Who was the killer in Scream 1-4

WHO IS THE KILLER IN SCREAM

It’s not so simple to answer a popular question: Who is the killer in Scream, as the issue has second bottom arguments and meanings. Twenty minutes before the end, we find out that two boys, Billy Loomis and Stu Macher, are responsible for a cruel stabbing massacre within the city of Woodsboro in California. Two partners in crime confess their involvement in the slaughter of Maureen Prescott and their schoolmates. At the same time, even those who have re-watched the movie once and once again can hardly answer who is the killer in Scream movie in each particular scene of the crime. Who exactly, Billy or Stu, has performed each killing?

 

Who was the killer in Scream 1 (1996)

Billy Loomis and Stu Macher kill six people. Five deaths are depicted in the movie, and the murder of Maureen Prescott is a matter of news and dialogue. We see three global assaults on Sidney. One serious attack on Dewey, who is stabbed in his back. One assault on Gale Weathers. The plot gives us two attacks on Randy. First, he is injured by Stu and then shot by Billy. Billy and Stu also tend to kill Neal Prescott, Sidney’s father, who manages to survive because of his daughter. The Scream movie ends with another two murders. Sidney Prescott kills Stu with a TV set and Billy Loomis with a gunshot.

 

MAUREEN PRESCOTT

We do not doubt that both Billy Loomis and Stu Macher took part in this murder that had been put into cruel practice a year before the main plot events. Police did not consider more than one person as a murderer of Maureen Prescott. Billy Loomis, with no doubt, was the inspiration and the brains behind the crime, and he succeeded in finding accomplices among his school fellows. Loomis was a driving force and initiator of that level of cruelty that was announced in the news. Billy Loomis hated Maureen Prescott, who had destroyed his family (as a boy and his mother considered), and he certainly had experienced a sadistic pleasure in the process. As the Scream movie states, Maureen Prescott was raped and stabbed, and her body was left not far from the main square of the city of Woodsboro. It should be emphasized that both Billy and Stu Macher were 16 years old at that time, while we consider the issue of who was the killer in Scream. 

 

CASEY BECKER AND STEVE ORTH

We have strong, obvious evidence that both Billy and Stu have participated in this slaughter on the skirts of Woodsboro. 

After a year had passed since the murder of Maureen Prescott, it was likely that both young men had the will to continue “shooting” their criminal movie as partners in crime.

On the next day after the murder, Stu Macher openly speaks ironically about the fact of his well-known relations with Casey Becker, which lasted two seconds. As a choosy girl has shifted a weird Macher for a school football star, Orth, Stu now has a strong psychopathic motive to butcher his former girlfriend. More likely, it was Stu suggesting to choose this specific evening and to slaughter both lovers: Casey and Steve Orth. The very first crime, the murder of Maureen Prescott, was initiated and inspired by Billy Loomis, and the second settling of scores has become a tribute to the offended and humiliated Stu.

Among the two, it is Billy who demonstrates deep knowledge of movies all the time during the Scream events. Sure enough, Billy Loomis was the “Voice”, the one speaking on the phone with Casey Becker, initiating a cruel game, a deadly guessing game. Even if the “Voice” and the “Ghost” were separated within the murder, Billy did have to be at the place and observe the house, Casey’s movements, and coordinate the guessing game with the life and death of Steve Orth. It is also highly likely that when the Voice asks Casey about his location in front of or behind the house, Billy is at the front and rings the bell, and Stu is in the backyard. The day after, Billy does not object to his “walking” on the evening of the murder. Although Woodsboro Police failed to find proof evidence of his involvement in the homicide, Billy had time and scope to be at Becker’s house that night. Billy has performed the role of the “Voice” to avoid the possibility that Casey Becker can recognize her ex-boyfriend on the phone, even with a changed voice. If Stu was in the backyard and had all the reasons to hate Steven Orth, it was Macher who stabbed the graduate in the chair.

While friends are spending their time on the fountain the next day, Billy pointedly tells his fellow Stu that nobody claims Macher to be a murderer. “Thanks, body,” and the filthy look of both guys can easily mix the judgment, and it was all but certain that the screenwriters and the director tended to achieve. It is more likely that Stu Macher meant the partnership, and Billy was the brain center of the events. Even if it was Macher who had chosen his ex-girlfriend as a target. We should also consider the brief gap between Casey’s mother hearing the moment of the killing on the phone and when the parents reveal their daughter hanging in a tree. Both partners in crime had to use common force to gang the body in such a short period.

Although the “Ghost” was played by a professional stunt, the scene of slow-mo pursuit next to the Beckers’ house and the very stabbing of Casey reveals a man of high stature, and Stu Macher to be the one who does the “dirty job” with the knife.

Even though Tatum Riley says that she and Stu had spent the night before together, this claim does not stand with facts, critics, and common sense. Randy Meeks unconsciously destroys this version with an unsuitable joke about the anatomical details of the slaughter. Billy and Stu had previously foreseen the fact that Macher would become the main suspect as the ex-boyfriend of Casey Becker, and they would need to ensure an alibi. On the other hand, the telephone company has the exact time of the call, and Macher’s alibi and Tatum’s certainly could be easily demolished by the police, as well as Billy’s location during a certain period. In a scene when Casey manages to take the mask of the murderer off, the movie openly hints to us that the girl recognizes the face. As Stu Macher had been her ex-boyfriend, Casey also had to know Billy Loomis, his fellow and a boy from the same school as her.  The main argument for Stu Macher as the killer is the words of Kevin Williamson, a screenwriter who once confirmed that it was Stu who stabbed Casey.

 

WHO TRIED TO KILL SIDNEY PRESCOTT?

Despite the general statement that this act of violence was nothing more than a show, two partners in crime have reached their long-term goals. Billy intentionally drops his telephone and initiates, in this respect, a chain of events dealing with the Woodsboro police, which finally grants him an alibi and a preventive image of a person who has been accused accidentally and who was supposed to be innocent. Billy Loomis tried to make nice with Sidney to have sex with her and to continue preparations for the future bloodbath within Woodsboro.

Although horror movies generally create suspense and a sense of mystic abilities of the antagonist, it’s unlikely for Billy to get down the stairs without a terrible jumping noise, to hide his black clothing, to climb over the second-floor window without even having a short breath after struggling and chasing Sidney. We cannot doubt that it was Stu Macher who acted as a performer. In addition, even considering the fact, the “Ghost” was acted by a stunt, we see dark pants under the cloth. A few minutes later, police officers escort Billy Loomis, and it’s obvious that he wears bright blue jeans. It’s of course not a matter of keen interest to the filming crew, but this little detail is worth attention.

While Stu Macher was trying to make a farce with no real intention to harm Sidney, Billy Loomis, again, acted as a voice on the phone. He is more cold-blooded and patient than Stu and uses the stolen cell phone of Neil Prescott. The Voice expresses aggression when a conversation with Sidney deals with Maureen Prescott, as Billy Loomis hated Maureen and he had managed to kill this woman a year before the main plot events. More likely that Billy has handed a cell phone to Stu on his way to Sidney’s window and then drops his one, pretending to have nothing in common with the murderer’s calls.

 

WHO ATTACKED SIDNEY IN THE BATHROOM

Scream movie raises the stakes of our involvement and suspense by hinting at another act of violence, supposedly brought into action by Billy Loomis. Neither Billy nor Stu has participated in this scene. We see Sidney, who runs off with Billy after an unpleasant conversation and misunderstanding. She leaves Billy Loomis behind and rushes into the school toilet. She spends a moment near the mirror, hides from the girls, and then goes back. Billy can’t get into the WC before Sidney, considering the strict route to the premises.

Some can consider Stu Macher to be the performer, but it’s unlikely for him to find Sidney in the very WC, as he simply could not know if she goes there or not after a moment with Billy Loomis. Sidney could choose several routes. A person with a mask and a cloth was already in the WC cabin when Sidney Prescott came in.  He seems to be a naughty pupil who wants to scare some girls. On the other hand, if this person has spent his time in a cabin, how could he know that Sidney Prescott was a girl behind the door to whisper her name? So this scene should be considered as another portion of tension, delicately given by a screenplay. On top of everything else, this attacker does not have a knife in his hand in a so-called assault on Sidney, though one would say he wears the same jeans and boots as Billy. There is also a claim on IMDB that Billy later repeats the diminishing words of the girls from this scene about Maureen Prescott, but his hatred was obviously not based on some accidental commentaries in the WC. He had always had his arguments to hate Maureen and regard her as a woman of easy virtue.

 

MURDER OF PRINCIPAL ARTHUR HIMBRY

Shortly before the scene with Mr. Himbry in his office, the movie gives us an image of Stu Macher running back towards the Woodsboro school. This short detail has likely been added to intensify suspicion. On the other hand, Stu had a lot of things to do before the evening party and after approval from Sidney. Hardly had Stu decided to go back and kill the principal in he meantime. As Stu was a murderer of Casey Becker and evidently of Steve Orth, it was time for Billy to take a more active part in the real-time movie, partners have planned. Billy Loomis was already within the school and had felt himself not in the best way after an argument, regarding the topic of both mothers: Mrs. Loomis and Maureen Prescott. An extremely painful conversation piece for unstable Billy. In this respect, the murder of Principal Arthur Himbry was probably a kind of slaughter improvisation. One can argue that Billy needed to have a knife, a costume, and a mask here, away from the territory, rather than within a locker. It is interesting to note that neither Billy nor Stu has a car, at least as shown in the movie. Later on, Billy makes a call to Macher’s house with the news about Himbry being hanged on a tree at the school stadium. Regarding the fact that both murderers participated in dealing with Casey Baker’s body and a tree, we can assume that both Billy and Stu took time to hang the body of the principal at the stadium.

 

WHO KILLED TATUM

The screenwriter and Director give us a clear picture of the fact that Billy Loomis had enough time and plenty of pre-planned abilities to stab his best friend’s girlfriend. The most obvious detail that supposes this version deals with the free time of both partners, as Stu Macher was a host for the party and took center stage of the common audience’s attention. At the same time, he could make his way to the toilet and kitchen, and find any cause to leave the room. It was he who asked Tatum Riley to visit the garage for a beer. If we assume that Billy took the job, Stu has already stood the thought of his girlfriend being killed. The next plot hit is too obvious to be ignored. We should pay attention to the moment when Billy and Stu come across each other at the front door. Billy Loomis openly gives facial expressions like: ”Ok, the job is done” as a point of the common plan to manage a bloodbath this evening, and Tatum was one of the victims. The murder of Tatum Riley should be a means of alibi for Stu and his potential version of the upcoming events, and consequently, Billy’s version as well.

Considering the previous paragraph, it was most likely Stu Macher who had stabbed his own girlfriend. The first strong argument deals with the killer’s migration within the house. We noticed the murderer near the inner garage door, so he had gotten in from the house and not from the outside. After the act of violence, the murderer goes into hiding in the same way as the house. The Scream killer has to have an understanding of what is going on at the party, where the guests are, and how to get into the garage without being suspended. Billy Loomis had no idea of the situation, and he would likely be noticed within the party, before or after the case with the clothing and the mask. A few minutes later, we notice him outside. As there is no doubt that Stu is the Ghost in the next scenes, it’s hard to believe that Billy killed Tatum Riley and then hid a knife, clothing, and mask for Stu to find. Even if the situation when Stu follows Tatum on her way to the garage seems strange and poorly realistic, almost certainly, Stu Macher was the killer of Tatum Riley. When the plot comes to the moment of the reveal and Billy Loomis tells Sidney Prescott the truth, Stu’s hands are on a knife in a funny gesticulation. It implies the fact that boys finally reach the main goal and, in addition, that it is now Billy’s turn to “deal” with his girlfriend, as Stu has already murdered two of his: Casey Becker and Tatum Riley.

Summing up the above, I want to emphasize that neither the actors nor the filming crew ever knew exactly the answer to the question of who murdered Tatum. Even twenty-five years later, Skeet Ulrich (Billy) and Mathew Lillard (Stu) commented that they still do not know who acted as Ghostface. While my arguments lead me to the idea that it was Stuart, the movie leaves us to guess, and there is no definite answer, and it could not be.

 

MURDER OF KENNY THE CAMERAMAN

We deal with the undeniable fact that Stu Macher chased Sidney Prescott after a little planned scene with Billy and faked blood. Billy Loomis then spent the next minutes in the room waiting for the appropriate moment to take the situation to the final stage with Sidney and the revelation of the events. Stu was the one who attempted to kill Randy Meeks (in fact, this only scene was performed by Skeet Ulrich and not by a stunt). Soon after, Billy expresses his disappointment with the fact that Gale Weathers is still alive and not dead since Stu Macher had to deal with her before.

 

WHO STABBED DEWEY

We have the maximum probability that Stu has been acting as the Scream killer in these scenes of the Scream movie, chasing Sidney and Gale near the house. Consequently, it was Stu Macher who stabbed Dewey in his back. It was the second failure to kill a person after Gale Weathers. One would claim that Billy was in the house at the moment, but the movie does not give us a clue that the two partners in crime acted simultaneously in this part of the story.

 

Billy shoots at Randy. And finally, Sidney Prescott accomplishes another two murderers. She electrocutes Stu and shoots Billy Loomis in the head. It is interesting to note that even after Scream 2-3-4-5-6, some movie fans still believe that Stu Macher could survive the accident and he is still in jail and will play a role in one of the upcoming sequels. 

 

SCREAM 2

One could argue that Mickey was the only killer in Scream 2, but this statement is obviously false, and the participation of each partner in the crime is not so obvious, which makes the process even more exciting. On the one hand, we can assume that Mrs. Loomis has only performed the role of a puppet master for Mickey and did nothing with any of the homicides directly. It is reasonable to assume that since Micky wanted to become a star of the supposed trial, he considered himself the only key murderer. My more detailed and thorough version involves her in some of the assaults explicitly. So let’s try to find the answer to who was the killer in Scream 2, scene by scene.

MAUREEN EVANS AND PHIL STEVENS

There could be no doubt that Mickey Altieri acted as the Ghost in the opening scene. It may well be a kind of murder test for him to assure Mrs. Loomis of his readiness for action. The body constitution and the height of the killer strongly suggest a man as the murderer. Both Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens have been stabbed by the same person, who took the bloodied coat and took the place of Phil. At the very moment when the murderer stabs Maureen, we notice the undisputed difference in height. We can also recognize Mickey in the murder process itself. The Scream 2 killer openly expresses a kind of evil ecstasy, stabbing a young girl to death. Mickey is a movie geek who now delivers his sadistic vision and slaughters a person within the cinema with the “Stab” movie as the background. Mickey Altieri considers Billy Loomis and Stu Macher as the filmmakers and stars of his film, which resulted in a horror in-movie story on the screen. It should be noted that Mickey evidently knew both Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens, and they all three were students of the same faculty and attended mutual classes.

There is a version that Mrs. Loomis killed Phil in the men’s toilet, and Mickey put on the jacket to stab Maureen because of the strange woman’s voice Stevens hears from the adjusting cabin. First of all, the voice of Mrs. Loomis is not identifiable, and Mickey likely used the voice changer. Billy’s mother had no reason to kill these two students other than to start a series of murders aimed at revenge on Sidney. It looks like a test assignment for Altieri rather than a common crime.

 

CICI (CASEY) COPPER

Mickey Altieri performs as the killer in this scene as he makes amateur filming of the victim from the bushes, which will be found later by Gale and Dewey. The killer broke the balcony window with Cici and then stabbed her twice and threw her still alive from the second floor. This moment of strength reveals a man to be to driving force under the mask. Casey Cooper was chosen as the victim broadly to her first name, and Mrs. Loomis had no point in dirtying her hands with this minor intermediate victim, on her long-standing way to revenge. Loomis had a reliable partner and pupil who was ready to do business and kill the girl he knew very well from the university classes on cinema. We again see dark pants under the Ghost clothing, which does not fit with the constrained dress code of Mrs. Loomis, as the fake reporter. In addition to her name, Cici Cooper has already confronted Mickey within the scene in the university, and an issue dealing with Billy Loomis and Stu Macher.

Mrs. Lommis, with no doubt, had complete supervision over Mickey’s activity as the murderer and all but certainly has planned this particular murder. Another strong evidence of her direct involvement deals with the scene when the murderer gets into the house. Within this very moment, the Scream movie killer does not bear a cell phone or a device to change the voice in his hands, but we hear the voice on the line at this very moment. Mrs. Loomis likely performed as the voice, or they both did it. She was also the very first news reporter (fake) to be at the site of a murder, even before Gale.

 

AN ASSAULT ON SIDNEY

The very concept of the scene refers to the original Scream movie. It was obviously added to implant doubts in minds with Derek as Sidney’s boyfriend, and an allusion to Billy Loomis. In this respect, the assault attempt on Sidney Prescott is more likely a sophisticated movie trick than an issue of strong dispute. General guesswork gives Mrs. Loomis the role of a killer due to some details. During the conversation with Gale, Debbie Salt notices something (or someone, Sidney in particular) and makes her way fast to the bushes. However, it’s unlikely that after a year of planning her revenge, after multiple opportunities to kill Sidney Prescott at any moment, cold-blooded Mrs. Loomis failed her plan on some impulse. Mrs. Loomis probably never acted as the Ghost Face in the movie, and she did not use the mask or clothing. To try to kill Sidney Prescott spontaneously, she had to take the stuff with her, which seems anecdotal.

When Derek Feldman tries to open the front door, the Ghost makes a one-hit hole in it as Mickey Altieri had done previously while murdering Phil Stevens in the toilet. We can also easily notice the blood on the knife’s blade, which belongs to Cici Cooper, recently killed by Mickey. Going deep down into the motive of this assault attempt, Mickey Altieri has granted himself an alibi after a discussion with the police. We should also pay attention to a dialogue between Mickey and Hallie, dealing with his innocence, and then to a prompt talk with Sidney. Mickey makes his comment on the events and states casually that Derek should not play a hero and run into the house on his own. On this level, Mickey puts a grain of doubt into Sidney’s mind, but his facial expression and tone tell us that Derek was not to be killed at this stage anyway.

 

AN ASSAULT ON SIDNEY PRESCOTT AT THE THEATER

This very scene refers to a similar scene within a school toilet in Scream. Psychological tension and the previous events caused this suspenseful moment with Sidney. While it seems that neither Mickey Altieri nor Mrs. Loomis participated in this scene, and it was no more than Sidney’s hysteria, the answer is not so obvious. Of course, the movie intensifies suspense, but if we watch the climax of the scene shot by shot, we can identify the Ghostface getting away in the direction to the right. If to take this detail for granted and not for the magic of cinema, it was Mickey because of the height of Ghostface. Altieri was a student at this college and knew the stage well, in contrast to Mrs. Loomis, who would not be able to get out of there during the final scenes. Above all, Mickey had no alibi during the attack on Sidney. When she asked Derek ‘What happened to Mickey‘, he answered: We swapped, he had to edit to get me instead‘.

 

MURDER OF RANDY MEEKS

All flimsy arguments that Mrs. Loomis was the killer generally deal with her own words: ”Randy spoke poorly of Billy and I got a little knife happy”. The antagonist does not mean her direct participation with a knife in her hand. She had no motivation and needed to sit inside that van with clothing, a mask, a knife, and a phone. She ordered her partner, Mickey, to punish Randy Meeks for the offensive words about Billy. In this respect, Mrs. Loomis was probably on the telephone line and had a notice about the issue. It’s a mystery how she could additionally communicate with Mickey, apart from the cell phone he used to talk to Randy, so it is still possible that Mickey acted with both phone and knife. Gale and Dewey later found a videotape of the murderer’s amateur movie, filmed by Mickey without a doubt. It includes the shots from the van and makes it clear that Mickey Altieri was the killer. Within the process of stabbing Randy, the killer shows extreme strength, suppressing the victim. And finally, we can notice dark man pants and shoes of a big size when Ghostface leaves the car.

 

A LIBRARY THREAT

Even considering the growing attention to Sidney Prescott, even before the first murder and dozens of people present at the library, a threat was made that Sidney would be killed the same day. And in fact, it would be the same day to end the story. This threatening letter was sent by someone who was inside the premises at the moment and who could have had a view of Sidney and her PC number. It was too dangerous for Mickey Altieri to be this sender as he would surely be noticed both by Sidney Prescott and police detectives, while as a student he had access to the internal network (which could probably be traced if necessary). Relatedly, Debbie Salt was unnoticeable and could have plenty of potential explanations for using the internet within the college library. As a fake reporter, she could ask to use the internet to find some information or to make contact with the fake news. The very purpose of the scene deals with the idea that Cotton Weary may be a Scream killer, and there is no definite answer as to who sent the message.

 

AN ASSAULT ON DEWEY AND GALE

In contrast to the claim about the DNA on the mask in Scream 6 (2023), Mrs. Loomis probably never acted as the murderer with a mask and clothing, but she managed to plan and control each assault and murder. She was present at the front entrance of the building with her fake telephone call to the news office to have supervision over the situation and not to let Gale or Dewey get out, as she had with Gale. Why would she chase Dewey and Gale for revenge for Billy if she later only escorts Weathers to the theatre? In this respect, Mickey Altieri again was a driving force of the chase, and he was the Ghost Face who stabbed Dewey Riley in his back, after intense resistance (evidently demanding men’s strength). We notice the man’s shoes and pants again. Some can argue that there were two killers at the moment when we see a killer inside the projection room and behind Gale Weathers (without the noise of movement) 20 seconds later. The Scream 2 movie pays tribute to the cinematographic suspense and unrealistic superiority of the murderer. The other obvious argument is was Mickey lies in playing his self-made amateur movie on a separate TV in front of Gale and Dewey, and then they see themselves on the screen at the moment. Mickey thus took a few new shots for his maniac cinematography, and he obviously was familiar with the equipment in the projection room and how it worked as opposed to Mrs. Loomis.

 

MURDER OF HALEY AND TWO DETECTIVES

We can hardly imagine Mrs. Loomis breaking the glass with a hand, jumping on the car hood, and managing so aggressive behavior. She could not stand the fact that detectives planned to move Sidney Prescott from the college. Mickey had to deal with this situation, not harm Sidney, and make her way to the college for her to meet with Mrs. Loomis. Later, we could notice a blood stain on Mickey’s face, which he had suffered in the car crash. Haley was stabbed by Mickey Altieri a few minutes down the plot, with another moment of almost mystical movement of the Ghostface. The killer is head and shoulders above a tiny Haley.

Mickey kills Derek with the gun to make Sidney suffer even more before the final act of the story. Her boyfriend turns out to be innocent, and he dies with a visual reference to the crucifixion. 

Finally, Cotton Weary and Sidney Prescott shot Mrs. Loomis. Gale Weathers and Sidney shot Mickey Altieri to death.

 

SCREAM 3

Scream 3 is the only movie within the Scream franchise with the only Scream 3 killer and no partners in crime. Roman Bridger, a stepbrother of Sidney, implements a plan to take revenge on Sidney. In his 27th, Bridger stabbed eight people: Christine, Cotton Weary, Sarah Darling, Steven Stone, Tyson Fox, Angelina Tyler, Jennifer Jolie, and John Milton, and blew up one (Tom Prinze). He also assaulted Sidney, Gale Weathers, Dewey Riley, and Detective Mark Kincaid. Within the final scene, Roman Bridger is shot in his head by Dewey.

 

SCREAM 4

The plot basis of this sequel deals a lot with the original Scream movie, and we have two scream killers: Jill Roberts and Charlie Walker. Indeed, it’s once again not so easy to figure out who killed whom in Scream 4.

MURDER OF JENNY RANDALL AND MARNIE COOPER

We can boost our understanding of this crime using dividing it into four separate parts. Both Jill Roberts and Charlie Walker participated in this homicide, giving a strong reference to the very first movie, to Billy Loomis and Stu Macher. In this respect, Jill has become not only an encourager but a second performer. The conventional version suggests that it was Jenny Randall with whom Trevor had cheated Jill, as the victim asks: ‘Is this Trevor?’.  This is a strong reference to the first Scream and the love triangle between Casey Baker, Steven Orth, and Stu Macher.

A voice on the phone. Considering the intention of both partners in crime to create their death-movie-on-live, either of the two could perform the role of the voice within the scene. The Ghostface suggests Jenny imagine herself as a part of his/her movie and voice as the director. In this respect, Charlie Walker is madly in love with movies, and Jill considers cinema only as the fastest and most obvious way to gain fame and recognition. On the other hand, if we consider Jill’s hatred because of Jenny and Trevor’s relations, she could act as a voice as well. The diminishing words: ‘You’re the dumb blonde with big tits’ may refer to Jill’s lack of self-confidence and stored-up anger. If to regard Jill as a voice, it gives Charlie enough time to take Marnie out of the house and stab her.

The stabbing of Marnie Cooper. Much more likely that Charlie was the killer of Marnie. The girl was dragged out to the street and stabbed. Charlie played the role of a driving force and had to prove his loyalty and attachment to Jill Roberts and her plan. This scenario correlates well with the version in that Jill acted as a voice. Marnie Cooper was a secondary target, collateral damage to play with Jenny.

Marnie is thrown through the window. The same argument with the man’s strength, which we have previously accounted for with Scream 2. Charlie Walker stabbed the girl and threw her body through the glass while Jill played with Jenny on the phone. The gap between the words ‘You’s better start running’ and Marnie’s body breaking the window is about a second which clearly shows that the voice and the thrower were separate persons.

The murder of Jenny Randall. A common version says that Jill Roberts is more likely acted as the killer to kill Jenny within the garage. It was the second part of the plan for the slaughter, as a reference to Billy Loomis and Stu Macher. The Scream 4 killer drags a victim from the garage door, and Jill could easily manage this process, and then she stabbed her schoolmate, whom she had hated because of Trevor. One may argue that the Ghostface uses a knife with the blood of Marnie just a few seconds after her body gets into the room, so it should be one person to throw and later to share with Jenny, but there was enough time to shift the roles.

Later on in the climax of the story, Charlie says: “I got great footage of my Robbie kill. Better than Jenny and Marnie or Olivia even’, which leaves an open, debateful question of whether Charlie stabbed the first two victims and Jill was only a voice on the phone. As the two planned (as Charlie thought) to blame Trevor as a solo killer, it is unlikely that Charlie meant his bystanding filming of how Jill kills Jenny, and he evidently meant the first-person view from the Ghostface mask.

 

OLIVIA MORRIS

There could be poor disputes on who was the killer of Olivia Morris. Jill Roberts can be easily observed at her home for the whole time of the assault and then make a show with the fake assault on her own life and an injury to probe the role of a victim, who survived. Two police detectives failed to catch or surround the Ghostface in the neighborhood a few minutes before the assassination, which adds additional cinematic power and mystery to the Ghostface. It is also important to note that Jill suggested calling Olivia to occupy her attention before Charlie’s call from Trevor’s phone. It is unclear just how Olivia failed to hear Ghostface’s voice from her closet, but Charlie is whispering. Above all, it is obvious that Charlie got into Olivia’s closet before she arrived home, and he knew about girls watching ‘Shaun of the Dead’ thanks to Jill beforehand, and not because of seeing them through the window.

It is a matter of dispute on who acted as a voice calling Sidney (on Olivia’s phone). Jill appeared at Olivia’s house just a few seconds after breaking the line and had some time beyond Kirby’s attention. She loudly calls for Sidney, thus giving a signal to Charlie, who hides himself on the second floor. If to take a closer look at the conversation between the Voice and Sidney, Jill’s jealousy toward her cousins’ fame seems to be revealed during the threat: ‘Oh, poor Sidney. You think this is all about you. You think you’re still the star’. It is an obvious reference to Jill’s craving to become a new star of the events. ‘Spare me the lecture’ may be a reference to Jill’s understanding of the cost she should pay for becoming a celebrity, and that she obviously wants to overcome her cousin. ‘How about the town you left behind? I’ve got plans for you. Jill was raised in the shadow of Sidney Prescott with no way out of Woodsboro at least until finishing school. ‘You will die when I want you to. Not a moment before,” which refers to the final act in the mansion. Finally, after a fake assault on Jill and Sidney, the Ghostface disappears in the night, leaving two police detectives fools. As we later find out toward the end, Charlie recorded the murder of Olivia on a portable webcam.

 

REBECCA WALTERS

As the original theatrical version gives us a poor understanding of who the perpetrator of this particular murder is, deleted scenes available on YouTube include more details. After being injured by the killer (Charlie), Jill Roberts is shown spending her time in the hospital. We see Trevor Sheldon, her ex-boyfriend, who comes to see Jill and says he is sorry about some unpleasant moments in the past. It’s unlikely for Jill to slip off the supervision of the nurses, and care of her mother, and Sidney, also present at the site. She could see Rebecca on the floor with Sidney, but had no chance to perform the killing, except giving instructions to Charlie. It could become a bit of a challenge for her to take the mask, a knife, and clothing secretly, then set the stuff back and return to the sick room. More than a little obvious that Jill Roberts maintained internet contact with her partner, Charlie Walker, to coordinate the next homicide. Rebecca Walters was stabbed within the underground parking lounge, then carried out to the roof and thrown down. This process is a well-argued manner for Charlie, who was free of time to do the bloody job. In addition, we could not notice that Charlie was a part of the public, while Sheriff Dewey Riley gives an interview. It deals with conflict with his constant necessity to broadcast important events of Woodsboro online.

 

DETECTIVE HOSS AND PERKINS

We have another common Scream movie example when neither of the two murderers admits directly to their performance in the killing process. Nevertheless, there are some strong arguments to consider Jill as the killer of the two detectives. The main claim of Charlie’s involvement deals with the dialogue between them within the plot climax. While Charlie hands the gun to Jill, he says: ”Sure, those cops wanted you to have this, Jill, for your protection”. At the same time, it does not prove that Charlie stabbed two detectives. We find out later that the police car was moved two blocks away from Roberts’ house, and there was no time for this for Jill, as she was absorbed in chasing Sidney and killing her mother. It is highly likely that Jill Roberts stabbed Detective Hoss in his back and then plunged the knife into Perkins’ head. The act demanded no special physical strength. Then she went for Sidney and her mother, while Charlie moved the car with two bodies, probably finished Hoss, and took the gun.

 

KATE ROBERTS

The second most obvious murder of the Scream 4 movie, as Jill Roberts openly admits that she stabbed her mother to gain her goal of being in the spotlight. The girl does not need friends or relatives and seeks fans. More than that, Sidney once lost her mother, which, Jill thinks, only piqued her (Sidney’s) fame, and Jill has to repeat this detail to make her sequel of the 1996 Woodsboro killings more convincing in her role of a victim and a star at the same time. In a wider sense, both Roberts sisters were murdered by the Ghostface killers.

 

AN ASSAULT ON GALE AT THE STAB-A-THON

While Jill Roberts identified herself as one of the two Ghostface killers in the final act because of her knowledge of Gale’s wound, it is more than likely that it was Charlie who attacked Gale Weathers during her investigation. The Stab-a-Thon was one of the key elements of their new plot, and both Jill and Charlie had enough time to put cameras across the location. The point is that both killers had constant internet communication, and Jill could see online the Steam live video from those cameras, as well as the one in Charlie’s mask. After Charlie was killed in the third act, Jill was the only person, except for Gale and Charlie, who initially knew about the nature of the wound. It is also logical to assume that it was Jill who moved the hidden camera long-distance to have a better angle of how Charlie, as Ghostface, kills one of the original leading characters.

 

ROBBIE MERCER

We see Sidney Prescott and Jill, who go open air and see Robbie bleeding, a few moments after he was stabbed by Charlie. Within the climax, Charlie tells Jill that he has excellent footage of how he stabbed his friend Robbie. In addition, Charlie Walker tends to ignore the stereotypes and cliches. So, he stabs his friend even after revelations from Robbie being a homosexual. The latter eye-opener was highly likely untrue and made up by Robbie to survive.

We clearly see Charlie Walker stabbing Kirby Reed. Twelve years later in Scream 6 Kirby appears one more time and reveals the story of her survival. The girl was clinically dead for several minutes. 

Trevor Sheldon is killed by Jill, his mad ex-girlfriend. He was given the supposed role of Billy Loomis’s plot sequel

Jill Roberts kills Charlie, her partner in crime, because she wants to be the only victim and hero of the day and has used Charlie as a minion. Their supposed physical relations were also only a piece in the puzzle of Jill’s grand design. 

In the final scene, Sidney Prescott kills Jill Roberts with the electricity.