Miss Marple Mysteries 2nd blog post

After reading this mystery and getting the input of the people involved, we think that Scout is accidentally the murderer because Savage trips over Scout when he is getting up to go to the bathroom. We can verify this from Eric Smith's claim that he heard a grunt and a dog bark, and Jake Grant says he got scared because he heard animal noises. Because the rock only has blood on the top of it, that means that Savage had fallen on it and it hasn't been moved since it was in contact with his head. T.J did not want to be on the trip and disliked the noises of the woods; this exonerates him because he had no intention of going into the woods to commit a crime. Coach Quinn is exonerated because he puts his feelings aside for the trip and is also sleeping while the murder takes place. Will F is exonerated because he is on his sleeping medication and cannot wake up. Jake Grant is exonerated because he has no problem with Savage and even defends him; he was also sleeping. Eric Smith is exonerated because he is asleep and only wakes up to hear the thud and grunt of Savage and Scout bark, but he doesn't think much of it and goes to bed. Miss Marple Wins