| A | B |
| Violet Westing | Daughter of Sam Westing who committed suicide |
| Mr. Eastman | CEO of Westing Paper Products |
| Denton Deere | Engaged to Angela Wexler and is a plastic surgeon |
| Sandy Mc Southers | is also alias Sam Westing and Barney Northrup/doorman at the Sunset Towers |
| Doug Hoo | Track champion/Theo's partner |
| Sydelle Polaski | mistaken for Sybil Polaski/walks with a fake limp/took notes on the will |
| Chris Theodorakis | in a wheelchair/bird watcher |
| E. J. Plum | lawyer/reads the will |
| Barney Northrup | imposter/rented out apartments at Sunset Towers |
| Madamme Hooq= | Shin Hoo's wife/a theif |
| Mr. Sam Westing | ailias Windy Windkloppel, Sandy McSouthers, Barney Northrup, Mr. Eastman |
| Turtle Wexler | the kicker of shins/alias Alice Tabitha-Ruth |
| George Theodorkis | loved Violet Westing/owns coffee shop in Sunset Towers |
| Otis Amber | private eye/good friends with Crow |
| Crow | Mr. Westings ex-wife/house cleaner in Sunset Towers |
| Flora Baumbach | dressmaker/nickname Baba |
| Theo Theodorakis | brother of Chris/partner to Doug/crush on Angela Wexler |
| J. J. Ford | grew up in Sam Westing's house/a judge |
| Jake Wexler | podiatrist and bookie |
| Angela Wexler | looked like Violet Westing/the bomber/engaged to Denton Deere |
| Shin Hoo | owns restaurant on top floor of Sunset Towers/partner to Grace Wexler |
| Grace Windser Wexler | related to Sam Westing/wife of Jake Wexler/interior designer |
| Dr. Sikes | friend of Sam Westing |