What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

Below the four parts have been reorganised. The four partitions are exactly the same in both arrangements. Why is there a hole?

A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?

Who always enjoys poor health?

Why did the Girl throw the butter out of the window?

What is the last thing you take off before bed?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?

One evening there was a murder in the home of a married couple, their son and daughter. One of these four people murdered one of the others. One of the members of the family witnessed the crime.

The other one helped the murderer.

These are the things we know for sure:

1. The witness and the one who helped the murderer were not of the same sex.

2. The oldest person and the witness were not of the same sex.

3. The youngest person and the victim were not of the same sex.

4. The one who helped the murderer was older than the victim.

5. The father was the oldest member of the family.

6. The murderer was not the youngest member of the family.

Who was the murderer?

Sherlock Holmes was challenged to make a pre-drawn line smaller without erasing it. He did it in fractions of seconds. How?

A worker is to perform work for you for seven straight days. In return for his work, you will pay him 1/7th of a bar of gold per day. The worker requires a daily payment of 1/7th of the bar of gold. What and where are the fewest number of cuts to the bar of gold that will allow you to pay him 1/7th each day?