Isaac Milton

**Isaac Milton**, officially known as "The Shame Killer", more commonly known as "The Grifter" was a resident of Shadyside in the early 1900s who became one of its enigmatic killers.

## Biography

Not much is known about the Grifter, though it is known that he lived around 1904. At one point, a member of the Goode Family decided to use him as a sacrifice to the Devil. Going off of a newspaper clipping, he proceeded to murder several women (drowning at least one) and gut them. He was seemingly able to avoid capture for a while, before, presumably, being stopped or stopping himself.

While possessed, Isaac Milton mostly targeted single mothers, such as when he murdered four women at Shadyside tavern owned by Miriam Cobb. His weapon of choice seems to have been a pocket knife, but for unknown reasons he did not use it when ressurected.

74 years later, the Grifter became one of the many killers sent after Cindy Berman and Ziggy when they tried to reunite Sarah Fier's hand with her body, and disappeared (alongside the other former killers) after their deaths.

16 years later, again, the Grifter was one of the killers to be resurrected as Deena Johnson and her friends attempted to reunite Sarah Fier's hand with her body themselves. After they succeeded, the Grifter disappeared alongside the other killers.

## Newspaper Excerpt (GRIFTER GUTS GIRLS! )

Details emerging of the menace at a local tavern showed that it occurred at approximately 3 o'clock Saturday morning. A nearby resident was aroused by screams and notified the police department. Upon arriving a woman bleeding profusely from her abdomen was discovered in the doorway. Three more Women were found within the restaurant. disembowelled from chest to [Cuts off]

Cyrus Fuller has been named the killer. A pocket knife found beside him, his throat slit by his own hand. Witnesses say that Fuller was drinking at the tavern late into the night and the owner, Miriam Cobb, took pity on him. He was overheard saying that he was not from Shadyside and was trying to hitch a ride across the country. Miriam had employed local single mothers to help them provide for their children. His contribution to the community is a great [obscured text]

## Trivia

* The Grifter is the only known Shadyside killer that doesn't appear to have a weapon of choice, instead relying on his brute strength.
* The newspaper excerpt names Cyrus Fuller as the killer, although this is highly unlikely to even have been a case of name changes. Mainly based on the fact that Cyrus is mentioned to have not been from Shadyside, which makes it illogical for Gabriel Goode to have sacrificed him, it is possible for Cyrus to have gotten Shadyside blood on him, but it still wouldn't explain why Isaac framed it as a suicide.
* Various media, including the official cast list, refer to the Grifter as "Isaac Milton". There is also a newspaper clipping that mentions the disappearances of a Mr. and Mrs. Milton. Assuming the Grifter's real name *is* Isaac Milton, then this could mean that the Grifter also killed either his parents or close relatives.
* Issacs's massacre at the local tavern took place on 53 possible days, from January 2nd to December 31st.