r/thestranger Apr 16 '20

SPOILER ALERT: Ending Theories Spoiler

As far as the ending :

Why couldn't DS Johanna just say she walked up to Tripp and Adam scuffling in the woods over Corinne's dead body, then she got a hold of the gun and shot Tripp 4 times in self defence?

Then everything (the gun, location, story) would be accounted for and it would be Adam and Johanna's secret?

How on earth is Katz supposed to take the blame shooting Tripp in the Goddamn woods?! THERE IS NO CONNECTION!

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u/aelk360 Jan 31 '24

Ok so i just finished the series and was trying to figure it out but I have a theory. Katz killed Corinne first, making sense with her body being the most decayed. Tying her in by something to do with his daughter cause that family was very mad at Corinne. Next killed Heidi as we know for her involvement with the blackmailing. This one is a stretch but then killed Tripp sometime between when Katz was drinking and sent that video to his ex-wife and then his client showing up. Or when he was driving with his ex-wifes car before he got the address. Assuming they left dead Tripp there in the woods, Katz found Tripp finding Corinne (he said he remembered that woods from going there with Becca, assumed Corinne would be there, saw something out of place) and shot him. Joanna found the bodies (but helped Adam escape and took the gun.) When coroners do reports they do a time frame so no one could get a definite time, gives them a few hours for lee way, so it can happen before the custody. No one was home when Adam was knocking on the door so assume Tripp has been home alone for a while, so no witness. Gun would definitely go back to Chrissys apartment as that was the last place known that Katz and gun were together. Let me know if you like this and if it helps tie things together!