Who killed Wellington?

        Wellington was found dead with a pitchfork stabbed into his body at 12:07 am, yet somehow the killer still roams free. The police refuse to investigate his death due to the fact that he is a dog. Now to our friend Chris a murder is a murder no matter who or what the victim is. That is why he began to search for clues in order to find the culprit of this mystery homicide. However, little does he know that a man living in the same house as him is who he has been looking for. The name of this man is Mr. Boone.

       Throughout the story so far Mr. Boone has been continuously telling Chris not to do any detective work in regards to Wellington's death. Of course at first we were thinking that he just didn't want to let Chris get into trouble and that he was protecting him. However, if this is the case then why does he allow Chris to take night time strolls by HIMSELF at hours past 12 am. When we realized this we began to speculate that perhaps Mr. Boone had an ulterior motive. He was trying to stop Chris from investigating because he knows that his son has the capabilities of solving this mystery, and once his son figures out this murder case his secret will be out.

        Some may argue that Mr. Boone is innocent because the weapon used to kill was a pitchfork that is most likely a part of Mrs. Shears' garden set located inside a locked shed. Now if you think carefully about how Mrs. Shears had "helped" Mr. Boone when Mrs. Boone passed away, there is the possibility of them hooking up which could have led to Mr. Boone receiving a spare key from Mrs. Shears for the shed. That just blew away the issue didn't it?

        The goal or object of a person's actions is called a motive. So what was Mr. Boone's motive? There's only one thing it could have been, and that's revenge. He wanted to hurt Mrs. Shears for some strange reason. He probably believed that Mrs. Shears cared more about the dog than him when they were getting together and decided that killing the dog would make Mrs. Shears want to be together with him. Even a petty reason like this can lead to a murder especially if one is under the influence.

       Out of anyone in this story Mr. Boone must be the dog murderer. He just fits the bill extremely well. Lets just hope Chris doesn't freak out too much when he finds out.