How can you make number one disappear by adding something to it?

Irene killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?

That attorney is my brother, testified the accountant.

But the attorney testified he didn't have a brother.

Who is lying?

John named his first son Alpha, second Beta, third Charlie and fourth Delta. What is the fifth son's name?

In a town, there are over 100 flats.
Flat-1 is named first flat.
Flat-2 is named second flat.
Flat-3 is named third flat.

A visitors 'Victor' decides to walk through all the flats, he finds all the flats except flat-62.
Victor later founds that the local of the town have given it another name.

What is the name of the Flat?

A Car driver was heading down a street in Washington. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a 'no left turn' sign and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the right side of the road past a cop car. Still, he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

If,
29 - 1 = 30
9 - 1 = 10
14 - 1 = 15

Based on similar logic, Can you prove that the below algebraic equation is true?
11 - 1 = 10 ?

Take away the whole and some still remain. What is it?

Chef Andrea has to light the kitchen stoves to open her restaurant for the day. There are three stoves in the kitchen: A glass stove, a brick stove, and a wood stove. She only has one match. Which does she light up first?