Radcliff C. Hopkins III

Hopkins III, Radcliff “Rad” C.

Appeared in Haunted in Death (January, 2060)

Personal Information

• Description: A little sleazy, a little slippery, but mostly harmless.
• Age at TOD: 62
• Relationships: Fanny Gill (ex-wife number two); Cliff Gill (son); unnamed parents (deceased); Serenity Bray Massey (daughter); Radcliff C. “Hop” Hopkins (grandfather/deceased)
• Occupation: Worked in the entertainment field

Description

• About twenty pounds overweight with dyed hair; had an eye and chin tuck in the last five years.
• Had a reputation for being generous with the bullshit, and often short on results.

History

• His grandfather was involved with Bobbie Bray; Hop made a couple of fortunes in the 1960s (sex, drugs, rock ’n roll, including night clubs and music venues). He owned a hot spot in New York, Number Twelve.
• Radcliff had three marriages and three divorces.
• His parents died in a private plane crash twenty-five years ago.

Homicide Information

• TOD: 02:20 (2:20 AM)
• Shot with a 9mm Smith and Wesson.
• Shot nine times; three in the back, four in the chest, one in the leg, and one in the head.
• Final shot, the gun was pressed against his forehead and the trigger pulled in imitation of Bray’s murder.
• Maeve Buchanan murdered him.

Interesting Facts

• Sole owner and proprietor of Number Twelve Productions.
• On his ’link, there was a transmission: “Number Twelve. Two a.m. Bring it. Bring it, and we’ll party.” Peabody thought the voice sounded unearthly. (It turned out to be the voice of Bobbie Bray.)
• Did business with Mr. Buchanan, the owner of Bygones.