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“ | Close your eyes, Dexter. | „ |
~ Laura before her death. |
Laura Lynn Moser is a major character in the Dexter television franchise. She is the biological mother of two serial killers: the titular Dexter Morgan and his older brother Brian Moser.
She was portrayed by Katherine Kirkpatrick in Dexter. In Original Sin, she was portrayed by Brittany Allen.
Appearance[]
Laura Moser is a Caucasian woman with brown eyes. A distinctive feature of hers was painting each fingernail a different color, a detail both of her sons remembered years later. She also has long brown hair.
Biography[]
Background[]
Laura Moser was born to Dean and Emily Moser on June 20th, 1946 in Bannon, North Carolina. She graduated Sherman Valley High School in 1964 at the age of eighteen. Some time later, she moved to Miami, Florida. As she became an adult she got involved with a man named Joe Driscoll who have bore her a son, Brian Moser. Four years later she became pregnant with Joe's second child and on February 1st, 1971 at 11:21 PM she gave birth to a healthy baby boy that she affectionally named Dexter Moser.
Police informant[]
Laura later becomes a drug user and a low-level dealer for kingpin Hector Estrada's cartel. She was arrested by Officer Harry Morgan of the Miami Metro Police Department and became an informant to collect evidence against Estrada by rising the ranks of his empire. However, Harry ended up developing feelings for Laura and her two kids, which resulted in an extramarital affair. While helping Harry, Laura became scared over the safety of her boys, but Harry insisted that she continue her job and obtain information from the cartel, promising her protection. Unfortunately, Hector eventually caught on to Laura's activities.
On October 2, 1973, she and her two boys were kidnapped at gunpoint and forced into shipping container CBAN 348 9 alongside three others. Laura was dismembered alive by chainsaw in front of her young sons by the enforcer Santos Jiminez, occurring when both of them were only toddlers. The incident would be reputed as the Shipping Yard Massacre. After her murder, Dexter and Brian were left in the container for two days surrounded by their mother's blood, and the resulting trauma instilled murderous urges within them. Harry ended up adopting Dexter but passed over Brian, believing him to be irreparable.
Trivia[]
- Dexter's memory of his biological mother was suppressed by his trauma. However, after regaining memories, he has several visions and flashbacks of her in the original series.
External Links[]
- Laura Moser (Dexter timeline) on the Dexter Wiki
- Laura Moser (Original Sin timeline) on the Dexter Wiki
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