· but the finale revealed that margo was the one who killed abby — brad’s girlfriend — to keep her affair with brad a secret. · at the start of the penultimate episode, it seems like pastor pete (paul teal) is abby s (madison wolfe) murderer , but we soon find out that he is actually a predator who sexually assaults. In the series, the case ends up being closed with katie lowes jill being blamed for the young girls death. · though sophie, brad’s mother jill (katie lowes) and his youth pastor, pastor pete (paul teal), are all suspects in abby’s murder, margo turns out to be the real killer. Her new best friend and occasional lover, margo , killed abby after the high schooler found. · in the finale “sophie’s choice,” sophie realizes that the perpetrator has been under her nose all along. Margo kills her. · it turns out that it was margo (the queen bee of maple brook, texas) who pulled the trigger, killing the young teen despite the rest of the community thinking otherwise. · here’s a full breakdown of the hunting wives season 1 finale, including an explanation of who killed abby and how the truth is discovered. · abby figured out that margo had the abortion and was planning to reveal it — a disaster for margo, her husbands campaign and her political career.
