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Q&A How could a criminal forget a crime? [closed]

I'm toying with a scenario however it's crucial to the plot that the murder doesn't know they're guilty and has to work with their friends to try and solve the murder. This is probably set in the ...

5 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Liath‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:40:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12526
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Liath‭ · 2019-12-08T03:40:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm toying with a scenario however it's crucial to the plot that the murder doesn't know they're guilty and has to work with their friends to try and solve the murder.

This is probably set in the real world, maybe historical possibly fantasy but I'd rather keep this element as real world as possible.

I've thought about drugging, the "criminal" being blind drunk or taking a whack to the head but it strikes me all of these would leave some sort of evidence which could tip off the guilty party (hangovers/injuries). I'm really hoping to build that "Oh - it's me!" moment.

How can I arrange a murder without tipping off the murder that they are the criminal?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-08-05T08:42:59Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 6