Meredith McDonnell is adopted from Lawrence Kansas. She is a young lady who had just gotten her heart broken. She has friends who want to set her up with someone new.
The music she is listening to is "You Got Your Hooks in Me" by Little Charlie and the Nightcats.
Just before the death of Meredith, on her voicemail a friend of hers says, "I know that guy ripped your heart out last time, but this one -" right before the shadow ripped Meredith's heart out.
According to the newspaper articles about Meredith's death, her surname is Rodgers, and she was twenty-five at the time of her death in May 2006.
Meredith's birth certificate reads: Full Name at Birth: Meredith Jane Allen Father: James William Allen White Birth Year: 1951 Birthplace: Lawrence Kansas. Yes, mother was married to father at the time of this birth.