Tim Tilson
Detective Tim Tilson was a member of the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau in 1965 who often worked alongside Captain Amos Burke.
His time with the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau was later reported on in TV Century 21 in the 2060s, via use of the TV 21 Time Machine.
Biography[[edit] | edit source]
Time with the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau[[edit] | edit source]
Investigating the death of Elias Hoodreim[[edit] | edit source]
Tim Tilson was called to the scene of a suspected murder alongside Amos Burke, (COMIC: Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? [+]Loading...["Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? (comic story)"]) the murder being that of Wall Street tycoon Elias Hoodreim, who had fallen from the window of his office on the twenty-third floor; (COMIC: Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? [+]Loading...["Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? (comic story)"], PROSE: Zodiac's Rescue Bid! [+]Loading...["Zodiac's Rescue Bid! (short story)"]) the death had caused Hoodreim's shares to tumble three points, knocking eleven million dollars off the company's value. (PROSE: Zodiac's Rescue Bid! [+]Loading...["Zodiac's Rescue Bid! (short story)"])
Tilson worked on the case alongside Burke, discussing possible culprits, and ultimately pointed out that a "small guy" could've made it through the vent, leading to he and Burke catching the killer - ex-jockey Pacer Reynolds - attempting to escape at an airport. (COMIC: Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? [+]Loading...["Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? (comic story)"])
Investigating the death of Lord Nelson[[edit] | edit source]
When actor Lord Nelson was shot during a performance of (COMIC: Who Killed Lord Nelson? (part 1) [+]Loading...{"part":"1","1":"Who Killed Lord Nelson? (comic story)"}, PROSE: Peaceful Thals Ambushed! [+]Loading...["Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)"]) This Gun for Death, (PROSE: Peaceful Thals Ambushed! [+]Loading...["Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)"]) which had been attended by Amos Burke, Tilson was called to the scene alongside Les Hart.
Tilson assisted Burke in investigating Nelson's death, being present as Burke interrogated the cast of the production, and later finding a bullet on the stage where actor Harry Lownes claimed he had shot, not wanting to risk shooting Nelson in case the gun had been fixed, having seen "nasty accidents" happen at close quarters. (COMIC: Who Killed Lord Nelson? (part 1) [+]Loading...{"part":"1","1":"Who Killed Lord Nelson? (comic story)"}) Tilson later observed the blue paint on Burke's shoes, and found the same paint on the carpet of box six, leading to the killer - Mr Ferretti - being caught. (COMIC: Who Killed Lord Nelson? (part 2) [+]Loading...{"part":"2","1":"Who Killed Lord Nelson? (comic story)"}
Investigating the death of Irvin Death[[edit] | edit source]
On Amos Burke's night off, Tilson was present with Les Hart when Burke called to report that fortune teller Death had claimed to foresee his own death, with a car driving past with gunfire coming from inside, although as there had been no murder, Burke told them to stay at work. When Death's crystal ball exploded, Tilson was called to Death's home alongside Les. (COMIC: Who Killed Death? (part 1) [+]Loading...{"part":"1","1":"Who Killed Death? (comic story)"})
Legacy[[edit] | edit source]
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Tim Tilson's time with the Los Angeles Homicide Bureau was documented in TV Century 21, beginning in the 2060s, (PROSE: XL5 Collision Course! [+]Loading...["XL5 Collision Course! (short story)"]) through use of the TV 21 Time Machine. (COMIC: Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? [+]Loading...["Who Killed Elias Hoodreim? (comic story)"], etc.)
A question regarding the series of reports known as Burke's Law was featured in a quiz by Agent Twenty One, asking what ranks Burke, Tilson, and Hart held, with Tilson's being "Detective". This was accompanied by an image of Burke and Tilson. (PROSE: Quick Quiz [+]Loading...["Quick Quiz (feature)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | edit source]
Tim Tilson originates from the television series Burke's Law.
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