Kerry Ann Buxton

Kerry Ann Buxton was one of the suspects in The Scent of Death (Case 44).

Profile
Kerry Ann is a 36-year-old green-eyed woman who wears a red dress. It is known that Kerry Ann has manicured hands, wears pantyhose, wears blue eye shadow, and uses hair removal cream.

Role in Case(s)
In The Scent of Death, not much was known about Kerry Ann Buxton, except that for some reason, her marriage to the victim was said to be strained because of the photos at the rooftop matched the description of a singer named Lola. Kerry Ann was brought into the interrogation after her husband was slain. It was also said that Kerry Ann disapproved Hank's admiration of Lola.

As the investigation thickened, it was discovered that Peggy and Hank hated each other, but Peggy hated Kerry Ann even more, and Peggy made it clear that Hank would have to divorce and disinherit Kerry Ann from the Buxton fortune as well as letting Peggy stay in the mansion until her death as a condition of inheriting her fortune. Not wanting it that way, Hank acted behind her back to lock her up in an institute for senile people, enraging Peggy and prompting her to make Hank pay for every time he had disrespected her. Kerry Ann was proved innocent after Peggy was indicted.

Following Case #44's Additional Investigation, Ramirez tells Jones that Kerry Ann is dead, hence she is the victim in Case #45.

Case Appearances

 * The Scent of Death (Case #44)
 * Case #45

Trivia

 * Back in Under the Knife, Alan Cardwell's marriage to Sarah Cardwell was strained due to an affair with Samantha Warner. Kerry Ann's complicated marriage to Hank is somewhat reminiscent because of Hank's admiration for Lola Vallez, but the similarities end here due to the nature of the crime in Case 44.
 * Kerry Ann's sudden death after Case #44's Additional Investigation marks the first time someone from the team (Ramirez) drops a bomb, thus giving a preview of what to expect for #Case 45. Prior to the end of Case #44, murders for the next case was not announced.