The motifs behind Ratchett’s murder is where the original crime of Ratchett killing

Daisy Armstrong occurred when the crime had affected every passenger in some
way. On the other hand, Ratchett’s murder committed by another passenger of the
Orient Express, shows that certainty of guilt is only a prerequisite for justice. So the
passengers demanded justice by modelling their murders, at least roughly, on the
normal processes of the justice system. They went to great lengths to ensure that
those who ruled Ratchett were similar in number, identity, and influence to the jury.
Still, when the real issue of the murder became clear that many of them were among
them for revenge. Poirot established that Ratchett was in fact an American criminal
who was nearly convicted of Daisy Armstrong’s murder but escaped punishment
using bribes. Ratchett has been charged with a heinous crime in which Ratchett’s
gang kidnapped Daisy Armstrong a 3 years old girl and then brutally murdered her
while continuing to extort money from the family. Ratchett is not only accused of
committing this crime, but he is also guilty. So the twelve passengers on the Orient
Express, who were each connected to Daisy or the Armstrong family in one way or
another, collectively killed Ratchett on the train. Ratchett’s guilt was never in doubt
and he was a man evil enough that Poirot proposed his murder so that twelve
passengers could avoid punishment for killing him.