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Truth and Lies

Logic 1048
You meet 3 people (call them $A$, $B$, $C$) at the scene of a robbery: the thief, the guard, the bystander. You know that: • the thief always lies • the guard always tells the truth • the bystander may say anything (true or false) They gave the following testimonies: • $A$: "$B$ is the thief" • $B$: "$C$ is the guard" • $C$: "I am the thief." Who is the thief? guard? bystander?
A$A$, $B$, $C$ B$B$, $A$, $C$ C$C$, $A$, $B$ Dnone of the above