Uncle Pete
the grill master“I was down on the dock for the family photo. Look for me in the front row, holding up my fishing pole.”
Case file
The case
Case closed
It was Uncle Pete.The suspects are the three relatives who aren't in Mia's 1:15 photo. Uncle Pete claims he was in the front row, which can't be true, so he's lying about where he was. Uncle Pete took the pie.
The Family Reunion Pie Heist
At the Johnson family reunion at the lake house, Grandpa Joe's prize-winning peach pie vanished from the kitchen windowsill where it was cooling. Grandpa set it there at 1:00 p.m., and it was gone by 1:30. At 1:15, cousin Mia snapped a big group photo of the family on the dock. Grandpa Joe's list of suspects is short: the three relatives who don't appear anywhere in that photo. Later, an empty pie tin was found behind the woodpile.
The suspects
Cousin Bella
the youngest cousin“I was upstairs taking a nap. I slept right through the photo, and I'm still upset nobody woke me up.”
Aunt Rosa
the family organizer“I drove to the store for more ice at 12:45 and didn't get back until about 2:00. The receipt in my car says 1:20.”
Who took Grandpa Joe's peach pie?
Hint: Why are these three people the suspects in the first place?