D E S P E R A T I O N . D K - F R OM A BUICK 8

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Name:	Description:
Buick Driver First seen on page: 30	- He drove the Buick and left it in the Jenny Station on SR32 in 1979 and disappeared without a trace. He was dressed in a black trenchcoat and a large black hat. 'Looked like a spy in some old movie.' Brad said.
2 Frogs First seen on page: 214	- Left near the Buick. One disappeared the day after one of the lightstorms.
6 Cockroaches First seen on page: 214	- Put in the trunk of the Buick in 1986. They escaped the box they were in, and only 4 were found.
6 Green Beatles First seen on page: 252	- Found dead in the Buick's trunk in 1983. Very bright green.
8 Crickets First seen on page: 220	- Left in a box in Shed B during the works of the lightstorms in June 1983. None went missing.
AC/DC First named on page: 276	- Band liked by Sandra McCracken.
Ace, Johnny First named on page: 354	- Band on the song list at the Country Way.
Arkanian, Arky First named on page: 4	- Custodian at the Pennsylvania State Police Troop D depot. About 60 Years old. Swedish.
Arness, James First named on page: 15	- Actor mentioned in passing. Played a sheriff on TV.
Avery, Herb First named on page: 102	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1979. Died in a crash in 1989.
Babicki, Matt First named on page: 20	- Police Communications Officer in Troop D before Shirley Pasternak took over.
Babicki, Mrs. First named on page: 163	- Wife of Matt Babicki.
Badiniff, Boris First named on page: 31	- From the children's show Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Badinov, Boris First named on page: 161	- Mentioned in passing.
Baez, Joan First named on page: 122	- Singer heard on the radio.
Barnum, P. T. First named on page: 70	- Mentioned in passing.
Bat First seen on page: 137	- Found dead in shed B with the Buick. Curt Wilcox did an Autopsy on it, and it was found to be pregnant.
Bird First seen on page: 137	- Came from the trunk of the Buick in 1991. Had 4 wings. Died.
Blondie First named on page: 353	- Band on the song list at the Country Way.
Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods First named on page: 355	- Band on the song list at the Country Way.
Borden, Lizzie First named on page: 102	- Singer mentioned in passing.
Bossey, Hubert First named on page: 29	- Owner of the Jenny Station on SR32 in 1979 when the Buick appeared there.
Brandy First named on page: 353	- Singer mentioned in passing.
Brownell, Sid First named on page: 91	- Statler township Chief of Police.
Brundage, Carl First named on page: 127	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1979. He was there in June 1983 when the fish came out of the Buick. His wife left him and took their children.
Brundage, Mrs. First named on page: 360	- Wife of Carl Brundage. Left her husband.
Buick 8 First seen on page: 29	- Car that arrived at the Jenny Station on SR32 in 1979. It was put in a shed in Troop D's compound. Looks not quite real, and heals itself when damaged. It emits flashing lights and sometimes creatures from inside it. Has killed 2 people. The window cracked in 2002, proving it will slowly lose its powers.
Bullfrog First seen on page: 220	- Left in a cage in Shed B during the works of the lightstorms in June 1983. Went blind.
Bullwinkle First named on page: 31	- From the children's show Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Candleton, Phil First named on page: 6	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D. He saw leaf-type things appear in Shed B.
Cardiff Giant First named on page: 69	- Hoax Giant created by George Hull in the 1860's.
Chauncey First named on page: 142	- Pig cut up in School biology classes by Curtic Silcox.
Clouse, Floyd B.	- There was a football field named after him.
Cole, Brian First named on page: 71	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D in 1979.
Colucci, Andy First named on page: 75	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D in 1979. Uncle of Stephanie Colucci. There when the fish arrived in 1983.
Colucci, Stephanie First named on page: 84	- Police Communications Officer in Troop D. Niece of Andy Colucci.
Columbo, ? First named on page: 170	- TV Detective.
Crater, Judge ? First named on page: 81	- Mentioned in passing.
Crocker, Betty First named on page: 208	- James Dockerty won a prize in the Betty Crocker Bakeoff.
Curie, Marie	- Mentioned in passing.
Cutler, Jeff First named on page: 349	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 2002.
Dadier Brothers, The First named on page: 4	- The Dadier Brothers. Looked after the Pennsylvania State Police Troop D lot during winter.
Dearborn, Mr.	- 74 Year old father of Sander Dearborn.
Dearborn, Mrs.	- 70 Year old mother of Sander Dearborn. Died of cancer,
Dearborn, Sander Freemont First named on page: (1) 12	- Pennsylvania State Police Troop D Sergeant Commanding. He was one of the many people that told Ned Wilcox about his father and the Buick.
DeMille, Cecil B. First named on page: 194	- Film director mentioned in passing.
Devoe, Steve First named on page: 64	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D in 1979.
Dicky First named on page: 210	- Diky's Conveience in Statler.
Diment, ? First named on page: 144	- Police Captain from Butler in 1979.
Dockerty, James First named on page: 208	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D for a few months in about 1986. Good cook. Nicknamed Chief Prudhomme before he left.
Dylan, Bob First named on page: 79	- Singer thought of by Sandy Dearborn.
Eliot, ? First named on page: 71	- Possibly a Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D.
Finn First named on page: 207	- Name on a store: Finn's Cash and Carry.
Fish First seen on page: 213	- Came from within the Buick in June 1983 a few days after the worst lightstorm. Came out of the trunk and was the size of a sofa before it died.
Flanders, ? First named on page: 85	- Brother of Buck Flanders. A stockbroker in Pittsburgh who invested the money donated by Troop D for Edith Hyams when her brother Ennis Rafferty disappeared.
Flanders, Buck First named on page: 71	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D in 1979.
Frady, William Kirk First named on page: 8	- Owner of the Jetta Eddie Jacubois pulled over. From Pittsburgh.
Frances, Miss First named on page: 64	- Mentioned in passing.
Friday, Joe First named on page: 340	- Mentioned in passing.
Garrett, Mrs.	- Wife of Orville Garrett. Got blood poisoning and lost a couple of toes.
Garrett, Orville First named on page: 54	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D in 1979. He used to take Mister Dillon when he had a few days off.
Garris, Cynthia First named on page: 252	- Worked at the Country Way in 2002.
God First named on page: 14	- Mentioned in passing.
Grenville, Mr. First named on page: 14	- School guidance counsellor at Ned's school.
Guinea Pig First named on page: 214	- Left near the Buick in a plastic bucket during one of the severe lightstorms, but was not harmed.
Holmes, Sherlock First named on page: 56	- Detective mentioned in passing.
Hull, George First named on page: 70	- Cigar maker from Binghamtom in 1860's that created a hoax Giant in upstate New York's Onondaga Valley.
Hyams, Edith First named on page: 71	- Sister of Ennis Rafferty. Troop D took up a collection for her after Ennis disappeared, and the money was invested for her. 8 or 9 years older than Ennis.
Hyams, Mr. First named on page: 71	- Husband of Edith Hyams. Dead.
Islington, Justin First named on page: 261	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1988. Had blue eyes & looked like a football player.
Jack First named on page: 203	- From the children's story Jack and Jill.
Jacubois, Eddie First named on page: 6	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D after spending some time in the army. Curt Wilcox saved his life. Heavy drinker, but gave up when he bought Curt Wilcox's car off Ned Wilcox. He quit the force and committed suicide by driving the car into a bridge support.
Jayhawks, The First named on page: 350	- A band Ned liked.
Jesus First named on page: 14	- Mentioned in passing.
Jill First named on page: 203	- From the children's story Jack and Jill.
Jimmy, the Gerbil First named on page: 149	- Gerbil partner of Roslyn. Was put into the Buick in 1979. He disappeared.
Jones, George First named on page: 164	- Singer mentioned in passing.
Jones, Mr. First named on page: 14	- He told Ned Wilcox about his fathers death.
Judas Priest First named on page: 364	- Band liked by Brian Lippy.
Kalin Twins, The First named on page: 356	- Band on the song list at the Country Way.
Lennon, John First named on page: 266	- Singer who died.
Lennon Sisters First named on page: 40	- He told Ned Wilcox about his fathers death.
Lippy, Brian First named on page: 249	- Drug dealer stopped by George Morgan and Eddie Jacubois when he was seen punching a woman in his car. He disappeared without a trace, but was suspected of entering the Buick & being transported to another world.
Loving, ? First named on page: 350	- Troop D Dispatcher in 1979.
Loving, Paul First named on page: 209	- Sprained his knee falling from the swing at Redfern Stream.
Lugosi, Bela First named on page: 193	- Film director mentioned in passing.
Marley, Jacob First named on page: 247	- Quoted.
Maturin, John H. First named on page: 148	- Wrote "Twenty Elementary Dissections" in 1968.
Mayhew, Esther First named on page: 282	- School bus driver that was killed when her bus collided with a Norco West tanker.
McClannahan, Tom First named on page: 16	- Worked for the County Parks & Recreation. Held a place open for Ned Wilcox in the summer of 2002.
McCracken, Sandra First named on page: 276	- She was the girl in the car that was punched by Brian Lippy. About 20 years old.
McYeats, Dylan First named on page: 36	- Mentioned in passing.
Mister Dillon First named on page: 15	- Pennsylvania State Police Troop D mascot. German Shepherd that hated the Buick on sight. Poisoned by the humanoid monster from the Buick and died in 1988. Buried near the Troop D Barracks.
Monster First seen on page: *300*	- Came from the trunk of the Buick. 7 foot tall and attacked Mister Dillon.
Morgan, ? First named on page: 58	- Son of George Morgan. Hit a home run at Tee-Ball.
Morgan, George First named on page: 58	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D. he hit and killed an elderly woman while chasing a man who had snatched his children. He committed suicide by shooting himself.
Natasha First named on page: 31	- From the children's show Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Nevers, ? First named on page: 287	- Daughter of Rosellen Nevers. At the Poteenville Grammar school when the bus hit the Norco West tanker.
Nevers, Rosellen First named on page: 287	- At the Poteenville Grammar school when the bus hit the Norco West tanker. Suffered from Asthma.
O'Day, Tracy First named on page: 165	- Brother of Travis O'Day. Started shooting at police in 1996.
O'Day, Travis First named on page: 165	- Brother of Tracy O'Day. Started shooting at police in 1996.
O'Hara, Jackie First named on page: 22	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1979. Irish. Burnt his hands helping people escape a fire that killed 9 people in about 1986. Died of Oesophageal Cancer.
Oosler, Homer First named on page: 150	- Wanted to write a story on the car in 1979 after talking to Bradley Roach.
Oppenheimer, Robert First named on page: 196	- Worked on the atomic bomb tests.
Parker, Johnny First named on page: 49	- He was in charge of the county Motor Pool in 1979.
Pasternak, ? First named on page: 266	- Husband of Shirley Pasternak. He left her in about 1997.
Pasternak, Shirley First named on page: 3	- Police Communications Officer with Pennsylvania State Police Troop D. She joined Troop D in 1986 and was on duty in July 2001 when Curtis Wilcox was killed.
Paul, Brady First named on page: 341	- Pennsylvania State police corporal with Troop D. Dead.
Quinland, Peter First named on page: 92	- Owned The Country Way in 1979.
Rafferty, Edith First named on page: 101	- Maiden name of Edith Hyams. Sister of Ennis Rafferty.
Rafferty, Ennis First named on page: 25	- Partner of Curtis Wilcox in 1979 when the Buick arrived. He disappeared that night, and wan never seen from again. He went through the Buick to the other world where he most likely died.
Rennert, Robbie First named on page: 164	- Troop D fround marijuana plants in his back field.
Rizzo, Albert First named on page: 341	- Pennsylvania State police corporal with Troop D. Dead.
Roach, Bradley First named on page: 2	- Worked at the Jenny Station on SR32 in July 1979 when the Buick arrived there, and was abandoned by the driver. County drunk that struck and killed Curtis Wilcox in July 2001.
Robinson, Mrs. First named on page: 13	- Name mentioned in passing.
Rockwell, Norman First named on page: 263	- Mentioned in passing.
Rocky First named on page: 31	- From the children's show Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Ronnick, Trevor First named on page: 151	- Owner of the County American paper.
Rosalynn, the Gerbil First named on page: 149	- Partner of Jimmy. Was put into the Buick in 1979.
Roth, Bibi First named on page: 56	- Forensic crew chief that looked at the Buick in 1979, and on a few other occasions. Died of cancer in 1998.
Royer, Hudson First named on page: 10	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D from about 1979. He was one of the many people that told Ned Wilcox about his father and the Buick.
Rumsfeld, Richard T. First named on page: 33	- Retired US Army UFO Expert who's article was in Inside View magazine.
Rushing, Mark First named on page: 127	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1979.
Sanders, Mike First named on page: 102	- County attorney in 1979.
Santerre, Randy First named on page: 217	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1983. There when the Fish arrived.
Satan First named on page: 34	- Mentioned in passing.
Schoondist, ?	- Daughter of Tony Schoondist. Had a baby out of wedlock. Went to Smith university.
Schoondist, Tony First named on page: 11	- Pennsylvania State Police Troop D Sergeant Commanding before Sander Dearborn. Was in an institution from about 1998. He suggested Sandy Dearborn take the test to become Sergeant Commanding.
Sinatra, Frank First named on page: 92	- Singer that played at The Country Way in 1979.
Soder, Christian First named on page: 171	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 1979. There in 1983 when the fish arrived.
Soderberg, Frank First named on page: 350	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D in 2002.
Spielberg, Steven First named on page: 163	- Mentioned in passing.
Stamson, Samuel First named on page: 341	- Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D. Died after he was rear-ended in an accident by a drunk driver. The shotgun rack decapitated the trooper.
Stankowski, George First named on page: 18	- Pennsylvania State trooper in Troop D in 1979.
Sufaris, The First named on page: 355	- Band on the song list at the Country Way.
Teague, ? First named on page: 5	- Colonel in the Regional Headquarters in Butler.
Ten-Pound First named on page: 15	- Dog of Sander Dearborn. Shot by a hunter one November.
Tribbles	- Small furry animals from Startrek.
Vader, Darth First named on page: 110	- Character from Star Wars.
Waldo First named on page: 184	- Mentioned in passing.
Watson, Dr. First named on page: 56	- Helped Sherlock Holmes.
Welk, Lawrence First named on page: 40	- Actor mentioned in passing.
White, Tony Joe First named on page: 356	- Band on the song list at the Country Way.
Wilco First named on page: 350	- Band liked by Ned.
Wilcox, Curtis K. First named on page: 1	- Father of Ned, Joan and Janet Wilcox, and Husband of Michelle Wilcox. Pennsylvania State trooper with Troop D for 20 years before he was killed in the line of duty July 2001 on Route 32 when he was stuck by the vehicle driven by Curtis Wilcox.
Wilcox, Janet First named on page: 8	- Daughter of Curtis and Michelle Wilcox. Twin sister of Joan Wilcox. Born 1992.
Wilcox, Joan First named on page: 8	- Daughter of Curtis and Michelle Wilcox. Twin sister of Janet Wilcox. Born 1992.
Wilcox, Michelle First named on page: 3	- Wife of Curtis Wilcox and mother of Ned, Joan and Janet Wilcox.
Wilcox, Ned First named on page: 1	- 18 year old son of Curtis Wilcox. He volunteered his time to help around Troop D until he was accepted into Pitt college. He quit and became a Rookie with Troop D. He was told the story about the Buick.
Wright, Orville First named on page: 345	- Mentioned in passing.
Wright, Wilbur First named on page: 345	- Mentioned in passing.