A businessman from Woodsboro, Neil Prescott was the father of Sidney Prescott and the widower of Maureen Prescott. He was the prime suspect in the Woodsboro murders and nearly a victim himself. A small amount of suspicion fell on him during the Windsor College murders, but was proven wrong after Mickey Altieri and Debbie Loomis died. He then continued to work and be a devoted father to his tormented daughter through the next few years.