Post by Elizabeth "Beth" Houghton on Apr 15, 2015 17:49:43 GMT -5
Biological Information
Name: Elizabeth (Beth) Houghton
Nicknames: Lizzy, Liz (either one of these could wind with the person being shot), Beth, Kit Kat
Gender: Female
Date of Birth (Age): November 29, 1978 (36))
Height: 5'9"
Hair: Brunette wavy hair
Eyes: Hazel
Anything Else of Note: has a scar in the middle of her chest after being hit by a sniper bullet
Professional Information
Occupation: Detective
Organization: NYPD 12th Precinct Homicide Squad
Rank (If Applicable): Civilian (GS-13)
History
Personal History:
Elizabeth Houghton was born to Jim and Johanna Houghton on November 17, 1978. She was raised in Manhattan. Her grandfather was an amateur magician and frequently brought her to the famous Drake's Magic Shop after school in her early teens, resulting in her fascination of the art. She is also a comic book fan, having bought her first when she was 14 and envisioning herself as Elektra if she had a choice of what character to be. She was also raised by her father to be a baseball fan. She has hinted to colleagues many times about having a wild past and according to an old friend, Madison Queller, she was "the biggest scofflaw" in high school and was in relationships with a variety of men. She spent one summer while in high school modeling as opposed to waitressing, eventually earning enough money to buy a 1994 Harley Softail Motorcycle, which she still rides, although her father strongly disapproves and once even threatened to send her to a nunnery.
On January 9, 1996, when she was 19, her mother, Johanna, was stabbed to death while on her way to meet with her former classmate for dinner. The detective in charge of the investigation, Detective John Raglan, was apparently never able to find the killer and attributed her death to random gang violence. Beth, though, believes that there was more to her mother's murder than a random killing. This was very similar to how father of Katrina Logan-Walker had been murdered. From 2009 to 2013, Beth flew to Virginia aiding her first cousin Walker to her father's killer.
Walker saw something in Beth that she hadn’t seen since her own first mission in the Stargate Program. In late 2014, Katrina asked if Elizabeth would be interested in something new where her dedication and hard work could make a difference even if it wasn’t so local.
Family: Jim and Johanna Houghton (Johanna Houghton was murdered)
Training and Education:
Houghton went to Stuyvesant High School, a public school in New York City reserved for highly gifted students. She then studied pre-law at Stanford, dreaming of becoming the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, before transferring to New York University after her mother's death to pursue a career in law enforcement. Between her junior and senior year of college, she spent a semester studying in Kiev, Ukraine.
Service Record:
1997 - 2014 = Detective – NYPD 12th Precinct
2009 for 3 Months as Federal Intelligence Agent br]Cooperative in a highly classified CIA case (Date is Classified)
Skills:
Hand to hand combat
Sharp shooter (Rifle)
Avid motorcycle rider
Problem solver
Personality:
Her stout and directive personally always camouflages her real qualities since becoming a detective for such a high crime area in New York. She is a loyal adversary but a soft side underneath that only a few know. Her father took Johanna's death hard and became an alcoholic. She was eventually able to help her father get through it, though. From then on, she has since worn her mother's wedding ring as a neck lace for "the life she lost" and her father's watch, an Omega Speedmaster Professional, a.k.a."Moonwatch", for "the life she saved".
On the other hand, her mother's death inspired Elizabeth to become a cop: to be a detective that actually looks for justice for the sake of the victims' families for the right reasons without 'pigeon-holing' crimes the way Detective Raglan did on her mother's case. She also was the detective who solved death of Katrina Logan’s father. Other than that, she also wanted a position in the force where she could investigate her mother's death further.
Ancient Gene: yes, but doesn't know she possesses it
Other Information
Play By: Stana Katic
Name/Country: Renee/Proud daughter of Army Sergeant Major-Robert C. Ruff 
Roleplay Experience: Too long >>
Roleplay Example: See Hector's Post here.
Special Character Note:
I have a new email in which I used for this character. My old email that is tied to my other 4 characters is no longer valid, but I can still log in with them. This is just an FYI that I want to sort of retire Katrina for a while and really use my new character for a fresh new start.
