Riddle of the Day

[Gizmokid2005]

A family lives in a round house. The father was murdered.
Who did it:
The wife who was getting the groceries, the cook who was making stew, the maid who was cleaning the corners of the house, or the boy who was watching T.V.?

ANSWER (Congrats Knight and Mathster): How can a maid clean corners of a round house? It was the maid.

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