Hazard (song) - Who Killed Mary?

Who Killed Mary?

Throughout the song, backed by the video, it is unclear and thus left to the listener/viewer to decide, who killed Mary. Marx's character is set up to be neither innocent or guilty, depending on how the evidence is viewed. For example, the video makes it apparent that Marx flees the scene where he sees Mary with the unidentified person, leaving his scarf behind, which is later used as an attempt to place him at the scene. Yet the lyrics state that he 'left her by the river left her safe and sound', which contradicts the video. Additionally, how would Marx know that he left her there, if he had not been with her, because she 'went walking alone and never came home'? Furthermore, the video implies that the sheriff himself was responsible for Mary's death, as he is depicted as photographing her and following her in his car, maybe jealous of her and Marx's relationship. Three different versions of the video were shot and aired on VH-1, and Marx himself appeared several times, challenging viewers to watch for all three versions, "...and see if you can figure out who killed Mary."