Even at school, Riddle Jnr showed proclivities towards the Dark. As a member of the Gaunt family, Riddle was also a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin. Through this inheritance, he gained access to the famed Chamber of Secrets and used the beast hidden within to slay fellow student Myrtle Warren. Yet, who was blamed for this horrific act? Half-giant Rubeus Hagrid.