David and Goliath Characters

Anjali Ranadivé is Vivek Randivé’s daughter. Anjali plays on the basketball team that Vivek coaches and is surprised that her father—who, like her, has very little basketball experience—manages to cultivate such a successful team using the full-court press strategy.

Gordon Zubrod was Jay Freireich’s boss at the National Cancer Institute. Although Zubrod objected to many of Freireich’s techniques, he ultimately let him do what he needed to in order to find a cure for childhood leukemia.

Tom Frei was Freireich’s colleague at the National Cancer Institute, and one of the only people who actively helped him find a cure for childhood leukemia.

Kimber Reynolds was a young college student who was mercilessly shot and killed while visiting her hometown of Fresno, California in 1992. Kimber’s death led her father, Mike, to work with influential people to institute the Three Strikes Law in California.

Joe Davis is the criminal who shot and killed Kimberly Reynolds. Like his accomplice, Douglas Walker, he had a long criminal record, though this didn’t stop him from riding around that night on a stolen motorcycle and trying to rob Kimberly.

Douglas Walker is the criminal who shot and killed Kimberly Reynolds. Like his accomplice, Joe Davis, he had a long criminal record, though this didn’t stop him from riding around that night on a stolen motorcycle and trying to rob Kimberly.

Candace Derksen was the 13-year-old daughter of Wilma Derksen. Candace was murdered while making her way home one night, and though her parents were distraught, they decided to move on with their lives instead of getting hung up on finding and persecuting her killer.

Édouard Theis was André Trocmé’s close friend in Le Chambon-sur-Ligne during World War II. Like Trocmé, he was fiercely committed to upholding his morals, which is why he worked to protect Jewish people from persecution, even when doing so put him in danger.