Janice Freeman (Castle)

Janice Freeman (Anita Barone) is the main villainess from "Vampire Weekend," episode 2.06 of Castle (airdate October 26, 2009). She is a former nanny for the McGinty family, and later became the second wife of Alan McGinty after the disappearance of his first wife, Elizabeth Dryden McGinty. Alan was so grateful to Janice during his time of need that when they married, he took Janice's last name and became Alan Freeman.
As Alan would learn at episode's end, Janice was singlehandedly responsible for Elizabeth's disappearance, as she shot and killed her years ago to maintain her place within the family. At the time of Elizabeth's murder, Matthew McGinty --Elizabeth's son and Janice's stepson--was only an infant, but memories suddenly resurfaced via his graphic sketches. Fearlng that Matthew would learn the truth about his mother's death, the evil Janice murdered him. She stalked him to a cemetery, where Matthew placed flowers on his mother's grave, and then placed an actual stake through his heart. This was done because of Matthew's affinity for vampires, but also so Janice could cover her own tracks and pin the murder on Matthew's outsider friends.
One of Matthew's friends was werewolf enthusiast Daemon, who Janice shot and killed because Matthew confided in him over his suspicions regarding what happened to his mother. Janice was exposed as the killer in a set-up by Castle, when both of them walked towards another of Matthew's friends, Morlock, whose insane ramblings actually pinpointed Janice as the murderer. Janice was later arrested (off-screen) for the murders.
Category:2000s
Category:Blonde
Category:Callous
Category:Deceiver
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Makeshift Weapon
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Gun
Category:Murder: Stabbing
Category:Psychotic
Category:Serial Killer
Category:Stalker
Category:Stepmother
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested
Category:Sociopath