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Who killed Riverdale's Jason Blossom?

It's time we put on our Sherlock hats and took a stab at solving the mystery of who killed Jason Blossom...

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Jason Blossom was the golden boy of Riverdale...that's probably why they wanted him dead. 

The CW's Riverdale has been wowing and polarising audiences from the moment it premiered. While viewers have appreciated and lauded the dark atmosphere and cinematic feel to the show and the way they have presented the murder mystery, Archie comics purists haven't been so positive about the show taking so many liberties with characters they've grown up with and loved for years. However, even they have to admit the show is pretty darn good amidst the top-notch content television and Netflix have been churning out the past couple of years. Speaking as an avid follower of the adventure of Archie Andrews and his scooby gang of lovable kooks, the show has managed to keep viewers invested in the murder of Jason Blossom and the way it has changed Riverdale.  

With the first season drawing to a close within the month, 'the town with pep' surely has some prime suspects that could be responsible for shooting the Blossom boy in the head. Let's take a look at our murder board to finally crack whodunnit (as Forsythe 'Jughead' Jones would himself say). 

  1. The Blossoms: The Blossoms emerge as suspect numero uno. To someone who doesn't follow the show, it would be absurd to suggest a family could kill their own blood, let alone the heir to their maple farming business. But Clifford and Penelope Blossom are conniving and evil to the core. A family as proud as theirs surely couldn't stand for one of their own running off with..A COOPER! That would be enough motive for the red-haired duo to give their own son the boot, with PLENTY of resources to cover it up. The only one who could possibly be innocent is Cheryl, who seems genuinely distraught over her brother's death. But, at the end of the day, she is a Blossom, after all. 
    VERDICT: PRIME SUSPECT

     

  2. The Coopers: The Coopers emerge as a big question mark in the case. They may be the most strait-laced family in the whole town, but cavorting with a Blossom does bring out dangerous things in a Cooper. We already know that the family has a long-standing blood war with the Blossoms, and Polly getting knocked up by Jason doesn't make matters better. While we do know Hal couldn't have killed Jason, we can't help but think that maybe Alice did the dirty work for him. And as idealist as Betty can be, maybe her mommy's Adderall might've pushed her over the edge just a wee bit... we know she loved her sister, right? 
    VERDICT: SUSPECT

     

  3. The Lodges: The whole rivalry between the Blossoms and the Lodges could be chalked up to being just a war over money and prestige. But we can't deny the strong evidence that piles up against Hiram Lodge, who has no problem handling his dirty work from behind bars. We know the Blossoms had something to do with him getting arrested. We know that they also wanted the drive-in land the Lodges acquired. And while we can't really peg Veronica and Hermione as suspects, since they came to town after Jason ran away, no one can tell what the Lodges are capable of.  
    VERDICT: SUSPECT

     

  4. The Andrews: Fred Andrews and Clifford Blossom have had their 'head-butting' moments in the past (just a few, might I add). But they don't seem to possess the cunning required to pull off cold-blooded murder. What with Archie cozying up to his music teacher and Fred Andrews romanticising a married Hermione Lodge, the Andrews seem too 'pre-occupied' and harmless to go after Jason Blossom. 
    VERDICT: CLEAR 

  5. The Jones: C'mon, it's sad enough the entire family is split into more pieces than Archie has abs (and he HAS abs), to think they would care enough to kill? Despite the fact that FP Jones is a Southside Serpent, who did have 'dealings' with Blossom, it seems unlikely that he would pull the trigger. And Juggie, really? Maybe when he's done stealing Betty's heart could he actually go after Jason Blossom. 
    VERDICT: CLEAR 

Who do YOU think did it? 

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