Keith Summers

Keith Summers is a character in the television series Bates Motel. He is the original owner of the house and motel which would come under ownership of Norma Bates and her son Norman and was involved in a sex trafficking ring in the town. After raping Norma he ends up stabbed to death by her, which plays into the events of the first season.

History
Keith Summers was the original owner of the motel, which was used as part of a sex trafficking ring he was involved in. The house he resided in next to the motel had been with his family since World War I. He ended up losing the house and motel to the bank, which Norma bought in order to start a new life with her son. This angered Keith, and upon Norma and Norman's arrival harassed them from outside and claimed they wouldn't be able to run the motel.

Later in the evening he broke into the house and handcuffed Norma to a table and proceeded to rape her. He was knocked out by Norman who returned home and they handcuffed him. When Keith taunted Norma with the claim she enjoyed what he had done to her, she angrily stabbed him multiple times with a knife and killed him.