The Believed Dead

**The Believed Dead** is a secondary antagonist group in Across America.

## Events in *Around The World*

### **Killing The Killer**

In Killing The Killer, Gus Washington was found dead. In the end, the killer turned out to be Blake Coleman, the team's informant. He told the team that Gus was a dangerous person and that someone needed to take action. Blake was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

### **Spontaneous Sacrifice**

In Spontaneous Sacrifice, Kirk Patterson was found dead. In the end, the killer turned out to be movie director Alfred Pitchfork, who killed Kirk as he was a threat to his son's, Mike Patterson's plans. Alfred was sentenced to life in prison under solitary confinement. The team tries to find Mike, but he's nowhere to be found. We stay in Las Vegas, where Kirk died, only to find a dead body at the cactus road near where he died.

## Events In *Across America*

### **Against The Law Himself**

In Against The Law Himself, sheriff Abraham Miller was found murdered outside of his police station. In the end, the killer turned out to be farmer Mitch Reyes. Mitch said that he doesn't remember a single thing about the murder, even though he knows he did it. We later analyze Mitch and realize that he was hypnotized to kill Abraham. We hear of a similar murder in Miami, Florida. Hence, we head there next.

### **Five-Star Murder**

In Five-Star Murder, famous chef Beverly Markham was found dead. In the end, the killer turned out to be fast food cook Ricky Hernandez. Upon admitting to the murder, Ricky reveals himself to be a believed dead, and he said that his leader was the one who hypnotized Mitch so they could get to Abraham. We arrest Ricky and discover a Shadow Ghost dead a few buildings away.

### **Twice As Dead**

We rush over to the top of the building and find Jeffrey Jordan, a Shadow Ghost, murdered with a ghost costume on. The killer ended up being Monty Wildzap, a private investigator and believed dead member. He killed Jeffrey as a threat to the other Shadow Ghosts, who are rivals with The Believed Dead. We arrest Monty and discuss what to do next.

### **Burning Up The Evidence**

In Burning Up The Evidence, the team's base was found burned by The Believed Dead. Once we enter, we find our coroner, Ayden Divine, murdered on his coroner table. We also meet The Hypnotist, the leader of The Believed Dead. In the end, the killer turned out to be mob boss Tony Dezario. Tony mentioned that he was a believed dead and he burned the station to send a message being to the team, to stop looking into their affairs. Tony later escapes and we locate him to a park.

### **I Lost My Head In Miami**

In I Lost My Head In Miami, Tony Dezario was found beheaded at a park. We meet many believed deads, such as Gus Washington, Kirk Patterson, Abraham Miller, and Bernard Carter. In the end, the killer turned out to be Bernard. Upon admitting to the murder, Bernard told the team that Tony was a threat to their cause, as he was becoming human again, as he hasn't seen the Hypnotist in a while. Hence, he told Bernard to finish Tony off. We trap all the Believed Deads at Washington D.C., as we head there next.

### **Early Retirement**

In Early Retirement, the President of the U.S.A., Mathew Vasquez, was found dead. In the end, the killer turned out to be King K., who saw Mathew get hypnotized by recently released killer Máximo Campos. King wanted to confront Mathew and Máximo but Mathew attacked him. In self defense, King snatched his watch and rigged it, before he snatched it back, pushed King into the pool, and put it on. We talk to King in prison and ask him about The Hypnotist. King then tells them that he witnessed Máximo hypnotize Mathew and that he heard his plans are to hypnotize an America's Got Talent judge next.

### **Murderer‘s Got Talent**

In Murderer‘s Got Talent, an America's Got Talent judge, Celine Baltimore, was found bashed on the head in her room with a guitar. In the end, the killer turned out to be fellow judge Simon Cromwell, who is also a Believed Dead who was hypnotized my Máximo, whom we met up with this case. We arrest Simon, which gives Máximo time to escape. We hear he's attempting to get to the Washington Monument. We get in our police trucks and ride there as fast as we can, except there's a huge traffic jam.

### **Attack Against The White House**

In Attack Against The White House, the Shadow Ghosts' leader, Mike Patterson, was found lifeless, tied to the top of the white house. We meet up with Máximo again, as well as King K., who was released from prison. However, the killer was the team's chief, Jerry Butler, who killed Mike because he was a former shadow ghost.

### **Aftermath**

In Aftermath, Máximo was found dead. King K. was a suspect, but the killer was none other than Shadow Ghost Mark Wolf, who knew the Believed Dead would be destroyed once Máximo died. Mark was sentenced to life in prison under solitary confinement, while all of the Believed Dead members became normal humans again.

## The Hypnotist

*The leader of The Believed Dead is Máximo Campos, otherwise known as the hypnotist, who died in the final case of Across America.*

*Máximo Campos ✝*
## Believed Dead

*The following are members of The Believed Dead.*

Gus Washington ✝Kirk PattersonRicky HernandezMonty Wildzap ✝Abraham MillerBernard Carter ✝Tony Dezario ✝Simon Cromwell
## Puppets

*The following were used/hypnotized by The Believed Dead for their gain.*

*Mathew Vasquez ✝Mitch Reyes ✝Olivia Dezario*
## Affiliates

*The following are people who did acts that benefitted the Believed Dead, but nothing suggests they know of their existence.*

Jerry ButlerMike Patterson ✝Peter Crawford ✝Blake Coleman ✝Alfred Pitchfork
## Murders Committed

*The following are people who were killed by Máximo or Believed Dead members while they were Believed Dead members.*

*Catherine Mckinney, killed by Máximo Campos.Beverly Markham, killed by Ricky Hernandez.Jeffrey Jordan, killed by Monty Wildzap.Ayden Divine, killed by Tony Dezario.Tony Dezario, killed by Bernard Carter.Celine Baltimore, killed by Simon Cromwell.*