Zachary Rutherford

Charlene Rutherford (Mother; incarcerated)

Caleb Rutherford (Brother) ✝

Conspiracy Theorist (Formerly)

Anarchist

The Summoners Member (Formerly)

The Summoners (Formerly)

**Zachary Rutherford** (1988-2007) was the killer of the team's partner, Laura Baptiste, and revealed himself to be a member of The Anarchists in Fallen Friend (Case #8 of An Added Bonus). After being bailed out at the end of the case, Zachary was a suspect in the murder investigations of gang leader Guy Maretti in Leader's Demise (Case #9 of An Added Bonus) and Anarchist "leader" Gabriel Springs in An Ordinary Episode (Case #15 of An Added Bonus).

In Modern Crimes, Zachary was the primary antagonist of the season, being a suspect in the murder investigations of maid Martha Diaz in Clean Job... (Case #19 of Modern Crimes), wine owner Natalie Winewood in Family Business... (Case #21 of Modern Crimes) and stock exchanger Alexander Rockwell in Numbers Going Down (Case #22 of Modern Crimes), before killing scientist Ernest Bennington in Up To Your Doom (Case #27 of Modern Crimes), before admitting that he made the robot C.O.U.R.T.N.E.Y to fulfill his plan of world domination while basing the robot off his high school crush, the late Courtney Baldwin, before being taken to a mental hospital. Zachary was later found murdered in Outplayed By Fear (Case #30 of Modern Crimes). Zachary was also a quasi-suspect in Royal Tragedy (Case #28 of Modern Crimes) and Award-Winning Murder (Case #29 of Modern Crimes), and was mentioned in several cases before that.

In Web of Lies, Zachary was mentioned by Brock Mayers, who exposed him for being a member of The Summoners in Horror Butchery (Case #9 of Web of Lies).

## Description

In An Added Bonus, Zachary was an 18-year-old Anarchist in disguise as a student. In Fallen Friend, it is known that Zachary watches television, uses oil paints, and listens to Tanty's radio show. In Leader's Demise, it is known that Zachary visits the circus, has a pet dog, and owns fancy sunglasses. In An Ordinary Episode, it is known that Zachary knows botany and has won a game of Russian Roulette.

In Modern Crimes, Zachary was a 19-year-old member of The Summoners and conspiracy theorist in disguise as a waiter. In Clean Job..., it is known that Zachary drinks instant coffee, uses bug spray and takes sleeping pills. In Family Business..., it is known that Zachary's feet are 10 inches and smokes cigarettes. In Numbers Going Down, it is known that Zachary lifts weights, eats sushi, and is superstitious. In Up To Your Doom, it is known that Zachary has a cough, has read *User 404*, and eats chia seeds.

## Case Appearances

* Fallen Friend (Case #8 of An Added Bonus)
* Leader's Demise (Case #9 of An Added Bonus)
* Taking The Fall (Case #10 of An Added Bonus; mentioned)
* Hole In One (Case #13 of An Added Bonus; mentioned)
* The Grand Fall (Case #14 of An Added Bonus; mentioned)
* An Ordinary Episode (Case #15 of An Added Bonus)
* Murder On The Carpet (Case #15 of Modern Crimes; mentioned)
* Deadly Shift (Case #16 of Modern Crimes; mentioned)
* Stream Sniping (Case #17 of Modern Crimes; mentioned)
* False Trust (Case #18 of Modern Crimes; mentioned)
* Clean Job... (Case #19 of Modern Crimes)
* Family Business... (Case #21 of Modern Crimes)
* Numbers Going Down (Case #22 of Modern Crimes)
* Up To Your Doom (Case #27 of Modern Crimes)
* Royal Tragedy (Case #28 of Modern Crimes)
* Award-Winning Murder (Case #29 of Modern Crimes)
* Outplayed By Fear (Case #30 of Modern Crimes)
* Horror Butchery (Case #9 of Web of Lies; mentioned)

## Trivia

* Zachary was a suspect in seven different cases.
* Zachary appeared in two districts in An Added Bonus.
* Zachary appeared in three different districts in Modern Crimes.
* Zachary killed three different people.
* Zachary appeared in two seasons.