Benjamin Pearce

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judith He's one of the local lowlife Creasy clan, who went to war & came back so changed his own mother didn't care about him anymore. He's in the whole story, as Del's abusive stepfather & Quinn's thieving employee, & the town big mouth. He had a violent psychotic break fueled by alcohol & revenge, & Del wanted to kill him for beating his mom & him half to death.
Wendy Reynolds
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MaryAlice The lawyer, Charlie, had defended him, and refused to do so again. He had been arrested for shooting out streetlights. He hated Indians, threatened to "string him up," assuming guilt.
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