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AIBU to think Richard killed Mary rather than the sheriff?

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Seaglasscat · 29/07/2026 20:21

Watched this video for the first time in forever and I always thought it was the sheriff that killed Mary but now I am thinking Richard did it in a jealous rage after seeing Mary with her boyfriend.

I think the town blaming him for his mother’s death was a bit mean. When you have candles that close to a window is not going to end well. Also how did they not smell smoke and get the hell out.

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MyrtleLion · 29/07/2026 22:43

Hazard by Richard Marx

My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes, "That boy's not right"
Three years ago when I came to know Mary
First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies
And saw the man inside

We used to walk down by the river
She loved to watch the sun go down
We used to walk along the river
And dream our way out of this town

No one understood what I felt for Mary
No one cared until the night she went out walking all alone
And never came home
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
Pointed right at me

I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the river
And leave this old Nebraska town

I think about my life gone by
How it's done me wrong
There's no escape for me this time
All of my rescues are gone, long gone

I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
Oh, I need to make it to the river
And leave this old Nebraska town

It’s ambiguous. He’s an odd character, but Mary understood him. They were friends. Either he attacked her or someone else did and pinned it on him because he was known for being her friend and was odd. Personally I think it wasn’t him.

Pistachiocake · 29/07/2026 21:04

anotherhamsandwich · 29/07/2026 20:52

That boy's not right

That was "prejudiced eyes" that made them say that. Mary was the only one to challenge the prejudice and know he was good. So he was not the killer.

CaptainMyCaptain · 29/07/2026 21:04

JazzyJelly · 29/07/2026 20:37

YABU for not explaining the context.

This. I still have no idea tbh but at least I know it's not for me.

Hotupnorth · 29/07/2026 20:58

I think it was just some local lowlife. And the sheriff had a likely suspect. At least that's how I took it.

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Seaglasscat · 29/07/2026 20:56

def not right but I am not sure anyone in that video was “right” to be honest

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anotherhamsandwich · 29/07/2026 20:52

That boy's not right

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Seaglasscat · 29/07/2026 20:51

Sorry it is the song Hazard by Richard Marx. The video involves a murder or suicide but it’s not solved. Google it it’s has people wondering for decades

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GinToBegin · 29/07/2026 20:48

Richard is an unreliable narrator. He did it, whatever it was.

AnotherExpatKiwi · 29/07/2026 20:48

I confess. I shot the sheriff but I did not shoot the deputy.

No idea about Richard and Mary.

Sweetpea333 · 29/07/2026 20:46

It was the sheriff. It's quite obvious by the lyrics alone! The video couldn't make it clearer.

JazzyJelly · 29/07/2026 20:37

YABU for not explaining the context.

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Seaglasscat · 29/07/2026 20:33

The song hazard by Richard Marx’s the video is a murder mystery and there are chapter one and chapter two that have different scenes in. It’s left to the people watching to decide. Marx have never said who it was

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CaptainMyCaptain · 29/07/2026 20:23

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