Catching Teller Crow Character Analysis

Beth Teller

Beth Teller is a 15-year-old Australian ghost: while her mother’s sister Aunty Viv was driving Beth to a party, another car struck them, killing Beth. Beth inherited her blue eyes from her father, police detective… read analysis of Beth Teller

Isobel Catching

Isobel Catching, an Aboriginal Australian teenager who goes by “Catching,” is the last victim of serial killers Alexander Sholt and Derek Bell, who hold girls captive in a secret bunker, abuse them, and murder… read analysis of Isobel Catching

Crow/Sarah Blue

Sarah Blue was an Aboriginal girl living in a rural Australian town who talked a lot with her best friend Allie Hartley about leaving home, perhaps becoming an astronaut to get as far away as… read analysis of Crow/Sarah Blue

Beth’s Dad/Michael Teller

Blond, muscular Michael Teller, an experienced Australian detective, grew up in a small town where his bigoted father was the police chief. When Michael began dating an Aboriginal woman—whom he later married and with whom… read analysis of Beth’s Dad/Michael Teller

Allie Hartley

Freckly, redheaded Allie Hartley is the second-in-command to local police chief Derek Bell in the rural Australian town where they both grew up. As an adolescent, Allie talked a lot with her best friend Sarah… read analysis of Allie Hartley

Derek Bell

Blond, hazel-eyed Derek Bell is the current police chief and son of the former police chief Gerry Bell in a rural Australian town. He’s also a serial killer: since high school, he and his classmate… read analysis of Derek Bell

Alexander Sholt

Alexander Sholt, a skinny man with glasses, is the heir of a rich family in a rural Australian town. Alexander’s grandfather was obsessed with the apocalypse and built a secret bunker in the woods west… read analysis of Alexander Sholt

Director Tom Cavanagh/First Fetcher

A short man with a beard, Director Cavanagh oversees operations and teaches classes at the children’s home that serial killer Alexander Sholt founded in his rural Australian hometown. The children’s home is located near the… read analysis of Director Tom Cavanagh/First Fetcher

Nurse Martin Flint/Second Fetcher

A tall man with unkempt hair, Nurse Flint provides medical care for the children at the children’s home that serial killer Alexander Sholt founded in his rural Australian hometown. The children’s home is located near… read analysis of Nurse Martin Flint/Second Fetcher

Aunty Viv

Aunty Viv, aunt to Beth Teller, sister-in-law to Michael Teller, and sister to Aunty June, was driving 15-year-old Beth to a birthday party in the rain when another car skidded and struck… read analysis of Aunty Viv

Aunty June

Aunty June, aunt to Beth Teller and sister-in-law to Michael Teller, loves athletic clothes, health food, and exercise, in contrast with her sister Aunty Viv, who loves high heels and dessert. Aunty June… read analysis of Aunty June

Gerry Bell

Gerry Bell, father to Derek Bell, is a retired police chief in the rural Australian town where his son Derek, the current police chief, and Derek’s high school classmate Alexander Sholt have been kidnapping… read analysis of Gerry Bell

Minor Characters

Rachel Ali

Rachel Ali is police detective Michael Teller’s boss. She sends him to oversee the investigation into a possible homicide in a rural Australian town because she wants to give him an “easy assignment” while he’s grieving the accidental death of his 15-year-old daughter Beth Teller.