Do not jump to the solved board yet. Try a few more deductions first; if you are stuck, click View hint.
Coordinate note: R1 means row 1, C1 means column 1, and R1C1 is the upper-left cell. These hints are the official English text.
Because (F) is the only person sitting in a chair, (S) must be in R3 in one of Santa's Lodge squares (not the chair). Cross out all other squares in R3 and the chair in Santa's Lodge, since (S) was alone.Now (F)'s position. Since (E) is in the Coffee Shop and NOT with (F), the only chairs (F) could be in are the Walkway or Santa's Village. But the two Walkway chairs are on C5, which (I) occupies, so (F) has to be the chair at R4C6. Cross out all other chairs in the puzzle.Now (G) and (J). (G) is in the Bookstore and (J) is one row above her, so they need two adjacent rows. Only R1 and R2 work – if (G) were in the Bookstore in R5, there'd be no room for (J) above her. So (G) is R2C11 and (J) is somewhere in R1.This narrows (D) to two squares on C3, beside the register in the Toy Store – cross out the rest of that column. It also leaves (B) one square in the Walkway in front of a door, R8C8. (S) is now narrowed to R3C7.The only square left for (C) to be beside a teddy bear is R9C2, leaving (D) at R11C3. (E) takes the last Coffee Shop square at R7C10. With one square left in R10 and (I) on C5, (I) is at R10C5.R5C1 must be occupied as the last square of its column – cross out the rest of that row. R6C4 is the last square of its row – cross out the rest of that column. This narrows (J) to R1C9. Since (A) is north of (V), (A) is at R5C1.This leaves the last square R6C4 for (V) – hence (F) is the murderer.
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