Connections to Det. Mark Hoffman

Part 3... Moving onto Det. Hoffman.


John Kramer (aka, Jigsaw):
Mentor. John was framed by Mark via the Pendulum Trap for the murder of Seth Baxter, the man who killed Mark's sister Angelina. Shortly after the murder he captured Mark and tested him. He recruited the detective as an apprentice and used him to lure fellow detectives and members of law enforcement to other potential accomplices. John swallowed a cassette tape shortly before his death that was targeted for Mark. He included testing Mark again after his death as part of the scheme to create a way out for his ex-wife, Jill.

Jill Tuck:
She was married to John Kramer, Mark's mentor. She was interviewed by Mark, along with Strahm and Perez, throughout the duration of the Jigsaw murders. She collaborated with Mark after John's death when he left her a box with 6 envelopes inside. Mark demanded the envelopes and made it clear that the two were never to have contact after the games were over. She kept one envelope which had Mark's name on it, placed him in the Reverse Bear Trap 2.0, and delivered a "game over."

Gideon Kramer:
John and Jill's unborn son. His death was brought to light when Mark wrote Amanda her letter acknowledging he knew of her involvement.

Amanda Young:
Fellow apprentice of Jigsaw. She worked with Mark on traps and was aided in avoiding the police by him. She was blackmailed into shooting Lynn by Mark. The letter she discovered in John's desk was written by him. Whether the unwinnable traps she took the fall for were Mark's is still unknown. Any further information is also still unknown.

Dr. Lawrence Gordon:
His pen light was planted at a murder scene by Mark. Mark's fellow detectives found it and were led into believing Dr. Gordon was a suspect in the Jigsaw murders. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Adam Faulkner:
No known connection to Mark.

Zep Hindle:
No known connection to Mark.

Alison Gordon:
No known connection to Mark.

Diana Gordon:
No known connection to Mark.

Det. Tapp:
He was a fellow detective with Mark in the Police Department. He was hunted, along with his partner, by John after Mark told him they were getting closer to finding out the truth. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Det. Sing:
He was a fellow detective with Mark in the Police Department. He was hunted, along with his partner, by John after Mark told him they were getting closer to finding out the truth. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Det. Kerry:
She was a fellow detective with Mark in the Police Department. Mark was on site at the scene of her murder and she was the reason the FBI stepped in and began investigating the Jigsaw murders. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Paul:
He was kidnapped by John and Mark outside of his car and placed in the razor wire trap. His game was observed by Mark through a hole in the wall. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Mark:
His game was observed by Mark through a hole in the wall. Dr. Gordon's pen light was also planted at the scene of his murder by Det. Hoffman. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Jeff:
No known connection to Mark.

Det. Eric Matthews:
He was a fellow detective with Mark in the Police Department. Was dragged away and held captive for 6-months and placed in Sgt. Rigg's game with Mark. Eric's ice blocks were connected to Mark's electric chair. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Michael:
No known connection to Mark.

Sgt. Rigg:
He was a fellow member of the Police Department. After assaulting Rex when investigating domestic abuse at a school, he was covered by Mark and did not have criminal charges filed. He was on site with Mark and Det. Kerry when Troy's body was discovered and was on site with Mark when Det. Kerry's body was discovered. He was warned by Mark to never enter cleared areas. He was also advised by Mark to take a leave of absence after Kerry's body was found. He was left for dead with a gunshot wound by Mark after failing his final test resulting in the deaths of Art Blank and Det. Matthews.

Daniel Matthews:
His father was a fellow detective with Mark in the Police Department. He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Xavier:
He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Jonas:
He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Gus:
He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Obi:
He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Laura:
He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Addison:
He was placed in the House Trap by Mark. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Troy:
His murder was investigated by Mark along with Sgt. Rigg and Det. Kerry. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Dr. Lynn Denlon:
She was shot by Amanda because of the letter that Mark wrote. Her daughter, Corbett, was saved by Mark after the games inside of Gideon Meatpacking were completed. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Jeff Reinhart.
His wife, Lynn, was shot by Amanda because of the letter that Mark wrote. His daughter, Corbett, was saved by Mark after the games inside of Gideon Meatpacking were completed. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Corbett Reinhart:
She was saved from Gideon Meatpacking by Mark. She was told not to trust him by Amanda. Any further connection is unknown.

Dylan Reinhart:
No known connection to Mark.

Danica Scott:
No known connection to Mark.

Judge Halden:
No known connection to Mark.

Timothy Young:
His trap, The Rack, was set up and manipulated by Mark. It was also made clear by Mark that he wanted Timothy to suffer. Any other connection to Mark is unknown.

Nurse Deborah:
No known connection to Mark.

Cecil:
He was involved in the accident at Jill's clinic with Amanda. Mark knew of this event somehow and used it as leverage to blackmail Amanda. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Agent Peter Strahm:
He deciphered a theory while investigating Det. Kerry's murder scene that Amanda wasn't helping Jigsaw by herself. His theory was picked up on by Mark and he later set Peter in a trap and placed him in an unwinnable trap, the Water Cube. He survived by giving himself a tracheotomy and began following Mark and piecing together evidence placing him at most of the Jigsaw murders. Just when he uncovered the evidence, Mark set him up to be the second Jigsaw apprentice by planting and manipulating evidence and killed him via the crushing room. After his death, Mark used his fingerprints to continue placing him at the recent Jigsaw murders in hopes that the FBI would stop with considering him as the apprentice.

Agent Lindsay Perez:
Right after she took the explosive Billy doll to the face in the school she said Mark's name to her partner, Peter Strahm. She survived her attack and began working with Agent Erickson and began gathering more evidence on Mark. She dug up the tape found at Seth Baxter's murder scene and told Mark they were going to reverse the audio to hear the real voice of the person who made it. When it was revealed to be Mark, she was attacked and stabbed to death. When asked who else knew he was the apprentice, she said "everyone."

Art Blank:
He was the lawyer on site after Sgt. Rigg assaulted Rex at the school. He knew Rigg had committed the act and was taken back when Mark revealed that he had already testified against his client and signed affidavits acquitting Rigg of any charges filed. He also watched over Mark and Det. Matthews during Rigg's game to ensure that they remained alive until the end.

Trevor:
No known connection to Mark.

Brenda:
No known connection to Mark.

Ivan:
No known connection to Mark.

Rex:
He was assaulted by Sgt. Rigg after being questioned by Mark in a domestic abuse investigation. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Morgan:
She was questioned by Mark in a domestic abuse investigation against her husband, Rex. Any further connection to Mark is unknown.

Det. Fisk:
He is Mark's right hand man in the Police Department. He was present at the scene with Mark when Seth Baxter's body was found. He also gave frequent reports and updates to Mark in the department. Any more information is unknown.

Agent Dan Erickson:
He fell into Mark's set up of Peter Strahm but began investigating deeper when he was paired with Agent Perez. He uncovered information that placed Strahm at the scene of the recent Jigsaw murders only Strahm was already dead. When he put this information out Mark slit his throat and proceeded to burn him to death.

Seth Baxter:
He murdered Mark's sister, Angelina, and was sent to prison. He was sentenced to 25 years but was released after 5 on a technicality. He was captured by Mark shortly after his release and placed in the Pendulum Trap. He noticed Mark watching him die through a hole in the door. Seth's murder was made to look like a Jigsaw murder even though it was Mark indirectly killing him in cold blood.

Brit:
She was placed in the Fatal Five game and observed in it by Mark. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Mallick:
He was placed in the Fatal Five game and observed in it by Mark. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Luba:
She was placed in the Fatal Five game and observed in it by Mark. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Charles:
He was placed in the Fatal Five game and observed in it by Mark. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Ashley:
She was placed in the Fatal Five game and observed in it by Mark. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Simone:
She was placed in the Pound of Flesh trap and survived. She was questioned by Mark in the hospital while in recovery. Any further connection is unknown.

Eddie:
He was placed in the Pound of Flesh trap. Any direct connection to Mark is unknown.

Pamela Jenkins:
She sat in on the press conference where Mark was promoted to Detective Lieutenant. She was also present in the hospital containing Simone and stopped Mark to ask him where she could find Jill Tuck. She was placed in William's game and observed by Mark. Any further connection to Mark or information is unknown.

William Easton:
No direct connection to Mark.

Harold Abbott:
No direct connection to Mark.

Tara Abbott:
No direct connection to Mark.

Brent Abbott:
No direct connection to Mark.

Allen:
No direct connection to Mark.

Addy:
No direct connection to Mark.

Debbie:
No direct connection to Mark.

Janitor:
No direct connection to Mark.

Aaron:
No direct connection to Mark.

Emily:
No direct connection to Mark.

Dave:
No direct connection to Mark.

Gena:
No direct connection to Mark.

Shelby:
No direct connection to Mark.

Josh:
No direct connection to Mark.

Dr. Heffner:
He called homicide after finding a tape coated in wax while performing John's autopsy. The responding detective was Mark. He also found the difference in knife cuts in the Jigsaw victims and reported it to Mark, Agent Erickson, and Agent Perez.




Honestly, this is where the connections start to blur for me and I can't guarantee that everything is correct. They just kind of threw Hoffman in there and built these connections with characters that already existed and had connections of their own.

I'll do my best to finish one for Jill next. Her's will be even more empty.