Does this logic puzzle work?

[BlackCatSleeping]

I'm planning a mini murder mystery for the kids for Halloween. They each will have a map and a torch and have to find places around the house and garden in the dark. At each place they will get either a small bag of candy or a small treat. They want to do a puzzle too though, so I thought a mini murder mystery would be good. Do these clues make sense though?

The body is to be found in the hallway. At each of the five locations a picture of a character will tell them something about where they were when the murder took place.

Kevin was with Bob.

Bob was in the living room.

Stuart wasn't with Kevin.

Carl was with Jerry.

Jerry was not in the hallway.

It makes sense, right? You can easily work out who did it. My brain isn't working tonight and I don't want it to be crap.

Also, it probably sounds a bit OTT but we love stuff like this

It’s Stuart right?

Was it Stuart?

i am rubbish at things like this but

body in the hallway,
Jerry and Carl are not in the hallway
Kevin and Bob are in the living room
Stuart was not in the living room

NFI who the body is or whodunnit, sorry! :o

Stuart. What age children, and how clever are they?

Kids are aged 5-10. They are pretty smart though.

The answer is Stuart.

Thanks so much. It seems to work. I will make a note that only these 5 people were in the house. The victim will most likely be a garden gnome.

What if Carl and Jerry carried out the murder on the landing and tipped the body down into the hallway?

Maybe you need something to make it clear that the murder happened in the hallway, eg a bullet hole in the wall.

Don't sacrifice Stuart the garden gnome!!!

What if Carl and Jerry carried out the murder on the landing and tipped the body down into the hallway?

Yes or a remotely activated bomb. Also, I've just been reading feminism, so forgive me, but girls can be guests and murderers too, just saying.