Sam Duncan

Biography
Sam was born in the suburbs of Chicago, to Dianna and Angeline Duncan. Both of his mothers are high school teachers.

In his time at Wormwood College, he studied Anthropology and lived on the third floor of the Whitney Manor Apartments with Beth Buckley, Luca Perry, and Renee Porter.

Prior to his death, he was running a blog named The Duncan Files.

Personality
Sam was an overall friendly person, who could easily hold a conversation. He had a passion for talking to people, and he became known around Wheldrake for being difficult to ignore. He maintained a "live-and-let-live" mindset, believing it best to not judge others for the way they choose to do their business.

Sam had a deep curiosity for the unknown, which led him to develop an interest in true crime, the paranormal, the occult, and cryptozoology. He became fascinated with The Hochne while attending Wormwood, and was intent on documenting its existence.

Belongings
From his apartment:


 * Laptop
 * Shoebox full of notes
 * A list of names pinned to his conspiracy board, accompanied with a map of Deepriver Forest full of pins with identical years to those on the list

From the church basement:


 * Camera
 * Bag
 * Notebook

Notably missing:


 * His gear
 * All of his monster hunting equipment

Sean Guthrie
Fellow Hochne enthusiast. He is possibly the "sg" mentioned on Sam's blog: "sg is probably my closest colleague in this, and the one most concerned about anonymity. they actually asked me to delete an ask where i spoke about them a little too in-depth. but they are a believer, and they’ve been a great help to me."

Cadence Williams
Frequents forums related to the missing persons cases. She banned Sam from all the threads she started, after he insinuated that her son was taken by The Hochne. She refers to him as the "conspiracy kid." She is possibly the "cw" mentioned on Sam's blog: "cw doesn’t really like me, they’re very much a skeptic, but they do have a lot of information on the disappearances."

Gene Carney
Gene admitted to the Clew that he would tell Sam lies about the Hochne in order to get free food. He is also possibly the “gc” mentioned on Sam's blog:"gc is… i honestly have no clue where they stand. sometimes i wonder if they’re just feeding me bullshit so i’ll keep paying for their meals (they insist on being taken out to eat every time we talk) but everything they’ve said checks out so far."

Beth Buckley, Luca Perry, and Renee Porter
Sam's roommates. They appear to care for Sam, though they would get annoyed with him every few weeks, leading him to sleep on other people's couches.