A murder mystery

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• A murder mystery
• Can you solve THE crime of the 20th century ?

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Murder Mystery

• A man and woman have been murdered.
• You have to use the clues to re-construct what
  happened and solve the case.
• Various pieces of evidence have been gathered.
  Before you even see them, what questions would
  you have?
• What sorts of evidence might you need?

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Evidence Victim Murderer What/ where/ when? Motive
A
B
C
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Evidence Victim Murderer What/ Where When? Motive
D
E
F
G
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Write down three observations about the victims
A

• The victims were Franz Ferdinand and his wife
  Sophie.
• Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of
  Austria-Hungary.

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Witness Statement
B

• A man called Cabrinovic took the bomb from his
  coat pocket, struck the bombs percussion cap
  against a lamp post, took aim and threw the bomb
  at them
• The bomb glanced off Ferdinands arm, bounced off
  the folded car top and into the street behind
  them. The car sped off
• Account from a passer by.

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C
The Murder Weapon
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A confession
D

• I drew the revolver and raised it against the
  automobile without aiming. I even turned my head
  as I shot.
• I let go two shots one after the other, but I am
  not certain whether I shot twice or more often,
  because I was so excited
• Gavrilo Princip

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An artists impression
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Detectives in films always have a hunch

• What is your hunch?

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E
The route taken by Franz Ferdinand.
What does this map tell us?
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F - 1
The location
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Focus on the region
F - 2

• 6 October 1908 Austria-Hungary took over Bosnia
  and Herzegovina.
• Bosnia was made up of many different cultures.
• One of these cultures was the ethnic Serbs.

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The Black Hand

• The Black Hand were a terrorist organisation
  based in Serbia. The Black Hand wanted to form a
  greater Serbia where all Serbs could live.
  Gavrilo Princip was a member. He and some others
  planned the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

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Statement by Austria-Hungary
G

• The bloody deed was not the work of a single
  individual but a well organized plot... there can
  be no doubt that its policy of uniting all
  Southern Slavs under the Serbian flag encourages
  such crimes and the continuation of this
  situation is a chronic peril for my House and my
  territories. My efforts must be directed to
  isolating Serbia and reducing her size.
• Franz Josef (Austria-Hungarys Emperor)

• Franz Josef blamed the assassination on Serbia.
• Does the evidence support this?
• Why would he be so keen to blame Serbia?

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Key Questions

1. Who were the victims?
2. Who was the murderer?
3. Did he act alone?
4. What weapon was used to murder the victims?
5. What is strange about Princips account of his
   actions?
6. Why was there tension in this region?
7. What motive would Princip have for killing Franz
   Ferdinand?
8. Who should be blamed?
9. What action should be taken?

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Chain of events leading to war in 1914
28th June 1914 Gavrilo Princip shoots Arch Duke
Franz Ferdinand
28th July 1914 Austria-Hungary blame Serbia and
declare war on it
29th July 1914 Russia prepares its
armies to help Serbia against
Austria-Hungary
1st August 1914 Germany declares war on Russia
due to the Triple Alliance
3rd August 1914 Germany declares war on France
and begins invading
4th August 1914 Britain declares war on Germany
6th August Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia