The Curious case of the Google Maps Murder

JayMax · 16 Apr 2013 at 22:29

It was a dark and stormy night....
Link - sat mode & zoom in

This seems to be going viral, and I see no previous thread.

What do the legendary GD sleuths make of this?

JayMax · 16 Apr 2013 at 22:38

Earlier googling by me to debunk this, raised an interesting observation about how the 'track' is wider at the shoreside and gets narrower towards the end of the pier, suggesting the track started on land.

JayMax · 16 Apr 2013 at 22:41

Kenai said:
Why would it start anywhere else?

You might have missed it, but it was suggested someone had gotten out of the water onto the pier and then made their way to land......

JayMax · 16 Apr 2013 at 22:58

Antar Bolaeisk said:
I agree, the simplest explanation is always the most likely.

Agreed, a pure example of Occams Razor