I have a spare minute, so I'll give it another shot =)
I'll continue where I left off a while back and modify it slightly.
The moment when the detective woke up, the kids were still alive.
it happened very similar to this story:
The kids aren't dead and with this, there is no culprit.
Each kid made (or baught) his very own life size dead body dummy. They had the idea last summer and wanted to scare the zanzarino out of the little cousin.
With this, it's rather easy and straight forward what happened: they went out through the window and to the car in order to fetch their dummys. Then pulled them back into the room, stabbed the "victim" dummy with a knife and poured a ridiculous ammount of blood around the room. Then they each hid in the bathroom.
After the detective went back to the house, the boys left the bathroom and continued to hide behind the door of the rooms. A culprit then entered one room after the other through the broken window and killed the boy in that room with a knife, removed the dummies, placed the boys where the dummys were and drove off with his beloved, slightly red and holed dummies.
... I'm still far away from the point that explains each of the three murders in its own solved mystery... a red hint in that direction would surely help ![Wink ;)](https://elementscommunity.org/forum/Smileys/solosmileys/wink.gif)
edit: fixed the quote
<Good>. Your blue truth is effective. I have no direct counter.
However, since the beginning, all your theories have been lacking a single important detail.
In accordance to my plan for the end game, allow me to answer your blue truth with this declaration that my game pertains to the rules of Knox's Decalogue!
In reverse order:
Knox's Tenth!
It is forbidden for a character to disguise themselves as another without any clues.
Knox's Ninth!
It is permitted for observers to let their own conclusions and interpretations be heard.
Knox's Eighth!
It is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not presented.
I can only do my best with this one, as it's the most difficult for me to follow.
Knox's Seventh!
It is forbidden for the detective to be the culprit.
Knox's Sixth!
It is forbidden for accident or intuition to be employed as a detective technique.
Knox's Fifth, strangely, is not included in the original story. I will omit it accordingly.
Knox's Fourth!
It is forbidden for unknown drugs or hard to understand scientific devices to be used.
Knox's Third!
It is forbidden for hidden passages to exist.
Knox's Second!
It is forbidden for supernatural agencies to be employed as a detective technique.
And finally, my answer to your blue:
Knox's First!
It is forbidden for the culprit to be anyone not mentioned in the early part of the story!!
I will repeat my perfect alibis, sealed in the red truth:
- The owner of the mansion is not a culprit!
- Bob is dead!
- Fred is dead!
- And of course, Bill is also dead!
- In this game, a culprit cannot die!
Tell me humans! If not the witch, then who is your culprit?