could use a piece of fibre from say bluejeans and all but 1 could be wearing blue jeans. 

Down to 3 now, we could use footprints , one of the four could be female (or male) and that would eliminate them as the footprint at the scene could be the opposite. 

Now 2, let's say they are twins so only the fingerprint will determine the final elimination leaving our murderere.

How's that.  Now we have to figure out clues......

thanks for your help in getting this started.  This is only phase 1 it could be totally different by the time I am finished with it.

By the way, we can start thinking about the "Mysteries of History" clue game as well.