What crime did Vera Claythorne commit?
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Like all the other guests on the island, Vera is guilty of murder. She killed a young boy in order to ensure that her lover got his inheritance. When the last two people alive on the island are Vera and Lombard, she believes that he must be responsible for the murders of the other 8 guests.
Keeping this in consideration, who did Vera Claythorne kill?
Cyril
Moreover, what crimes did the characters commit in and then there were none?
And Then There Were None - Crimes Matching from the Swan Song
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Emily Brent | Accused of killing pregnant Beatrice Taylor, who committed suicide after being fired |
Vera Claythorne | Accused of killing Cyril Hamilton by allowing him to swim alone, which led to his drowning |
Vera Claythorne is a former governess who is working as a “games mistress at a third-class school” when the novel begins. At her last job, she was governess to a spoiled little rich boy named Cyril Hamilton. She let Cyril drown so that his relative, Hugo, would inherit his money and then be rich enough to marry her.