Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers (2002)

22 mistakes - chronological order

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Continuity mistake: In the police chief's office, the chief asks, "Do you know who this kid's father is? Lawrence Haywood. he built the mall..." Later at the restaurant Cassie mentions Richard and the maitre'd enquires, "MILES Haywood's kid?"

Factual error: Vomit is a very poor source of DNA. Yet Cassie narrowed it down to Justin. The restaurant he ate at and what he ate.

Amy Emerick Tice

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Suggested correction: Overly convenient to the plot, but well within the capabilities of forensic science. Certainly, what he ate was obvious, and that, along with time and distance constraints, could narrow it down to a single restaurant. Vomit is a poor source of DNA, but it has yielded definitive results in real-life cases. More a case of good luck than factual error.

Justin: I enjoy taking indefensible positions and creating an argument for them.

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Question: Could someone please explain what the title means and what numbers have to do with anything? I'm not a native English speaker and I don't get it.

Answer: It's like a paint-by-numbers, where a picture is outlined on a board, and each little piece of it has a number corresponding to a different color of paint. You paint in the spaces based on what the numbers tell you. Murder by numbers refers to the boys following all the "rules" about how to create the perfect murder: choosing a victim at random, etc. They're murdering based on what they've been told is the right way to do it.

Krista

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