aw ▁mur ders , ▁and ▁Stra hm ▁( st ill ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁alive ▁by ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁large ) ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁suspect ▁as ▁J igs aw ' s ▁second ▁app rent ice . ▁ ▁S aw ▁VI ▁In ▁S aw ▁VI , ▁Hoff man ▁tra ps ▁an ▁ins urer , ▁William , ▁who ▁denied ▁a ▁man ' s ▁claim ▁for ▁medical ▁help , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁It ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁William ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁J igs aw ▁himself ▁by ▁reject ing ▁his ▁own ▁ins urance ▁claim , ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁wider ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁J igs aw ▁wants ▁Hoff man ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁J ill . ▁Dis ple ased , ▁Hoff man ▁vis its ▁J ill ▁and ▁tells ▁her ▁he ▁will ▁do ▁it ▁alone , ▁demand ing ▁the ▁information ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁about ▁the ▁targets ▁for ▁the ▁trap . ▁J ill ▁gives ▁Hoff man ▁five ▁en velop es ▁that ▁J igs aw ▁had ▁given ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁game . ▁ ▁Agent ▁Lind sey ▁Pere z , ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁in ▁S aw ▁IV , ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁alive . ▁She ▁figures ▁out ▁that ▁Hoff man ▁is ▁J igs aw ' s ▁real ▁app rent ice , ▁not ▁Stra hm . ▁The ▁key ▁evidence ▁is ▁an ▁audio ▁lab ▁analysis ▁( with ▁Hoff man ▁present ) ▁of ▁the ▁t ape ▁from ▁S eth ▁B ax ter ' s ▁trap , ▁which ▁proves ▁to ▁contain ▁Hoff man '