Lt. Anita Van Buren

• Religious/ethnic background: African American
• Marital status: Married. Husband owns hardware store.
• Family background: Has two young sons.
• Work history: Worked in narcotics before moving to homicide. Shot and killed a young boy who robbed her at an ATM machine; was acquitted of charges in that incident. Used a snitch while in narcotics who was useful in "Wager."
• Hobbies/other: Clips newspaper articles regarding breast cancer and keeps them in her nightstand drawer.