John Sampson (character)
| John Sampson | |
|---|---|
| Alex Cross (novel series) character | |
| Created by | James Patterson |
| Portrayed by | Bill Nunn (Kiss the Girls) |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | 'Big' John (due to his height of 6ft 9) Sampson |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Police detective |
| Spouse(s) | Bille |
| Significant other(s) | Nina Childs (deceased love interest) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | American |
John Sampson is a fictional character in the mystery fictional novel series, Alex Cross (novel series) and is one of the main characters.
John A. Sampson met African-American Alex Cross and at the age of 10 they became best friends. When both of Sampson's parents died and/or left him (his dad was in prison ; his mother was convicted of possession of heroin with intent to sell )he was practically raised by Alex's grandmother, Nana Mama since Alex's parents were both dead too, which is the reason he moved to Washington, D.C. in the books. They are described as having lots of fun, stealing, etc. during their childhood in some of the books, which would annoy Nana Mama who would in turn lecture or ground Cross. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army for four years of duty. He had a tour in Vietnam and made friends with his drill sergeant whom was later killed in Four Blind Mice and goes looking for the killer along with Alex Cross, who became a Washington police officer. When returning to D.C., he also works for the Metropolitan Police Department with Cross, until Alex joins the FBI.
Eventually, he and Cross join the police force, work for/with the FBI, and Metropolitan Police Department in the newest books. He is the partner of Cross as well; they are cops and detectives. Sampson first appears in the book Along Came a Spider in which he and Cross go on the case to solve a kidnapping of famous actress' daughter. He appears in 19 of the 20 books in the series. He briefly appears in Kiss the Girls (2nd book). He also helps Cross in Jack & Jill when murders are committed near Cross' son Damon's elementary school, Truth. In Pop Goes the Weasel he reveals to Cross that he had been in love with Nina Childs, an African-American nurse, who is killed early in the book, thus he vows to get vengeance. Cross later finds the killer, Geoffrey Shafer, and arrests him. However, Shafer, in court, wins and the case is closed, therefore letting him get the chance to kill his own wife and escaping Cross. He returns in London Bridges (novel) and is killed by Cross, avenging Nina's death for Sampson.
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