Matthew Tarland was a spree killer who was part of The Inferno Killers team featured in season thirteen and fourteen of CSI:Crime Scene Investigation, in the episodes "Skin in the Game" and "The Devil and D.B. Russell". He is the boyfriend of Ellie and the older brother of Jake.
| Minor Character: Las Vegas | |
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| Name | Matthew Tharland |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Date | Unknown |
| Family | Jake Tharland (Brother) |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Pathology | Spree killer |
| Status | Deceased |
| Portrayed By | Lucas Kerr |
| First Appearance | Skin in the Game |
Modus Operandi
With the help of both his brother Jake and girlfriend Ellie Brass, he targeted, prostitutes, strippers and other sex trade workers who sought shelter at the Fellowship for the Fallen Angels. They would kill them in various ways, though the first victims were killed by strangulation or some other form of asphyxiation. The victims were then posed to look like illustrations from a 16th century edition of Dante's The Divine Comedy. The group's signature was leaving behind hollowed-out bibles with a rectangular case inside near the victims. Circles were also prominently featured at the crime scenes, not just in objects, but also carved on the cases.
Known Victims
The following were killed with the help of Jake Tarland and Ellie Brass
- 2013:
- April 29: Teresa Hill (non-fatally strangled and slipped into a coma; represented the first circle, "Limbo")
- May 12 (found): Megan Ramirez (strangled and mummified; represented the second circle, "Lust")
- May 13:
- Chloe Rudolph (choked on a chocolate covered locust; represented the third circle, "Gluttony")
- Greg Lee (shot once in the head; represented the fourth circle, "Greed")
- May 14-15: Morgan Brody (abducted, held hostage and shot in the back by Ellie; survived)
- May 14: Denise Tyler (stabbed through the heart; represented the fifth circle, "Wrath")
- May 15:
- Angela Banner (killed and tied to a pole; represented the sixth circle, "Heresy")
- Oliver Tate (set a bomb in his car; killed by a subsequent explosion; represented the seventh circle, "Violence")
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| Season 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | N/A | 1 | ||
| Season 14 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | N/A | 1 | ||
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