Will Graham

Will Graham is the anti-hero of the novel, Red Dragon and the two movie adaptions, Manhunter and ''Red Dragon. He is also the main protagonist of Hannibal (TV Series) and a mentioned character in The Silence of the Lambs''.

Background
Born to a poor family in Louisiana, Will moved to New Orleans and got work as a homicide detective and eventually became a teacher at the FBI Academy and a skilled criminal profiler.

The Minnesota Shrike
Will's first life-changing case was the co-ed killer know as The Minnesota Shrike. After several months working on the case, Will discovered the Shrike's identity, pipe threader Garret Jacob Hoobs. Will goes to Garret's house only to find his wife dead and his daughter being stabbed in the neck area by Garret, Will shoots Garret to death and saves his daughter, Abigail Hobbs. This incident caused Will to go temporaly insane and sent to the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Will was released a month later and returned to the FBI.

The Chesapeake Ripper
Five years later, Will investigated the murders commited by the master serial killer know as The Chesapeake Ripper. While investigating the case, Will came across Hannibal Lecter, a mysterious and manipulative doctor. After spending time with Hannibal in his office, he realizes that Hannibal is in fact, the Ripper himself. Will was brutally stabbed by Hannibal but was saved in time by two officers. Hannibal was arrested and Will was sent to the hospital and later retired.

The Tooth Fairy
Three years later, now living with his wife Molly and his stepson Willy, Will returns to the FBI after being manipulated by his boss Jack Crawford with the intention to catch and arrest the family annihilator and serial killer know as The Tooth Fairy. However, Will is forced to work along with Hannibal Lecter in order to catch the Fairy. Hannibal then tries to ruin Will's life by sending his address to the Fairy and thus putting the life of Molly and Willy in danger, Molly and her son are then sent to a different and more safe place. Will soon discovers the identity of the Fairy after Freddy Lounds' brutal death, Francis Dolarhyde, a local film developing company employee. After realizing that FBI Agents are coming for him, Fancis sets his house on fire with his bliend girlfriend, Reba McClane inside. Will saves Rebe and Francis supposedly kills himself. However, Francis faked his death in order to get revenge on Will by killing his family. He arrives at Will's house and attacks him, desfiguring his face in the process with a knife. Francis was then killed by Molly with a shot in the head.