A murder has been committed! There are 32 suspects, and one of them is guilty. Using your powers of deduction, can you crack each of the five coded clues to reveal the identity of the killer?
ANSWERS & TIPS INCLUDED The Original TES Murder Mystery!
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TES Resource Team
15 days ago
5
We are pleased to let you know that your resource Mystery. Game Problem solving KS2-3 (7-14), has been hand-picked by the Tes resources content team to be featured in the Fun Mysteries blog in March 2025 and /teaching-resources/blog/tes-maths-top-investigation-ideas in June 2025 on /teaching-resources/blog. Congratulations on your resource being chosen and thank you for your ongoing contributions to the Tes Resources marketplace.
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catter
2 years ago
5
Thank you, kids loved it
maths126
2 years ago
Hi Catter! Thanks for taking the trouble to leave such a positive review. I am so glad that you and your students had fun with this activity!
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aylac643
2 years ago
3
What are the answers to the 3rd and 4th clues? It has overall been so fun to watch my students try to get the right answers :D
maths126
2 years ago
Hi, Thanks for posting a review. I’m glad you are having fun so far.
For Clue 3, remember to do (Across, Up) for each coordinate pair. Thus for (2, 4) you should find the letter I.
For Clue 4, you just have to find the correct way to read the message. The message itself is not in code.
I hope that helps!
Maths126
maths126
2 years ago
Also, if you are stuck with any clue, please see the Answers provided. Hope that helps!
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ClareSwinson
5 years ago
5
Thank you
maths126
5 years ago
Delighted you found it! Thank you, too, for taking the trouble to leave a positive review. It means a lot.
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chrisbaker82
5 years ago
5
Wonderful - my maths club absolutely loved it!
maths126
5 years ago
Wow! So pleased to hear that your Maths Club had such fun with this. I know that since I originally posted this back in 2009 (!) there have been many similar ones created, so if your students have got the 'code-breaking bug' do get them to try others - or even write their own!
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