Theory:Broken Neck Woman

The following fan theories are about Broken Neck Woman.
These are speculative and should not be considered canon fact.

Theories

Theory	Citations	Notes
Broken Neck Woman is a member of the Tsuchihara Family.	Broken Neck Woman is guarding the tomb that unlocks the shrine containing the Tsuchihara Crest.	+ Her ghost must be beaten in order to obtain the crest, similar to the way the Kiryu twins appear after obtaining the Kiryu Crest. + She specifically appears in a photograph of the gravestone, hovering near it.
Broken Neck Woman died before The Repentance.	None.	+ Save for Sae Kurosawa, Broken Neck is the only other villager wearing her kimono the 'dead' way. - She may have switched it this way on purpose, just prior to committing suicide. + Broken Neck is guarding the Tsuchihara Crest and the gravestone left there. The gravestone had to have been placed before the Repentance. - Her spirit list entry says she jumped to her death to flee the Repentance. - The grave may belong to a family member, rather than being her own.
Broken Neck Woman was a member of the Kiryu Family.	None.	+ She is first encountered on the Heaven Bridge in the Kiryu House. This is also the bridge she jumped to her death from. - Heaven Bridge could simply have been where she was as the Repentance occurred. - The Heaven Bridge can also be accessed through the Tachibana House, and one ending shows Itsuki, Mutsuki and Chitose's spirits there. - She appears from the Tachibana end of the bridge, rather than the Kiryu end.