Victims

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This page is an organized listing of all the various murder and attack victims through the *Hannah Swensen* series. View their pages for more information.

## Victims

Names, method and reasons

* Essie Granger
* Ron LaSalle
* Max Turner
* Boyd Watson
* Lucy Richards
* Connie MacIntyre
* Norman Rhodes
* Alan Carpenter
* Rhonda Scharf
* Freddy Sawyer
* Joe Smith
* Sheriff Grant
* Brandi Wyen
* Wayne Bergstrom
* Shawna Lee Quinn
* Dean Lawrence
* Willa Sunquist
* Curly
* Gus Kleins
* Larry Jaeger
* Kimberly Whiting
* Ernie Kusak
* Bradford Ramsey
* Matthew Walters
* Buddy Neiman

* Barbara Donnelly
* Beverly Thorndike
* Keith Branson
* Judge Geoffrey Colfax
* Alain Duquesne
* Phyliss Bates
* Bonnie Surma
* Victoria Bascomb
* P.K. Alesworth
* Ross Barton
* Darcy Hicks
* Richard Bascomb
* Sonny Bowman

## Christmas Cake Murder

Essie Granger
* Near Death by: Gunshot wounds
* Found: Everyone
* Reason: Revenge by her cousin.

## Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

Ron LaSalle
* Death By: Gunshot to the chest.
* Found: Hannah Swensen discovered him outside of the Cookie Jar after her niece Tracey Todd noticed the Cozy Cow Dairy truck outside.
* Reason: Wrong place at the wrong time; Judith Woodley believed he witnessed her earlier crime.

Max Turner
* Death By: A single gunshot.
* Found: After Hannah and her sister Andrea broke into the Cozy Cow in search of evidence they located his corpse beneath boxes of files within his office.
* Reason: Judith Woodley no longer had the funds to keep their home and Max owned the right to it so he planned on selling it.

## Strawberry Shortcake Murder

Boyd Watson
* Death By: Blow to the head from hammer.
* Found: By Hannah in the Watson's garage after his wife Danielle called her in a panic.
* Reason: Mason Kimball didn't intend on killing Boyd but their confrontation turned violent after they attempted to persuade him not to tell anyone they were giving his son steroids.

Lucy Richards
* Death By: "*Execution style*" shot to the back of the head.
* Found: Hannah and Andrea broke into her home to search for the blackmail she held over a handful of people while she was away on a trip. But when Hannah found out she didn't show up for an appointment she returned to her apartment and located the corpse in her unchecked car.
* Reason: Blackmailing Mason Kimball.

## Blueberry Muffin Murder

Connie MacIntyre
* Death By: Blow to the back of the head.
* Found: Hannah showed up to work early and found the pantry door was left ajar. She opened it to find Connie face down on the floor.
* Reason: Greg Canfield blamed Connie for ruining his life after convincing the mall owner to reject his shops lease renewal.

Norman Rhodes
* Injury: Attacked from behind, with a baseball bat, while in the parking lot behind The Cookie Jar.
* Found: By Hannah called for the hospital
* Reason: Greg Canfield thought he had pictures of him killing Connie Mac.

Alan Carpenter
* Death By: Similar circumstances to Connie Mac's death.
* Found: His body was discovered within the hole beneath the Mayor's ice-fishing house.
* Reason: He was Connie Mac's lawyer and helped her to shut down the Greg's store.

## Lemon Meringue Murder

Rhonda Scharf
* Death By: Stabbed through heart with knife.
* Found: by Hannah Swensen, Norman Rhodes, and Delores Swensen. They came to Rhonda's soon-to-be-torn-down home to have a look at the antiques that anyone was welcome to take. But while in the basement Delores found something and the police were called to investigate, where they realized that within the pile of dirt and shattered glass was her corpse.
* Reason: Jed Sawyer targeted her after they broke into her home and found that she had discovered the money hidden from an old, unsolved bank robbery.

Freddy Sawyer
* Near-Death By: Drowning
* Found: Hannah and her sister Michelle were walking by the docks when they spotted a foreign object beneath it. From the light they could deduce a body and realizing who it was, contacted the hospital to get Freddy there. Initially they thought he was drunk and slipped off of the dock, but when Hannah returned to the hospital she found the Jed Sawyer preparing to "finish the job".
* Reason: He knew to much about Jed.

## Christmas Cupcake Murder

Joe Smith
* Near Death by: Bludgeoning
* Found: Hannah Swensen
* Reason: Joe's step-brother, Jake, wanted to marry Sara, but Sara and Joe were in love, so Jake attempted to kill him.

## Fudge Cupcake Murder

Sheriff Grant
* Death By: hit with a tire iron and left to bleed out.
* Found: Hannah was preparing to throw away trash outside of the school when she caught sight of the body. She called Mike over, who investigated to confirm the identity.
* Reason: discovered the Ted Koester was running a stolen car ring and chop shop.

## Sugar Cookie Murder

Brandi Wyen
* Death By: Stabbed in the chest with antique knife.
* Found: Hannah went outside to the parking lot and discovered the corpse. She initially believed she only slipped on the ice until discovering the knife.
* Reason: Babs Dubinski was trying to defend herself against Brandi when she slipped, causing Brandi to accidentally stab herself.

## Candy Cane Murder

Wayne Bergstrom
* Death By: Blow to the head with an unknown object.
* Found: Hannah noticed a trail of miniature candy canes outside, eventually leading to Wayne's body in a snowbank.
* Reason: Wayne planned to divorce the Cory's sister (in reality, the culprit's husband) and go back to his first wife. This would mean that the two would no longer have access to Wayne's money, so the culprit killed him to keep Wayne's money.

## Peach Cobbler Murder

Shawna Lee Quinn
* Death By: Shot to the chest.
* Found: Hannah wenr by the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after noticing the lights were left on after hours and she got no response when trying to contact someone to let them know. She went inside and noticed bullet holes and a mess, followed by the corpse.
* Reason: The Bobby Joe Peters mistook her for their real target, her sister Vanessa.

## Cherry Cheesecake Murder

Dean Lawrence
* Death By: Shooting himself with a gun supposedly unloaded while acting out a suicide scene.
* Found: during filming of the "suicide scene", witnessed by everyone at the location.
* Reason: Burke Anson was getting revenge on Dean ruining his chance to land a big role after he made a mistake in an interview that angered Dean.

## Key Lime Pie Murder

Willa Sunquist
* Death By: Back of head smashed by mallet.
* Found: After the fair closed Hannah was trying to get to the exit when she heard noise and hid until the coast was clear. Then she got closer to discover her corpse before calling for Mike.
* Reason: Tucker Smith, Willa wouldn't give him a divorce so he could marry another who would soon become a heiress.

Curly
* Near-Death By: One of the rodeo clowns who was gored by a bull. Was in fatal condition but Doc Knight repaired his internal injuries and he lived.
* Found: Everyone found it odd that he messed up during a performance when he had routinely practiced it, leading them to believe someone changed something to catch him off-guard.
* Reason: He knew Tucker's real identity and scheme(s) would be disclosed by Curly.

## Carrot Cake Murder

Gus Kleins
* Death By: Stabbing with an Ice Pick
* Found: By Hannah
* Reason: Mac Diehl was trying to collect a very old debt that Gus owed his wife, Patsy Diehl.

## Plum Pudding Murder

Larry Jaeger
* Death by: Gunshot wounds to the chest.
* Found: By Hannah and Norman Rhodes found him in his trailer while collecting a check from him.
* Reason: Kimberly Whiting was taking revenge for her father, who had committed suicide after Larry bankrupted him.

Kimberly Whiting
* Death by: Gunshot wounds.
* Found: Mike Kingston saw her trying to kill Hannah.
* Reason: Mike Kingston shot her to prevent her from killing Hannah.

## Gingerbread Cookie Murder

Ernie Kusak
* Death by: Blow to the head with a water pitcher.
* Found: When Hannah and Mike Kingston entered his apartment to confront him over his very loud music, they ended up finding him stuffed into his fridge.
* Reason: Gary Jenkins discovered, without his knowledge Ernie had used his lottery numbers to win the lottery.

## Apple Turnover Murder

Bradford Ramsey
* Death by: Knife wound
* Found: By Hannah
* Reason: Bradford was a womanizer and he used and rejected the wrong women. When the woman ended up pregnant, ruining their plans for the future, her brother killed him.

## Devil's Food Cake Murder

Matthew Walters
* Death by: Gun shot
* Found: By Hannah
* Reason: He found the loot that his cousin Paul Walters hid among Matthews books and re-hid it again. He wouldn't tell Paul where he hid it and was getting ready to call the Sheriff on him.

## Cinnamon Roll Murder

Buddy Neiman
* Death by: stabbing with surgical scissors.
* Found: By Delores Swensen
* Reason: A few years before the story, he killed Ben's step-brother over Beverly Thorndike. He left Seattle and changed his name, but both Beverly and Ben recognized him.

## Red Velvet Cupcake Murder

Barbara Donnelly
* Near Death by:
* Found: by Everyone
* Reason: She was the biological half-sister of Roger Dalworth and their father changed his will to leave a quarter interest to Barbara.

Beverly Thorndike
* Death by: Tranquillizers in her coffee thermos.
* Found: By Hannah
* Reason: She was blackmailing the person that had tried to kill Barbara Donnelly.

## Blackberry Pie Murder

Keith Branson
* Death by: Vehicular homicide when Hannah accidently hit him during a thunder and lightening storm while driving on a country backroad.
* Found: Hannah and Lisa Herman
* Reason: Accident but he would have died anyway as he was in a fist fight just before the accident, He had been badly hit in the head during the fight.

## Double Fudge Brownie Murder

Judge Geoffrey Colfax
* Death by: Bludgeoning with his gavel.
* Found: by Hannah
* Reason: He was becoming mentally unstable and it was feared that he would reveal a scandal from his and the Worthington Family's past.

## Wedding Cake Murder

Alain Duquesne
* Death by: Stabing with a Cake Knife.
* Found: By Michelle Swensen
* Reason: Revenge by one of the contestants for the way his mother was treated when she worked for him in his restaurant.

## Christmas Caramel Murder

Phyliss Bates
* Death by: Bashed on the head with a tree branch.
* Found: Hannah Swensen
* Reason: Bonnie Surma hit Phyliss' head with a tree branch during an argument over Phyliss' behavior.

Bonnie Surma
* Death by: Accidental gunshot
* Found: by Mike Kingston and Lonnie Murphy
* Reason: Gil Surma was trying to wrestle the gun away from Bonnie when it went off.

## Banana Cream Pie Murder

Victoria Bascomb
* Death by: Gunshot
* Found: by Delores Swensen
* Reason: Laine Warner was jealous of Victoria's success.

## Raspberry Danish Murder

P.K. Alesworth
* Death by: Poison
* Found:
* Reason: After he and his fiancee, Pinky, broke up, she committed suicided and her brother blamed PK.

## Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

Ross Barton
* Death by: Gun Shot
* Found: Mike Kingston
* Reason: He double crossed Tom Larchmont

## Coconut Layer Cake Murder

Darcy Hicks
* Death by: Smothered with a pillow
* Found: Lonnie Murphy
* Reason: Cassie Polinski was insane over the lose of her child to SIDS, so when she found out that Darcy was pregnant, she didn't think that Darcy deserved to have the baby.

## Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder

Richard Bascomb
* Death by: Bludgeoning
* Found: Andrea Todd
* Reason: When Mayor Bascomb threatened his borther Robert with a gun, they fought and Robert was able to get the gun away from him but in the fight hit Richard too many times and it killed him.

## Caramel Pecan Roll Murder

Sonny Bowman
* Death by: Gun Shot
* Found: Norman and Hannah
* Reason: Killed by Janette Wallace to protect her daughter, Lily from marrying him.