Jennifer Simpson is the adopted daughter of Helen Maxwell, a criminal psychologist who took Jennifer in after the Clock Tower killings that took place up in the Barrows family manor. Jennifer was the only survivor to escape from the manor, with most of her friends having been killed along with her first adoptive mother, Mary Barrows, who lured them in and planned to kill every one of the girls to their deaths. Despite the tragedy, she keeps herself hopeful, positive, and kind to others.