''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' featured an extensive range of minor characters in addition to its main cast. The American procedural forensics crime drama television series ran on
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015. Spanning 15 seasons, it starred
William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Aw ...
,
Marg Helgenberger
Mary Marg Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1982 to 1986. She is ...
,
Gary Dourdan
Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin: December 11, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Warrick Brown on the television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,'' Shazza Zulu on the television series ''A Different World'' and ...
,
George Eads
George Eads is an American actor, known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS action-adventure series ''MacGyver'' for three seasons.
Biography
Earl ...
,
Ted Danson
Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He ...
,
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative charact ...
,
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), '' Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' B ...
and
Jorja Fox
Jorja-An Fox ( ) is an American actress and producer. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring ro ...
, and was the first in the
''CSI'' franchise. The following is a list of minor characters who appeared in the show.
Criminalists
* Holly Gribbs (
Chandra West, season 1); a CSI Level I. Holly was a young, eager CSI with a fear of dead bodies. Holly's mother, Jane, was a lieutenant in traffic who compelled then-crime lab director
Jim Brass
James Brass is a fictional character portrayed by Paul Guilfoyle on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel ''CSI: Vegas''. He made his first screen appearance in the show's Pilot (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), pi ...
to get Holly a job. She studied criminal justice and graduated with honors. Holly revealed the fact that being a CSI was her mother's dream, not hers, but was convinced to stay in the role by
Catherine Willows. In the pilot episode, when
Warrick Brown
Warrick Brown (born 1971) is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Gary Dourdan. Warrick appeared in all but five episodes until his death in the first episode of season nine, with the ex ...
left her alone at a crime scene to go place a bet, Holly was shot by suspect Jerrod Cooper. Despite efforts to save her, Holly eventually succumbed to her injuries while receiving surgery at a hospital. She was mentioned in Season 1 episodes "
Cool Change" and "
The Strip Strangler
The first season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shootin ...
," Season 3 episode "
A Little Murder
The third season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 26, 2002 and ended May 15, 2003. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
Grissom begins to suffer from hearing loss ("Inside the Box"), a ...
," and the Season 8 episode "
For Gedda
The eighth season of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 27, 2007 and ended May 15, 2008. The season stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
As the CSIs race to save one of their own ("Dead Doll"), Sara ma ...
." Her conversation with Catherine Willows in the pilot episode was also referenced in the Season 12 episode "Willows in the Wind," though she wasn't directly mentioned by name.
* Michael Keppler (
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber (; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywoo ...
, season 7); a CSI Level III Assistant Supervisor. Keppler worked with the CSI team of
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
on the graveyard shift, filling in for
Gil Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...
, who had gone on
sabbatical
A sabbatical (from the Hebrew: (i.e., Sabbath); in Latin ; Greek: ) is a rest or break from work.
The concept of the sabbatical is based on the Biblical practice of ''shmita'' (sabbatical year), which is related to agriculture. According to ...
. He had shot and killed a man accused of raping his lover, Amy, in Philadelphia and had since moved away to Baltimore, then to Las Vegas. Amy's father, Frank, got mixed up in the shooting of a police officer and blackmailed Keppler into letting him go. Keppler subsequently discovered that Frank had raped and killed Amy and framed an innocent man for the crime. While confronting Frank, Keppler was shot protecting both a prostitute and Catherine Willows. He died in an ambulance minutes later. His death left the CSI team, particularly Catherine who had developed a tighter connection with him recently, devastated.
* Ronnie Lake (
Jessica Lucas
Jessica Lucas (born September 24, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in television, such as '' Edgemont'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Cult'', and '' Gotham'', and in the films '' The Covenant'', ''Cloverfield'' and the 2013 ''Evi ...
, season 8); a CSI Level I. Ronnie first appeared during season 8 to be the trainee partner of
Sara Sidle
Sara Sidle is a fictional character portrayed by actress Jorja Fox on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolves ...
when the latter transferred to the swing shift. Lake is very talkative and asks a lot of questions. In the episode "
Goodbye and Good Luck", she attempted to get an abused woman into a shelter. When Sara resigned in the same episode, she left a note in Ronnie's locker wishing her good luck. The character has not reappeared since that episode, nor has she been mentioned by any other characters.
* Sean Yeager (
Matthew Davis
Matthew Davis, also professionally known as Matt Davis, is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles as Warner Huntington III in ''Legally Blonde'', Adam Hillman on the ABC comedy-drama ''What About Brian'' from 2006 to 2007 and Alari ...
, season 14); a CSI Level III. Sean is a day shift CSI who crosses paths with D.B.'s team on multiple occasions. He is likely partnered with Dawn Banks and develops a friendly rapport with Sidle.
* Dawn Banks (
Sherry Stringfield
Sherry Lea Stringfield (born June 24, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Dr. Susan Lewis on the NBC medical drama '' ER'', a role for which she received three Emmy Award nominations. Stringfield was a member ...
, season 14); a CSI Level III. Dawn is a day shift CSI who goes missing in action. D.B. and his team eventually track her down, saving her life in the process. She is likely partnered with Sean Yeager.
Lab technicians
* Mandy Webster (
Sheeri Rappaport
Sheeri Rappaport (born October 27, 1977) is an American actress. She is most famous for portraying lab technician Mandy Webster on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.
Rappaport made her television debut with a guest role on ''Clarissa Explains It ...
, seasons 1–2; 6–12); a fingerprint technician. Mandy's quick tongue and witty comments often serve as comic relief throughout the series. She made Nick Stokes recite the song "Mandy" for his results in the seventh-season episode "Happenstance". In the seventh-season episode "Lab Rats", Mandy mocked fellow lab tech David Hodges's hush-hush attempt to gather lab techs together to investigate The Miniature Killer with an imitation of Miss Moneypenny from the James Bond films. Hodges gave her the nickname "Miss Mockery". Though she once said a murder involving teenagers may have had something to do with ''
Grand Theft Auto
''Grand Theft Auto'' (''GTA'') is a series of action-adventure games created by David Jones (video game developer), David Jones and Mike Dailly (game designer), Mike Dailly. Later titles were developed under the oversight of brothers Dan Hous ...
'' games, she still thinks it is a ton of fun. Mandy's comments about her love life are also regularly featured. She departed the crime lab without explanation in season 12.
* Ronnie Litre (
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Allen Stonestreet (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC mockumentary sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting ...
, seasons 1–5); a Q.D. technician. Ronnie is the
questioned documents technician from seasons 1-5, who is fascinated by the technology that he uses. In "Revenge Is Best Served Cold" (Season 3, Ep. 1) he was asked to assist Gil Grissom in an experiment to investigate the purpose of a tinted contact lens worn by a female professional poker player. He was asked to identify marked aces in a reversed deck of cards. He asked how many aces there are, either because he did not know how many aces there are in a deck of cards or because he may have suspected that Grissom was trying to trick him.
* Charlotte Meridian (
Susan Gibney
Susan Gibney is an American actress.
Early life and education
Gibney was born in Manhattan Beach, California. She moved to Webster, New York, at a young age, returned to California several times, returning to Webster in 2004. She graduated from ...
, seasons 1–2); a fingerprint technician. In the pilot episode, we found out that Charlotte once dated
Gil Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...
, but the relationship cooled off when Grissom discovered that Charlotte did not share his passion for
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
.
* Bobby Dawson (
Gerald McCullouch
Gerald McCullouch (born March 30, 1967) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for playing Bobby Dawson on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.
Biography
Early life
McCullouch, an Irish-American, was born in Huntsville, Alabama. ...
, seasons 1–10); a ballistics expert. Bobby is a firearm and
ballistics
Ballistics is the field of mechanics concerned with the launching, flight behaviour and impact effects of projectiles, especially ranged weapon munitions such as bullets, unguided bombs, rockets or the like; the science or art of designing and a ...
expert from the second episode ("Cool Change") where he tested the bullets of fallen CSI Holly Gribbs and proved she was shot with her own gun. He was a frequent suspect of murder in
David Hodges
David Hall Hodges (born December 5, 1978) is an American songwriter and record producer from Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a studio contributor to the rock band Evanescence from 2000–2002. He has since had success co-writing and co–produci ...
's board game as seen in the Season 8 episode "You Kill Me". Bobby is a recurring character throughout the series. At the beginning of Season 12, it was revealed that Bobby had been transferred to the dayshift.
* L. Collins (Tom Beyer, season 1); a DNA technician. He mentions that he spent $10,000 on a custom-made coffin.
* Archie Johnson (
Archie Kao
Archie David Kao (born December 14, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on ''Chicago P.D.'', ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' as well as long-running hit ''CSI: Crime Scene Inve ...
), seasons 2–12); an A/V technician. Archie is the audio/visual surveillance specialist. In the 7th-season episode "Lab Rats" he assisted Hodges, along with the other lab techs, in trying to figure out who the Miniature Killer was. Archie is a fan of science fiction, and he surfs when he can get away from the lab (season 7, "Lab Rats"). At the beginning of season 8, he had also taken over the role of handwriting analysis. He said it was to expand his horizons and his paycheck. He departed the crime lab without explanation in season 12, although it was heavily implied he was pursuing his dream career as a surfer.
* Judie Tremont (Victoria Prescott, seasons 3–8); a receptionist. She is a secretary of the crime lab in the Season 3 episode "Blood Lust" and onwards. She was used as an experiment in "Blood Lust" to represent a smaller person trying to drag a larger body. Judy is a semi-recurring character in the series.
* Jacqui Franco (
Romy Rosemont
Romy Rosemont (born October 28, 1964) is an American actress, who has appeared in multiple television series, including ''Shark'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Prison Break'', and ''Private Practice''. She got her brea ...
, seasons 3-5); a fingerprint technician. She is a good friend of Catherine Willows'. She was present for the explosion that injured Greg, although she was unharmed.
* Jessie Menken (Doan Ly, seasons 3; 5-6); a wildlife forensics specialist. She specializes in herpetology, particularly snakes, but is also used in cases involving mammals.
* Leah (
Leslie Bega
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American former actress.
Early life and education
Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. ...
, season 3); a toxicology expert. She previously worked on the day shift but said she prefers nights. She is also a tattoo enthusiast.
* Rich (Paul Francis, season 4); a ballistics expert. Very little is revealed about him, aside from being passionate about guns.
* Mia Dickerson (
Aisha Tyler
Aisha Nilaja Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of ''Ghost Whisperer'', Tara Lewis (Criminal Minds), Dr. Tara Lewis in ''Crimi ...
, season 5); a DNA technician. With
Greg Sanders
Gregory Hojem Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Eric Szmanda on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Greg appeared in every episode of the original ''CSI'', with the exception of "C ...
's transfer into the field in Season 5, Mia took over the
DNA lab. Many lab techs had a crush on her, most notably
David Hodges
David Hall Hodges (born December 5, 1978) is an American songwriter and record producer from Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a studio contributor to the rock band Evanescence from 2000–2002. He has since had success co-writing and co–produci ...
. She had a compulsive personality, once telling Greg that she refused to eat food prepared by others because people talk while they cook and the food ends up being tainted with DNA.
* Neil Jansen (
Jason Segel
Jason Jordan Segel ( ; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', as well as for his work with director and pr ...
, season 5); a fingerprint technician. A socially awkward technician who appears to have a crush on
Sara Sidle
Sara Sidle is a fictional character portrayed by actress Jorja Fox on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolves ...
. In addition to fingerprints, he is also shown working as a trace tech.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
* Jenna Williams (
Judith Scott Judith Scott may refer to:
* Judith Scott (artist) (1943 – 2005), American fiber artist
* Judith Scott (American actress) (born 1965), American television actress
* Judith Scott (British actress)
Judi Scott (1957–2018) was a British the ...
, season 1); a Medical Examiner. Williams is a Las Vegas medical examiner who assists the Crime Scene Investigators in their work. She presumably works under Al Robbins, though the two never interact. She departed at the time of his arrival.
Consultant specialists
* Teri Miller (
Pamela Gidley
Pamela Catherine Gidley (June 11, 1965 – April 16, 2018) was an American actress and model. She began her career as an actress in 1986, debuting in the film ''Thrashin, before appearing in a number of films, including '' Dudes'' (1987), '' C ...
, seasons 1–3); a forensic anthropologist. Teri was a forensic anthropologist called in by
Gil Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...
's team several times throughout season one to assist with their investigation. She first appeared in the sixth episode, where she reconstructed a woman's face from a skeleton and mold to identify her. The next time she appeared is in the fourteenth episode, "To Halve and to Hold," where she helped Grissom and
Catherine Willows piece together a skeleton found in the desert. At the end of the episode, she went out with Grissom on a romantic dinner date. However, Grissom was away at a
crime scene
A crime scene is any location that may be associated with a committed crime. Crime scenes contain physical evidence that is pertinent to a criminal investigation. This evidence is collected by crime scene investigators (CSI) and law enforcement ...
, and before he could apologize to Teri, she was gone. She later appeared in the seventeenth episode, "Face Lift," where she used age progression software to identify a missing girl. During the episode, Grissom asked Teri if they would have dinner again, but she was uninterested. She appeared again in the
penultimate
Penult is a linguistics term for the second to last syllable of a word. It is an abbreviation of ''penultimate'', which describes the next-to-last item in a series. The penult follows the antepenult and precedes the ultima. For example, the main ...
episode of season one, "Evaluation Day," where she identified a headless body as a gorilla, not the human they had first assumed it to be. In
season 3
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pola ...
, she appeared again in "Snuff" to reconstruct the face of another skeleton, which turned out to be a boy with
Down's syndrome
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual disa ...
. In this episode, Grissom discovered that Teri had since gotten married, ending any hope of a romantic relationship between the two of them.
*' ''Rambar (
Tony Amendola
Tony Amendola (born August 24, 1951) is an American actor. He played the Jaffa master Bra'tac in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Pinocchio's creator/father, Geppetto on ABC's ''Once Upon a Time''. He also had a recurring role as revolutionary leader Edou ...
, seasons 1, 6); a forensic document examiner. Professor Rambar was the
Forensic Document Examiner who analyzed the writing on the bathroom stalls in "
I-15 Murders
The first season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shooti ...
". He appeared again for two episodes in Season 6: "Secrets and Flies" and "Pirates of the Third Reich". In the season 8 episode "Go To Hell", Warrick entered the Questioned Documents lab looking for Rambar. He was surprised to find Archie there, who told him that Rambar had been transferred to the FBI lab at Quantico, partly due to poor job performance at the Las Vegas lab.
Office of the Clark County Sheriff
*
Conrad Ecklie
Conrad Ecklie is a fictional character on the television series '' CSI'' played by Marc Vann. He was employed as Assistant Director of the crime lab of Clark County, Nevada, and dayshift counterpart of Gilbert Grissom, he eventually left the ...
(
Marc Vann
Marc Vann (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Conrad Ecklie in the CBS television series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He also had notable roles in ''Angel'' and ''Early Edition''.
Vann was born in N ...
, seasons 1–2, 5–16); the Clark County Sheriff. He was a former day shift supervisor and was promoted to Assistant Director in season 5. He is known for his strict adherence to regulations and takes on more of the role of a bureaucrat and politician. He also appears to be quite ambitious and career-minded and a vigorous self-promoter; thus, he received praise from senior city and county officials on several occasions. Ecklie and night shift supervisor Gil Grissom have a very rocky relationship throughout the series, with Grissom claiming Ecklie is more concerned with advancement than evidence, and Ecklie maintaining that Grissom shows favoritism toward his subordinates. In season 9, Ecklie was promoted to Undersheriff, following the arrest of former Undersheriff McKeen for the murder of
Warrick Brown
Warrick Brown (born 1971) is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Gary Dourdan. Warrick appeared in all but five episodes until his death in the first episode of season nine, with the ex ...
. In season 13, he accepted a promotion to Sheriff.
* Brian Mobley (
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower is an American character actor. He is best known for playing United States Secret Service, Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce (24 character), Aaron Pierce in ''24 (TV series), 24'' and Colonel (later General) Sharp Morshower in the ...
, seasons 1–2); the Clark County Sheriff. As a sheriff, he was very politically motivated when in office and would prefer that Grissom behaves more like his day-time counterpart,
Conrad Ecklie
Conrad Ecklie is a fictional character on the television series '' CSI'' played by Marc Vann. He was employed as Assistant Director of the crime lab of Clark County, Nevada, and dayshift counterpart of Gilbert Grissom, he eventually left the ...
, who knows how to play politics ("
Unfriendly Skies
The first season of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shooti ...
"). Portia Richmond ("
Table Stakes
In poker and other gambling games, table stakes is a rule that a player may bet no more money than they had on the table at the beginning of that hand; they cannot go back to their pocket for more money once a hand is dealt. This limits the amount ...
") helped the Sheriff get elected, and he wanted to close her case quickly, much to Grissom's annoyance.
* Rory Atwater (
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Da ...
, seasons 4–5); the Clark County Sheriff. Rory was a Sheriff for the LVPD. In "
Grissom Versus the Volcano
The fourth season of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 25, 2003, and ended May 20, 2004. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
Nick accidentally leaks information to a news reporter ("Assume ...
", he was nearly killed in a car bombing while exiting a hotel. The car bomb turned out later to be a completely unrelated event.
* Sherry Liston (
Barbara Eve Harris
Barbara Eve Harris (born Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert; March 8, 1959) is a Tobagonian-Canadian actress, known for her supporting performances on television. She is best known for her role as FBI Agent Felicia Lang on ''Prison Break''.
Life and ...
, season 12); the Clark County Sheriff. Sheriff Liston was the Sheriff of Las Vegas County in season 12. She was present at the opening of the Mob Museum, where former mayor Goodman was shot. She was determined to see the crime solved quickly, as an assassination attempt looked bad for the city. She later appeared in "Brain Doe", where she and Catherine discussed the latter's demotion and asked how she was doing. She then told Catherine about a nice job opportunity in Washington, and that she had recommended Willows. She commented that it's hard being a woman in law enforcement and that they needed to look out for one another. At the end of Season 12, a widespread corruption scandal within the LVPD became apparent, resulting in several deaths, the near-fatal shooting of then-Undersheriff Conrad Ecklie, the tentative resignation of CSI Nick Stokes, and the kidnapping of both D.B. Russell's granddaughter and CSI Julie Finlay. Ashamed by these events, Sheriff Liston resigned off-screen and was succeeded by a fully recovered Conrad Ecklie in season 13.
Las Vegas Police Department
* Ray O'Riley (
Skip O'Brien
Bernard Francis "Skip" O'Brien (August 20, 1950 – April 6, 2011) was an American actor. Although he appeared in such films as 1997's ''Liar Liar'' and 2007's '' The Hitcher'', he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Detective Ra ...
, seasons 1–4); an LVPD Detective Sergeant. Sergeant O'Riley was a senior homicide detective and a Sergeant with the LVPD. He regularly accompanied CSIs to crime scenes and assists them with warrants. Ray disappeared without explanation following the show's fourth season, though in season fourteen ("The Fallen"), it is revealed that he was killed in the line of duty in 2003.
* Sam Vega (Geoffrey Rivas, seasons 1–12); an LVPD Detective. Sam was a former member of the LVPD's gang unit. He had a son who owns comic book collectibles. In the Season 12 episode "Crime After Crime", Detective Vega murdered a number of people who escaped justice in cold cases (hired by a dying former detective). He was confronted by Brass and Stokes as he attempted to kill his fourth target but was foiled and instead opted for a
suicide by cop
Suicide by cop or suicide by police is a suicide method in which a suicidal individual deliberately behaves in a threatening manner, with intent to provoke a lethal response from a public safety or law enforcement officer.
Overview
There are ...
.
* Cyrus Lockwood (
Jeffrey D. Sams
Jeffrey D. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work.
Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. These include ''Medicine Ball'', '' Sleepwalkers'', Rob Thom ...
, seasons 2–3); an LVPD Detective. Lockwood was a homicide detective during seasons 2 and 3 before the episode "Inside the Box", where he inadvertently walked in on an armed bank robbery. Lockwood removed his gun so as to save a mother and child, who were also caught up in the robbery, but he was then shot in the back. CSIs later determined he was shot by a sniper from across the street.
* Chris Cavaliere (
Jose Zuniga
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.
* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
, seasons 4–6, 9–10); an LVPD Detective. A rough detective who once went so far as to scare a child into confession for the murder of his brother. He sometimes takes pictures of bizarrely murdered people for a scrapbook, such as a deceased clown left undressed in a tire ("Getting Off"). In "Say Uncle", Cavaliere was injured after lifting a picture rigged to an explosive device.
* Lou Vartann (
Alex Carter, seasons 4–6, 10–13); an LVPD Detective. Detective Vartann is a recurring homicide detective. He has a son and is divorced ("
The Panty Sniffer
The tenth season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 24, 2009, and ended May 20, 2010. The series stars Marg Helgenberger and Laurence Fishburne.
Plot
Riley Adams leaves the CSI team in turmoil, as Catherine's lea ...
"). He believes Las Vegas has no history because history in Vegas gets imploded ("
Bang-Bang"). In
Season 10, it was shown that there was something going on between him and Catherine Willows, although neither character said so. They were seen having sex during
Season 11 and even considered moving in together. The two separated when Catherine joined the FBI.
* Mitchell (Larry Mitchell, seasons 5–16); an LVPD Officer. Officer Mitchell has appeared in many episodes, occasionally being given lines of dialogue. When the CSI team was investigated regarding allegations of racism following a shoot-out with a Hispanic street gang ("
A Bullet Runs Through It, Part 1
The sixth season of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and ended May 18, 2006. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
Brass, now partnered with Sofia Curtis, finds himself caught i ...
"), Mitchell arrived at the scene of the shootout in progress and said sardonically to an injured gang member who was begging for help, "I don't speak Spanish." He was one of the police officers shot at by Mark Powell in "The Fallen", but he recovered from his injuries.
* Carlos Moreno (
Enrique Murciano
Enrique Ricardo Murciano (born July 9, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Danny Taylor in the CBS mystery drama series ''Without a Trace'' from 2002 to 2009.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Miami, Flor ...
, seasons 10, 12–13); an LVPD Detective. Moreno is former detective Sam Vega's stepson. He has a good working relationship with the CSIs, especially Stokes. His street smarts and local knowledge often come in handy during investigations. He developed a romantic interest in Finlay, though the two never consummate their relationship. He departed the series without an explanation.
* Frankie Reed (
Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009), Niko Breckenridge on the Netflix series '' Another ...
, season 11); an LVPD Detective. Detective Reed worked closely with Nick Stokes and was not very sensitive, which she was working on.
Murderers
* Paul Millander (
Matt O'Toole); a
serial killer
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A
*
*
*
* with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
who posed as a judge and serves as
Gil Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...
's nemesis. Millander is one of only ten murderers to be featured in multiple episodes; the other nine being Tammy Felton, "
The Blue Paint Killer
'' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony E. Zuiker and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, William Petersen, Cynthia Chavtel, Naren Shanker, and Don M ...
", "
The Miniature Killer
Natalie Davis (a.k.a. "The Miniature Serial Killer") is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Jessica Collins.
The Miniature Killer was introduced in the seventh-season premiere; after a ...
", "The West Siblings", "
Dr. Jekyll", "The Dick and Jane Killer", Jared Briscoe, and Paul Winthrop. In the pilot episode, Millander's fingerprints turned up on the tape-recorder used for the
suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...
note of Royce Harmon, the first victim.
Gil Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...
met and questioned him and learned that Millander had a company that makes Halloween costumes called Halloweird. He made a mold of his own hand for a particular costume that comes with a bloody arm, and Grissom concluded that may have been how Millander's prints got into the crime scene. Someone may have bought the hand and used it as a
red herring
A red herring is a figurative expression referring to a logical fallacy in which a clue or piece of information is or is intended to be misleading, or distracting from the actual question.
Red herring may also refer to: Animals
* Red herring (fis ...
. In the episode "
Anonymous
Anonymous may refer to:
* Anonymity, the state of an individual's identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown
** Anonymous work, a work of art or literature that has an unnamed or unknown creator or author
* Anonym ...
", another suicide was staged and again Millander's prints showed up. Grissom still thinks that it was a red herring, but toward the end of the episode, a
homeless
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are:
* living on the streets, also kn ...
man who was used by the killer to deliver a cryptic message to the CSI team described Millander as the man who approached him. Grissom then realized that he had been tricked and that it was Millander all along. Grissom traveled to Millander's workplace and found it empty apart from a stool and an envelope addressed to Grissom. There was nothing written inside the envelope, telling Grissom that he has nothing. The episode ended with Paul Millander going into the CSI headquarters and asking for Grissom. Millander was told that Grissom is not there, and as he turned to leave, he looked at the surveillance camera and waved. Millander was not seen again until season two, where yet another suicide was staged in exactly the same way as the previous two. The team realized that Millander targets middle-aged father figures who share a birthday with the anniversary of his father's death. His father was murdered in a staged suicide when he was a child, but the authorities ruled it as a suicide because he was unable to give evidence effectively in court, despite the fact he had witnessed the murder. Moreover, the CSI team found out that Millander was
assigned female at birth
Sex assignment (sometimes known as gender assignment) is the discernment of an infant's sex at or before birth. A relative, midwife, nurse or physician inspects the external genitalia when the baby is delivered and, in more than 99.95% of bi ...
—named Pauline Millander—which added to his ineffectiveness as a witness of his father's murder. He underwent
sexual reassignment in his youth and as a result, his relationship with his mother was a complicated one. The CSI team also found out that he was leading a double life, one as Paul Millander and the other as the Honorable Judge Douglas Mason. As Douglas Mason, he had a respectable job, a wife, and an adopted son. When Grissom went to visit him, he claimed to not know any Paul Millander and suggests the
doppelgänger
A doppelgänger (), a compound noun formed by combining the two nouns (double) and (walker or goer) (), doppelgaenger or doppelganger is a biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person.
In fiction and mythology, a doppelg ...
theory as an explanation as to why they look exactly the same. Grissom takes a sample of Mason's fingerprints after he touched the bars in the prison but later discovered that they were the fingerprints on file for Judge Douglas Mason. It is later discovered that the fingerprints belonged to Paul's father. By the end of "Identity Crisis", Grissom finally had enough evidence to arrest Judge Mason/Paul Millander, but Millander escaped custody yet again and returned to his home where his mother lives. He then proceed to kill her and end his own life in the same way he staged the other suicides and his father's murder/suicide, leaving behind a tape with a message on it. Grissom found him dead in his bathtub during the very last scene of this episode. It was then found that Millander and Grissom shared the same birthday. In the tenth season, his adopted son, Craig Mason, was suspected of being a killer but was ultimately cleared.
* Tammy Felton (played by
Brigid Brannagh
Brigid Brannagh (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress. She has been credited as Brigid Brannagh, Brigid Brannah, Brigid Brannaugh, Brigid Walsh, and Brigid Conley Walsh.
Early life and education
Born in San Francisco, California, Brann ...
) was originally named Melissa Marlowe, but was abducted by her babysitter, Mara Felton, and raised by her and her husband Joe. Tammy first appears in the season one episode "Face Lift," where her father, Joe, is found murdered in a shop. Grissom discovers a fingerprint and matches it to a child that had been kidnapped years before, Melissa Marlowe. Catherine continues to investigate the murder, and Tammy becomes the prime suspect, after age enhanced photos of Melissa Marlowe reveal that she is in fact Tammy Felton. Tammy is arrested for the murder of Joe Felton, but her biological parents, the Marlowes, make bail and Tammy goes on the lam. Tammy returns in season two episode "And Then There Were None," wherein she and several others rob a casino. In the same episode, she is murdered by her accomplice, ending her life on the lam.
* Ex-Undersheriff Jeffrey McKeen (Conor O'Farrell, seasons 5–9, 12–13) was a politically motivated bureaucrat. McKeen approved an elaborate "reverse forensics" deception in "Redrum" where the CSI would stage a crime scene to draw out a suspect from hiding, although he neglected to consult the district attorney beforehand and almost ruined the case. He held Greg Sanders responsible for the death of Demetrius James, a suspect Greg hit with his car during an attack, despite the fact that Greg was ruled "excusable". Later, McKeen turns out to have links to organized crime. When a corrupt police officer, Daniel Prichard, frames
Warrick Brown
Warrick Brown (born 1971) is a fictional character in the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Gary Dourdan. Warrick appeared in all but five episodes until his death in the first episode of season nine, with the ex ...
for the murder of mob boss Lou Gedda, McKeen attempts to have Warrick put away but Warrick is found innocent. Shortly after, McKeen stops Warrick in his car, where Warrick tells him he won't give up until the mole is caught. McKeen shoots Warrick twice in the neck to prevent himself from being tied to the crimes, then calls for assistance, framing Daniel Prichard. Grissom is first on the scene and Warrick dies in Grissom's arms. In the season nine premiere "For Warrick," McKeen is eventually found out but plans to flee to Mexico with Prichard. Prichard attempts to steal McKeen's weapon and in the altercation, their car crashes off a cliff, killing Prichard. McKeen manages to crawl away where he is hunted down by Nick Stokes. McKeen taunts Nick to kill him, but instead, Nick fires "a miss". McKeen is eventually arrested by
Jim Brass
James Brass is a fictional character portrayed by Paul Guilfoyle on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel ''CSI: Vegas''. He made his first screen appearance in the show's Pilot (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), pi ...
and is presumably jailed. In the aftermath of his arrest, Conrad Ecklie, the former day shift supervisor, becomes the new Undersheriff. He later resurfaces in the final episode of season 12, "Homecoming", where he attempts to get his revenge, orchestrating the kidnapping of DB Russell's granddaughter and the shooting of Conrad Ecklie from his prison cell. In the opening episode of season 13, "Karma to Burn", the CSI manages to find Russell's granddaughter and tie the crimes back to McKeen, whilst Ecklie also survived. He is last seen at the end of this episode, where Russell promises to transfer him to a higher security prison, ending his reign of terror.
* Dr. Jekyll (
Matt Ross) is the name given to a murderer who appears throughout the
tenth season. As of the
17th episode of season ten, he is presumed to have murdered three times, as well as to have caused three further deaths through neurosurgery which caused a victim to have uncontrollable rage. His first crime was an operation on a corpse in the episode "
Family Affair
''Family Affair'' is an American sitcom starring Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966, to March 4, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis (Keith) as he attempte ...
". He is revealed to be Charlie DiMasa, the son of a restaurant owner. His dreams of becoming a doctor were thwarted by his father (whom he also attempts to kill). His victims were close customers or associates of his father (Charlie called them his "heroes"). In the season ten finale, Dr. Jekyll is discovered to have planted a valve in the artery of his father. While investigating with
Dr. Langston and an LVPD officer, Dr. Jekyll shoots and kills the officer while wounding
Nick Stokes
Nicholas "Nick" Stokes is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by George Eads. He made his first screen appearance in the show's pilot, broadcast on October 6, 2000, and departed the serie ...
in the shoulder. After Langston distracts Dr. Jekyll, Nick shoots and kills him while playing dead, though his left arm is injured in the process.
* Sqweegel (
Daniel Browning Smith
Daniel Browning Smith, also known as The Rubberboy (born May 8, 1979), is an American contortionist, actor, television host, comedian, sports entertainer, and a stuntman, who holds the title of the most flexible person in history, owning a total ...
) is the name given to an elusive serial killer under the alias "Ian Moone" (I am no one), who wears a skin-tight latex suit. He is a skilled contortionist and acrobat, which allows him to fit through the tightest spaces and stay out of sight. His
modus operandi
A ''modus operandi'' (often shortened to M.O.) is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also more generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode (or manner) of op ...
is to sneak into his victim's house and sleep under their bed, live in their attic, and read their mail. After a few weeks of this, he will come out of hiding and attack his victim with a straight razor, asking them to admit their dark secrets. He will then disappear for a few weeks and return to murder his victims if they have not confessed to their crimes. He kills two of his victims, Ryan Fink and Carrie Jones, and attacks a third, Margot Wilder. He escapes into the night before the CSIs can apprehend him. It was rumored he would return later in season eleven, and Anthony Zuiker posted on his Twitter page that it was possible, but by the time season eleven ended, Sqweegel had not yet made any other appearances on the show. Carrie Jones's daughter gave Sqweegel his name, as she traumatically associated him with the sound of the scrubbers in the car wash ("squeegel squeegel") where her mother was killed.
* Nathan "Nate" Haskell (born Warner Thorpe), a.k.a. "The Dick and Jane Killer" (sometimes acronymed "DJK"), is a serial killer who appeared in season nine, ten, and eleven. He is portrayed by
Bill Irwin
William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has made a n ...
. During Langston's lecture in "19 Down", Haskell claims to have been physically abused by his alcoholic father, Arvin Thorpe, every day when he was a child. He only has vague memories of his mother, who was killed by Arvin when Nate was eight years old. It was revealed in Targets of Obsession that Nate carries the MAO-A gene, a gene which, according to some studies, causes a predisposition towards violence. Exactly how long he has known about it is currently unknown to everyone except himself. His first animal kill was a cat, which he killed when he was nine years old. His first human kill was a traveling salesman named Douglas Nathan Haskell, whose identity he partially adopted as his own. He killed him the same way he later tortured his female victims in his room. In the mid-1990s, he became a serial killer. He became known as "The Dick & Jane Killer" when he started targeting couples. None of the female victims were ever found and Haskell later refused to discuss them. He killed a total of at least 14 people in Nevada, Arizona and California (the first couple, the Steiners, were never found). Even though he never held down a single job or filed a tax return during this time (likely because he was living under an assumed name), he could still afford the occasional restaurant visit, earning money by donating blood and semen or taking part in psychological studies. During a restaurant visit, he had a chance encounter with future serial killer Charlie DiMasa. In Reno, he stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. That stroke of luck allowed the authorities to charge him; inside the car, they found blood belonging to a victim, under his fingernails they found DNA from another, a potential murder weapon was found, and a witness was able to place him with another one of the victims. When the case went to trial, Haskell initially denied any guilt but later changed his mind and confessed. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and incarcerated in Ely, Nevada. While there, he appears to have gained a kind of cult following (he claims to have "students" everywhere) and was even proposed to several times. In "Meat Jekyll", Haskell is brought to the Las Vegas crime lab after claiming to know Dr. Jekyll's identity. After the case is concluded, he stabs Ray in the back with a shiv made out of his broken glasses. When guards hear it, Haskell is shocked by his electric restraints and beaten. After a brief stay in the hospital, he is taken back to Ely. He reappears in "Targets of Obsession" when he is taken to court to be charged with attempting to kill Ray. Several of his female "fans" are present. After being convicted, he switches his inmate badge for that of a minimum security inmate and gets into a transport van in his place. On the road, it is sabotaged by two of his female fans, who kill the guards. After one of the women kills the other, she drives away with Haskell. He reappeared in "Father of the Bride" when he kept sending messages to the father of one of his female fans, threatening to kill her. In "Cello and Goodbye", Haskell went to Los Angeles and abducted Gloria Parkes, Ray Langston's ex-wife, and took her to his childhood home, where he raped and tortured her. When Ray tracked him down to the Thorpe house, where Haskell had tortured and killed his father, he had a confrontation with Haskell that resulted in the latter's death. The season ends in a cliffhanger when Ray is asked by IA whether his killing Haskell was an act of self-defense or murder.
*
The Miniature Killer
Natalie Davis (a.k.a. "The Miniature Serial Killer") is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Jessica Collins.
The Miniature Killer was introduced in the seventh-season premiere; after a ...
(real name Natalie Davis), a.k.a. "The Miniature Serial Killer", is a serial killer. She is portrayed by
Jessie Collins
Jessica Ann Collins (born March 8, 1983) is an American actress.
Early life
Collins was born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She is one of four sisters, all of whom are involved in the arts. For much of her childhood, she and her family r ...
. The Miniature Killer was introduced in the seventh-season premiere and, after being the main subject for the whole season, was identified in the finale. The key signature of the Miniature Killer’s crimes were meticulous scale models built to reflect each crime scene. The models were either left at the murder site or delivered to someone involved in solving the case. Every detail was accurate and even used the victim's real blood instead of paint. Every model also contained a hidden picture of a bloodied doll and an item somehow related to bleach. Her victims were killed in widely different manners, including bludgeoning, poisoning, and electrocution. Many of her victims had employed her services as a cleaning lady (paying under the table), and several also had connections to her foster father. Natalie appeared in a season 9 episode when Grissom attended her hearing, where it was decided that she was to be transferred to another jail and would no longer be receiving therapy, as it was decided that therapeutic treatment had been successful. She expressed to Grissom the belief that she had changed and that she felt remorse for her actions. After she is taken out, Grissom inspects a loose floor tile in her cell, lifting it up to find a miniature of Natalie hanging from the bottom by its neck, thus suggesting she still plans to hang herself, as per her original plan.
*
The Blue Paint Killer
'' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony E. Zuiker and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Carol Mendelsohn, Ann Donahue, William Petersen, Cynthia Chavtel, Naren Shanker, and Don M ...
(real name Kevin Greer) was a student-turned-professor at Western Las Vegas University. He is portrayed by
Taylor Nichols
Cecil Taylor Nichols (born March 3, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for roles in the Whit Stillman films '' Metropolitan'', ''Barcelona'', ''The Last Days of Disco'', and ''Damsels in Distress''. His characters in the first three of thes ...
. He would paint a railing on a walking path blue, but the paint was mixed with motor oil to keep it tacky. He'd then wait behind a bush next to a water fountain for his victims until a specific person would wash their hands. In the season three episode "The Execution of Catherine Willows", Greer's accomplice, John Mathers, has been caught and found guilty of the various murders that Greer himself had committed. Mather's execution is interrupted by a last-minute postponement of the judgment. When Mathers was accused, there was no DNA testing, but with the new technology of DNA testing, John Mathers' hair matched with evidence on one of the victims. But the case still wasn't concrete as there was little evidence to link Mathers to all the murders; this is because he was just an accomplice. The case fell to Catherine who, after examining the case, concluded that Mathers was guilty of the murders and was executed. When the execution had been completed, they found a new victim indicating that Mathers wasn't the serial killer. Greer knows of the execution and feels remorse, causing him to lay low for a while before he starts killing again. In the season five episode "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?", it has been two years since the execution of John Mathers, and Gil Grissom is called in to investigate a homicide. The corpse at the university had been shredded in a wood-chipper. Upon examining the remains Grissom finds something familiar, traces of blue paint and motor oil, but unlike the other victims, this one was a man. Greer mistook him for one of his victims as the man had long blonde hair and it was a dark night. They found a bad blow-up doll in the garbage containing a chunk of hair from a previous victim. In the mouth of the doll, there was an artist’s sketch. In the picture, a frightened woman was begging for her life in the back of what appeared to be a van and through the van's windows, they could see the logo of an erotic store. They saw a van outside the shop, which resembled the one in the sketch. When they opened it, they found the body of Debbie Reston. In the shop, they found a comic book filled with stories and images of women being dominated and tortured, the artist’s style matched the sketch of the drawing in the doll, the style of Greer. They discover the paper was printed from the university where Greer worked. When they go to his house to arrest him, they discover he is already at the police station waiting to speak to Grissom. In interrogation, he reveals that there is another victim that they need to save, but this is just a ruse. When they go to leave, Greer asks to go to the toilet. When he goes into the cubicle, he suffocates himself with a plastic bag that he had hidden on him. While being questioned in the interrogation room, he made one of his usual drawings as an apparent suicide note, with the slight difference being that when it was folded a certain way, the drawing of a bound girl turned into the face of Grissom, the mouth of which said "Goodbye".
* Hannah and Marlon West (a.k.a. "The West Siblings") were a brother and sister duo that were also serial killers. They were portrayed by
Juliette Goglia
Juliette Rose Goglia (born September 22, 1995) is an American actress, singer and musician. She is best known for portraying Sierra in the Disney Channel series ''That's So Raven'', Hannah West in the CBS series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' ...
and
Douglas Smith, respectively. Their parents were killed in a car accident about a year prior to "Goodbye and Good Luck". The season six episode "The Unusual Suspect" introduced Marlon while on trial for the murder of one of his female classmates, Stacey. His sister, Hannah, a child prodigy, takes the stand and confesses that she herself murdered Stacey, not Marlon. The judge grants the prosecution 72 hours to re-examine the evidence before the jury delivers its verdict. In the end, Marlon is found not guilty by the jury. Hannah asked Sara to speak to her alone and admits that she did not kill Stacy, and was, in fact, covering for Marlon. In the season eight episode "Goodbye and Good Luck", it's shown that Hannah had graduated from Harvard, and was now teaching at the college Marlon attended. A broken tooth from the crime scene ties Marlon to the death of Kira Dillinger since it appears that Kira punched him and embedded a tooth in her hand. Kira had slept with another man that night, and both were high on GHB. It turns out that their sexual lubricant was spiked, and Marlon's fingerprints were on the tube. All the evidence points to Marlon being the murderer, but Sara is convinced that Hannah is the guilty one. She believes Hannah wants to get rid of Kira to have her brother all to herself. Marlon confesses to Sara that he had Hannah help him spike the lubricant, but he wouldn't have physically harmed Kira. Sara believes him and they try to get Hannah to confess to Marlon privately, but she notices immediately that he's wearing a wire, and avoids answering Marlon's questions directly. When asked why she killed Kira, her response was "Because I love you". Marlon hangs himself in his jail cell not long after Hannah visits him. When Sara arrives at the college campus to bring Hannah the news, Hannah doesn't believe her and says that Sara is lying and trying to manipulate Hannah into a confession. When Sara shows Hannah a picture of her deceased brother, Hannah is devastated and breaks down. It is not known whether Hannah was ever charged with Kira's murder.
Others
*
Lady Heather
Dr. Heather Kessler, also known as Lady Heather, is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Melinda Clarke.
This recurring character is a professional dominatrix and a potential romantic int ...
(
Melinda Clarke
Melinda Patrice "Mindy" Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American actress. Clarke is known for portraying Faith Taylor on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' (1989–1990), Julie Cooper on Fox's teen drama series ''The O.C.'' (2003–2007), ...
); a dominatrix and later a sex therapist. She appears in several episodes, crossing paths with four of the five major ''CSI'' protagonists:
Gil Grissom
Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...
(
William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Aw ...
),
Catherine Willows (
Marg Helgenberger
Mary Marg Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' from 1982 to 1986. She is ...
),
D.B. Russell (
Ted Danson
Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He ...
), and
Raymond Langston (
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative charact ...
), though she never appeared alongside
Julie Finlay
Julie "Finn" Finlay is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Elisabeth Shue. She made her first appearance in the 14th episode of season 12, entitled "Seeing Red", and appeared in every epis ...
(
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''The Karate Kid'' (1984), ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), '' Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' B ...
).
* Kristine Marie Hopkins (
Krista Allen
Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress, model and Stand-up comedy, stand-up comic. She is best known for her work in the television series ''Days of Our Lives'', ''Baywatch Hawaii'', and the Erotic art, erotic TV series ''Emman ...
); a prostitute who first appears in the pilot, where she is suspected of drugging a man and stealing his possessions.
Nick Stokes
Nicholas "Nick" Stokes is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by George Eads. He made his first screen appearance in the show's pilot, broadcast on October 6, 2000, and departed the serie ...
investigates the case but makes a deal with Kristy that if she tells him what she used and gives the man his possessions back, she can go without a charge. During his short conversation with Kristy, he strikes up an instant rapport with her. The next time Kristy shows up is in the episode "
I-15 Murders
The first season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000, and ended on May 17, 2001. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger.
Plot
It's all change at the Las Vegas Crime Lab following the shooti ...
", where she is in trouble with a security officer at a shop. She specifically asks for Nick to help her out, claiming the security guard spat on her. Again, the chemistry between Nick and Kristy is present, and Nick decides to help her out. He takes Kristy's clothing and gets
Greg Sanders
Gregory Hojem Sanders is a fictional character portrayed by Eric Szmanda on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Greg appeared in every episode of the original ''CSI'', with the exception of "C ...
to run a test on it for a certain
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
to be found in spit. Greg finds that there is a concentration of
amylase
An amylase () is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch (Latin ') into sugars. Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. Foods that contain large amounts of ...
on her top which proves the security officer spat on her. Kristy re-appears in the episode "Boom" (first season) when Nick sees her on the side of a road having an argument with a man Nick assumes to be a client. He tells the man to back off and drops Kristy off at her home, but Kristy invites him in, and they eventually have sex. Kristy also tells him that she plans to come off the game and go back to college. The next morning, Nick leaves, but since it is his day off, he goes back to Kristy's house to spend some time with her. When he arrives, he finds emergency services and one of the CSIs from the day shift at her house, as Kristy has been murdered.
Conrad Ecklie
Conrad Ecklie is a fictional character on the television series '' CSI'' played by Marc Vann. He was employed as Assistant Director of the crime lab of Clark County, Nevada, and dayshift counterpart of Gilbert Grissom, he eventually left the ...
takes the case; since Nick's
fingerprint
A fingerprint is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. The recovery of partial fingerprints from a crime scene is an important method of forensic science. Moisture and grease on a finger result in fingerprints on surfac ...
s and
DNA are at the
crime scene
A crime scene is any location that may be associated with a committed crime. Crime scenes contain physical evidence that is pertinent to a criminal investigation. This evidence is collected by crime scene investigators (CSI) and law enforcement ...
, he considers Nick a suspect. This seriously endangers Nick's career: if he is arrested, he is automatically not allowed to be a criminalist anymore, even if he is cleared of all charges later.
Catherine Willows takes over the case for twelve hours; with the help of Greg Sanders, she finds evidence that proves Nick was not the murderer. Instead, the man Nick saw with Kristy earlier was the killer who tried to frame Nick. It is revealed that the man is actually Kristy's pimp; according to him, she was going back to college to recruit more girls, not to gain an education. It is left unsure if this is the truth, but Nick nevertheless pays for a proper burial for Kristy out of respect for her.
* Tony Thorpe (a.k.a. The Parking Garage Rapist) (
Aldis Hodge
Aldis Alexander Basil Hodge (born September 20, 1986) is an American actor. Among his significant roles, he played Alec Hardison in the TNT series ''Leverage'', MC Ren in the 2015 biopic ''Straight Outta Compton'', Levi Jackson in the 2016 film ...
). In 2000, a woman named Pamela Adler was
raped
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or agai ...
as she was leaving her office late at night. Thorpe had been lying in wait and ambushed Adler, beating her until she fell into a
coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...
.
Sara Sidle
Sara Sidle is a fictional character portrayed by actress Jorja Fox on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Sidle is a forensic scientist and one of the core characters of the show, which revolves ...
was the primary investigator and found evidence to tie Thorpe to the rape, but Adler's coma made a positive identification impossible, and Thorpe was released on a
technicality
The term legal technicality is a casual or colloquial phrase referring to a technical aspect of law. The phrase is not a term of art in the law; it has no exact meaning, nor does it have a legal definition. It implies that strict adherence to the ...
. Sidle promised Thorpe she would finally see him
arrested
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questi ...
. Adler's
husband
A husband is a male in a marital relationship, who may also be referred to as a spouse. The rights and obligations of a husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between societies and cultures, ...
Tom was now left with the responsibility of caring for his ailing wife. After nearly a decade, Adler killed his wife by cutting off her
life support
Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic ...
. Adler claimed he did so out of desperation, claiming Thorpe raped Pamela again and even threatened
murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person wit ...
. However, years earlier Thorpe had been involved in a gang-related shooting that left him
paralyzed
Paralysis (also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 ...
, making the second rape impossible. Thorpe had therefore an
alibi
An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...
; at the conclusion, Adler was arrested for murder while Thorpe remained a free man.
See also
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