WANTED!!
BERTHE ERICA CROW
BERTHE ERICA CROW
DESCRIPTION: Berthe Erica Crow. Age: 57. Very pale skin and always wears black clothing. She limps slightly. Mother died at childbirth, raised by father (deceased). Education: 1 year of high school. Married at 16, divorced at 40. Ex-husband's name:Windy Windkloppel. Hospital records: problems related to chronic alcoholism. Police record: 3 arrests for vagrancy. Gave up drinking when she took up religion. Started the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen on Skid Row. Works as cleaning woman in Sunset Towers, lives in maid's apartment on fourth floor.
QUOTE: "She had not suffered enough for her sins. Her penance was yet to begin" (pg. 153, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin)
TRAITS: An introvert, maybe thinking about why she murdered westing? Always dresses in black, could be mourning her dead ex-husband she murdered? She seems rigid to all but Otis Amber.
CLUES: First off, Her daughter died right before her and Westing got married. Mad with grief, she might have subconsciously blamed Westing, thinking she was blaming herself.She also got a divorce with Westing, She might of, again, subconsciously blamed Westing for their failed marriage. Then she turned to alcohol. It has been shown that people who have alcohol problems usually get them after grief, or perceived wrongs against them. She might have formulated a plan to murder Westing while under the influence, not thinking of the consequences. Then she rose out of alcohol and turned to religion. In many religions, one point is "No rest for the wicked." She probably thought that Westing was "wicked" and deserved death, again, not thinking of the consequences. Then, Westing might of caught word of this and thought "Let's make a game out of this, so if she carries out her plan, I'll get her!" When she murdered him, afterwards she might of thought of what she did, with all pretenses stripped away. She became an introvert, trying to justify her deed, and became rigid not wanting to let people know what she did. She was not rigid to Otis though, because she probably thought of him like the Westing she knew before her daughter died and she blamed him for her death. But, in my opinion, This final thought is what really cements this. Think of the quote above: "She had not suffered enough for her sins. Her penance was yet to begin" (pg. 153, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin). Now why would someone think this if they had done nothing outstandingly wrong? The answer is, they wouldn't! She's probably referring to the murder she committed as her "sins" because she is very religious. Her punishment is being arrested, and everyone knowing she did the murder. Now you might be thinking: "This is totally wrong!! What about her opening Good Salvation Soup Kitchen, Huh?" And this fits perfectly! The reason is that she is so religious she is trying to repent for her sins! But in the end she knows it is futile.
QUOTE: "She had not suffered enough for her sins. Her penance was yet to begin" (pg. 153, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin)
TRAITS: An introvert, maybe thinking about why she murdered westing? Always dresses in black, could be mourning her dead ex-husband she murdered? She seems rigid to all but Otis Amber.
CLUES: First off, Her daughter died right before her and Westing got married. Mad with grief, she might have subconsciously blamed Westing, thinking she was blaming herself.She also got a divorce with Westing, She might of, again, subconsciously blamed Westing for their failed marriage. Then she turned to alcohol. It has been shown that people who have alcohol problems usually get them after grief, or perceived wrongs against them. She might have formulated a plan to murder Westing while under the influence, not thinking of the consequences. Then she rose out of alcohol and turned to religion. In many religions, one point is "No rest for the wicked." She probably thought that Westing was "wicked" and deserved death, again, not thinking of the consequences. Then, Westing might of caught word of this and thought "Let's make a game out of this, so if she carries out her plan, I'll get her!" When she murdered him, afterwards she might of thought of what she did, with all pretenses stripped away. She became an introvert, trying to justify her deed, and became rigid not wanting to let people know what she did. She was not rigid to Otis though, because she probably thought of him like the Westing she knew before her daughter died and she blamed him for her death. But, in my opinion, This final thought is what really cements this. Think of the quote above: "She had not suffered enough for her sins. Her penance was yet to begin" (pg. 153, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin). Now why would someone think this if they had done nothing outstandingly wrong? The answer is, they wouldn't! She's probably referring to the murder she committed as her "sins" because she is very religious. Her punishment is being arrested, and everyone knowing she did the murder. Now you might be thinking: "This is totally wrong!! What about her opening Good Salvation Soup Kitchen, Huh?" And this fits perfectly! The reason is that she is so religious she is trying to repent for her sins! But in the end she knows it is futile.