A defendant’s last words were written backwards on a note. Why might someone do this?
Category: Mystery · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Reflect on why reversing text could serve as a protective measure.
Answer
To hide message from others
Explanation
Writing backwards was intended to conceal the message content from unintended readers.
This is a expert mystery riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is To hide message from others.
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