FILE No.146Unsolved
In the garden of a house that was burgled, two lines of footprints from the same shoes were left. The prints heading toward the house are shallow, and the prints leaving the house are deep. The stride and manner of walking were the same going in and out, and the ground walked on was equally firm. There are no other clues.
What condition was the culprit in when leaving the house?
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When do footprints get deeper?
Same shoes or different shoes?
What increased on the way out?
What condition was the culprit in when leaving the house?
Choose the answer closest to the truth.
Carrying a heavy load
The answer is "Carrying a heavy load."
With the same shoes in the same garden, the depth of the print changes with weight. The prints on the way out are deeper because of the weight of the stolen goods.
Running or dragging a foot would change the shape of the prints, but would not necessarily make the same print deeper. If the shoes had been changed, the shape of the prints would differ.
Because you look only at the shape of the footprints.
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