Tom Matthews

Tom Matthews was the boyfriend of Jen Yates and good friends with Katie Barclay and Adam Yates. Growing up, he was also the best friend of David Lively. He was secretly infatuated with Katie Barclay along with David, and was revealed to be one of the killers in ''The Stalker 1. ''

Tom in the Stalker
In The Stalker 1 Tom is dating Jen and attending Ridgecrest High School. He appears to be just as concerned about the murders as everyone else is. Later he invites Katie and Jen to his birthday party; they initially refuse to go due to the recent murders, but Tom convinces them. Unfortunately, several partygoers, including Jen, are murdered. Tom reveals himself as one of the killers after stabbing and wounding Adam, then walking into the kitchen of his home wearing the Stalker costume, but not the mask. Tom's reason for committing the murders was that he believed himself to be 'in love' with Katie, but was frustrated by her lack of attention towards him and her feelings for Adam. He decided to kill Jen, Adam and the others because they were 'getting in the way' and then run away with Katie. A distraught Katie rejects Tom, saying his plan will never work. Richard suddenly agrees and shoots tom, killing him, and reveals he has been manipulating Tom this whole time to help him commit the murders and intends to frame him for all the killings (though his plan ultimately fails).

The Stalker 2
Tom is mentioned by his best friend, David, who turns out to be one of the killers in the second film. He reveals that he too was obsessed with Katie and that he and David used to stalk her, and that he also became frustrated by Katie's lack of affection for him. As a result of this, David plots to murder Katie; he also wants revenge for Tom's death, blaming it on Katie, despite the fact that it was actually Richard who killed Tom.

The Stalker 3
At the beginning of The Stalker 3, Brittany Jones receives strange FaceBook messages prior to her murder - presumably from The Stalker. However, the messaages are from a 'Tom Matthews'. It's possible that either Richard, Officer Harris or Emma Lively created the account, as a further nod to the original Ridgecrest Massacre, but it may also be plausible that Tom isn't dead after all and that he is one of the killers in The Stalker 5 and ''6. ''

Katie also briefly visits Tom's house early in the film; it has apparently been abandoned ever since the Massacre ten years ago, with boarded up windows and doors.

Victims

 * Jason Owens (possibly, may have been Richard)
 * Kris Strode (possibly, may have been Richard; beat and stabbed to death)
 * Alex Turner (most likely candidate)
 * Party guests (possibly)
 * Adam Yates (attempted; stabbed, survived)