Matthew Cain

Matthew Cain is a convicted Newlandish serial killer who, in 1987 & 1990, attacked and killed 16 people in the town of Hayden, Kermont. Captured on September 18th 1990, Cain is currently serving a life sentence in Kermont Gates Penitentiary.

## Early Life

Born in 1965 to unnamed parents. The younger brother of Susan Cain.

## Hayden Years

Moved to Hayden, Kermont in 1985 to live on deceased grandparents property with sister.

In the same year he and his sister ran afoul with the local trouble-causing family, the Thorton's. In defending his sister and sticking up for himself, he beat the three brothers into the ground at the local scrapyard. The witnesses and the local law were paid to keep quiet.

One month latter, one of the scrapyard employees disappeared. The man had confronted Matthew and Susan, demanding more money for his continued silence. Matthew killed the man and burnt his remains. When Sheriff Mason Watts explained to the brother and sister that he knew what they had done and asked for more money to remain quiet, Matthew attempted to kill him but was stopped by Susan, who told Watts that he would not be receiving any more money and that next time she would not stop Matthew from causing harm.

In 1986, a group of 9 local teenagers snuck onto the Cain property, in the hopes of uncovering information about the brother and sister, and to settle which of the local rumors, if any, were true. Though Susan was not home at the time, Matthew was. The teenagers fled in fright, with Catherine Trellings, daughter of Officer Franklin Trellings, injuring herself and she was left behind by her friends. Matthew took her him and gave her first aid. As Susan arrived home, the group told the cops what has happened, though they lied and said they were attacked. Sheriff Watts, officer Trellings and multiple cops arrived at the property. They instructed Susan and Matthew to hand over Catherine and for Matthew to hand himself over. Catherine was released but Matthew refused to surrender, his sister claiming the teenagers did not tell the whole truth. The Thorton's arrive, having heard of the events. They refused to leave after the sheriff orders them to do so and guns were drawn. In the commotion, Susan was fatally shot by Mitchell Thorton. Matthew pulled her body inside of the house, firing of several rounds from his hidden revolver. A gunfight ensued. Inside the house Susan died in Matthew's arms, causing him tremendous grief. A few moments latter, while the sheriff was chewing out Mitchell verbally, Mitchell was shot in the head by Matthew. Matthew fired upon the people with his assault rifle, wounding several men. Eventually he was truck in the side of the face by shattering glass and splintering timber and is forced to retreat. and received a bullet in his jaw on the left side. He gathered weapons, equipment and ignited fuses before heading down and locking himself in the underground rooms/tunnels. A massive explosion destroyed the house. Beneath the ground Matthew waited, emerging in the darkness days latter. He left the property and lived a secluded lifestyle in the woods near Hayden, were he plotted his revenge

## One Year Anniversary Revenge

One year latter in 1987 Matthew returned to Hayden. He suck into the Thorton house and proceeded to kill all 7 members of the family. Afterwards he vanished again.

For the next few years Matthew planned his revenge on the group of 9 kids to trespassed on his property in 1986. He spied on the children and their families, waiting until each one turned twenty years of age.

Three months before the Hayden Autumn Killings, the oldest of the 9 kids (Patrick) moved away to a few towns over. Two weeks latter, Matthew traveled to the town of Brakken and murdered Patrick, along with his mother.

Matt watched the funeral of Patrick and his mother from afar, two months before the Autumn Festival.

## One Day of Carnage

Matthew returns to Hayden on October 1st, the day of the **Hayden Autumn Festival**.

Matthew targets Benjamin first, sneaking onto the college campus. He follows Benjamin into the men's bathroom. Once inside, he pounces on Benjamin, bursting through the stall door and striking the young man. He blinds the kid with his thumbs, before repeatedly slamming his head against the back wall and side walls. He leaves Ben's corpse in the stall and leaves the campus.

His next target is Noah, who he attacks after the young man finishes having sex with a girl at a party. He chokes Noah unconscious and drags him to a cliff edge. He ties Noah up and ties his feet to a large rock. Noah wakes up and despite he pleas and tears, Matt pushes the rock over the edge, which pulls Noah over the edge and into the water below where he drowns.

Matt locates Sam at his house and is briefly seen by his target, who second guesses when Matt vanishes. Matt sneaks into the house as Sam goes to help his mother bring in the groceries. He chokes Sam out in his own room and then turns his attention towards Sam's mum, whom he strangles to death, before hanging by a noose from the ceiling. He leaves a note for when Sam wakes up. He next appears after Sam cuts his mother down. After Sam decides to take his own life and shoots himself, Matt leaves.

Matt sneaks into Collin's house while Collin and Sofia are having sex. He causes sounds downstairs, leading Collin to investigate. He attacks Collin and puts him into a confused/dazed state. He pushes Collins head between the stair banister supports and then re-positions a nearby cabinet and pushes it over onto Collin's neck/head, killing him. He attacks Sofia from behind as she finds Collin's body, choking her out. He takes her phone and puts her back in the bedroom. He hides in the closet for when she wakes up. When she doesn't venture down the hall and instead goes out the window, Matthew emerges from the closet, walks over to the window and hits her in the back of the head, causing her to fall over and off the roof. He climbs out after her a finishes her off with a single stab wound. He is however seen by a neighbor and flees the scene.

Matt attacks Marcus in a covered parking lot. He attempts to choke him unconscious but is forced to use paralytic drugs when the young man puts up a fight.

As he drives to his destination, Marcus covered up in the back, he is pulled over by a cop for a broken tail-light. He manages to get away by playing deaf and simply accepts the ticket.

Matt takes Marcus to a derelict building where he places him on the top floor, with a loaded gun and newspaper clippings of the events he and the other 8 led too, as well as the killings of the Thorton's. He sets several traps and blockades to hinder Marcus' escape, and also appears to Marcus several times while he makes his escape, vanishing almost immediately after. He confronts Marcus as the young man makes his way out of the building. He shoots Marcus in the face, killing him.

As Matt observes Celeste and Catherine together, he is surprised to see a cop car pull up, with Officer Boyd taking the girls away.

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Officer Daniels reveals to Celeste and Catherine that Benjamin and Sam were discovered dead by way of murder. He further reveals that the chief suspect is Matthew Cain, also believed to be responsible for the Thorton family massacre years previous.

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## Aftermath

Following Matthew's arrest, 16 people were dead and 4 were injured.

By searching Matthew's vehicle and possessions, the authorities were able to locate his forest hideout. Two officers were injured by the traps and snares laid by Matthew, resulting in the authorities taking 48 hours to disarm the traps, enabling them to safely enter the property. An inspection of the cabin, the underground tunnels and the surrounding area unearthed 9 more corpses, bringing the total number of deaths caused by Matthew to 25.

Evidence linking Matt to the Thorton massacre and the murders of Patrick and his mother then brought the number of victims up to 34.

Two months after the rampage on November 18, Matthew was sentenced to life in prison, to be served in Kermont Gates Penitentiary.

## 1990 & Pre-1990 Victims

* Mitchell Thorton (1)
* Thorton Family (8)
* Nine Unknown People (17)
* Patrick (18)
* Patrick's Un-named Mother (19)
* Benjamin (20)
* Noah (21)
* Sam's Un-named Mother (22)
* Colin (23)
* Sofia (24)
* Marcus (25)

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