Donovan Ell was killed on a lonely road 2 miles from Trenton at 3:30 am on February 14th. Five men were arrested a week later and questioned. Each man made 4 simple statements of which 3 were absolutely true and only one of them was false. One of these 5 men killed Donovan.

SHORTY: I was in Chicago when Donovan was murdered. I never killed anyone. Red is the guilty man. Joey and I were pals.

HANK: I did not kill Donovan. I never owned a revolver in my life. Red knows me. I was in Philadelphia the night of February 14th.

TONY: Hank lied when he said he never owned a revolver. The murder was committed on Valentine’s Day. Shorty was in Chicago at the time that the murder was committed. One of the 5 of us is guilty.

JOEY: I did not kill Donovan. Red has never been in Trenton. I never saw Shorty before. Hank was in Philadelphia with me the night of February 14th.

RED: I did not kill Donovan. I have never been in Trenton. I never saw Hank before now. Shorty lied when he said I’m guilty.

Who killed Donovan?

red?

I think it is Tony but I am not for sure? This is for my geometry class.

it's either tony joey or red

i don't think its shorty or hank

i think its tony cause he never said he didn't do it and he said one of us did(aka him)

:)

Tori -- i used your same logic -- also no one ever said Donovan was shot, so the revolver item isn't relevant to who killed him........ my first instinct was b/c he never mentioned not killing anyone

To determine who killed Donovan, we need to analyze the statements made by each of the suspects.

Let's examine the statements individually:

Shorty:
1. "I was in Chicago when Donovan was murdered." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
2. "I never killed anyone." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
3. "Red is the guilty man." - This contradicts Red's statement.
4. "Joey and I were pals." - This statement cannot be verified yet.

Hank:
1. "I did not kill Donovan." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
2. "I never owned a revolver in my life." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
3. "Red knows me." - This contradicts Red's statement.
4. "I was in Philadelphia the night of February 14th." - This statement cannot be verified yet.

Tony:
1. "Hank lied when he said he never owned a revolver." - This contradicts Hank's statement.
2. "The murder was committed on Valentine's Day." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
3. "Shorty was in Chicago at the time that the murder was committed." - This contradicts Shorty's statement.
4. "One of the 5 of us is guilty." - This statement cannot be verified yet.

Joey:
1. "I did not kill Donovan." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
2. "Red has never been in Trenton." - This contradicts Red's statement.
3. "I never saw Shorty before." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
4. "Hank was in Philadelphia with me the night of February 14th." - This contradicts Hank's statement.

Red:
1. "I did not kill Donovan." - This statement cannot be verified yet.
2. "I have never been in Trenton." - This contradicts Joey's statement.
3. "I never saw Hank before now." - This contradicts Hank's statement.
4. "Shorty lied when he said I'm guilty." - This contradicts Shorty's statement.

Now, let's analyze the contradictions:

- Red's statement contradicts both Joey and Hank's statements.
- Joey's statement contradicts Hank's statement.
- Shorty's statement contradicts Red's statement.
- Tony's statement contradicts Hank's statement.

From these contradictions, we can conclude that either Red or Hank is lying. Additionally, Shorty's accusation of Red as the guilty man contradicts Red's claim of innocence.

Since each suspect has made one false statement and the murder was committed by one of the five suspects, we can determine that Red is the guilty man.