The first team to solve the puzzle AND explain how they solved it will receive the point. Six people, whose names are Fred Alberts, Larry Smith, Brian Martin, Marty Jones, Bill Edison, and John Fox were in an elevator together. No two suspects have the same weight, color shoes, color umbrella, color car, or hair color. The suspect who owns a purple car was wearing tan shoes. The suspect who weighs 180 pounds owns a green car. Brian Martin owns a green car. The suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes. The suspect who weighs 150 pounds was wearing tan shoes. Marty Jones was carrying a purple umbrella. John Fox has red hair. Larry Smith weighs 210 pounds. The suspect who weighs 190 pounds was wearing blue shoes. The suspect who was carrying a red umbrella is not the one who was wearing black shoes. The thief owns a black car. The suspect who owns a white car is not the one who weighs 170 pounds

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Elevator Mishap

Six people, whose names are Fred Alberts, Larry Smith, Brian Martin, Marty Jones, Bill Edison, and John Fox were in an elevator together.

Suddenly, the lights went out. When the lights came back on, Fred Alberts' wallet was missing.

Detectives have investigated. They have questioned the suspects, the witnesses, and people who know the suspects. They have collected physical evidence (hair samples, fibre samples, etc.) from the crime scene. They have collected 14 clues, but have not been able to solve the crime.

Therefore, they have called in the world's greatest detective, YOU. You must now examine the clues and solve the crime.

No two suspects have the same weight, colour shoes, colour umbrella, colour car, or hair colour.

The suspect who owns a purple car was wearing tan shoes.

The suspect who weighs 180 pounds owns a green car.

Brian Martin owns a green car.

The suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes.

The suspect who weighs 150 pounds was wearing tan shoes.

Marty Jones was carrying a purple umbrella.

John Fox has red hair.

Larry Smith weighs 210 pounds.

The suspect who weighs 190 pounds was wearing blue shoes.

The suspect who was carrying a red umbrella is not the one who was wearing black shoes.

The thief owns a black car.

The suspect who owns a white car is not the one who weighs 170 pounds.

Bill Edison was wearing brown shoes.

The suspect who weighs 190 pounds is not the one who has red hair.

Marty Jones

Explanation:

Given that no two suspects have the same weight, colour shoes, colour umbrella, colour car, or hair colour.

There are six people in the elevator including Fred Albert. Fred Albert was the one whose wallet was stolen and so our suspects are the other five people in the elevator.

We know that the thief owns a black car and he was wearing blue shoes

( since the suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes). The thief also weighs 190 pounds( since the suspect who weighs 190 pounds was wearing blue shoes)

Brian Martin has a green car so he is cancelled out

John Fox has red hair and is cancelled out(since the suspect who weighs 190 pounds is not the one who has red hair)

Bill Edison was wearing brown shoes so he is cancelled out(since thief was wearing blue shoes)

Larry Smith weighs 210 pounds and he is cancelled out( since thief weighs 190 pounds)

We are left with one suspect remaining Marty Jones, hence he is the thief