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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: He mentions missing his sons's sons' birthdays due to his work.
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* Foil: {{Foil}}: To Garland. Both are obese, male, polite Atlanta law enforcement (at least superficially), but while Garland goes out of his way to help (to the point that he basically works for free for police despite being retired), Stokes just does the minimum required and gives up as soon as regulations get in the way.
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!!Sergeant Willard Stokes
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jeff Pope
An officer asigned to "help" Holden with his plans to use mass gatherings to locate the Atlanta child killer.
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!!Sergeant Willard Stokes
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jeff Pope
An officer asigned to "help" Holden with his plans to use mass gatherings to locate the Atlanta child killer.
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* JerkassWoobie: [=McGraw's=] abrasive attitude masks the fact that he is deeply shaken by the grisly, awful nature of the Broomstick murders, and troubled by his decades of work in homicide in general.
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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: In hindsight, it is clear that this is at play. The case isn't serial, nor does it cross state lines, nor does it require any police work besides checking the crime scene and interviewing the one, obvious, local suspect in the right way. It is veily brought back in Season 2 to contrast with the Atlanta murders: Right at the same time the police was faxing the BSU crime photos and requesting help in investigating the murder of one pretty blonde majorette, they were saying nothing about the murders of 10+ black children (including two girls abducted, raped, and murdered, just like the Adairsville case), and neglecting the investigation to the point of not taking crime scene photos and not interviewing the victims's families and friends.
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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: In hindsight, it is clear that this is at play. The case isn't serial, nor does it cross state lines, nor does it require any police work besides checking the crime scene and interviewing the one, obvious, local suspect in the right way. It is veily brought back in Season 2 to contrast with the Atlanta murders: Right at the same time the police was faxing the BSU crime scene photos and requesting help in investigating the murder of one pretty blonde majorette, they were saying nothing about the murders of 10+ black children (including two girls abducted, raped, and murdered, just like the Adairsville case), and neglecting the investigation to the point of not taking crime scene photos and not interviewing the victims's families and friends.
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* VomitingCop: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that he doesn't actually vomit, but he is not used to work murders, and Beverly Jean's is extra-whammy due to her gruesome injuries. He has trouble reading them from the file and almost drops it when he reaches the part about her being stabbed in the[[GroinAttack groin]].
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* VomitingCop: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that he doesn't actually vomit, but he is not used to work murders, and Beverly Jean's is extra-whammy due to her gruesome injuries. He has trouble reading them from the file and almost drops it when he reaches the part about her being stabbed in the[[GroinAttack the [[GroinAttack groin]].
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* VomitingCop: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that he doesn't actually vomit, but he is not used to work murders, and Beverly Jean's is extra-whammy due to her gruesome injuries. He has trouble reading them from the file and almost drops it when he reaches the part about her being stabbed in the[[GroinAttack groin]].
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* AcceptableTargets: In-universe, he assumes that the unsub is Latino because the crimes happened in a majority non-white neighborhood. [[spoiler:But he is actually white.]] He also brings Satanism as an explanation for the dog killings.
* AllForNothing: He's obviously bothered when the duo tell him to look for an older offender, after they told him to look for teenagers the first time.
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* AttackOfTheTownFestival: His role in the investigation is compromised because there is an election comming and he is dependent on the African-American vote.
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A retired FBI agent who volunteers to watch local criminals for police, including KKK members.
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!Local Law Enforcement
!!!Atlanta, Georgia
[[folder:Brown]]
!!Lee Brown
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dohn Norwood
The Atlanta Police Commissioner.
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[[folder:Redding]]
!!Redding
->'''Portrayed By:''' Gareth Williams
The Chief of Atlanta police.
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[[folder:Garland]]
!!Garland Periwinkle
->'''Portrayed By:''' Brent Sexton
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!!!Fairfield, Iowa
[[folder:[=McGraw=]]]
!!Det. Frank [=McGraw=]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Thomas Francis Murphy
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mh_mcgraw.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"How fucking dare you?!"'']]
A jaded, bitter veteran detective in Fairfield, Iowa who is skeptical of Tench and Ford's methods.
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* HiddenDepths: He turns out to be a 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who moved to Fairfield and knows the detectives who worked the Manson Family murders, which caughts Holden off-guard. He later surprises Holden again by requesting his insight into the Broomstick Killer case, instead of antagonizing him.
* ItsPersonal: He takes personal offense when he thinks that Holden is trying to make his audience sympathize with Manson, rather than just understand how he came to be. And again when Holden tells him that the FBI can't help him with the Broomstick case.
* JerkassWoobie: [=McGraw's=] abrasive attitude masks the fact that he is deeply shaken by the grisly, awful nature of the Broomstick murders, and troubled by his decades of work in homicide in general.
* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:He dies [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome between]] Season One and Two.]]
* ShutUpHannibal: Has very little patience for Ford's long-winded approach to discussing Behavioral Science.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: A very concise one after Ford simply gives up on the broom murder case.
* ThatOneCase: The Broomstick murders, due to their gratuitous sadism, extreme cruelty, and the fact that the victims couldn't have possibly angered anyone. He likely knew them [[ItsPersonal in person]] and it serves as his CynicismCatalyst.
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!!!Altoona, Pennsylvania
[[folder:Ocasek]]
!!Det. Mark Ocasek
->'''Portrayed By:''' Alex Morf
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mh_ocasek.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's what he told us. And I believe him."'']]
A mild-mannered Altoona, Pennsylvania detective who seeks Tench and Ford's help investigating the gruesome murder of local babysitter Beverly Jean Shaw.
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* AcceptableTargets: In-universe, he is very eager to follow Holden's idea that the killer is a transient because the idea of a neighbor committing such a horrible crime perturbs him.
* CharacterDevelopment: Initially, he seems a little incompetent, but after some on-the-job training with Holden and Ford, he learns not to make assumptions based on prior knowledge or prejudices. He actually winds up as being one of the more competent and accomodating members of law enforcement that Bill and Holden meet.
* CloseKnitCommunity: Ocasek struggles with the possibility that Beverly Jean's killer might be a local, and initially seems intent on directing the investigation towards drifters and outsiders.
* HiddenDepths: Actually a pretty good investigator who picks up on a lot of cues from Tench and Ford, and is instrumental in cracking the Shaw case once he overcomes his initial assumptions and prejudices.
* NiceGuy: Initially to a fault. He compromises the investigation by letting Benji leave town to be with relatives and by not looking into the man who found the body as a possible suspect. However, he gets better later and actually starts [[ExploitedTrope exploiting]] his NiceGuy image to get the information needed to solve the case.
* ThatOneCase: He is not used to work murders, and Beverly Jean's is extra-whammy due to her gruesome injuries, to the point he has trouble reading them from the file.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bill gives him a brief one when he points his reluctance to suspect the killer a local.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Ocasek gets Rose to talk after implying that her son could be taken from her if she is found to be involved.
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!!!Quantico, Virginia
[[folder:Spencer]]
!!Det. Art Spencer
->'''Portrayed By:''' Nate Corrdry
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!!!Sacramento, California
[[folder:Carver]]
!!Det. Roy Carver
->'''Portrayed By:''' Peter Murnik
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He casually uses racial slurs to describe suspects.
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!!!Adairsville, Georgia
[[folder:Chambers]]
!!Det. Gordon Chambers
->'''Portrayed By:''' Duke Lafoon
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!Local Law Enforcement
!!!Atlanta, Georgia
[[folder:Brown]]
!!Lee Brown
->'''Portrayed By:''' Dohn Norwood
The Atlanta Police Commissioner.
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!!Redding
->'''Portrayed By:''' Gareth Williams
The Chief of Atlanta police.
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[[folder:Garland]]
!!Garland Periwinkle
->'''Portrayed By:''' Brent Sexton
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!!!Fairfield, Iowa
[[folder:[=McGraw=]]]
!!Det. Frank [=McGraw=]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Thomas Francis Murphy
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"How fucking dare you?!"'']]
A jaded, bitter veteran detective in Fairfield, Iowa who is skeptical of Tench and Ford's methods.
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* HiddenDepths: He turns out to be a 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who moved to Fairfield and knows the detectives who worked the Manson Family murders, which caughts Holden off-guard. He later surprises Holden again by requesting his insight into the Broomstick Killer case, instead of antagonizing him.
* ItsPersonal: He takes personal offense when he thinks that Holden is trying to make his audience sympathize with Manson, rather than just understand how he came to be. And again when Holden tells him that the FBI can't help him with the Broomstick case.
* JerkassWoobie: [=McGraw's=] abrasive attitude masks the fact that he is deeply shaken by the grisly, awful nature of the Broomstick murders, and troubled by his decades of work in homicide in general.
* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:He dies [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome between]] Season One and Two.]]
* ShutUpHannibal: Has very little patience for Ford's long-winded approach to discussing Behavioral Science.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: A very concise one after Ford simply gives up on the broom murder case.
* ThatOneCase: The Broomstick murders, due to their gratuitous sadism, extreme cruelty, and the fact that the victims couldn't have possibly angered anyone. He likely knew them [[ItsPersonal in person]] and it serves as his CynicismCatalyst.
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!!!Altoona, Pennsylvania
[[folder:Ocasek]]
!!Det. Mark Ocasek
->'''Portrayed By:''' Alex Morf
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mh_ocasek.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's what he told us. And I believe him."'']]
A mild-mannered Altoona, Pennsylvania detective who seeks Tench and Ford's help investigating the gruesome murder of local babysitter Beverly Jean Shaw.
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* AcceptableTargets: In-universe, he is very eager to follow Holden's idea that the killer is a transient because the idea of a neighbor committing such a horrible crime perturbs him.
* CharacterDevelopment: Initially, he seems a little incompetent, but after some on-the-job training with Holden and Ford, he learns not to make assumptions based on prior knowledge or prejudices. He actually winds up as being one of the more competent and accomodating members of law enforcement that Bill and Holden meet.
* CloseKnitCommunity: Ocasek struggles with the possibility that Beverly Jean's killer might be a local, and initially seems intent on directing the investigation towards drifters and outsiders.
* HiddenDepths: Actually a pretty good investigator who picks up on a lot of cues from Tench and Ford, and is instrumental in cracking the Shaw case once he overcomes his initial assumptions and prejudices.
* NiceGuy: Initially to a fault. He compromises the investigation by letting Benji leave town to be with relatives and by not looking into the man who found the body as a possible suspect. However, he gets better later and actually starts [[ExploitedTrope exploiting]] his NiceGuy image to get the information needed to solve the case.
* ThatOneCase: He is not used to work murders, and Beverly Jean's is extra-whammy due to her gruesome injuries, to the point he has trouble reading them from the file.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bill gives him a brief one when he points his reluctance to suspect the killer a local.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Ocasek gets Rose to talk after implying that her son could be taken from her if she is found to be involved.
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!!!Quantico, Virginia
[[folder:Spencer]]
!!Det. Art Spencer
->'''Portrayed By:''' Nate Corrdry
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!!!Sacramento, California
[[folder:Carver]]
!!Det. Roy Carver
->'''Portrayed By:''' Peter Murnik
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He casually uses racial slurs to describe suspects.
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!!!Adairsville, Georgia
[[folder:Chambers]]
!!Det. Gordon Chambers
->'''Portrayed By:''' Duke Lafoon
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