Dear Suspects,
It is with some interest that I, the great Belgian Detective Hercule Poirot, have been watching this case. Since you do not appear to be solving this mystery on your own, and the so-called Miss Marple is not making progress, I feel you need a little help, and so I have gathered you all together in this thread to reveal the truth.
Let us first examine suspects. It is a well known fact of such cases that the murderer always returns to the scene of the crime. So let us look at the evidence of who has posted most often on this thread.
Chicklet 40
TheTramp 25
Wendy 23
Twinkle Toes 12
Miss Marple 10
Franck 8
John S 8
Of these, it is clear to me that Miss Marple is simply one of the others in disguise. Chicklet, the unfortunate first victim, was long dead when later murders took place and so I think can be ruled out as a suspect.
This leaves a top five suspect list of The Tramp, Wendy, Twinkle Toes, Franck, and John S, and I feel that we will find our culprit on this list.
The Tramp: A shady character who, despite claiming to be a beginner, is clearly not who he says he is. Does he hide a dark secret? Does his 'location' of "London, then Australia, then Scotland" mean he is on the run? Maybe so, but these facts on their own are not enough to make him a murderer. Furthermore the person responsible for these crimes clearly had a close knowledge of those dancing in Scotland and I believe The Tramp has been too far away to perpertrate them.
Wendy: Someone with more dark secrets, I think. Wendy was high on my list of suspects until she was unfortunately murdered herself.
Franck: My old friend Inpector Clouseau. I have come across him before in many cases - and I recall that he needed a lot of help. So is he the murderer? This case was a clever plot and given his lack of success in the detecting department, I am not sure whether the inspector would be capable of such a fiendish plan.
Twinkle Toes: A surprising suspect, with a high number of posts. However I read the posts and I notice they tend to be short and relate to twinkling eyes and other off-topic references.
Which brings us to my final suspect:
John S: I fear the evidence points clearly in this direction.
Look at the post of "Miss Marple" announcing the second murder on 23 April.
Originally posted by Miss Marple
JOHN SIMPSON
Despite his reputation as a dancer extraordinaire, this dinosaur of the dance floor was left with egg on his face when Brady could barely stifle his amusement, when John's attempt at a "Chocolate Ripple" looked more like a crumbling Flake. Devastated at this public humiliation, had John sworn long-winded vengeance on the Yankee Doodle Dandy? Did John eggstract revenge on Brady, ensuring that the yolk was on the young whippersnapper, when he added arsenic to Mr Rogers' Easter treat?
This is where he made his first mistake, revealing his own surname as John Simpson when this is not generally known. Note also how he refers to a move which John Simpson attempted and failed - who else but the dancer themself remembers when a move goes wrong?
He then compounds the mistake by drawing attention to it in a later post:
Originally posted by John S
And of course the biggest mystery of all is who is the gifted Miss Marple - I'm sure not everyone knew my surname until it was plastered all over this thread, and she (he?) is obviously privy to some little-known information - especially about my secret (and so far ineffective) rejuvenating cream. Can't wait for the next instalment, and looking forward to some of the post-death partying that's obviously going on, courtesy of Hot Pants Wendy & co.
Does he secretly want to get caught? Notice also how he refers to the 'Gifted' Miss Marple.
In a third post (notice how John S seems to have a peculiar interest in the details of the case...)
Originally posted by John S
A couple of days ago, the "Newest Member" notice welcomed Miss Marples to the Forum, and this seemed to be an attempt by some unscrupulous person to cash in on the fame (notoriety?) of the One and Only, True and Original Miss Marple.
he also refers to the One and Only, True and Original Miss Marple. Who else but Miss Marple herself (himself?) would be so hurt by the imposter as to need to proclaim the fame of Miss Marple.
And so, with the help of the little grey cells, and the clear evidence in front of you, I believe I have solved this mystery, and can unmask John S as the so-called (but now incredibly suspicious) Miss Marple. I believe he carried out the murders himself as a way of drawing attention to himself (remember he describes himself as "Taxi Dancer Extraordinaire", "Incredibly attractive, intelligent, brilliant dancer" - clearly not a modest person). Maybe we shall never know the reason why.
Rest assured that the Police have been called and are waiting outside to arrest John S when he leaves this thread.
Until the next time....
Hercule
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