Murder Mystery

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, t
• Leerjaar 3

WHO KILLED MISS GREENSPOON?!

BACKGROUND

During a high school reunion, the guests heard a loud scream at 8.45 pm. Five minutes later, Miss Greenspoon, the school’s oldest English teacher was found dead. 

Someone had hit her on the head with a statue. Many items were found beside her body including a book, a handkerchief, and a picture of another teacher.

OBJECTIVE 

FIND OUT WHO KILLED MISS GREENSPOON

TASKS

 1. Read the information about your character.

 2. Talk to the other characters in your class and collect clues, asking:

 a) Who are you?

 b) What do you remember about Miss Greenspoon?

 c) What were you doing when we heard Miss Greenspoon scream?

 3. When you find out who the murderer is, come to me and let me know (in a low voice!)

SPOILER ALERT 

Answer on the next slide!

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Robert Browman

Alibi: You were busy this evening. 

You didn't see Miss Greenspoon. 

When you heard the scream, you

were working on the computer in your office. 

What's woring with his alibi?? 

Why we know it: He was caught in a lie.

 He killed the woman because of a secret. Long ago, he had an affair with the English teacher. She had a

baby but he wanted that to be a secret to protect his career. His son is Barry, the teacher. Miss Greenspoon was his mom. She was going to tell him

who his father was. 

That is why Browman killed her.

His alibi is a lie because Barry Dean went to his office at the time of the murder and he wasn’t there. 

He knew Miss Green spoon since college, so he

had an affair with her at some point fathering Barry Dean, and didn’t want the word to get out, since he would likely lose his job/ruin his

reputation.

Further information:

• Barry Dean (the one who proves it was Browman)
• Tom Wilkins (gave her the handkerchief)
• Roy Kingston (gave her the book)
• Kelly Winters (tells that Browman and victim were arguing).
• Ian Hammer proves it wasn’t Tom Wilkins, who was

seemingly alone in the bathroom. 

Thank you for your help finding the killer!

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