The KIngs Death

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.