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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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  • What is an undertaker?
    A person who prepares dead bodies for funerals
  • What did the Laundress tell the newspaper?
    The two women never had visitors, they got along well & their windows were always closed
  • What made Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin good at solving mysteries?
    He had read a huge number of books, he had a vivid imagination and he had a talent of putting facts together
  • What did the neighbor tell the newspaper?
    He said the same as the policeman and that the voices didn't belong to either of the women
  • What did the policeman tell the newspaper?
    He heard voices, then they suddenly stopped, could have been a man speaking French and a high voice speaking French
  • What did the banker tell the newspaper?
    Three days before her death she took out 4,000 francs and it was sent to her house
  • Judging by Madame's injuries, what could have been her cause of death?
    Strangulation
  • Who was the owner of the orangutan?
    A sailor on a Maltese ship
  • What did the neighbors and policemen encounter on the fourth floor?
    There was broken furniture, blood, the mattress in the middle of the room, razors & hair
  • How many women were murdered?
    Two
  • Did investigators find any evidence of someone breaking in?
    No
  • Where did they find the body of Madame L'Espanaye?
    In the garden
  • What was found on the floor that was valuable?
    A necklace and two bags containing 4,000 gold francs
  • In what position was Madame's body in when they found her in the chimney?
    Her head was hanging down
  • Who committed the murders?
    The orangutan
  • What is soot?
    Ashes and pieces left over from a fire
  • What were Madame L'Espanaye injuries?
    Her throat was cut open
  • Who or what did Dupin believe the fingerprints belonged to?
    An orangutan
  • What did they find in the chimney?
    Camille's body
  • What is a franc?
    Money in France, Belgium, Switzerland & some other countries
  • What is a laundress?
    A woman who washes clothes