ArchiveJuly 8, 2026Sleuth
Case File · Forensic · No. 013
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The Lighthouse Ledger
≈ 6 min
Keeper Aldous Fenn was found dead at the base of the lighthouse stairs on the morning of July 3rd, 1952. The local constable suspects foul play but the scene has been partially disturbed by the assistant keeper who discovered the body. You have been called in to reconstruct the sequence of events on the night of July 2nd–3rd using the physical evidence and documents recovered from the lighthouse. Place the six events in the correct chronological order.
The scene
A remote coastal lighthouse and nearby fishing village, Nova Scotia, 1952
The events
- A violent struggle occurs in the lamp room
- Fenn reads a threatening letter in the watch room
- Assistant keeper Morse discovers the body at dawn
- Supply boat delivers mail and provisions
- Fenn's body falls to the base of the stairs
- The lighthouse lamp is lit for the evening
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