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Pastimes : Whodunit? Two Stockbrokers Murdered in Jersey; No Clues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (437)	11/1/1999 10:20:00 PM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1156

True, and I am speculating that he had something to hide. He realizes something is wrong (no phone contact), shows up on schedule, walks in on crime scene, knows or thinks he knows why or who, wants to hide what he knows because he figures the killer(s) will come after him. I don't know - maybe I read too much into this. As Agatha Christie was wont to say, via Hercule Poiret, the most obvious scenario, and the simplest, is usually the correct one.

To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (437)	11/1/1999 11:09:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1156

I would doubt that Conkling would be lying. If he were guilty of the crime why return to the scene? If you were guilty, would you return? I can think of a possible scenario, though it's a bit farfetched. Let's say Conkling and Mr X had an appointment with Chalem and Lehmann that night; they've in fact told the authorities they were expected at the house, and planned to stay the night. Naturally C&L had set this up, and might have told anyone that they'd be having visitors. Might have written it down; might have said who their guests were to be. Conkling and X call the victims at around 7:30, a few minutes from the house, asking that the gates be opened. (Good chance that this could be done from inside the house.) Chalem and Lehmann let them in. It's now about 7:35-7:40. All four go into the dining room, and the visitors pull out their pistols and proceed to go to work. By 8:30 or earlier they're finished and away. They start calling the house again; no answer. They call repeatedly, for hours. Meanwhile, they get rid of the guns, do anything else necessary. And then finally at one a.m., "worried", they return, "find" the gate still open, the door unlocked. And then they "find" the bodies. Note that this rather elegant scheme would have the added advantage of permitting the killers to leave all sorts of physical evidence around without it presenting any danger to them. Hey, Conkling, if you're reading along, this is just speculation. For all I know you've got a rock solid alibi for the entire evening...