Carl Collins

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Carl Collins (1867? - 1897) Was the third child of Geoffrey Collins, the older brother of Quentin Collins and the younger brother of Judith Collins and Edward Collins. Carl had a strong reputation for being a practical joker and had a hard time taking anything seriously. Viewed largely as an embarrassment to the family, Carl traveled frequently and very seldom took part in the family activities.

In 1897, after his last return to Collinwood, he brought with him a mentalist Pansy Faye who he had fallen in love with during his travels. Pansy was viewed by the family as yet another unworthy, low-class woman that Carl brought back with him, however it was soon found that she really did have psychic powers. Unfortunately she died shortly after her arrival at Collinwood, at the hands of the vampire Dirk Wilkins. The rest of Carl's life was spent trying to find the killer of Pansy. During a dream, Pansy told him to look in the mausoleum for her killer. He went there and found Barnabas Collins' coffin. He returned to Collinwood to tell someone and found Quentin, who had a greater interest in preserving Barnabas' safety than his own brother's. That night after Barnabas awoke, Quentin told him that Carl had discovered his secret, and shortly after he was killed, but not before he told the secret to Gregory Trask (780).