'Scream': Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich Also Don't Know Tatum's Killer - TheWrap
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Even the actors who played Scream's killers say no one — not even the screenwriter — knows who actually murdered Tatum, leaving a 28-year fan theory unresolved.
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Theory Briefing
- Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich, who played the film's killers, say they genuinely don't know who killed Tatum in the garage door scene.
- Screenwriter Kevin Williamson reportedly never clarified the answer, meaning the ambiguity may be permanent rather than a hidden secret.
- Fans have debated the Tatum kill for nearly three decades, building theories around which killer's style and motive fit the scene best.
- The actors' admission reframes the mystery: what looked like a solvable puzzle may have been an unresolved detail from the start.