Mare of Easttown came to a crushing end
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*Warning: Obviously this article contains spoilers from the finale of Mare of Easttown season 1
Who killed Erin McMenamin? Mare of Easttown viewers finally got their answer last night as it was revealed Ryan Ross was the murderer with the entire Ross family helping to cover it up.
The gripping season one finale opened with the bombshell that it was John Ross who had been having the incestuous affair with the teen and that he was asking his brother Billy to take the blame.
With all the signs pointing to John being the killer, he managed to explain everything that happened that night – but was noticeably missing information about the vital murder weapon.
When it appeared the case had been solved, mare soon realised who really had the murder weapon that night – John’s 13-year-old son, Ryan.
Ryan found messages on John’s phone from Erin and in a desperate attempt to bury their secret and keep the family together, stole Mr. Carroll’s gun to scare Erin into retreat.