Dora Kelly Lang

The 1995 murder victim that starts Rust Cohle and Marty Hart on the case. Was age 28 at the time of her murder. Worked as a prostitute at The Ranch (probably prior to The Ranch as well) until a few weeks before her murder.

Origin:  Known Residence at Death: Lived just outside St. Martinville, Louisiana.

Family:  Mrs. Kelly (Mother)

Charlie Lang (Ex-Husband)

Mr. Kelly (Father -- died on the road drove a Peterbilt, took an exit too fast) Involvement w/ Church:

Met a "king" just before her death, according to her mother. Her friends mostly remember her spending time with a church and hoping she was getting clean.

Dora Lang's Diary: 

After finding Dora's diary at The Ranch, Rust reads off two lines from it: "I closed my eyes and saw the King in Yellow." and "The King's children were marked, they became his angels."

Also, four black stars and a quarter moon are drawn on the side of the page.

Included in her diary is the poem: "“The lake. ""The shadows lengthen. ""In Carcosa.""In Carcosa. ""Strange is the night where the black stars rise.'"Comments About Dora Lang: 

"She's always been up to some kind of trouble." - Mrs. Kelly

“She sounds sad … like a torn up person on her last legs.” - Rust Cohle