WHO IS COMMITTING THE MURDERS

• It CANNOT BE BATTLER, because he is the "detective".
  • "Who am I Battler?"
    • Main character or 19th person, primary question.
• I stand by Rudolf being a creepy little **** and my primary lead. I think he did something.
  • Wants money (Like everyone else.)
  • Blames his father for Asumu's death? Lack of money for the hospital?
  • Probably kind of hates Battler for leaving in the first place.
  • I'm honestly just extremely biased, Rudolf freaks me out and is super shady.
• Gohda?
  • Very poor if it weren't for his work (like all the staff).
  • Certainly very new to the island.
    • Out of all the staff members, likely has the most contacts outside of the island.
      • Probably has a lot of friends with ambitions, did a lot in rich industries before coming to the island!
  • Really only loyal to Natsuhi.
    • She saved him.
  • He's also a really huge guy, he probably could lift people pretty easily.
• Natsuhi?
  • Gohda and Krauss as an accomplice, maybe Jessica.
  • Has been shown to not fit in with the family.
    • Likely very angry about her low status and inability to wear the One-Winged Eagle.
      • Doesn't have another family anymore. Could benefit a lot from stealing and running off to start a new life.
  • Really, really effed up.
    • Gets physical headaches because she's so stressed.
      • No evidence of hearing voices or other psychotic symptoms.
• Krauss
  • REALLY wants money and has been shown to have a lot riding on it.
    • This is true of all the siblings, but Krauss is also the heir.
• Jessica?
  • Really doesn't gain anything honestly (at least not as of Chapter 3 of the VN.)
    • This could change.
  • The most driven to physical action of the cousins.
    • Or any character who isn't Beatrice actually.
      • Except Kanon!
• Kyrie is also sketchy af.
  • No one feels that much jealousy and stays that composed for eighteen years - NO ONE!
  • Probably has serious damage.
    • Killed a Sister of Purgatory like it was nothing.
      • It was supposed to be badass but I got bad vibes, that isn't normal, that chick was a demon.
• Beatrice is using magic to commit the murders and it's just that simple, she's just screwing with everyone for kicks.
  • Probably not this one, it's too boring.
• Has Maria done anything before?
  • Like she's eight so she is likely only ever an accomplice but it's POSSIBLE, if she thought she was serving Beatrice.
    • This was brought up briefly in canon.
• Rosa: an accomplice or Beatrice?
  • Very possibly Beatrice, she IS more than one "Witch" in her daughter's mind!
    • Though she WAS tortured by Beatrice in Chapter 2's "Tea Party"
      • "Battle from within"?
        • Similar to Eva!Beatrice being an internal manifestation of Eva's psyche?
• Asumu is alive :P (I'm kidding)
• Kinzo's mistress?
  • Love child of mistress?
  • Very possible, considering the other mansion on the island.
    • Unless the other mansion is unfinished for some reason and therefore uninhabitable by anyone but psychic imprints.
• Kinzo's ex-wife?
  • Still jealous about the idea of a mistress?
  • Never got any gold from the marriage?
  • Insane from the isolation, similar to the Island Beatrice?
    • Can't actually be Island Beatrice or Rosa would have recognized her.
  • Faked her death? (VERY possible, this family is insane.)
• Shannon or Kanon?
  • Honestly putting them out there because it's not Genji or Kumasawa I mean GET REAL.
  • Shannon's interest in George and Kanon's interest in Jessica could have some social climbing shades.
    • Though canonically, this is unlikely.
  • I doubt Shannon's involvement.
    • Kanon, like Gohda, is newer to the island.
      • Likely has ties to people off the island, similar to Gouda and the rest of the family.
        • Shannon has been there since she was a kid, she probably doesn't have a heck of a lot of friends or ambitions, or friends WITH ambitions.
• Everything could just be Lamba and Bern effing with Beatrice honestly.
  • Especially Bern. She's a nutcase.
• Kinzo?
  • He might have just gone insane and started killing to fulfill the prophecy.
• Virgilia?
  • She's honestly too nice.
  • Would have that demon guy as her accomplice.
  • What would she gain? Her title back?
• It is NOT EVA.
  • Her reaction to being a Witch in the anime was too intense, she became SO ill when her other half was hurting others to EVER cause so much damage.
  • May not be the same in the VN but we'll see.
    • I defend my wife.
  • Not George.
  • Not her husband either, he's a sweetheart.
• Nanjo?
  • He DID copy down the epitaph one time.
  • Close to Kinzo.
    • Trying to get closer as the years pass?
  • Dude's a doctor, he could kill people very easily.
    • Brought up in canon.
      • His build is awful though, he'd need help.
        • Other staff members?
• Could even be some random who's connected to the Yakuza like that dude that was with Ange or whatever but it's unlikely.

Random Questions / Possible Hints

• Why is everything a closed room?
• Portraits are secret passageways?
  • Secret passageways are a recurring theme.
• What does the epitath reveal (besides deaths and the location of the gold)?
• WHY IS BEATO SO OBSESSED WITH BEING PRAISED?
• Does the brooch do anything other than bring people together in love?
• The Seven Sisters of Purgatory, are they stronger than they appear?
• "The Witch of the Forest", Beatrice or Mistress?