Editor: We felt that at this point in our serialization of Murders in Progress… a list of the important story characters might be of help to our dear reader/followers.
ELDON CENE’s
Murders in Progress… Cast of Characters
Sheriff Leland Kelly: Kimmel County Sheriff
Ruth: Kimmel County Sheriff’s secretary (wears many hats)
Ramey: local dentist/psychic
Clarisse Clemens: First murdered woman.
Nancy Loomis: Murdered CEO of a five million dollar yearly revenue food accessories business/tagged as the ‘ Muffin Lady’ in the local press
Stan: Crazed, serial killer/smoker
Bob Weeds: Stan’s accomplice/local farmer
Harriet Weeds: Bob’s suspicious wife
Nancy Gillis: Kimmel County High School student reporter
Burt Campbell: Kimmel County High science teacher
Merlin Travers: local veterinarian
Benny Green: mobster/loan shark
Delores: Bennie’s Office Manager
Duane: Bennie’s enforcer/dull cousin
Joe: cashier at the MiniMart
Vern Smithers: local butcher, runs a mobile slaughterhouse, dresses wild game, some taxidermy
Mayor Pete: also Coroner/ Grocery Store Owner/Postmaster / Campaign Manager for his wife’s re-election campaign to the state legislature
Agent Hailey: FBI
Agent Curtis: FBI, agent in charge
Doc Chatham: General Practitioner, elderly
Agent Hailey: FBI
Agent Curtis: FBI
Benny Green: mobster/loan shark
Vern Smithers: runs mobile slaughterhouse, does wild game dressing , local butcher
Ralph Bunch: local alcoholic/poet/artist
Mr. Wallace: journalism teacher at Kimmel High School
Mr. Buckley: community activist
Bobby Spencer: student who runs the tours
Jerry Gillis: Nancy’s dad
Bill Porter: farming neighbor of the Weeds
George Everlee: a farmer who commissioned Ralph to paint his prize heifer.
Photo by Carl Nelson
