Valerie Hawthorne

Valerie Hawthorne was a policewoman and the victim in Turnabout Beginnings, the fourth episode in Ace Attorney 3. She is the elder stepsister of the devilish Dahlia Hawthorne.

Background
Five years before her death, Valerie Hawthorne was involved in a bogus kidnapping plot hatched by her younger sister and Terry Fawles. After the "death" of Dahlia, Valerie testified to the court that she saw Fawles push Dahlia off of Dusky Bridge, resulting in the man's death penalty.