When Claire read about the murder, she told the police what she knew and all Parties to an Offence Worksheet the persons named were arrested. Identify the criminal role or roles played by the persons involved in the Fill in the following table, checking off the appropriate "role" for each person. following scenario and give the reason for your choice(s). A person may fit Remember that a person may fit in more than one category. in more than one category. Perpetrator Accessory Accessory Conspirator Helen lived with Roger for 14 years, but they were not married, Helen After the Fact Helen complained to her friend, Stan, that Roger drank constantly and physically Stan abused her and her son. Helen also drank heavily and while intoxicated often said she would like to kill Roger or have someone do it. Stan sympathized with Evar Helen and said, "Roger has to go." Stan told Evan about Helen's problem and Betty Evan introduced Helen to John, saying, "He'll do it for $5000." Helen agreed to John the price, saying that she could raise the money by selling Roger's belongings Angela and car after he was dead. Explain why you placed each person in the above category or categories: At a second meeting, Stan's wife, Betty, was present. She agreed to help up to a point" but said she would not be directly involved in killing Roger. She said she Helen would point out Roger to John so he would be able to recognize the victim. One evening Betty and John went to Roger's house, pretending to be looking for Helen. John got a good look at Roger on the porch, then he and Betty left. Stan On the night of the murder, Helen took her son towait her sister, Claire, leaving Roger alone. Helen, very much affected by alcohol, told Claire that someone was Evan going to kill Roger and it would be good riddance. Claire did not call the police, later claiming that Helen was given to such mutterings when she was drunk and her words didn't mean a thing. Betty The others met at Stan's house. Evan brought his shotgun, which he gave to Stan, not John. Evan said, "I'm not really part of this, eh? If you give this gun to John John, then this is your doing - and Helen's - not mine." Evan, who was very drunk, fell asleep on the couch and remained there until the next morning, Stan, Betty, and John drove to Roger's house. John hid by the comer of the house, Angela Betty remained in the car, and Stan went into the house. He said to Roger, "Helen's in the car and she's really loaded. You'll have to get her in the house." As Roger walked towards the car, John shot and killed him. After the slaying, John retumed the shotgun to Stan's house and left it for Evan to find. He then drove to his wife's apartment. John and his wife, Angela, were separated. He gave her some money and said he needed a place to "lay low" for a while. The next evening, John turned on the television news and told Angela, "Now, you're going to see something interesting." When the murder was reported, Angela said she knew from John's expression that he was involved somehow. She did not ask John anything about it and did not call the police. She said she was afraid of John because he was a violent man with a prison record and she did not know or want to know the details of what had happened