Debra Morgan Biography

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• Harry Morgan, adoptive father (deceased)
• Doris Morgan, adoptive mother (deceased)
• Dexter Morgan, adoptive brother
• Rudy Cooper (aka Brian Moser), fiancé (deceased)
• Rita Bennett, sister-in-law, (deceased)
• Astor Bennett, step-niece
• Cody Bennett, step-nephew
• Harrison Morgan, nephew

History:

Debra is the younger foster-sister of Dexter and biological child of Harry Morgan. Debra believes she truly knew her father, but is in reality completely unaware of the secrets he kept—especially concerning Dexter. Inspired by their fathers' legendary police career; Debra joined the police and desperately yearned to become a Homicide Detective. Initially assigned to Vice, she was desperate to be transferred to Homicide which she eventually does accomplish. Debra meets Rudy Cooper (real name Brian Moser), who unknown to her is the Ice Truck Killer and is using her to get close to Dexter. She falls in love with him, but she is later kidnapped by the Ice Truck Killer in order for him to reveal himself to Dexter. She is bound to a table in the same manner that Dexter kills his victims, while Dexter and Brian discuss her fate. Debra is severely affected by Rudy's betrayal; she moves in with Dexter for fear of being alone.

Afterwards Debra stays in her brother's apartment as she deals with the trauma of what happened, leaving Dexter's apartment a total mess to the point he had to say "I will not kill my sister" to calm himself down. Debra becomes a key member of the Police Task Force that is trying to find the Bay Harbor Butcher, (who happens to be Dexter). She falls for an older man, Frank Lundy, the FBI agent in charge of the case, all the while improving her ability on the job. Sadly for her though Lundy is later reassigned after the Bay Harbor Butcher case is closed, leaving her once again alone.

Debra "swears off men, liquor and smokes" and is even more determined to get her silver detective shield. She is working with a new partner, Detective Quinn. She was originally part of the team investigating the murder of Miguel Prado's brother Oscar, but because of her lack of tact and people skills she has been removed from the case by the newly-promoted Detective Sergeant Batista; however, the case she has been assigned to (the murder of a young woman) was eventually found to have been the connected Skinner case, which she solved with the help of Anton, a C.I. whom she entered into a relationship with after saving his life from the Skinner. Because of her success on the Skinner case, she was given her detective shield at the end of the season.

She is known to have a very foul mouth, and there is hardly a sentence that she speaks in which she does not swear. This has nearly gotten her into trouble on several occasions as she often speaks profanely to her superiors, only to realize afterwards and apologize. It finally got her into trouble in the 3rd season, as a poorly-timed public comment caused her to be kicked off the Freebo case. She is also known for being easily angered and frustrated by suspects. Despite her foul mouth and anger issues, it is evident that Debra really loves her brother. Though she is frustrated at his inability to open up to her, she has defended him on more than one occasion.


A conversation between her and Dexter leads to her finding out her father slept with one of his confidential informants. She investigates the files on Harry's informants and interviews them, hoping to find the one Harry slept with. Also during this time, her relationship with Anton has been breaking, especially now that he had a gig in the city instead of on a cruise ship. This is put on hold by the return of Frank Lundy to Miami to hunt the Trinity Killer, and Debra once again becomes involved with Lundy. Soon, both she and Lundy are shot by an unknown assailant, although she was wounded Lundy was killed and died just a few feet from her. She eventually figures out the Trinity Killer must be the shooter. As a result, Debra opens an investigation to the Trinity Killer. However, it is later revealed that Trinity could not have been the shooter, since her wounds from the bullet were in a horizontal line. During a Thanksgiving dinner Debra remembers a conversation she had with Christine Hill and realizes she has knowledge of the shooting that no one outside the police department knew about. This leads Debra to believe that she was the shooter. This is backed up later when it is revealed that Hill is the daughter of Trinity. Hill later confesses to Debra that she was the shooter, moments before she shoots herself in the head. Due to her solving the Lundy killing, she restarts her search for Harry's C.I. mistress, and finds out about Laura Moser, and the fact that Dexter and the Ice Truck Killer are brothers.

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