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It was a needless murder, but it can be assumed that Cora had in mind to corrupt Snow's soul in order to destroy Eva's legacy. Killing Johanna even if she had the dagger was made to show Snow that making good decisions only result in taking her relatives from her. We can say that it was perhaps the most violent and brutal scene of the show so far.