A waitress at a New Orleans restaurant who went out with Grant on a date. That was the last time she was seen alive. As the first of Grant's kills, he poorly planned the act. Grant bludgeoned her to death with a tire iron and buried her body by a road. He cut off a chunk of her hair to keep as a trophy. Her body has never been found.

A decorated WWII veteran who returned  home to segregation and poverty. He kept close personal correspondence with Grant and was hired in the fall of '51 to help Grant construct his bayou ranch house. The night construction finished, Grant decided that King knew too much of the house's location to be left alive, and shot the man in his sleep. He became the first resident of Grant's backyard body dump. Grant stole his truck but sent his family fair payment for it and the construction job.

A freelance photographer and member of the American Communist party. Grant hired him in January '52 pretending to be a naturist. The two drove out into the bayou in Grant's stolen truck, stopped to eat dinner, then stopped to take photos by the Mississippi. As Pinnick set up and took his first photo, Grant shot him three times in the back of the head. He was going to kidnap the man, but was interrupted by Cajun fishermen and panicked. Pinnick's body was reported 11 days later.

An impoverished sex worker in New Orleans' red light district. Grant drove to his place of work on Basin Street and solicited Pham for business. Once Pham was isolated, he was held at gunpoint kidnapped. Pham made an attempted escape along the highway, but after a fierce struggle, he was severely bloodied and beaten. He was brought back to Grant's house, where he died soon after. He suffered extreme postmortum mutilation, and was the first of Grant's victims to be cannibalized. His gallbladder was sent to police along with a taunting letter.

An Egyptian shower curtain salesman on a tourist trip to New Orleans during February of 1952. Grant, hunting for an easy victim, offered him a ride and abducted him easily. Pooya was brought back to Grant's lair, and was never seen again.  Grant paid for Pooya's last request, an international letter to his family. He was dismembered and cannibalized similarly to Pham. His case recieved notably little media attention due to the lack of flair or any social empathy for people like him.

A Mexican-American veteran and handyman who lived in  the McDonough neighborhood with his mother and younger sister, Aaliyah. On March 30th of 1952, when Grant attempted to hunt Browne's mother, whom he had been stalking, Robert opened the door and was repeatedly shot. Grant wore a mailman's disguise to let the victim's guard down. His body was left untouched afer the execution, as he was not the intended target.

A Mexican-American teenager who was home sick from school on March 30th of 1952. Her mother, the intended target, being absent working the hospital night shift, Grant instead abducted Aaliyah after executing her brother. She was only held for about twelve hours before she was mutilated and disposed of, except for her head, which was sent to police as a horrific taunt. 

A private eye hired by Grant, under the guise of journalism, to keep tabs on the NOPD investigation and local any leads "to put in the morning papers." When it became apparent on March 31st, 1952, that the detectives were dangerously close to discovering the Cannibal's identity, Grant paid Castillo, even including extra, before savagely beating and abducting him. Fortunately, police raided Grant's house early the next day, and despite being wounded in crossfire, Richard Castillo was rescued alive.

Adonis LeBlanc was a Lieutenant in the homicide division of the NOPD and was assigned to the Crescent City Cannibal task force. He investigated Grant as part of an investigation into King's disappearance, going so far as set up a sting on March 31st, 1952 hoping Grant would slip information. However, Grant saw through this plan, escaped capture, and even managed to abduct LeBlanc as he carried out a warrant. LeBlanc was held overnight in Grant's lair house, but when the NOPD raided the property, was able to escape his bindings. He was able to sneak up behind the Cannibal/Grant, fought him in hand to hand, and subdued the monster. 

Luis Kirkman was captain of the New Orleans Police Department homicide division, and a closeted gay man.  Hecame along with investigators when raiding the suspected bayou lair of Edward Sumner Grant. During the shootout, he was fatally shot in the head by Grant as he attempted to advance.