Melanie Merchant

Melanie Merchant is a ghost and the antagonist of the Season 1 episode Provenance.

Background
Melanie Merchant was adopted by Isaiah Merchant's family after her biological family was found murdered in their beds, with the sheets soaked in blood. Little did anybody know that it was actually Melanie who had killed her family. Eventually Melanie killed Isaiah and his family too, and then killed herself. Everyone assumed Isaiah had been responsible for the murders.

Melaine's body was cremated but her ghost haunted the old Merchant family painting, killing anyone who had a connection with the painting. Isaiah's ghost tried to warn people by changing and shifting elements in the painting. Melanie was finally vanquished when Dean Winchester burned a strand of hair from a doll of Melanie's likeness from the family Mausoleum.

When asked why Melanie committed the crimes she did, Sam remarks that some people are just "born tortured".

Weapon of Choice
A razor.

Season 1

 * Provenance