 Eric had originally been written to be killed by Amanda in "Saw III" after she marched back towards him after his taunts.In the original script, Amanda had stabbed and slashed Eric repeatedly in the neck, killing him.According to the "Saw III" DVD commentaries, this scene was filmed but removed against the director's will from the movie, so that he could be kept alive for "Saw IV", since the other main characters of the franchise were killed off.