Arthur Volupides Research Paper

It is almost impossible to feign innocence, even for the most cunning of killers. An example of this would be the death or possible murder, of Arthur Volupides. One night Arthur and his doll of a wife, Queenie Volupides, got into a bit of an argument resulting in Queenie taking all her five feet six and a hundred and ten pounds dressed to impress, to the country club party without him. Shortly before one in the morning she invited a few friends to follow her home and finish the party there. The friends arrived ten minutes after Queenie to meet her at the door and hear of the terrible misfortune. According to Ms.Volupides, Arthur had slipped and fallen down the stairs while coming down for another drink. He was at the base of the stairs, dead

with a glass in his hand.

The autopsy conducted concluded that Arthur had died from a head wound and that he’d been drunk. I believe that this was no accidental death but a coverup for a murder committed by Queenie Volupides. Queenie is guilty of Arthur Volupides’ murder because she has motive, the position and condition of the body isn’t realistic, and the presence of the glass doesn’t seem to belong there.
The first piece of potential evidence is the Queenie had motive to kill her husband. Before she left to the party they had an argument, the topic or what was said in this tiff isn’t known but whatever it was it angered Queenie so much as to upright leave her husband at home. One theory can be concluded just off this information, Queenie may not have been running from the house because of how she felt but instead running away from the crime she had committed, trying to just get away, create evidence, or maybe buy herself time. The second piece of evidence is the unusual position and condition

of the disease’s body and surrounding area. If you were to fall down a flight of stairs wouldn’t you try to grab hold of something and try to stop yourself? No matter how drunk you were your instincts would kick in to try and protect you so naturally something would have to hold onto. In this case, the candle holders were perfectly fine, the mirror was not tilted the slightest, the rug was not moved or ruffled in any manner and the railing and walls didn’t even have a scratch. How could you fall down stairs not leaving a mark, and die? Even more compelling is the state of Arthur, if you fall down stairs it’s unlikely that you’d land at the bottom steps on your back splayed out. This position would make more sense if the victim had fallen backwards, not having anything to stop himself with and not even aware of the event. The glass seems to be the odd object out; somehow it is perfectly intact and even has a dead man holding it. If he were really carrying the glass during the decent then it should have been broken or dropped. There is no possible way for Arthur to keep the glass safe while trying to protect himself if he even was aware of the danger.
I conclude that Queenie killed her husband Arthur Volupides. Those who oppose this conclusion may bring up unexplained things like the lack of time Queenie would have had to set up for the friends. Maybe she had started carrying out a plan before the party or she really is telling the truth. The stove still cooking could be explained by her wanting to cook for the guest but could very well be another cover. The details of this case could very well support both sides of an argument but only one is right. Did Arthur die at the hand of drunk misfortune or did Queenie do something more sinister to her husband?