While I was investigating the case of
the King’s death I noticed three specific details that helped lead me to the
killer. Hamlet’s story about seeing his father’s ghost which told Hamlet the
story of his father’s murder, Hamlet’s uncle failed the polygraph that was
administered to him, and the
fact that the Hamlet’s mother and his uncle married so quickly after the death
of his father. These three facts are indisputable evidence that point to
Hamlet’s uncle as the murderer.
Usually evidence such as the
testimony of a ghost is not used in a murder investigation, but in a situation
like this where there are multiple people who claim to have seen the ghost we
must take into consideration the fact that it could have been real. Although
Hamlet was displaying signs of some sort of mental stress the other witnesses all
seem to be very stable minded and are reliable sources in this case.
I interviewed Horatio who informed me
that Hamlet claims the ghost told him the story of his father’s murder. He also
told me that Hamlet had written a play based on the story the ghost had told
him. Basically Hamlet had come up with a primitive version of the polygraph. Hamlet
did this so that he could watch his uncle’s reaction as it took place and as
Hamlet had suspected his uncle’s reaction was all but condemning.
Finally, there is also probable cause
that points to the uncle being the murderer. Mere hours after the king’s death
Hamlet’s uncle and mother were married as the uncle took his place at the
thrown. Power and love are both strong enough emotions to cause a man to kill
his own brother, which is why I have concluded in my investigation that the
Claudius is to blame for his murder.
