Kate Schmidt

**Kate Schmidt** was a resident of Shadyside who ended up becoming one of the many victims of it's enigmatic killers.

## Biography

Kate was an underprivileged overachiever with bright prospects who dreamed of getting out of Shadyside. She spent her time hanging around her friends Deena and Simon with the latter being her drug partner. She hopes by saving enough money she can get out of town. She was also a cheerleader for the Shadyside Witches and worked as a babysitter in her spare time.

She was aware of Deena's relationship with her ex, however she didn't seem to like Sam after she had moved to Sunnyvale.

## 2nd of October, 1994

She and Simon met Deena in the bathroom where she offers Deena a box of items to take with her to the football game.

Once a fight broke out at the vigil, she became furious and didn't hesitate when helping Deena to throw a cooler at an ongoing car which appeared to have Sam in the front passenger seat. Kate alongside the others would be questioned but none of them give the Sherriff the full truth.

Once Deena claimed she is being stalked by someone who she believes is Peter, Kate and Simon rushed over where Kate declares she'll "kill that fucking perv" unaware that the stalker isn't Peter and was actually Ryan, who was drawn to the scent of blood. She alongside Deena, Sam, and Josh went to the hospital so Deena could confront Sam, she asked for a specific nurse and easily got Deena access to go see her ex.

Whilst waiting, Kate, Simon, and Josh stood by a vending machine and Kate noted she wants something, however neither she or Simon have money on them but Josh showed them a trick causing the contents of the machine to drop, only to watch on as Sam and Deena run down the hallway, the group then stole an ambulance and drove to the police station.

Upon arriving to the Johnson house, Josh explained that they had just come across Ruby Lane who was known for the murders of her friends, boyfriend and herself in 1965. Once Josh brought up the Nightwing massacre, Kate mentions her aunt was there, and that it had messed her family up.

Once they realised they were dealing with "the witch", Kate became part of the plan to stop the curse which involved changing clothes and swapping into some from in the lost and found box, she and Josh went into a stall together where the two seem romantically interested in each other. She would then watch on in horror as the plan fails and the killers come back, she then said that they should just kill Sam so they can just stop the curse right there but is told no by Deena, however it is decided they can kill Sam and still bring her back knowing that a "C. Berman" did it.

At the grocery store, she was mentioned by Simon who told Josh that Kate sees something in him.

As the final plan ensued, she was overpowered by Ryan who grabs her and places her close to the bread slicer, she screamed as she is shoved forward and her head is split open.

She and Simon are then said to have been behind the murders where they are said to have been on drugs during their killings even though they were innocent. When Deena returned to the police station, Nick asked her if she was prepared to do this to her friends only for Deena to admit there's no other way since her friends are now dead and can't argue over their innocence. Kate's name alongside Simon's and Heather's were placed on the "In loving memory" plaque on the school once the curse was finally over