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		<title>imported&gt;Ryangibsonstewart: /* Heroes Evolutions */ 47</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Heroes Evolutions: &lt;/span&gt; 47&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Ryangibsonstewart: /* Heroes Evolutions */ 47</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Heroes Evolutions: &lt;/span&gt; 47&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hiro [[STM|teleports]] to Merle&#039;s execution. Hiro notes that he fears Merle almost as much as [[Sylar|the Brain Man]]. A guard tells Merle that he is sentenced to death by electrocution for the murder of [[Barbie Travis]], then asks for any last words. Merle says, &quot;Yeah, I got something to say. You tell that girl&#039;s family{{--}}&quot; But Hiro teleports away before Merle finishes. (Chapter 44)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Ryangibsonstewart: 44</title>
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		<updated>2015-11-15T05:31:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;44&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===[[Saving Charlie]]===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Charlie]] tells [[Hiro]] about the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]&#039;s grand days in [[1976]], when [[Barbie Travis]] was dating Merle Eckels. Charlie says that Merle was a bad guy, in and out of prison. Eckels had lied about his past to be hired as a line cook at the diner. Eckels grew jealous of the way Barbie would talk to customers, and accused her of much worse. When she tried to break up with him, Eckels killed Barbie by slicing her throat. The authorities caught Eckels, convicted him, and electrocuted him. She says that Eckels was the penultimate inmate in Texas to be given the electric chair. Hiro wonders if Merle Eckels is somehow related to the &quot;[[Sylar|Brain Man]]&quot;, or if it was just a coincidence. (Chapter 16)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Charlie]] tells [[Hiro]] about the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]&#039;s grand days in [[1976]], when [[Barbie Travis]] was dating Merle Eckels. Charlie says that Merle was a bad guy, in and out of prison. Eckels had lied about his past to be hired as a line cook at the diner. Eckels grew jealous of the way Barbie would talk to customers, and accused her of much worse. When she tried to break up with him, Eckels killed Barbie by slicing her throat. The authorities caught Eckels, convicted him, and electrocuted him. She says that Eckels was the penultimate inmate in Texas to be given the electric chair. Hiro wonders if Merle Eckels is somehow related to the &quot;[[Sylar|Brain Man]]&quot;, or if it was just a coincidence. (Chapter 16)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hiro [[STM|teleports]] to Merle&#039;s execution. Hiro notes that he fears Merle almost as much as [[Sylar|the Brain Man]]. A guard tells Merle that he is sentenced to death by electrocution for the murder of [[Barbie Travis]], then asks for any last words. Merle says, &quot;Yeah, I got something to say. You tell that girl&#039;s family{{--}}&quot; But Hiro teleports away before Merle finishes. (Chapter 44)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* In &#039;&#039;[[Saving Charlie]]&#039;&#039;, Merle&#039;s last name is spelled both &quot;Eckels&quot; (Chapter 16) and &quot;Eckles&quot; (Chapter 44).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Ryangibsonstewart: Created page with &quot;{{book character | name = Merle Eckels | sortname = Eckels, Merle  | nick =  | book = Saving Charlie | known powers = None | potential_power(s) = &lt;!-- For characters who have ...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;{{book character | name = Merle Eckels | sortname = Eckels, Merle  | nick =  | book = Saving Charlie | known powers = None | potential_power(s) = &amp;lt;!-- For characters who have ...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{book character&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Merle Eckels&lt;br /&gt;
| sortname = Eckels, Merle &lt;br /&gt;
| nick = &lt;br /&gt;
| book = Saving Charlie&lt;br /&gt;
| known powers = None&lt;br /&gt;
| potential_power(s) = &amp;lt;!-- For characters who have an identified but not displayed power --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| formal name = &amp;lt;!-- Full formal name of the character. --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| gender = m&lt;br /&gt;
| age = &lt;br /&gt;
| born = &lt;br /&gt;
| died = 1976&lt;br /&gt;
| home = Midland, TX&lt;br /&gt;
| residence = &amp;lt;!--Physical building where character lives; will link to existing articles. --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation = Line cook&lt;br /&gt;
| significant other = [[Barbie Travis]]&lt;br /&gt;
| marriage = &lt;br /&gt;
| parent = &lt;br /&gt;
| grandparent(s) = &lt;br /&gt;
| guardian = &amp;lt;!--Non-parent guardian(s)--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| child(ren) = &lt;br /&gt;
| grandchild(ren) = &lt;br /&gt;
| ward(s) = &lt;br /&gt;
| sibling(s) = &lt;br /&gt;
| other relatives =&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Merle Eckels&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; murdered [[Barbie Travis|a waitress]] when [[Burnt Toast Diner]] first opened in [[1976]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Saving Charlie]]===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Charlie]] tells [[Hiro]] about the [[Burnt Toast Diner]]&amp;#039;s grand days in [[1976]], when [[Barbie Travis]] was dating Merle Eckels. Charlie says that Merle was a bad guy, in and out of prison. Eckels had lied about his past to be hired as a line cook at the diner. Eckels grew jealous of the way Barbie would talk to customers, and accused her of much worse. When she tried to break up with him, Eckels killed Barbie by slicing her throat. The authorities caught Eckels, convicted him, and electrocuted him. She says that Eckels was the penultimate inmate in Texas to be given the electric chair. Hiro wonders if Merle Eckels is somehow related to the &amp;quot;[[Sylar|Brain Man]]&amp;quot;, or if it was just a coincidence. (Chapter 16)&lt;br /&gt;
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