Benjamin Tupper

Benjamin Tupper is the victim in The Silence is Broken (Chapter 2).

Murder Details
Benjamin was found dead on the main street with duct tape covering his mouth and nose.

Cordelia said that their victim died from asphyxiation due to the duct tape blocking his respiratory organs. However, the victim could not just simply let the duct tape to do its job, so a struggle between the killer and the victim must have had occurred, adding the fact that there were skin cells that did not belong to the victim on his knuckles. With that, Cordelia concluded that they are looking for someone with a bruise.

Killer and Motives
The killer is revealed to be none other than Freddie Triggs, the hardware store owner.

Freddie initially shrugs the fact that he killed Benjamin, but eventually admits after serious evidence. Freddie angrily says that Benjamin once saw him and a drug dealer, Jarvis Foster, making a deal. Due to their strained relationship, Benjamin was going to expose their deal to the public, something which he could not let it slide. So, later that day, he followed Benjamin and tackled him, but he put up a fight. He then used the duct tape he had in his shop and taped it over his mouth and nose to silence him before tearing his notebook apart.

Chapter Appearances

 * The Silence is Broken (Chapter 2)