Vincent Hopper is a 58-year-old homeless man who was the killer of Marlene Bradford in the 18th case of the 4th season, "A Dollar, A Dream".
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Vincent was homeless for 11 years. His mental state had also deteriorated somewhat, as he still hoped to reunite with his wife and son even though his "boy" was now an adult.
In 1999, Vincent went to the grocery store owned by Anil Patel to buy some lottery tickets. There, he met Marlene Bradford, who was living out of her car with her two daughters. Vincent suggested her to go to the park with him and the other homeless. Marlene went along with him, having no other choice.
Vincent gave Marlene a lottery ticket. He claimed that he had no luck with them and only asked for a finder's fee once she wins. Marlene later came back to tell him that she won $25. She gave him his share, which was $12. However, Vincent was upset as he believed the ticket was a million dollars, and demanded a bigger bulk of the payout. Marlene quickly realized that his mental health was in poor condition as he pulls out a picture of him and his young son that he believed was from 1989, but Marlene realized it was a much older picture than he thought it was. She tried to tell Vincent that his son is now an adult and the family he was trying so hard to fight for is gone. That response only made him angrier as he rummaged through her car, destroying the birthday cake Marlene bought for her daughter, despite her protests. Vincent finally took Marlene's 38MM revolver gun (which was licensed originally to Anil but entrusted to her for her protection) and shot her with it in a rage.
After realizing what he had done, Vincent put Marlene's body in the driver seat of the car and rolled the vehicle into the bottom of the pond, where it stayed for nearly a decade.
Vincent was finally arrested and put behind bars in 2007, and the case was ruled as a "frustrated murder".