Bartholomew Glen

"*Bartholomew Glen is one of those people who's always thinking, calculating almost. It's right there on his face—he's sizing up every situation, figuring the angles for his best advantage.*"
—Eli Frieden, *Payback*

## Physical description

### Hair

Bald

**Bartholomew Glen**, also known as the Crossword Killer, is a notorious serial killer. He has killed nine people and with each murder, he composed difficult crossword puzzles that gave the police clues to his crimes.

He was the first criminal that Eli Frieden, Tori Pritel, Amber Laska, Malik Bruder and Hector Amani discovered from Project Osiris, and was believed to be Eli's DNA donor until Eli and Blake Upton visited him while he was imprisoned in the Noranda State Penitentiary during *Payback*.

## Biography

Bartholomew Glen was known for having killed nine people, and with each grisly murder, he had left the police clues to his crimes in the form of extremely difficult crossword puzzles. Glen was eventually arrested and imprisoned in the Noranda State Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison located about seventy miles north of Atomic Studios.

Sometime before 1999, before Project Osiris was abandoned by Tamara Dunleavy, she visited Glen in prison with the goal of persuading him to give a DNA sample for the purpose of cloning him. He was the first candidate that was approached, and it's possible that Felix Hammerstrom was there as well. However, Glen refused, believing that there could only be one version of him, and thought Tamara ridiculous.

Glen had also watched a lot of television while imprisoned, saying that he had a lot of spare time and watched everything, which was how he managed to instantly recognize Blake Upton from *Jupiter High.*

When Eli Frieden and Blake arrived at the prison, they were led into a meeting room that was cut in half with a thick sheet of bulletproof glass, with Glen later arriving on the other side. Glen looked between the two boys, recognizing Blake as Jesse Jordan (the character he portrayed). Prompted by Blake and Glen, Eli explained his theory about Project Osiris and how they were connected. Glen then recalled what happened when he was approached, realizing that Tamara must've had herself cloned instead, with Eli being the result. After insulting Blake, Eli decided that he'd had enough, and he and Blake were escorted back outside by the guard.

## Personality and traits

Bartholomew Glen is very intelligent, but he can be arrogant and cruel. He believes that he is unique and there can only be one of him. For this reason, he refused that Felix Hammerstrom take a DNA sample from him to use for Project Osiris.

## Physical description

Glen has a compact and fit build. He has bright, intelligent eyes, always thinking and calculating the best advantage. Glen is also described as having an open, almost friendly, expression, and he is bald when Eli and Blake visit him in prison.

However, pictures on the internet showed "a middle-aged inmate with a shaved head, wide staring eyes, and a crazed expression."

## Trivia

* In *Masterminds,* the main Osiris clones figured out the letters ARTH OM W G EN from a blurry headline in a photograph they took of the Plastics Works whiteboards, but did not understand its meaning until later.
* Eli Frieden first connected Bartholomew Glen to Project Osiris when he sees the *San Bernardino Sun* newspaper sticking out of a pallet of Gatorade.
* Glen started a petition for parole, but was denied.
* Before learning the truth, Tori was leaning towards the idea of Malik Bruder being Glen's clone, rather than Eli, like the others believed.