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​ Two Minute Mystery: The Case of the Honeymoon Murderer

Looking at the disturbing murder scene pictured on Detective Steckly's story board, the detective shivered. "How sick do you have to be to murder a newly wed woman?" Somewhere in the details she knew a loose thread lingered. The only thing she had to do was figure out where the thread was so she could pull on it and unravel the mystery! She leaned back in her chair and thought back to the interview she had with the groom:

"What happened exactly?" detective Steckly's voice was filled with pity and concern. "How exactly did you discover your new wife..." "Lucy," the groom answered plainly. "Yes, Lucy. How did you discover she had been killed?"detective Steckly's asked the question with a touch of softness to her tone, trying to ease the groom's pain. "We were in the hotel suite," the groom's voice quivered. "I hung up her jacket, ordered room service, and then walked into the bathroom. When I left she was alive, I promise. I remember her laughter... it filled up the whole suite..." "What happened then?" Steckly led the conversation along when the groom's eyes started to fill with tears. "I heard the door open and the server dropped off our food orders. I know that he was in the room at one point because when I came into the room, the cart was there, all our food laying unopened," the groom sounded matter-of-fact. "When I came from the bathroom I thought something was not right... then I realized that my wife wasn't in the room! I panicked and ran into the bedroom and found her lying on the bed, her back facing me." "... and..." detective Steckly prodded. "I thought she was well, just lying there, waiting for me. So, I went to the front room to bring in our cart of food. And then I thought, 'Well I might as well change out of my tuxedo'. I went into the bathroom again and unchanged," the groom shuddered. "When I came back into the bedroom and started to talk to Lucy... the bed was soaked with blood. I went over to her and took off her red jacket and found.... there was blood everywhere..." "How did you not know that she was bleeding before? Why didn't you call 911 earlier?" "She was wearing her red jacket, it went all the way up to her neck so I couldn't see the blood until I took it off. How could someone do something like this? Do you think that server killed my wife?" the groom had tears running down his cheeks. "How could he?" "We do not know yet how your wife was murdered," detective Steckly informed the groom. "But, we will keep you updated." Steckly leaned forward and put her hand on the groom's shoulder. "We are going to find your wife's murderer."

That's it! Detective Steckly knew what the loose thread was!

//What is the loose thread?//

Answer: The groom said that he hung up his wife's jacket when they came into the room when he actually said that he didn't call the police earlier because she was wearing her red jacket so he couldn't see the wound....