Abraham Peterson

Name	Abraham Peterson
Actor	William MacDonald
Dates	???? – 2016 (killed by Gail Peterson)
Location	Mason City, Iowa
Occupation
Episode(s)	12.04 American Nightmare

History

Abraham Peterson was the husband of Gail Peterson and father to Elijah and Magda Peterson. A former computer programmer, Abraham grew disillusioned and wanted to raise his family away from the distractions of consumerism. He and his wife, Gail, decided to move the family to the countryside where they would live off the grid.

Episodes

12.04 American Nightmare

Sam and Dean meet with Abraham outside his home, posing as new case workers from Child Protective Services. Abraham invites them into his house and discusses their past case workers alongside his wife. When the Peterson's son, Elijah, enters and whispers something to Abraham, he asks Dean to help him replace a buggy wheel and explains to them why he changed his family's lifestyle five years ago.

As Sam has a small confrontation with Gail, Abraham overhears it and asks Sam and Dean to leave. Later that night, as Abraham is feeding the horses, Elijah enters the barn worried about what his mother is doing to Magda, but Abraham assures him that his mother is doing God's work and that Magda is their family's cross to bear. Unbeknownst to them, however, Sam is hiding in a horse stall and overhears their conversation. As he tries to make a call to Dean, Abraham appears behind him and knocks him unconscious. Abraham then drags Sam's body to the basement, leaving him with the chained up Magda.

Soon after Sam regains consciousness, Abraham retrieves him and Magda for dinner. Upstairs, Abraham leads everyone in grace, but upon taking the first bite of stew, he soon begins choking and foaming at the mouth, having been poisoned by Gail.

Trivia

• William MacDonald previously played Sheriff in 5.08 Changing Channels.