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December 1979. The Co-op Creamery safe is empty, the staff Christmas bonuses are gone, and Sheriff Dahl marked the folder “solid.” Who robbed the safe, and what gave them away?

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A manila case folder from the Ostrander County Sheriff's Office labeled 'Co-op Creamery — 12/14/79 — Solid', stamped CASE CLOSED. The Dahl Files, Free Case: The Missing Ledger.
Exhibit C, the watchman's time record from the Vesper Lake Co-op Creamery, December 13–14, 1979, with punched times for each round.
Exhibit C: the night watchman’s clock card.

What’s inside

Three exhibits. One person who knew too much.

  • The sheriff’s notes, three statements and a clock card
  • Solo or with a group, at the table or on a screen
  • The answer is on the last page, plus an online answer checker
  • Free to print and pass to a friend

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