Murder Mystery- English Honors by Janine New https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt Answer the WS questions below. Make sure to use evidence to support your argument. en-us 2019-03-27 17:59:48 UTC 2019-04-02 17:02:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Lacie Costello - Charlotte Kim https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346105778 Part 1:
1. I believe that Star is innocent. She had multiple people with her at all times and didn't know Roger at all. She wasn't near the fountain at any point in time. In my mind, I believe that Star couldn't have killed Roger.
2. Sarah is also innocent. She had a crush on Roger, and was waiting for him in the rose display. Why would Sarah kill her crush? Sarah was waiting for Roger to ask her to prom, there's no possible way she killed him.
Part 2:
Personally, I believe Kirk was the red herring. Many people had rumors about him wanting to get back at Roger for "accidentally" falling into Kiara's lap or hitting on her. When talking to Kirk, you see that he cared more about how Kiara saw him rather than getting back at Roger. He was set up to seem like he'd kill Roger.

The guilty person is Melissa. She knew Roger the best, being his cousin. Melissa only cared about the scholarship money she'd have to split with Roger. If she killed Roger then she would get all of the money for herself. Melissa is truly the only one who had a solid vendetta against Roger.]]> 2019-03-28 12:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346105778 Tori Fritz- Melissa Hart 21fritvi https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346114963 Part 1:
I think Molly is innocent because they were not friends and didn’t talk. She was also with Lenny and Shawn in the cafe. 

I also think that Denise is innocent because she also did not know Roger and she was with Star and Carli. 

Part 2:
I think the red herrig is Kirk because he is a hot head. He was dating Kiara and got mad about her and Roger getting so close. He was also always jealous of Roger. Kirk was in the cafe with other people so he couldn't have done it.He was there to through people off and thinking he did it.  

How I through everyone off... I kept saying how Roger was my family and why would I kill him? He is a part of my family. I also said how my grandma was sick and wouldn't argue about splitting the money. 

When someone said it was me... I blended in well and said who I thought did it and try to avoid the questions that would fully give me away. That got them off my case a little more and got them to really rethink the whole case. 

]]> 2019-03-28 13:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346114963 Jessica Bowerman- Carli Cobbs https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346115204 Part 1:
1. Starr
I know Starr is innocent because she was with me practicing Romeo and Juliet with Denise and I on the picnic tables. She had to witnesses to her alibi and she had no part in any of Rodger's life due to theater and had no knowledge of him. According to her general information she had no motivation to kill him either.
2. Molly
I know Molly is innocent because she was in the cafeteria with Charlotte, Lenny, Dennis, Shawn, meaning her alibi lined up and she had eye witnesses to back her up. Rodger and her were slightly friends and had no conflicts with each other that would influence a murder. 
Part 2:
The red herring: Kirk being jealous of Rodger flirting with Kiarah, his girlfriend. 
It seemed important because if he was anxious of Rodger taking his girl, it would be a strong motive for a murder. It was not a clue because he was in the cafeteria with other classmates to confirm his position. With his hot head, it would lead people towards him to think of him as the one to kill for his girl friend, but this was a decoy. 
Part 3: 
The guilty person is Melissa.
Her motivation is the college tuition that her grandmother is splitting between her cousin, Rodger, and herself. She believes she should get all the scholarship because she worked harder in school. Her alibi was that she was outside the bathroom waiting for Jeff and then left because he was taking to long in the bathroom. However, when she left the bathroom, nobody was there to account were she went directly. Ralph saw ran into her momentarily and supposedly she had a "weird face." Melissa also kept talking about her grandmother sickness avoiding some questions asked. While her grandmother was being selfless, Melissa was selfish and wanted all the money for herself and had to do whatever she needed to get her way.


]]> 2019-03-28 13:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346115204 Aubrey Johnson - Star Slyne 21johnau https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346115997 1. Denise was inocent because she was in the maze clearing with me and Carli.
2. Carli was also innocent because she was in the maze clearing with me and Denise.

Red Herring: Kirk had to be the red herring. He was constantly angry and jealous of Roger, but he was in the cafe with other people so he couldn't have been the murderer. 

The murderer is Melissa. She had the motive of her grandmother's tuition money being split between her and Roger. She was alone in the maze for most of the time and Ralph saw her looking startled, hinting at the fact that she was the one to kill Roger. Her alibi was being related to Roger and waiting for Jeff in the bathroom, but when Jeff left he didn't see her there. Melissa was the only one with a good enough motive to actually kill Roger.]]> 2019-03-28 13:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346115997 Malayna Gahris- Molly Heck https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346181433 1.  Star was innocent because she had Denise and Carli to prove that she was in a clearing of the maze rehearsing Romeo and Juliet.
2.  Shawn was innocent because he was with my character in the cafe.

The red herring:  Kirk, he was hot headed and had a beef with Roger, but he was back in the cafe and had witnesses to prove it, so we know he was innocent.

The guilty person is Melissa. Her motive was that her grandmother was sick, and going to split tuition money between her and Roger. Melissa was jealous because she had to split the money, so she killed Roger to have it all for herself. She was Roger's cousin, and used the fact that his death would shock her grandmother, and possibly give her a heart attack. She also said that she was waiting for Jeff to get out of the bathroom, but he was taking too long, and she started to wander around the exhibition hall alone. Melissa was the only one with a valid motive to kill Roger.]]> 2019-03-28 15:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346181433 Douglas Falter - Kirk Mann https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346191968 Innocent #1: Dennis
     Dennis was best friends with Roger; it is obvious that Dennis wouldn't do an atrocity towards his best friend, Roger
Innocent #2: Jeff
     Jeff was in the bathroom, doing his business. He also doesn't know Roger and has no motivation to kill him. 
Red Herring: Kirk 
     Kirk is a hothead and has difficulties controlling his anger. This made him seem like he would be the one to kill Roger for hitting on his girlfriend, Kiara. Although Kirk gets very mad very fast, he'd never hurt anyone. 
Guilty: Melissa
     There was interior motivation with Melissa. She was angry that her Grandma was splitting tuition between her and her cousin, Roger. Melissa wanted all of the tuition to pay for her college. Somehow, this motivation was enough to get her to kill her own cousin. Melissa played out the murder by insisting that Jeff uses the bathroom, in order to distract Jeff from what she was going to do. Melissa said that she waited for Jeff in the maze, but Jeff wasn't near the maze. This sets off an alarm, telling us that Melissa killed Roger in the center of the maze, while she left Jeff in the bathroom. ]]> 2019-03-28 15:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346191968 Dustin Guhn- Lenny Long` https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346194181 1) Myself, Lenny Long, is innocent. I was studying with Kiara. Then I was in the Cafe with Charlotte.
2)Charlotte was also innocent as she was in the Cafe the whole. First with Molly and Dennis. Then later Lenny Long
Part II
The Red Herring for me was Kirk. He had previous beef with Rodger because Rodger fell asleep on Kiara's lap. He was also stated as the extremely jealous type. 
This was not a clue though because he was waiting and seen waiting for Kiara at the museum. 
Part III
The guilty person is Melissa. She had previously had to split the tuition money Rodger and her ware given by their grandma. She knew that if she took him out that she would get all that money, which she thought she deserved as she tried harder in school, so she murdered him. Her terrible and quickly thought out alibi was that she was waiting for Jeff outside of the bathroom. However, that alibi proved to be false. When Jeff exited the bathroom Melissa was gone. Melissa is Rodger's murderer. 

]]> 2019-03-28 15:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346194181 Katrina Kagy- Carli Cobbs https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346200947 1.) Star is innocent because she was with Denise and I rehearsing for the play when Roger was killed.
2.) Denise is also innocent she was with Star and I rehearsing for the play when the murder occurred.
A red herring was Kirk being mad at Roger for flirting with Kiara. At first it sounded like he might have been the killer, but then Kirk said that Kiara doesn't like violence so if he did fight Roger she would break up with him which is the opposite of what he wants to happen. 
The guilty person is Melissa. Her and Roger never got along very well, and Roger came to town to help take care of their Grandmother. Melissa wanted her grandma to pay for her college tuition and she was going to, but then Roger came and was going to get half of the tuition money that was for her. Melissa was mad about this so she killed Roger to get all of the money to pay for her college again. Her alibi was that she was with Jeff and was waiting for him while he was in the bathroom, but Jeff said that when he got out of the restroom Melissa was gone. This leaves Melissa with a clear motive and no alibi which help supports that Melissa is the killer.
 ]]> 2019-03-28 15:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346200947 Parker Sell - Kiara Kearn https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346204798 1.) Star is innocent. I know this because she was reenacting Romeo and Juliet with Denise and Carli, who can both vouch for her. Also, she had no known motive to kill Roger.

2.) Carli is also innocent. I know this because she claimed to not know Roger and was with Star and Denise, who vouch for her innocence.

A red herring would be Kirk. Everything pointed to him being the murderer, mostly because he had pushed Roger around in cooking class and also threatened him earlier. However, he only did that due to his short-temper and jealousy towards other guys who talk to Kiara. Also, Kirk threatened Roger not to do something again, which he didn't ruling out any motive.

The guilty person is Melissa. I know this because she had been jealous that she had to share college tuition with Roger, who is her cousin. In an act of pure greed, she decided to dispose of Roger in order to have his part of the inheritance all for herself. Jeff can back up the claim that she was nowhere to be seen; he said that when he came out of the bathroom, she was not where she said she was and it took him time to find her. All of this evidence points to Melissa being the true culprit of the act

]]> 2019-03-28 15:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346204798 Mikayla Michaels- Denise Dobbs 21michmi https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346280607 Carli is innocent. I know this because she was with me in the maze practicing for a play. In which Star and myself can back up. 
Star is also innocent, she being innocent because she was with Carli and I. 
The red herring would have to be Kirk threatening to get back at Roger. It seemed important because, it appeared like Kirk was going to kill Roger It's not a clue though because Kirk was in the cafe where a bunch of people could see him. 
The guilty one though was Melissa. She was seen looking startled by Ralph. Not only that she's really the only one who is constantly mentioned of hating Roger. My last piece of evidence is Melissa wanted the tuition money all to herself, therefore having more than enough motive then some jealous teenage boy. ]]> 2019-03-28 18:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346280607 Sarah Jones- Sarah Smith https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346370530 -  Star,
Star is innocent because she had two friends Carli and Denise to confirm she was in the maze with them practicing for Romeo and Juliet. 
- Shawn,
Shawn was innocent because he was with multiple friends in the cafe who all confirmed his whereabouts. 
- The red herring ( Kirk telling Roger he would get back at him) 
This is the red herring because this so called clue lead many to believe that Kirk was behind the murder of Roger. This was not an actual clue because Kirk was in the cafe and others saw him to prove his whereabouts so he couldn't have possibly killed Roger. 
-Guilty person ( Melissa) 
Melissa is the guilty person because she wanted Roger out of the way so her grandmother would pay for her tuition fully, I know this because she said she would do anything to get into good college and she said she deserves it more than he did. Not only was this a clue but her alibi of being with Jeff didn't line up because when we talked to Jeff he said when he came out of the bathroom she was gone, and then Ralph saw her and said she had a weird look in her eyes.

]]> 2019-03-28 23:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346370530 Alexis Hicks https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346376307 Part 1: Innocent 
1. Shawn- He was innocent because he was with other friends that confirmed he was in the cafe and not near the fountain.
2. Denise- She was innocent because she claimed to barely know Roger; she was also with Star and Carli at the time of the murder. 
Part 2: The Red Herring 
The red herring was the idea that Kirk wanted to get back at Roger for falling asleep on Kiara. This seemed important because Kirk would have had the motivation to murder Roger. Kirk also mentioned getting back at Roger for what he did. It was not a clue because Kiara had said that she didn't like violence; Kirk clearly kept this in mind and chose not to fill his threat towards Roger. 
Part 3: The Guilty
The guilty person was Melissa. She killed Roger because she wanted all the tuition money from her grandmother. Her and Roger would have had to split the money if she wouldn't have killed him. Her alibi was that she was in the bathroom waiting for Jeff. However, this doesn't add up because when Jeff shared his side she had left the bathroom area. Also, Ralph said that he saw Melissa with a weird look in her eyes.  ]]> 2019-03-29 00:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346376307 Quinn Rotruck- Charlotte Kim https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346382530 1. I know Carli is innocent. I know this person is innocent because she did not know Roger well, and was with Denise and Star practicing the play Romeo and Juliet. Both Star and Denise vouch for her. 

2. I know Star is innocent. I know this person is innocent because she was with two other people at the time of Roger’s death. Both of these people, Denise and Carli, state that they were with Star. Also, Star did not have any ongoing conflicts with Roger. 

Part II
The red herring: Ralph and Evan were walking around looking nervous and suspicious.
It seemed important because someone who just committed murder would look this way.
It was not a clue because Ralph and Evan admitted to breaking a statue, which is why they were nervous. 

Part III
The guilty person is Melisa.
Her motivation was money. Melisa’s grandmother was going to split some money between her and Roger and Melisa did not want that to happen. 
Her alibi was Jeff. However, he split apart from her at a point during the trip. This time could have been the time at which Melissa murdered Roger. 
 


]]> 2019-03-29 00:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346382530 Kollin Frankart- Shawn https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346382882 Innocent
Charlotte Kim was innocent because she didn't even know Roger, therefore she would have no real motivation to kill him.
Molly was innocent because she was with me, Dennis, and Charlotte in the cafe at the time of the murder.
The Red Herring
In my opinion, the red herring was Kirk. Sure the guy was threatening Roger for accidentally falling on his girlfriend. This seemed important at the time because Kirk seemed to have the motivation to commit the crime. However, this was proven false as Kiara said she didn't like violence.
The Culprit
The culprit in my eyes was Roger's own cousin, Melissa. As she told me herself, she and Roger were both to inherit tuition money from their grandmother. Both of which were to receive the same amount of money. Melissa felt as though she deserved more than Roger because she had better grades. This was the perfect incentive for her to get rid of him, so she could claim the entirety of the tuition money for herself. She claimed to have been waiting by the bathroom, but Jeff claimed that she was not there when he came out later on. Ralph also said Melissa had a strange look in her eyes. Coincidence? I think not!]]> 2019-03-29 00:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346382882 Jake Jeff https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346405988 1.
I thought Dennis was innocent because he did not have any motivation to kill Roger. Roger was his best friend and Dennis was in the cafe with Molly, Charlotte, Lenny, and Shawn when Roger was killed.
2.
I thought Molly was also innocent because she had the same story as Dennis because she was with Dennis and their group of friends at the cafe when Roger was murdered.
3.Kirk was the red herring because he seems like a hothead and Roger was hitting on his girlfriend, Kiara. This seemed important, but it wasn’t a good enough reason for him to murder Roger.
4. Melissa is probably the murderer because she is mad at Roger who is her cousin. She is upset because her grandma agreed to split her and Roger’s tuition and pay for some of their college. Melissa wanted all of her college paid for, but because of Roger, she is only getting half. Melissa insists that Jeff uses the bathroom, but when Jeff comes out, she is gone. Whatever Jeff ate for supper the night prior, it did not give Melissa enough time to quickly end Rogers livelihood before Jeff came out of the bathroom.]]> 2019-03-29 03:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346405988 Andrew Dennis https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346485668 1.
I thought that Molly was innocent because me and her were hitting it off at the cafe.Also she had no motive to kill Roger.
2.
Kiara was innocent because she was in the exhibition hall. Also someone told me that she does not like violence so why would she brutally murder someone for no reason.
3Kirk was the red herring, at first there was no doubt in my mind that it was Kirk that killed Roger.He was mad at Roger for trying to get with his girl.Once I heard that his girl Kiara did not like violence I knew that he was not the culprit.
4. The person that murdered Roger was Melissa. I did not think it would be Melissa because what kind of cousin kills there cousin, now that is just a bad cousin. But once someone told me about her wanting all of the tuition money from there grandparents not just half I knew she did it. In the long run for her this was a bad idea because she will be getting no tuition money in the slammer.]]> 2019-03-29 10:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346485668 jnew1 https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346491883 2019-03-29 11:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346491883 Lexi Cheek/Ralph Evans 21cheele https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346497626 1. Denise was innocent because she did not know Roger at all and she was practicing for the school play the entire time and other people can confirm that.
2.Starr was also innocent because she was also practicing for the play.
3. Kirk was the red herring because multiple people said that he had bad blood with Roger but that was just a distraction from the truth.
4. Melissa was the murderer of Roger because she has always been jealous of Roger because of their grandma favoring him and she was the only person who actually had a legt reason for killing Roger.]]> 2019-03-29 11:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346497626 Harley Haffa/Ralph Evans https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346498404 1. Denise was innocent because she was practicing for the school play and Starr and others can validate that.
2. Starr is also innocent because she was also practicing for the school play and Denise and other people can also validate that. Plus, they both didn't know Roger very well. 
The red herring was Kirk because we were made to believe that Kirk was the guilty person because of his bad blood with Roger. However, Kirk said that he would never want to lose Kiara, so he would never hurt Roger.
I think the guilty person was Melissa. Her motive would have been the fact that the tuition money was split and Melissa thought she deserved more than Roger. Her alibi was that she was waiting for Jeff outside the bathroom. However, she was missing when Jeff came out of the bathroom.  ]]> 2019-03-29 11:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346498404 Evan Ryan-Drew 21steian https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346499061 1. Kiara Was Innocent Because She Was Studying With Lenny The Whole Time
2. Lenny Was Innocent Because He Was Studying With Kiara The Whole Time
3. Kirk Was The Red Herring Because Roger Was Hitting On Kiara But He Wouldn't Hurt Anyone Because Kiara Wouldn't Date Anybody That Would Hurt Another Person
4.The Guilty Person Is Melissa Because She Wanted All The Tuition Money From Their Grandmother And Was Always Jealous]]> 2019-03-29 11:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346499061 jnew1 https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346500760 2019-03-29 11:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346500760 Lauren Bogner/ Dennis https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346545411 1. Star is innocent because she was with Denise and Carli rehersing for the play. She also didn't know Roger, so she had no motivation to kill him. 
2. Shawn is also innocent because he was with other friends that confirmed they were all in the cafe at the time Roger was killed and not by the fountian. 
3. The red herring was Kirk because we were being distracted by his problems he has with Roger to make it believe it was Kirk that killed him. But Kirk knew Kiara did not like violence so he wouldn't hurt Roger.
4. The guilty person is Melissa because she wanted all of the tuition money from their grandmother and she was always jealous of Roger.

]]> 2019-03-29 13:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/346545411 https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/347146552 2019-04-01 13:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/347146552 https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/347146736 2019-04-01 13:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/347146736 Matt Chappell- Kirk Mann https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/347726151 First off, I believe it is obvious that Carli is innocent. She had multiple people with her rehearsing Romeo and Juliet which proves the integrity of her alibi. Along from this, she barely knows Roger and has no bad blood with him. 
Secondly, I would like to point out that Charlotte did in fact find Lenny and was probably too busy with band to plan an assassination of someone she barely knew. 
As for the red herring in this scenario, I believe that was me, Kirk. I can say that I didn't exactly have a great opinion of Roger because of his relations with my girlfriend. However, what people don't realize is that Kiara would never date someone who is violent. Therefore I would never had jeopardized my relationship by inflicting harm on someone. 
I believe that the one at fault for the killing is Melissa. She mentioned that she would have to split her college money from her grandma with Roger. This is the closest anyone got to having a motive. Along with this, she confided in her friend Carli that she thought Roger was a jerk. Therefore, it should be clear that Melissa is the killer. ]]> 2019-04-02 16:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jnew1/mpdbq2vhdcyt/wish/347726151