Oh, look! It’s [CASEY SHEPPARD]! I heard they’re [44], a [MALE], use [HE/HIM] pronouns, have been in town for [6 months] and are actually from [NEW YORK CITY]. They are currently working as a [BOUNCER AT PITCH] and living in [DOWNTOWN BRIDGEPORT]. You know, I personally think they look like [BRADLEY COOPER], but that’s crazy, right?
BIOGRAPHY
Triggers in Bio: miscarriage, kidnapping, torture, violence, alcoholism, PTSD
Casey was born on January 19th, 1977 to Wesley and Lena Sheppard. After several attempts at miscarriages, his parents were finally able to conceive a child. However, Casey would be their only Rainbow Baby.
His childhood was pretty great. His parents really let him do whatever he wanted and could pursue just about anything he set his heart on. They wanted their son to be as happy as he could be.
School was pretty easy for Casey. He was an intelligent kid and excelled at academics.
Once he graduated, he didn’t really know what he wanted to do so he just putzed around from odd job to odd job. It was when he was working at gas station that got robbed and a police officer came in and saved the day that Casey decided he wanted to be a police officer as well.
At the age of twenty-two, he moved out Newark and joined the New York Police Department.
Quickly, Casey graduated from the academy and moved up to the ranks of the force. During that time, he also took some classes on the side to learn about criminal justice.
By the time he was twenty-nine, Casey was promoted to detective and was paired with an older detective named Patrick Murdoch.
Pat showed Casey the ropes of being a detective and the two soon went on to be one of the most successful teams the force had. They solved almost every case they were given.
There had been one case involved drug dealing that had turned cold and the two were never able to figure out what happened with them. However, about a year and a half ago, the crooks resurfaced. Casey told Pat immediately and the two went off to finally close the case after several years.
The case was far more than they ever realized. It was far more than just drug dealing. It was an operation to infiltrate different facilities around New York and steal from them.
Casey and Pat were taken hostage by the group and were held and tortured for hours, with the intent of getting a ransom from the NYPD. The group recorded the murder of Patrick and broadcasted it. From that video, the NYPD was able to track down and rescue Casey.
Now, Casey is still dealing with the aftermath of his kidnapping, torture and murder of his best friend. He copes mostly with drinking and going to therapy twice a week.
After months of therapy and rehabilitation, Casey was still not fit to return to the job as a detective. His CO encouraged Casey to leave New York and find a new place to restart. It was a hard decision but Casey agreed.
He randomly looked on the map and found Bridgeport, figuring a place like that would be a different start for him. So he packed up his things and made home there, working as a bouncer at Pitch.
