The famous detective Percule Hoirot was called in to solve

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QUESTION: The famous detective Percule Hoirot was called in to solve a baffling murder mystery. He determined the following facts:


a. Lord Hazelton, the murdered man, was killed by a blow on the head with a brass candlestick.


b. Either Lady Hazelton or a maid, Sara, was in the dining room at the time of the murder.


c. If the cook was in the kitchen at the time of the murder, then the butler killed Lord Hazelton with a fatal dose of strychnine.


d. If Lady Hazelton was in the dining room at the time of the murder, then the chauffeur killed Lord Hazelton.


e. If the cook was not in the kitchen at the time of the murder, then Sara was not in the dining room when the murder was committed.


f. If Sara was in the dining room at the time the murder was committed, then the wine steward killed Lord Hazelton.


Is it possible for the detective to deduce the identity of the murderer from these facts? If so, who did murder Lord Hazelton? (Assume there was only one cause of death.)

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QUESTION: The famous detective Percule Hoirot was called in to solve a baffling murder mystery. He determined the following facts:


a. Lord Hazelton, the murdered man, was killed by a blow on the head with a brass candlestick.


b. Either Lady Hazelton or a maid, Sara, was in the dining room at the time of the murder.


c. If the cook was in the kitchen at the time of the murder, then the butler killed Lord Hazelton with a fatal dose of strychnine.


d. If Lady Hazelton was in the dining room at the time of the murder, then the chauffeur killed Lord Hazelton.


e. If the cook was not in the kitchen at the time of the murder, then Sara was not in the dining room when the murder was committed.


f. If Sara was in the dining room at the time the murder was committed, then the wine steward killed Lord Hazelton.


Is it possible for the detective to deduce the identity of the murderer from these facts? If so, who did murder Lord Hazelton? (Assume there was only one cause of death.)

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Solution Step 1:Here we have to solve the given murder mystery and we have given the some facts.

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