Whit Naylor is the minor antagonist of The Mentalist TV-show. He is a troubled man, who has a thing for a women. He was played by Zack Ward.
Biography[]
Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon's team are called to investigate another murder. A young woman named Talia Suarez has been murdered. She came to the island to investigate the murder of her father. Her father's killer was a certain Eddie Fish. Patrick Jane and Teresa Lisbon's team conduct a survey of the locals. At some point, Patrick Jane decides to gather all the inhabitants of that island. Patrick's colleagues collect the dishes from which the island's inhabitants are found to compare their DNA with Eddie Fish's DNA. One of the inhabitants, William Gardner, escapes. But Teresa Lisbon's team arrests him, and he confesses to the murder of Talia's father. But he did not kill Talia herself. It turns out that she was killed by a local groom, Whit Naylor. He was obsessed with women, and, realizing his inclinations, decided to distance himself from them. However, he received a hand injury, and Talia asked what was wrong with his hand. Naylor snaps, rapes and kills Talia. Naylor is arrested.