~John McBain~

Mother: Eve McBain
Siblings: Michael McBain
Cousin: Shannon McBain
Signficant Romantic Relationships: Caitlin (last name unknown; deceased)

John McBain grew up in Atlantic City, the son of a cop and a lounge singer. When his father died at an early age, John was forced to help raise his younger brother, Michael, while his mother worked to support them. Inspired by his father, John began a career in law enforcement, eventually joining the FBI. He fell in love with a woman named Caitlin, and the two planned to marry. At the time, John was investigating a serial killer in New Jersey, and publicly taunted the killer at a press conference. Shortly afterward, the serial killer (Stephen Haver) killed Caitlin out of revenge.

John threw himself into his work. He came to Llanview in 2003 as part of an undercover operation to arrest Flynn Laurence, a criminal who had his hand in many illegal operations. John infiltrated Flynn's organization, and at Flynn's orders, traveled to Llanview to recruit Natalie Buchanan for an upcoming tournament. John convinced Natalie Buchanan to compete in a tournament in Las Vegas that Flynn was overseeing. Flynn ordered John to have Natalie throw the game. Natalie refused, and Flynn soon kidnapped her. John revealed his true identity as an FBI agent to Natalie's husband, Cristian and the two worked together to rescue Natalie. However, Cristian was killed in the process.

John returned to Llanview, where he was placed on the investigative team for the Music Box murders, which seemed to be the work of a serial killer. John grew close with the Llanview PD staff, and developed a friendship with Natalie, despite her initial resentment over his role in Cristian's death. John was shocked to discover that the Music Box Killer was Stephen Haver, a man that he had hired as a consultant on the case. He soon learned that Stephen was the same man responsible for killing Caitlin years earlier. Guilt stricken over what he feels was his role in Caitlin's death, John is determined to bring Stephen to justice and not let him hurt another woman-especially Natalie.

Bio courtesy of ABC Daytime



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