In August 2018, thought-to-be-dead serial killer Ryan Chamberlain was revealed to be alive and switched places with his twin, Kevin Collins, whom he left trapped at Ferncliff Asylum.
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Ryan and Kevin at Ferncliff (2018)
Disguised as Kevin, Ryan engaged in a romantic relationship with Ava Jerome, subsequently murdering Nurse Mary Pat Ingles on Halloween, Ava's daughter Kiki Jerome on Thanksgiving, and film producer Peyton Mills on New Year's Eve.
In February 2019, after stabbing Lulu Spencer and failing to kill her due to becoming temporarily blinded, Ryan framed Franco Baldwin for all the crimes, but after denying any wrong doing, Franco teamed up with Jordan Ashford to flush out the real killer, so Franco admits to committing the crimes while mentally ill and was subsequently sent to Ferncliff, where Ryan had now locked up both Kevin and Laura Webber.
A triggered Ryan stabs Franco, but is unable to kill him since Franco escaped and after being treated for his wound, confirmed Ryan to be the killer (along with fellow escapees Kevin and Laura).
In March, Ryan took Ava, now his fiancee, to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon, but not long after kidnapping Carly Spencer, whom he left to die at the bottom of the bridge after Ava discovered her in the trunk and was left thinking that 'Kevin' was suffering from another mental breakdown.
While attempting to cross the border with Ava, Ryan was shot by Jason Morgan and then tossed himself and Ava off a bridge to avoid police capture, but Jason caught Ava before rescuing Carly and Laura told Ava the whole truth, leaving her completely devastated.
Ryan was presumed dead for two months until he sent Kevin his severed right hand, killed his caretaker April Tremblay, and left Curtis Ashford and Laura trapped in a cabin rigged with explosives. Curtis and Laura did escape, but Ryan already returned to PC and hung Kevin from the roof of the Nurses' Ball stage after attacking him and Scott Baldwin.
Ryan later visited Ava in her cabin, but Ava tried to kill him and was stopped by Curtis, who needed him alive for Jordan's sake. As Ryan was getting arrested, Ava stabbed him in the back, sending him to GH where he survived his wound and even a seizure given to him by Dr. Hamilton Finn.
On June 4, after saying no multiple times, Ryan reluctantly decided to donate his kidney to Jordan all because Stella Henry forced him to. Ryan later lapsed into a coma for days before being transferred to Pentonville Penitentiary where he met troublemaker Nelle Benson.
Trivia[]
- It was 1994, that Ryan first managed to catch Kevin off guard and switched places with him; however, it took less than a day for Ryan to be discovered that year.