From My Mind to....

Murder He Wrote....

DAY 4:  How would you get away with the perfect murder (or bank robbery if you prefer something less... homicidal)?

Honestly, I think a perfect murder would be easier to plan and carry out than the perfect bank robbery.  In my opinion, unless you have a certain skill set with computers, bank robberies are very showy or require more equipment and timing to carry off. 

The only chance of getting away with the perfect murder is first, to keep all plans about the murder to yourself.  Adding one extra person to the mix is sure to increase potential exposure exponentially.  Ask any politician who wants to keep something secret.  Second, the murder must look accidental.  Properly done, no one should suspect the victim was even murdered.  Of course, there's little satisfaction in raising no suspicions about your actions.  Everyone wants recognition, though not necessarily to the point of being caught.

Therefore, I think I would have to consider the following:

I should have never met nor had contact with the potential victim at any time prior to the ... uh, event. 

The crime should be carried out in a location to which I've never been before.  It should not even be on the way to any location I would visit.

It should be carried out within such a time frame that I would not be missed.  That is, within a distance I could travel and return without anyone needing to contact me for any reason.

Obviously, there should be no record of my travel to the location--no fuel stops, toll booths, or cameras  (definitely the hardest part of this aspect.

Finally, to satisfy the ego, the murder should be flamboyant, such as a quick thrust of a sharp knife to the unsuspecting victim's femoral artery.

Dispose of the knife far from the scene in a manner that precludes its discovery.

Of course, I'm quite sure there's many things about which I've not thought that makes my foray into this criminal enterprise ludicrous.    This is also why I don't write mysteries.