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You wake up in a random rural house without memory of how you got there, there is dead person on the floor right next to where you were lying; What would be your first thoughts and what would you do? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 23 hours ago by throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For simplicity, let's assuming this is your country, in some random rural area
The dead person has a kitchen knife plunged into their chest, blood is still fresh
The dead person is a random stanger, you've never met them, they are just a random average (non-famous) person
There is no one else in the house
You have a tiny bit of blood on your clothes, but not a lot, you are unsure of whose blood it is
You have no injuries
You were never drugged or anything, you just happen to mysteriously, spontaneously get teleported there, while sleeping. You went to sleep on your bed and just woke up only to find yourself in this scenario. (Bloodtests will show nothing)
You wake up right in the morning, at sunrise
There is electricity and running water, small amounts of food in the refrigerator, enough for maybe a day
You don't have any items with you, not your phone, nothing beside the clothes you slept with (if any). There are clothing in this house belonging to the dead person
There only electronics devices (besides appliances) in the house is the dead person's smartphone, in their pockets (no lockscreen codes or anything), and a laptop (no password). This house has wifi.
This house does not have any security cameras.
There is a car in the driveway, belonging to the dead person. No other vehicles, no bikes or anything like that.
Nobody (yet) knows this person is dead. They live alone.

So, would you think that you did the murder, and just turn yourself in; or assume someone set you up and try to escape? How would you escape this scenario and avoid prison?

Remember, this is a rural area, not that many cameras.

So do you make a run for it? How?

Or do you just call the authorities and hope you don't get charged with the murder? Very awkward interrogation tho, nobody would believe you. I doubt "I don't remember how I got there" is a strong defence.

What is your "game plan"?

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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

"Again? Ok, no more ambian and rum, this time I am serious."

First see if the blood pattern tells me anything of value. Next steps are to find peroxide to clean my clothes of blood and if I am out of luck, improvise. Then I'd see if I can figure anything out about what happened. Wipe off the knife handle, scrub under my nails with bleach, cut the phone lines to the house, break the back door or a window, find anything of value to steal and bury nearby for later retrieval, then do some shots of alcohol, get in the backseat of the car and touch a bunch of stuff in the car, puke, and start walking along the road until I can flag someone down and ask to use their phone to call the cops.

After that is just a matter of knowing nothing besides going to bed after 2 Ambien and a hearty amount of 94 proof rum and waking up in the unfamiliar car and stumbling into the house and finding the stranger dead, didn't have my phone, didn't look for their phone because I wanted to GTFO in case the murderer was still there, went to get help and here we are.

Best case no big problem, worst case I get a few charges that won't stick unless the victim's phone can prove I did it. If it can prove I did it, rip bozo.