Ted Warnicky

Ted Warnicky (also known as Joe Vickers, Gary Henly, or as Psycho Cop) is the main antagonist of the slasher film Psycho Cop and it's sequel. He is a psychotic serial killer and corrupt police officer and a Satan worshipper who has superhuman abilities as a result of satanic empowerment.

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Ted is first seen getting dressed in uniform in his hideout (which is filled with Satanic paraphernalia and human blood). Later a pair of newly weds named Barbara and Greg are lost on a highway and see Ted's bike parked nearby. Greg goes out to investigate the bike to find a police officer (Ted was hiding in the woods, as he was in the middle of a murderous satanic ritual) to help them and doesn't come back. After awhile Barbara gets out to search for Greg and finds his corpse (killed by Ted off-screen). Ted appears to Barbara and laughs at her horror. She runs from Ted (with him tauntingly trudging after her rather than running) and finds the tied up corpse of an unnamed woman Ted murdered earlier. Ted grabs her and snaps her neck after a brief struggle and chase, killing her while saying she shouldn't run from the police. Three couples (the main protagonists of the film) are driving to a vacation in another town and pass by a cop (who happens to be Ted) and he follows them. He briefly corners them in a turn-off on the road but leaves, leaving everyone unsettled. Ted follows them to their vacation house and stalks the caretaker after he departs from the group (after showing them around). Zack hears the sound of axe hacking (Ted hitting a tree with the caretaker's axe) and the sound leaves some of the members unsettled while others are unconcerned. The Caretaker hears the sounds and follows them to Ted's car. Ted then appears and kills the Caretaker with his own axe. Doug hears the sounds and is concerned, but brushed off by the others. Eventually some of the group members go out to start looking for the Caretaker and are stalked by Ted. The group comes across a series of trees-turned crucifixes (what Ted had been chopping earlier) and are unnerved by this. Eric goes to call the police and is confronted by Ted. He and Eric speak off-camera about the Caretaker having an "accident" and he returns to the group. Ted stalks the group numerous times throughout the night and comes close to killing some of them. Later in the night Zach goes out to find more beer (as many of the group's belongings and foods have been vanishing) and sees a police car behind him (that wasn't there before). He goes out to search for the officer and gives, but his keys are gone. Ted then appears to the side and murders him after a brief chase and struggle. Ted continues stalking and harassing the group (sneaking Sarah's stolen purse back in), building paranoid tension between them. The others later continue their search for the dead Caretaker and Julie is left alone at the pool. She hears an eerie whisper call her name and items (including her precious hair brush) disappear and reappear. She goes out into the woods looking for her harasser and is killed by Ted's police car running her over. Laura and Doug eventually find Ted's footprints in the shed and soon put the pieces together. Some of them try to leave while others are still searching for Zach, Julie, Eric, and the Caretaker. Laura tries to start the car but it won't. Eric is approached and chased by Ted with a tazer and is killed with it after being chased (almost making it to the house). Sarah is left alone at the house and invites Ted in (thinking he's a regular cop; also Ted is operating under the alias of Officer Joe Vickers) after he says he has everything under control. Laura and Doug realize they've left Sarah alone after finding satanic markings in the woods and rush to save her. Meanwhile Sarah is chased through the house by Ted with a knife. Sarah barricades herself in a bedroom with 'Vickers' taunting her. He eventually breaks in and hunts for her in the bedroom/bathroom. He finds her and handcuffs her to the door knob while introducing himself as Joe Vickers. Laura and Doug arrive at the house to find it empty (and the door opened, Ted had shut and locked it earlier). They search for Sarah and find Vickers, who tells them he's caught "the maniac" and that everything is under control. They see the size of Vickers' boot prints and make the comparison of the ones found in the shed, Vickers is the maniac. He chases them through the house and they escape out into the woods with Vickers in pursuit. They find Vickers' car and try to call for help with the radio to no avail. Ted finds them again and they flee after a brief fight. Laura starts the Caretaker's car (they had found his body earlier) and drives to the parking lot of the house to find Doug. Vickers appears again and so does Doug and they drive away. Vickers appears on top of the roof of the car and attempts to crash it and succeeds. They escape Vickers again on foot and two cops named Chris and Bradley appear. They are escorted to Vickers' car while Bradley explains that Vickers might actually be Gary Henly: a cop with mental illness and unusual behavior. Chris finds the car and is killed by 'Henly'. Chris continues to explain about Henly's childhood full of abuse and a broken household. He believed God was on his side, but believed that God abandoned him after the state kicked him out on the streets, leading to his Satanism. Chris isn't answering his radio and Henly murders Bradley, leaving the pair alone again. Henly chases them and Doug tries to fight him to no avail and is knocked unconscious. Laura is then chased by Henly and she finds the crucified remains of Eric, Zach, Sarah (killed off-screen), and Chris. Henly finds her and she knockes him off her with a branch and escapes. Henly corners Laura against a tree but Doug spears and they fight. Henly is about to strangle Doug to death but is shot three times by Laura. The seemingly dead Henly reveals himself alive and attempts to kill Laura but Doug throws a branch through his body, defeating him. Meanwhile a news broadcast in the Caretaker's home reveals Ted's true identity and that he's an escaped psychotic serial killer. Ted reveals himself to be alive and grins evilly at the camera as the film ends.

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 * 1-3: Numerous possible prior victims: Since Warnicky is mentioned to be a serial killer he must have at least 3 prior victims. Also human blood and dismembered body parts are seen throughout the films, further supporting this belief.
 * 4: Unknown Woman: Killed by unknown causes
 * 5: Greg: Pinned to a shack with a hatchet through his head
 * 6: Barbara: Neck snapped
 * 7: Unnamed Caretaker: Hacked in the head with an axe
 * 8: A dog: Gutted (mentioned)
 * 9: Zack: Asphyxiated with a nightstick shoved down his throat.
 * 10: Julie: Ran over with a car
 * 11: Eric: Zapped to death with a Taser/Stun gun
 * 12: Sarah: Stabbed off-camera
 * 13: Chris: Shot with a handgun
 * 14: Bradley: Heart ripped out
 * 15-16: A TV report mentions that a "bloody shootout" occurred during Ted's escape from prison. The number of victims Ted killed (if any) in the shootout is unknown. Thus we can only assume 2.

Quotes

 * 1) "Looks like you need a policeman".
 * 2) "Shouldn't run from the police".
 * 3) *psychotic laughter*
 * 4) "But it is."
 * 5) 'Something wrong, son?"
 * 6) "Looking for me?"
 * 7) "Shouldn't assault a policeman. You know what I mean?"
 * 8) "You have the right to remain silent!"
 * 9) "Shouldn't drink and drive. It's against the law."
 * 10) "Sorry didn't mean to scare you. The doorbell doesn't seem to work."
 * 11) "Sarah, oh Sarah there's nowhere to hide. You're making Officer Vickers very very mad."
 * 12) "Sarah now stop this, you're obstructing justice".
 * 13) "Officer Joe Vickers at your service".

Trivia

 * He is often criticized for being a rip-off of Matt Cordell from the Maniac Cop trilogy.