Gary is a serial killer who targeted young women in the Philadelphia area.
Season Three[]
Gary lived in the same building as Dee and would sometimes ask her to water his plants whenever he's out of town, presumably a cover story for his serial killings. Dee claimed that he is "desperately in love with her". Gary also works at a hardware store where Dee uses him to get some "killing tools" off the record.
He keeps the heads of his victims in the freezer at his apartment. He likely decapitates their bodies with a pair of gardening shears, since he commented on their ability to cut bone when Dee and Dennis asked about it. His targets are said to be young, attractive blondes. One could interpret this as a representation of his frustration with Dee for failing to become romantically involved with her, her inability to water his plants, or a mix of the two. Furthermore, the fact that Dee has never watered his plants, potentially avoiding a trap in waiting by Gary, could mean that she has escaped becoming another victim simply by way of laziness. Another interpretation is that the opposite was the case and that Gary never saw Dee as a potential victim, viewing her as neither young or attractive, something the Gang had already mocked her for in the same episode, hence him asking Dee to take care of his plants while he went after women that fit his profile. Dee's belief that Gary was enarmored with her could then also just be one of her egotistical delusions.
The Gang ironically ends up using Gary's apartment when they try to expose Mac as the serial killer in a To Catch A Predator-style bust. Charlie uncovers Gary's murders when he opens his fridge to grab a beer and instead finds around 15 human heads inside. As the Gang panics over what to do next, Charlie hears keys jingling, followed by Gary opening the front door. After a stunned silence, he asks what they are doing inside his place. Frank then begins to rev up the chainsaw he brought with him before the screen cuts to black. No mention of the incident or the fate of Gary is made afterwards.
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- Despite the news claiming that Gary only targets young blonde women, all of the heads in his fridge are dark-haired and a bearded man's head can be seen on the bottom right shelf.
- "Gary" is also the name given for a character in The Gang Runs for Office.