- Mindy O'Dell
Infobox character | colour = #7DC622
name = Mindy O'Dell
other_names
caption = Jamie Ray Newman as Mindy O'Dell
portrayer =Jaime Ray Newman
creator = Rob Thomas
species =
gender = Female
first =President Evil
(episode 3.05)
last =Papa's Cabin
(episode 3.15)
cause = Deceased.
age =
occupation = Unknown
title =
family =
spouse =Cyrus O'Dell (widowed)
Steve Botando (ex-husband, deceased)
Hank Landry (boyfriend)
children = Jason O'Dell (son), Gram O'Dell (stepson)
relatives =
footnotes =Mindy O'Dell is a
fictional character on The CW television series, "Veronica Mars ", which debuted during the fall2004 season onUPN . She is portrayed byJaime Ray Newman .Background
The wife of
Cyrus O'Dell , Dean ofHearst College , Mindy first appears to be a caring and devoted wife, mother and stepmother. Mindy and Cyrus share no children of their own, but parent Cyrus's adolescent son from a previous marriage and Mindy's younger son by her first husband, Steven Batando (played byRichard Grieco ).In
President Evil , the O'Dells hireKeith Mars to find Steven Batando, in the hopes that hisbone marrow would be a match to that of his biological son, who's been diagnosed withleukemia . Keith locates Batando, who refuses to donate his marrow. When Batando later disappears, Keith suspects that the O'Dells kidnapped him and took the donation against his will, but looks the other way.In
Hi, Infidelity , Veronica finds Mindy sharing a hotel room with Hank Landry, hercriminology professor atHearst College , and an employee of Cyrus's.In
Spit & Eggs , Keith puts Mindy under surveillance after Cyrus hired him to find out if she's having an affair. Keith discovers no affair, but Veronica reveals the affair with Landry to her father, Keith, who reveals it to Cyrus. Cyrus confides in Keith, saying that Mindy was too young and too beautiful, and their marriage had been doomed to fail. Mindy is preparing to leave Landry in theNeptune Grand hotel room they shared when Cyrus enters and confronts them both about the affair, brandishing a loadedpistol .When Cyrus is found shot to death in his office, the
insurance company rules his death asuicide , leaving the O'Dell family with no compensation for the loss of income. InShow Me the Monkey , Mindy returns to Keith Mars and hires him to prove that Cyrus wasmurder ed. The Dean's murder is themystery for the secondstory arc of season 3. The arc stretched over episodes 10-15.In
Papa's Cabin , Mindy finally gets the insurance money from her husband's murder, buys a boat and leaves town after being questioned by Acting SheriffKeith Mars . Hank Landry catches up with Mindy on her boat and confesses to accidentally killing her the night before being found.Appearances
Season 3
* 3x05
President Evil
* 3x06Hi, Infidelity
* 3x09Spit & Eggs
* 3x10Show Me the Monkey
* 3x12There's Got to be a Morning After Pill
* 3x13Postgame Mortem
* 3x14Mars, Bars
* 3x15Papa's Cabin
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