<P> Ig realizes that snakes are following him wherever he goes , and uses them to exact vengeance against the waitress . He also gets Eric to act on his feelings for his fellow police partner ( who reciprocates his feelings ) and forces Terry to overdose on drugs , causing Terry to be tormented with memories of Merrin 's death . Ig meets Lee by the docks and pulls off Merrin 's necklace ; exposed to the horns , Lee falls under their influence , admitting he killed Merrin . In flashbacks , it is shown that Lee was also in love with Merrin and was deeply jealous of Ig throughout their childhood . Lee followed Merrin into the woods , thinking that she had broken up with Ig to be with him , and in a jealous rage raped her , killed her with a rock , planted it on Terry , and stole her necklace . In the ensuing confrontation , Lee overpowers him and lights him on fire in his car , causing Ig to drive into the bay , claiming that Ig confessed to the crime and committed suicide . In reality , with the power of the horns , Ig survives , horrifically burned and disfigured . </P>
<P> Ig realizes that snakes are following him wherever he goes , and uses them to exact vengeance against the waitress . He also gets Eric to act on his feelings for his fellow police partner ( who reciprocates his feelings ) and forces Terry to overdose on drugs , causing Terry to be tormented with memories of Merrin 's death . Ig meets Lee by the docks and pulls off Merrin 's necklace ; exposed to the horns , Lee falls under their influence , admitting he killed Merrin . In flashbacks , it is shown that Lee was also in love with Merrin and was deeply jealous of Ig throughout their childhood . Lee followed Merrin into the woods , thinking that she had broken up with Ig to be with him , and in a jealous rage raped her , killed her with a rock , planted it on Terry , and stole her necklace . In the ensuing confrontation , Lee overpowers him and lights him on fire in his car , causing Ig to drive into the bay , claiming that Ig confessed to the crime and committed suicide . In reality , with the power of the horns , Ig survives , horrifically burned and disfigured . </P>
who killed the girl in the movie horns
who killed the girl in the movie horns
Lee
Lee