The Case of the Murder at the Sideshow

When Chuckles the clown was found strangled in his trailer at the Big Top Circus, the police were called. Officers Davis and Moreno were soon at the scene. They questioned Manfred, the ringmaster, about the situation.
“I can’t understand it. Everybody loved Chuckles. I don’t know of anyone who would do such a thing,” he said.
“Apparently, there is someone who would do such a thing,” Moreno replied. “I guess we’ll have to look around and gather up the unusual suspects.”
“I just heard about it,” Atlas the strong man said. “That’s really a shame. Where have I been? Blinky the dwarf and I just got back from having sushi at Ling Chang’s.”
“Chuckles the clown is dead?” Lydia the snake charmer exclaimed. “That’s terrible! No, I don’t know anything about it.” She stroked a large Burmese python which was wrapped around her shoulders. “Cuddles and I got along so well.”
“Murder, you say? What’s this world coming to?” Art the Tattooed Man asked. “No, I haven’t been out much. I’ve just been doing some editing.” He continued to write something on one of his legs.
“Chuckles murdered?” Connie the Contortionist said. “I won’t get too bent out of shape over that,” she added as she stuck her head up between her legs. “From what I’ve heard, he might have been looking for trouble. That clown was going with Frieda the Fat Lady, Agnes the Aerialist, Thumbellina, and who knows how many other women.”
“I haven’t seen anything,” Jughead the Juggler said. “I just got back from the Chairman Mao Chinese Buffet.”
“That’s news to me,” Cecil the Thin Man commented.
“Sorry, I don’t know who did it. What have I been doing recently? Just resting my bones, I guess.”
“Well, it looks like we’ve got plenty of suspects,” Moreno said. “Do you think that we could narrow it down to one?”
“Yes,” Davis replied.

WHO DID DAVIS SUSPECT?

THE ANSWER
He suspected Atlas. The strong man said that he was out to lunch. But you can’t get sushi at a Chinese restaurant, only Japanese ones! It turns out that Blinky wouldn’t back up his alibi and soon the big guy was behind bars he couldn’t bend!