Who dunnit

[bob1972]

Six men, whose names are Tom Baker, James Anderson, Ben Walker, Bill Smith, Mark Brown, and John Murphy were in an elevator together. Suddenly, the lights went out. When the lights came back on, Tom Baker was found stabbed. Other detectives have questioned the suspects, the witnesses, and people who know the suspects, and collected evidence from the crime scene. They have collected 14 clues, but have not been able to solve the crime. Can you solve it based on these clues?



� No two suspects have the same weight, colour shoes, colour umbrella, colour car, or hair colour.

� The suspect who owns a purple car was wearing tan shoes.

� The suspect who weighs 80 kg owns a green car.

� Ben Walker owns a green car.

� The suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes.

� The suspect who weighs 60 kg pounds was wearing tan shoes.

� Bill Smith was carrying a purple umbrella.

� John Murphy has red hair.

� James Anderson weighs 100 kg.

� The suspect who weighs 90 kg pounds was wearing blue shoes.

� The suspect who was carrying a red umbrella is not the one who was wearing black shoes.

� The murderer owns a black car.

� The suspect who owns a white car is not the one who weighs 70 kg.

� Mark Brown was wearing brown shoes.

� The suspect who weighs 90 kg is not the one who has red hair.

[Fibonacci]

The murderer owns a black car.
The suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes.
The suspect who weighs 90 kg pounds was wearing blue shoes.
So if I read your introduction correctly only the murderer drives a black car wears blue shoes and weighs 90kg.

Mark Brown was wearing brown shoes - not guilty
James Anderson weighs 100 kg. - not guilty
Ben Walker owns a green car. - not guilty
The suspect who weighs 90 kg is not the one who has red hair.
John Murphy has red hair. - not guilty

so the murderer must be Bill Smith

(unless it is a fiendish suicide and Tom Baker stabbed himself!)