Rand Kleinsasser

## Randall Kleinsasser

**Rand Kleinsasser** is the youngest Kleinsasser son.

## History

As a child, Rand killed a ranch hand named Cole Danvers who was making fun of him. When Blake found his bloody shirt, Rand admitted to what he'd done.

While his brother, Blake, sat in jail accused of assaulting Rosie Amaya, Rand and his family had a game night, mandated by their father, Horst. When Rand tried to leave the game early, Horst threatened him with a gun, firing it to prove it was loaded.

Later, John Wayne found Rand doing drugs and threatened him that Horst would kill him if he caught Rand doing drugs. Despite this, Jenny later saw Rand making drugs in a trailer on his father's property. When Melinda noticed Jenny watching them, she alerted Rand, who chased Jenny until she felt into a pit.

Rand hovered above Jenny, taunting her with an axe even after she pulled her gun on him. This ended when John Wayne appeared and forced Rand to leave.

Soon after, John Wayne led Rand and Horst to Blake's body, which he claimed to have found. Rand immediately took Blake's boots off, saying it was bad luck to die with your boots on. When Horst asked both of them if they'd seen anything, they both denied it. They later watched as their father had Blake's death ruled a suicide.

Rand later went with John Wayne to dispose of Cole's skeletonized remains. He tried to keep one of Cole's bones, but John Wayne refused to let him, though Rand hid a bone when John Wayne wasn't looking.

After learning that one of his son's had run a truck into the front of a motel, killing Angela and injuring Jenny Hoyt, Horst confronted his sons, asking who had done it. When Rand confessed, Horst told them to go out and dig a grave for Blake and think about what would happen if they screwed up again. While digging the grave, Rand confessed that he was scared he'd go to jail, but John Wayne assured him Horst would take care of it. He also told Rand about his plan for them to run the ranch together. Rand asked to build a maze meant to terrify people. Rand's description terrified John Wayne, who told Rand they'd talk about it later.

Before the funeral, Rand had a confrontation with Cheyenne, who told him she knew everything, including things they probably wish she didn't. Rand threatened her with a knife, but ultimately didn't hurt her. The family then all attended the funeral together. After the funeral, they had guests at their home. Margaret came in and forced her children to hang a picture she'd made on the wall, showing a black spirit above their house. Horst sent all their guests home, then called the family together to tell them if they didn't unite, they'd lose everything.

After the funeral, Rand went with his brother and father to investigate a report of people on the back pasture. Rand ended up following Cassie when the group split up. He tried to run her down with his truck, but she fired into his truck. He ended up clipping her with the side of his truck as he drove past, knocking her out. He then flipped his truck over and crawled out. He made it to his house, but was bleeding heavily. Cassie and Rosie found him. Rosie wanted to shoot him, but Cassie said he was already dying and stopped her. Margaret then arrived and held her son as he died.

## Notes and Trivia

* ABC Bio: Rand's wiry, smart and quiet with a coiled intensity. He loves his mother and hates her in equal parts. Tormented by buried secrets.

## Gallery

### Episodic

* All Kinds of Snakes
* No Better Than Dogs
* White Lion
* Nice Animals
* Bitter Roots
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## Appearances

1. ↑ No Better Than Dogs, 1x12
2. ↑ All Kinds of Snakes, 1x11
3. ↑ No Better Than Dogs, 1x12
4. ↑ White Lion, 1x13
5. ↑ Nice Animals, 1x14
6. ↑ Bitter Roots, 1x15