Richard Nickson

Reverend Richard Nickson is a fictional character from Locked In The Press. The character was created by Tony John Williams and made his only appearance in Playing With Fire, where he was murdered by Jermaine Carter, who was later imprisoned for the crime.

Playing With Fire
While alone in St. Thomas' Church, Nickson was taken hostage by a gang, which consisted of Danny Browne and Jermaine Carter. Nickson once caught Browne participating in a robbery and reported him to the police, which resulted in Browne being imprisoned. Browne eventually took his revenge, when ordering Carter to stab Nickson with a dagger. However, moments before the murder took place, Nickson tried to reason with Browne and even offered him money, but he refused to acknowledge him. Nickson was left to bleed to death and was found hours later by the police, who turned the church into a crime scene. A search to find the gang was conducted and journalist Carl McQuarrie investigated the crime, and found Carter, who claimed he was forced to commit the crime. A while later, McQuarrie visits Nickson's wife Alice and their three children Sam, Sarah and Molly at their house. However, initially they never knew the killer's identity, until the family's dog store paperwork from McQuarrie's bag, which revealed Carter's name and details. At his trial, Carter was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment for the murder of Nickson.