| 1 | Abby | Morris | The witness. |
| | Pepper | | Abby's black lab. |
| | Jay | Morris | Abby's husband. |
| | Roscoe | | Josie's dog. |
| | John | Butler | The sheriff. |
| | Janice | Butler | Butler's wife. |
| | Deb | Cutter | Randy's wife. Brock's mother. |
| | Randy | Cutter | Brock's father. |
| | Brock | Cutter | Ethan's friend. |
| | Josie | Doyle | Protagonist. |
| | Beck | Allen | Josie's best friend. Missing. |
| | Ethan | Doyle | Josie's brother. Missing. |
| 2 | Wylie | Lark | A true crime author. |
| | Seth | | Wylie's son. |
| | Tas | | Wylie's dog. |
| 4 | Margo | Allen | Becky's mother. |
| | Lynne | Doyle | Josie's mother. Deceased. |
| | William | Doyle | Josie's father. Deceased. |
| | Matthew | Ellis | Josie's maternal grandfather. |
| | Caroline | Ellis | Josie's maternal grandmother. |
| 6 | Robert | | Becky's unborn son. |
| | Stephen | | Beck's unborn son. |
| 7 | June | Henley | The Allen's neighbor. |
| | Kara | Turner | Ethan's ex-girlfriend. |
| 12 | Levi | Robbins | The Sheriff's deputy. |
| | Frazier | | Levi's colleague. |
| | Brett | Cutter | Brock's cousin. |
| 17 | Lowell | Steubens | The paramedic. |
| | Erin | | Lowell's partner. |
| | Bonnie | Mitchell | Margo's friend. |
| | Tommy | | Margo's acquaintance. |
| | Leonard | Shaffer | The store owner. |
| 20 | Jackson | Henley | June's son. |
| | Dr. | Lopez | Josie's daughter. |
| 23 | Camila | Santos | The agent. |
| | John | Randolph | Camila's partner. |
| 25 | Kevin | Allen | Margo's husband. Becky's father. |
| | Dahl | | A police officer. |
| | Addie | Allen | Becky's sister. |
| | Phillip | Leob | The Nebraska state trooper. |
| 30 | Foster | | A deputy who background checked the Allens. |
| | Kurt | Turner | The father of the girl that Ethan is
allegedly stalking. |
| 33 | Sylvia | Lee | A search and rescue volunteer. |
| | Jupiter | | Sylvia's dog. |
| 41 | Josie(2) | | Becky's daughter. |
