Minor characters: Radford (The Radford Horror and The Radford Horrors)¶

This page lists the minor and offscreen characters of the two Radford arcs, from clerks and deputies to people who are only ever mentioned.

Agent Cooper¶

Agent Cooper is an FBI agent working at the barbershop headquarters when the team is reassigned. He refuses to take the boxes of files stacked in the bathroom, insisting that Records "doesn't want" them, which leaves Andrew to clear them out himself. (Radford Horror 01)

Airport security agents¶

Unnamed agents at the airport flag Kurt's spear gun because the weapons-transport paperwork was lost and he has no FBI badge. After Kurt shows the Vietnam spear scar in his shoulder, one agent pinches the bridge of his nose and lets the gun through, while another swabs Andrew's blood powder. The airport is in chaos from a strike, and the team cannot find its colleagues to vouch for it. (Radford Horrors 02)

Andrew's mother¶

Andrew's mother is a devout single mother who has been staying with him in Washington for about a month. She pushes church socials and insists on visiting the office, and Andrew sleeps on the pullout couch while she stays. She is never seen onscreen. (Radford Horror 08)

Apartment office staff¶

The manager, a maintenance man and two or three secretaries run the office of the Biz's apartment building. When Andrew asks about the Biz they ask "Is he dead?", and they appear to be running a betting pool on it; half of them look disappointed when the answer is no. They hand Andrew the emergency key without asking for ID. (Radford Horrors 01)

Bryson Garland¶

Bryson is the son of Toby Garland and made the volcano at the school science fair. He is mentioned only; Kurtis privately wonders whether the boy has a learning disability. (Radford Horrors 01)

Campground teen¶

A teenager manning the gate of the Sportsman RV Campground lets the team in politely. He mentions in passing that the local cops are behind on their berth fees. (Radford Horrors 02) See also the Sportsman RV Campground.

Captured stranger¶

One of the poncho-wearing searchers in the woods around the old town, he is kicked and sprayed by Andrew's mace and suffers a violent seizure. The team ties him up and takes his shadow poncho and flashlight. When they return along the trail it "ended", and he is gone, so his fate is never learned. (Radford Horror 08) See Shadow poncho and Flashlight weapon.

Cold-open teenager¶

An unidentified teenager is shown in a dark yard burying three Ziploc bags of cash in the cold open of Radford Horror 06. The episode never names him. Radford Horror 07 identifies him as Dean Lawson: the agents dig the cash up in the yard of the Lawson cabin and find his heroin under a bedroom floorboard. (Radford Horror 06, Radford Horror 07) See also Dean Lawson's heroin and cash.

Derek (Phoebe's ex)¶

Derek is Phoebe's boyfriend of about a year, who broke up with her amicably a year before the story. He is mentioned only and is a different person from the novelist Derek Augustine, Phoebe's father. (Radford Horror 05)

Dog owners¶

A suburban family whose dog was taken from the backyard around 3 a.m. They panic when the Biz knocks on their door, and their yard becomes the pickup site for the white powder. (Radford Horror 04) See Radford's missing dogs.

Donna Greensby¶

Donna Greensby is one of six missing people on the posters Molly gives the team, with a phone number for the lawyers who threaten anyone who asks questions. She is never met. (Radford Horrors 02) See Molly Underhill.

Donner¶

Donner is an FBI colleague whom Andrew's boss says has been working closely with him on his current cases and will handle the transition when the task force is reassigned. He is only named. (Radford Horror 01)

Dr. Lori's receptionist¶

The receptionist at Dr. Lori's office is friendly and offers lemon candies, mentions her fifteen-year-old, and pages the doctor when Kurt arrives with his cover story and the names of the missing. When Huell returns later, she turns firm: she blocks him from the window and locks the door behind him. (Radford Horror 02, Radford Horror 03) See Dr. Lawrence Lori.

Ed McCready¶

Ed is the father of Matt McCready and lives with him at the tourist ski lodge in the mountains. In the first episode the Luckys and Sheriff Roosevelt point the team toward the lodge, but Ed is not yet met. (Radford Horror 01) See Alpine Lodge.

Elderly witness¶

An elderly neighbor of the Augustine house saw Phoebe flee into the woods. Her account helps the team understand where Phoebe went. (Radford Horror 04)

Elizabeth Murkowski¶

Elizabeth Murkowski is another of the six missing people on the posters Molly hands over. Nothing else is learned about her. (Radford Horrors 02)

FBI counsel¶

Unnamed FBI lawyers put Webster through a four-hour debrief in the hallway over the fence incident with the Safe Environment Fund. (Radford Horrors 03) See Bivens lawsuit and Daniel Webster.

FBI courier¶

An unnamed courier delivers the "Radford, Virginia" case folder in the first episode and checks Andrew's ID. He returns in Radford Horror 08 with the crate holding the alien plush and the Marblehead case file, joking about "the alien guys" while Kurt winks that "there are aliens". A courier also figures in the Roulet Estate arc, where Big Bill hands Andrew an envelope from an FBI courier. (Radford Horror 01, Radford Horror 08, Roulet Estate 01) See OJ the stuffed alien.

Ferry Lodge clerk (1992)¶

The woman at the Ferry Lodge desk apologizes that an oral surgeons' convention has booked the whole lodge, offers a single bed, and sends the team to the Pay n' Stay. (Radford Horror 01) See Pay n' Stay.

Ferry Lodge desk clerk (1993)¶

Under the lodge's new management, the desk clerk pitches the "Alpine Relaxation Package" and flinches at the word "FBI". When IRS agents raid the lodge she shreds documents and starts a fire; Andrew catches her and she is handcuffed and interrogated by four IRS agents. Kurt admires her decisiveness and jokes that he would recruit her. (Radford Horrors 02) See Ferry Lodge management.

Flight attendant¶

A flight attendant chews out Huell over the lavatory smoke alarm, reminding him that "there was a law". (Radford Horrors 02)

Floyd Clark¶

Floyd Clark is the FBI deputy director. In The Summer Service, Andre lays out the chain of command: Andrew reports to Big Bill, and Nelson reports to Clark, who reports to Bush Sr. In The Roulet Estate, Andre says rumors have Clark replacing the director later that year. He is never seen. (Summer Service 03, Roulet Estate 03)

Harvey Milk's owner¶

An old woman on Berkeley Street is the repeat complainer in the sheriff's missing-dog folder, regularly reporting that her Doberman, Harvey Milk, has vanished. She is offscreen. (Radford Horror 02) See Radford's missing dogs.

Hospital nurse¶

At the Roanoke mental hospital, an unnamed nurse at the front desk warns the team of "no touching", signs them in and escorts them out. She is stunned when Wilbur wakes. (Radford Horrors 04) See Wilbur Whateley.

Huell's narcotics colleagues¶

Huell's former coworkers in the narcotics unit send a stuffed alien to the office with an insulting note. The plush becomes the mascot OJ the stuffed alien. (Radford Horror 08) See Huell Kendrick.

Huyen¶

Huyen is Kurtis's wife, said to be a former Viet Cong, who home-schools their children and is a "wonderful cook". She is mentioned in the Radford Horror episodes and again in Radford Horrors 01, but never appears. (Radford Horror 02, Radford Horror 08, Radford Horrors 01) See Kurt Larson.

Laura Nichols¶

Laura Nichols is a classmate and friend of Amanda Lucky who fought with Phoebe Augustine. The team never interviews her. (Radford Horror 03, Radford Horror 05) See Amanda Lucky and Phoebe Augustine.

Letterman-jacket teen¶

A muscular high schooler in a letterman jacket speaks for the pair at the armed camp in the clearing, claiming that they are simply camping. (Radford Horror 03) See Uncle Trevor and Armed group in the woods.

Luke Dunhill¶

Luke Dunhill appears on one of Molly's six missing-person posters. Nothing more is learned about him. (Radford Horrors 02)

Man in the suit¶

An unidentified smoker examines the ash pile left by the exploded assailant in the Radford Horror 07 cold open, leading soldiers and men in volcanologist-style suits. He seems to lead the cleanup crew, but the episode does not say so. (Radford Horror 07) See Agent Murphy.

Mary¶

Mary is Tyler's mother and a trailer neighbor of the Luckys. Sheriff Roosevelt names her once; she is reluctant to wake her son ("he had a dream") and provides Tang. (Radford Horror 01) See Tyler and Tyler's trailer.

Masked kidnapper¶

A man in a black balaclava is seen in the Radford Horrors 03 cold open carrying the tased Elizabeth George. He is never identified, but he may belong to the gray van crew. (Radford Horrors 03) See Elizabeth George.

Meg Gunderson¶

Meg Gunderson is a nosy, gossipy neighbor of the Whateleys who makes lunch for the team and suspects murder. She blames Abe's drug use, and reveals the spacesuit robbery of the Radio Shack as well as Abe's past with Amanda. (Radford Horror 02) See Radio Shack spacesuit robbery and Abelforth Whateley.

Melanie Colt¶

Melanie Colt is the twin sister of Kurtis's daughter Peggy. She is mentioned only. (Radford Horrors 01)

Mike Roundhauer¶

Mike Roundhauer is another of the six people on Molly's missing posters, which the lawyers' number is attached to. (Radford Horrors 02)

Monica Appleton¶

Monica Appleton appears on one of Molly's missing posters, alongside Phoebe Augustine. (Radford Horrors 02)

Officer Aina¶

Officer Aina (the name is of uncertain spelling) is a highway patrol dispatcher who takes Howard's report ("FBI?"), jokes about the good binoculars, and later pages the team about the motel arrest. (Radford Horror 06) See Highway Patrol and state police.

Pay n' Stay teenage staffer¶

A girl in hip waders and rubber gloves hauls stained laundry at the Pay n' Stay during the rodent crisis. She is vaccinated, says the health department hung up on her, and mutters "I hate it here... I am getting that fucking horse." She may be Charm, the clerk from the previous visit, but she is not named. (Radford Horrors 04) See Billy Thornton.

Peggy Browning¶

Peggy Browning is Kurtis's nine-year-old daughter. She wins gold at the school science fair with a projectile-stabilization project, comparing a potato against ballistics gel with spin-stabilized, fin-stabilized and smoothbore versions and a failed gyroscopic attempt. (Radford Horrors 01) See Kurt Larson.

Ponytailed man¶

A long-haired man who moves "like a poser" leads or accompanies the gray van crew on the diner tape of the Pinball Emporium raid. He is never named. (Radford Horrors 04) See Diner security tape and Gray van crew.

Radford ER doctor¶

The emergency room doctor treats the team repeatedly across both arcs. In Radford Horror 08 he is exasperated at having treated them four times in three days; he offers ice chips and real coffee, lectures about fiber, and personally brings the Biz kale salads with chopped boiled egg. In Radford Horrors he greets them with "Not again. Not you guys.", identifies rabies from the impaled mouse and runs the vaccine series, giving Kurt a field kit. He is never named. (Radford Horror 04, Radford Horror 06, Radford Horror 08, Radford Horrors 02, Radford Horrors 03) See Radford ER.

Ralphie¶

Ralphie is Kurt's supply contact, who can deliver developing gear from a stash. He is offstage. (Radford Horror 04)

Roanoke Airport attendant¶

An attendant with a "white-man afro" and red sunglasses sends the party to Freak and buzzes them in. (Radford Horror 07) See Freak.

Russian officer¶

An unnamed officer of higher rank than the Biz's guard delivers Yeltsin's summons and a perfectly fitted suit, speaking unaccented English and side-eyeing the guard. (Radford Horrors 01) See Boris Yeltsin and Russian-style suit.

Russian soldier donor¶

A shirtless, half-conscious soldier is connected by tubes to the crash survivor. He is unnamed and his fate is unknown. (Radford Horrors 04) See Crash survivor.

Safe Environment Fund lawyers¶

Several lawyers film the team's trespass at the fenced site and repeatedly ask whether the agents have a warrant. They refuse to comment on bleach, and one calls Webster "Officer Webster". (Radford Horrors 02) See Safe Environment Fund.

Safe Environment Fund security guards¶

At least three armed guards on ATVs patrol the fenced site, with unarmed medics and escorts arriving later. One tases Webster, and another is shot in the leg by Andrew and carried off. A radio voice from the property owner demands that the team leave, then later orders the guards to stand down. (Radford Horrors 02) See Safe Environment Fund fenced site.

Samson¶

Samson is a part-time deputy at the highway scene, whom Molly tells the team to look for. He says he has not done a shift in a while and lost his badge, and that it has been quiet "except for the dogs". (Radford Horror 05) See Highway crime scene.

Sarah Lucky¶

Sarah Lucky is Amanda Lucky's distraught Catholic mother, who waits by the phone with her husband Liam. The household is full of shrines and a six-foot crucifixion carving. They blame Matt McCready and did not know the diary was gutted. (Radford Horror 01) See Lucky house.

Tasing security guard¶

The Safe Environment Fund guard who tased Webster is already fired by the time the team learns of him. Hearing impaired, he claims he did not believe the FBI would carry a spear gun, and the Bureau may press charges. (Radford Horrors 02, Radford Horrors 03) See Kurt's spear gun.

The Biz's first captors¶

The men who first held the Biz in Russia kicked him, kept him with a frozen latrine bucket and asked him about Bill Clinton. They are "long gone" by the time Yeltsin's people take over. (Radford Horrors 01) See Dick Baxter and Bill Clinton.

The colonel¶

The colonel wakes the Biz and orders him ready in five minutes. He often travels with the Russian president, though the Biz's guard does not know his name. (Radford Horrors 03) See Biz's guards.

The priest¶

The priest at the Radford church gives the closing sermon at the community meeting about the curfew. Audience members ask about a serial killer and about dogs, and one mutters "God damn perverts." (Radford Horror 05) See Curfew and community meeting.

Toby¶

Toby is a hostile FBI coworker of the Biz who glares at him and squeezes a stress ball. He should not be confused with Toby Garland. (Radford Horror 01)

Toby Garland¶

Toby Garland is a chatty PTA dad and the owner of Garland Air Conditioning Repair. He meets Kurtis at the science fair, asks about his job and about keeping up family ties, and is the father of Bryson. (Radford Horrors 01) See Garland Air Conditioning Repair.

Todd (FBI)¶

Todd is an FBI acquaintance of Kurtis who takes him to the men's room ("Come piss with me") and tells him that Perot has fired Director Sessions. He does not know who the replacement is. (Radford Horrors 01) See Ross Perot and William Sessions.

Todd (Kurt's late colleague)¶

A different Todd was Kurt's colleague who "used to buy" landmines and died in a car accident. He is mentioned only and is not the FBI Todd of 1993. (Radford Horror 01)

Uncle Trevor¶

Uncle Trevor is a tall, thin man in his late thirties or early forties in an oversized coat, introduced by the teen as his uncle although the two look nothing alike. He seems "methy" and jumpy, and twice reaches into his coat before stopping himself. (Radford Horror 03) See Letterman-jacket teen.

Unnamed female deputy¶

A Southern-sounding deputy ("Man, y'all just don't sleep good, do ya?") offers coffee, photographs the footprints at the Whateley house and says she gets "a bad vibe" off Dr. Lori. The episode does not say whether she is Molly Underhill. (Radford Horror 06) See Whateley house.

William Sessions¶

William Sessions is the FBI Director whom Perot fires after a poor meeting; he stood by the Radford reports and had confirmed the "giant bug" report to Perot before being dismissed. He is never seen. (Radford Horrors 01, Radford Horrors 02) See Ross Perot.