Newspaper Characters are minor characters featured in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 who are only mentioned in newspapers and make no appearance in the game.
Red Dead Redemption[]
The Brannigans[]
Cole Brannigan[]
Husband of Ella Brannigan, father of Melvin and Mollie.
Ella Brannigan[]
Wife of Cole Brannigan, mother of Melvin and Mollie.
Melvin Brannigan[]
Son of Cole and Ella Brannigan, married his sister, Mollie.
Mollie Brannigan[]
Daughter of Cole and Ella Brannigan, married her brother, Melvin.
The Erringtons[]
Earl Errington[]
Husband of Betsie Errington, father of 12 children, with the latest being Francis Leonard Errington.
Betsie Errington[]
Wife of Earl Errington, mother of 12 children, with the latest being Francis Leonard Errington.
Francis Leonard Errington[]
Son of Earl and Betsie Errington, 12th child.
Doctors[]
Dr. Charles L. Helden[]
A doctor who believes increased smoking in the workplace will cure Tuberculosis.
Dr. Lydia T. Pinkerton[]
First female doctor in Blackwater, causing a controversy.
Dr. Hayden Precent[]
Unearthed prehistoric skeleton of an ape that links to humans. Upset the church, doesn't believe in hell.
Dr. Wesley Arthurs[]
Outspoken critic of Dr. Pinkerton and women physicians.
Dr. Lawrence Mariani[]
A doctor that claims cocaine is bad for health.
Ridgewood Massacre[]
Mary Shackleford[]
Age 19, killed in the Ridgewood Farm Massacre.
Willie Feaney[]
Age 27, killed in the Ridgewood Massacre, presumably a relative of Gladys Feaney.
Salesmen[]
H.R. Putnan[]
General Merchandise salesman in Armadillo.
Jeremiah Somerset Esq.[]
According to Oliver Phillips, Somerset is looking to ban alcohol in the state in order to make a profit selling personal liquor.
Simian Sideshow[]
Ma Tanner[]
Ringmaster of "Ma Tanner's Simian Sideshow".
Mr. Jocko[]
Performing monkey in "Ma Tanner's Simian Sideshow", escaped but was captured and killed for disobedience.
Buried Alive[]
Florence Snyder[]
Age 13, suffered from cholera and went into shock. Seemingly dead so she was buried but in a safety coffin. Woke up, rang the bell, and her betrothed dug her out.
Cecil Perkins[]
Betrothed to Florence Snyder. Dug her out when she rang the bell on her safety coffin.
Criminals[]
Gertrude Singer[]
Woman charged with indecent exposure after refusing to wear a corset.
Johnny West[]
Gunslinger killed by Landon Ricketts. Reportedly shot in the back.
Butcher Brothers[]
Outlaws killed by Landon Ricketts in 1896.
"One-Lung" Lester Riley[]
Outlaw killed by Marshal Leigh Johnson.
Two Crows Boys[]
Outlaws killed by Marshal Leigh Johnson.
Wildcat Willie[]
Outlaw killed by Marshal Leigh Johnson.
Other[]
Sirus Habersham[]
Attorney General who prosecuted A.D. Dunbar & Sons Sugar company.
Rev. Adair Agatha[]
Reverend who is outspoken towards birth control techniques.
Prof. Hector L. Burgess[]
A professor who advocates the preservation of the prairies.
Horace L. Curtiss[]
A pilot who flew coast to coast in under 30 days.
Lionel Fortisque[]
Academic at Yale University. He disagreed with Prof. Harold MacDougal's theories on eugenics and MacDougal assaulted him with a crochet club during a garden party while on a drug-induced rampage.
Prof. Bellum Brown[]
Claims he has discovered dinosaur bones and is going to plaster them. Critics say the bones were buried by a scientist and indicated "that nowhere in the historical record is there a mention of giant lizards".
Red Dead Redemption 2[]
Criminals[]
Bosco Lopez[]
"A Fifth Person Slain", Argentinian hanged for murders committed by the Vampire years ago.
Otis Miller Jr.[]
"The Sad Story of Otis Miller Jr.", outlaw, son of Otis Miller.
Engineers[]
Carlile McKinnroy[]
"Motorized Lawn Mower Patented", lawn mower engineer.
Jack Yanner[]
"Submarine in the Works", submarine engineer.
Thomas Rivington[]
"Pneumatic Wonder!", Inventor.
Lawmen[]
Henry Jenkins[]
"Lawman Found Dead", Saint Denis veteran police officer, killed for leading an investigation against Angelo Bronte.
Sheriff Thomkins[]
"Who Are Scarlett Meadows Bandits?", Sheriff in "Pouring Forth Oil IV".
Sheriff Brackston Hefner[]
"Micah Bell Killed", Sheriff who apprehended Micah Bell at some point between 1899 and 1907.
Politicians[]
Alfred MacAlister[]
"President Congratulates America"; "Mexican Border Dispute Intensifies"; "President's Acts Further Isolate America", President of the United States in 1899.
Francisco Ramirez Torres[]
"Mexican Border Dispute Intensifies", Mexican General, President of Mexico since 1876.
Henry II of France[]
"The King of Corsets", king of France in the 16th century.
Thaddeus Waxman[]
"President Congratulates America"; "President Waxman Hails Progress, Discusses Canal", former United States Army Colonel and Senator, President of the United States in 1907.
Professors[]
Cecil H. Peck[]
"Peck's Flying Machine Crashes", secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Harold MacDougal[]
"Prominent Yale Scientist Speaks Out", Yale Scientist, major character in Red Dead Redemption.
Reverends[]
Alex H. Hughes[]
"Twenty-One Dead in Attacks", beloved pastor murdered by the O'Driscoll Boys.
Eunice Garrand[]
"Mexican Desperados Bring Terror", Reverend.
Benson Floyd[]
"Chicago Negroes Hold Anti-Lynching Service", lynched Reverend.
T Virgil Gosnell[]
"Weekly Round Up", Reverend
Salesmen[]
John O'Neil[]
"Pinkertons Find Missing Man", St. Louis Merchant.
Other[]
Addie Neally[]
Anthony[]
"A Second Gold Rush", reclusive alchemist living in the border region of Cholla Springs and Gaptooth Ridge.
Archibald Jameson[]
"Annesburg Mine Accident", owner of the Jameson Mining and Coal Company.
Beatrice Thacker[]
Bessie Adair[]
"Aerial Amazement", Tightrope daredevil.
Blanche Gorman[]
Cecil Hubert[]
"Weekly Round Up", son of Mattie Hubert.
Edwin Forsythe[]
"Army General Praises Troops", General.
Fannie Crenshaw[]
"Allbright Captured", victim of Benedict Allbright's 'medicine'.
Flora Lamb[]
"Weekly Round Up", deceased daughter of Virginia Lamb and younger sister of Ruby Lamb
Gertrude Bambach[]
"Who Are Scarlett Meadows Bandits?", train passenger in "Pouring Forth Oil IV".
Henrietta Abresson[]
"Treasure Hunter Disappears", wife of Louis T. Abresson.
Imma Jean Minson[]
JD McKnight[]
"Banks Worry of Crash", New York financier.
Judge Taylor[]
"O'Driscoll Captured", Saint Denis judge.
Lottie Van Pelt[]
Louis T. Abresson[]
"Treasure Hunter Disappears", Treasure Hunter and Gemologist.
Otto Luther[]
"Chicago Negroes Hold Anti-Lynching Service", lynched citizen.
Marnie Boatwright[]
Maude Hammond[]
"Weekly Round Up", wife of Theodor Hammond.
Mattie Hubert[]
"Weekly Round Up", parent of Cecil Hubert.
Mrs. Eberhardt[]
"Machine Kills Man", automobile passenger from Boston to San Francisco, wife of Thomas Eberhardt.
Myrtle Snodgrass[]
"Widow's Life Savings Chewed Up By Rats", widow.
Nigel West Dickens[]
Snake Oil salesman, major character in Red Dead Redemption.
Ruby Lamn[]
"Weekly Round Up", deceased daughter of Virginia Lamb and older sister of Flora Lamb.
T.K. Lengingham[]
"My Cows Strayed", rancher.
Theodore Hammond[]
"Weekly Round Up", husband of Maude Hammond.
Thomas Eberhardt[]
"Machine Kills Man", man who planned to drive an automobile from Boston to San Francisco, husband of Mrs. Eberhardt, killed in an incident involving his automobile in 1899.
Virginia Lamb[]
"Weekly Round Up", mother of Ruby and Flora Lamb.