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I'm not sure if this will stay on the blog, but I'm bored! It seems like most fics contain some mention of Beckett's mom. Or her mom's case. And after three years we finally know some of the story. I thought this would be a helpful tool to those who want to be as accurate as possible when writing about such an important piece of the show we love. Anyone who wants to add something, leave a comment and I'll add the info to the post. :-)




*All information is taken directly from the show.

Johanna Beckett

Case Facts
  • Murdered on Saturday, January 9, 1999 in an alley on the Lower West Side.
  • Suffered multiple stab wounds
  • Fatal wound delivered as a low angle thrust to kidney , and knife was twisted
  • Other wounds were made after she was immobilized.
  • Murdered by Richard "Dick" Coonan, a hired hitman.
  • One of four people murdered between the months of January and May 1999
    • Diane Cavanaugh - murdered on March 7, 1999 near 65th and Amsterdam
      • volunteered for Justice Initiative
    • Jennifer Stewart - murdered on May 21, 1999 in Central Park
      • volunteered for Justice Initiative
    • Scott Murray - murdered on Sunday March 7, 1999 behind a bar
      • documents clerk @ court house
    • Requested a case file right before she was murdered. File was never found.
Notes
  • JB and associates were working on appeal for Joe Pulgatti. NY mobster falsely accused of shooting and killing undercover FBI agent Bob Armand.
  • Pulgatti claims it was a kidnapping gone wrong. Three men in ski masks tried to "take him for a tour of the city" when Armand intervened. He was killed on accident (by Montgomery) during a struggle.
  • The three kidnappers were identified as retired NYPD detective John Raglan, retired NYPD officer Gary McAllister, and 12th Precinct Captain Roy Montgomery.

Personal Facts
  • Birthday is February 4, 1951. She was 47 years old when killed. (4x23)
  • Tombstone was engraved with "Vencit Omnia Verita" Latin for "Truth Conquers All." (4x23)

Quotes
  • "All she cared about was the truth."
  • "The truth can never hurt you."
  • "The truth is yours to weild. Not theirs."
  • "Life never delivers anything we can't handle." Johanna's Immutable Law of the Universe

Kate Beckett
  • Born November 17, 1980.
  • Badge #0334 - Detective 1st Grade
  • Badge #41319 - Detective 2nd Grade
  • Dispatch call sign is 1L40 (One-Lincoln-Forty) (3x13)
  • Department Issue Glock 17
  • Transferred to Homicide sometime after the first appearance of the Triple Killer (Autumn 2006). (3x06)
  • Favors a tall skinny vanilla latte. Two pumps, no sugar. (1x09)
  • Owns a 1994 Harley Davidson Softail. Worked throughout high school to pay for it. (3x03)
  • Attended public grade school (1x03) and then Stuyvesant High School (2x22)
  • Attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA and then transferred to NYU after her Freshman year.
  • Was a Pre-Law major before deciding to join the NYPD. (3x18)
  • Spent the summer between her collegiate junior and senior years abroad in Kiev. Speaks fluent Russian. (2x01)
  • The youngest woman in the history of the NYPD to make Detective.
  • Was a catalogue model for a summer when she was 17. (2x03)
  • Owns a print of Alex Gross' Matasaburo of the Wind, which is displayed in her living room.
  • Is a huge baseball fan, and attended games with her dad since age 3. (2x15)

Richard Castle

Address: 595 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013
  • Has written 24 Books (3 of 4 contracted Nikki Heats published (as of Fall 2011))
    • Nikki Heat
      • Heat Wave
      • Naked Heat
      • Heat Rises
      • Frozen Heat (Fall 2012)
    • Derrick Storm
      • Deadly Storm (Marvel comic book)
      • A Calm Before Storm
      • Storm's Last Stand
      • Gathering Storm
      • Storm Warning
      • Unholy Storm
      • Storm's Break
      • Storm Approaching
      • Driving Storm
      • Storm Rising
      • Storm Season
      • Storm Fall (finale of the Derrick Storm series)
    • Other Titles
      • In A Hail of Bullets (Castle's debut novel)
      • When It Comes to Slaughter
      • A Skull at Springtime
      • A Rose for Everafter
      • At Dusk We Die
      • Death of a Prom Queen
      • Flowers for Your Grave
      • Kissed and Killed
      • Hell Hath No Fury
      • One Bullet One Heart

Kevin Ryan
  • Worked in Narcotics (2003)
  • Engaged to Jenny O'Malley (3x11)
  • Married Jenny O'Malley (4x11)

Jim Beckett
  • Sober 5 Years (as of 1x05 [April 5, 2009])
  • Works as a lawyer. Met Johanna Beckett through work.

Alexis Castle
  • Age 15 (pilot [aired March 9, 2009]) → in the 11th grade (2x10 [aired November 23, 2009])
  • Began an internship with the Medical Examiner's Office in Spring 2012. (4x15)

Roy Montgomery
  • Was a detective with the 64th Precinct (circa 10 yrs. Before 2x08)
  • Worked on the original 3XK task force. (Autumn 2006)
  • Married to Evelyn Montgomery. Celebrated their 30th anniversary in episode 3x23.
  • Have three children. Two girls and a boy (named Evan). (2x10, 3x24, 4x23)
  • Entrusted incriminating documents to "Mr. Smith" who served as his best man in his wedding to Evelyn. (4x23)

Victoria "Iron Gates" Gates
  • Was a detective with Internal Affairs before being named the Captain of the 12th Precinct (4x01)
  • Second youngest female to make NYPD Detective. Made Detective when she was just 6 weeks older than Kate Beckett.


Miscellaneous:
  • Westies – Irish Mafia in Hell’s Kitchen; deal in cargo theft, counterfeiting, extortion
  • Latin Kings – Hell’s Kitchen; prostitution, drugs
  • Heroine trafficking – 10 year prison bid
  • Dr. Clark Murray – Forensic Pathologist (appears in 1x10 A Death in the Family and 2x13 Sucker Punch)


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