Crime scene: 162 mystery solving puzzles to find out who the murderer is

Chapter 73 The Criminal's Deception
As the sun set, Abner rode his horse on the field, heading for City G.On the way, he suddenly found that there was a dead horseman tied up on a dead tree beside the road.

The shepherd's mouth was gagged and his neck was tied with three cowhide strips.Apparently suffocated after being strangled.Abner untied the rope, put the body on the horse, and transported it to the police station in City G.

After inspection, the police deduced that the time of death of the Wrangler was around 4:[-] pm that day.The next day, the police found a suspect with a major motive.

However, after investigation, this person had been betting heavily with 4 other people in the box of the G City Casino from noon yesterday until the dead body was found.There were many people who could attest that he did not leave the box even a single step, so even though this person was very suspicious, he had to be sent home.

"Didn't he do it, or did he pay a killer to commit the crime for him?" The policeman who handled the case was very confused.

After understanding the situation, Abner said: "Mr. Police, the so-called alibi is a hoax." Then, in a few words, he revealed the truth.

After careful investigation, it was finally proved that there was no accomplice in this case, and the criminal committed the crime alone.It was this suspect who killed the Wrangler.

Excuse me, do you know what means the criminals used to create a scam?
[Answer] The criminal tied the Wrangler to a tree in the morning.At that time, the victim was not yet suffocated.The criminal tied the victim's neck with wet rawhide and walked away.The wet cowhide gradually shrank under the sun, strangling the wrangler to death.

(End of this chapter)