Errol Childress

E902260

Errol Childress is the primary serial killer antagonist known as the "Yellow King" in the first season of the television series True Detective.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
alias Yellow King NERFINISHED
appearsIn True Detective NERFINISHED
appearsInSeason True Detective season 1 NERFINISHED
associatedWith Tuttle family cult NERFINISHED
basedIn Louisiana NERFINISHED
confrontedBy Marty Hart NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Nic Pizzolatto NERFINISHED
decoratesWith occult symbols
twig sculptures
familyBackground Childress family NERFINISHED
Tuttle family (extended) NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse True Detective universe NERFINISHED
finalAppearance True Detective S01E08 NERFINISHED
firstAppearance True Detective S01E01
gender male
genre crime drama
investigatedBy Marty Hart NERFINISHED
Rust Cohle NERFINISHED
keeps human remains
killedBy Rust Cohle NERFINISHED
medium television
modusOperandi ritualistic killings
narrativeFunction embodiment of systemic evil
nationality American
notableLocation labyrinthine Carcosa ruin
occupation groundskeeper
physicalTrait facial scars
obese
portrayedBy Glenn Fleshler NERFINISHED
psychologicalTrait delusional
psychopathic
sadistic
religiousTheme corrupted Christian imagery
ritualAssociation Carcosa NERFINISHED
ritual murders
roleInWork primary antagonist
serial killer
speechPattern Southern accent
symbolism antlers
spiral symbol
yellow paint
victimProfile children
women
worksAt abandoned Louisiana estate

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glenn Fleshler characterPlayed Errol Childress