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{{Infobox Individual
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|image=Arthur Linwood.jpg
|image = Arthur Linwood.jpg
|species=Human
|species = Human
|origin= [[Earth]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|first = The Mind of Evil (TV story)
|first = The Mind of Evil (TV story)
|appearances= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]''
|appearances= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]''
|actor= Clive Scott
|actor = Clive Scott
}}'''Arthur Linwood''' was a medical [[student]] in his final year when he observed the first use of the [[Keller Machine]] in [[Stangmoor Prison]], where he met [[James Stevens]], who was also an observer. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
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'''Arthur Linwood''' was a medical [[student]] in his final year.


Shortly afterwards, Linwood became the first victim of the machine when it killed him by turning his [[fear]] of [[rat]]s against him. His fear was so great that rat bites and scratches manifested on his [[face]] and [[neck]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'')
== Biography ==
Linwood observed the first use of the [[Keller Machine]] in [[Stangmoor Prison]], where he met ''[[Daily Chronicle]]'' [[journalist]] [[James Stevens]], who was also an observer. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
 
Shortly afterwards, Linwood became the first victim of the machine when it killed him by turning his [[fear]] of [[rat]]s against him.
 
His fear was so great that rat bites and scratches manifested on his [[face]] and [[neck]], causing him to die from shock at being attacked by rats in the empty Process Theatre. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Interestingly, the novel ''Who Killed Kennedy'' accidentally depicted the same person present at the Keller observation as James Stevens ''and'' Arthur Linwood. In the novel, it is described that Stevens eavesdrops on the conversation after the meeting by "studying" the Keller machine. In actuality, it is Linwood who studies the machine within the episode, although his character went unnamed until the publishing of ''Who Killed Kennedy''.
* Interestingly, the novel ''Who Killed Kennedy'' accidentally depicted the same person present at the demonstration of the Keller Machine as James Stevens ''and'' Arthur Linwood. In the novel, it is described that Stevens eavesdrops on the conversation after the meeting by "studying" the Keller Machine. In actuality, it is Linwood who studies the machine within the episode, although his character went unnamed until ''Who Killed Kennedy'' was published in April 1996.


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Latest revision as of 09:43, 18 March 2023

Arthur Linwood was a medical student in his final year.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Linwood observed the first use of the Keller Machine in Stangmoor Prison, where he met Daily Chronicle journalist James Stevens, who was also an observer. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Shortly afterwards, Linwood became the first victim of the machine when it killed him by turning his fear of rats against him.

His fear was so great that rat bites and scratches manifested on his face and neck, causing him to die from shock at being attacked by rats in the empty Process Theatre. (TV: The Mind of Evil)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Interestingly, the novel Who Killed Kennedy accidentally depicted the same person present at the demonstration of the Keller Machine as James Stevens and Arthur Linwood. In the novel, it is described that Stevens eavesdrops on the conversation after the meeting by "studying" the Keller Machine. In actuality, it is Linwood who studies the machine within the episode, although his character went unnamed until Who Killed Kennedy was published in April 1996.