17 Facts About Carlo Hesser

Carlo Hesser is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.

Upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo arrives in Llanview, Pennsylvania in 1990 and sets up a drug-trafficking operation, but soon mayor and wealthy newspaper publisher Victoria Lord Buchanan steps in and shuts him down.

Carlo Hesser kidnaps Viki's daughter Megan Gordon and Megan's half-sister Sarah; eventually the sisters manage to escape, but Carlo kidnaps Sarah again.

Megan's boyfriend Jake Harrison feigns a romantic interest in Carlo's daughter Charlotte Hesser in order to discover Sarah's whereabouts; Charlotte soon claims that Carlo has put out a contract on Megan's life, but will be saved if Jake marries Charlotte.

Alex eventually finds Sarah; Carlo Hesser agrees to let her go in exchange for his freedom, but Sarah's plane crashes and she is presumed dead.

Carlo Hesser accepts the blame and goes to jail for seven years to protect her young son Al Holden from Carlo's wrath.

Carlo Hesser is soon found dead, with Asa and Sarah among the many suspects.

Out of loyalty to Carlo Hesser, Alex sneaks Stephanie out of town to avoid prosecution.

Alex bribes Wilma to keep her plan in motion, but the police discover that "Carlo Hesser" is alive and intend to hunt him down.

Former gang leader and ex-con Antonio Vega leaves prison determined to rebuild his life in an honest way; Carlo Hesser sees him as a worthy successor, but Antonio only accepts Carlo Hesser's help when economic hardship forces him to do so.

Carlo Hesser manages to drive Asa's company to near-bankruptcy and hires a hypnotherapist in a failed attempt to program Viki to kill her own son Kevin Buchanan.

Alex leaves Asa and pretends she is pregnant to coerce Carlo Hesser into marrying her; Asa reveals the truth to Carlo Hesser, who dumps Alex.

Carlo Hesser is again found murdered, the list of suspects including Max Holden and Viki and Tina's brother Todd Manning, both of whom Carlo Hesser had almost killed.

Carlo Hesser accepts and returns to Llanview, disguising himself as a police officer and nearly murdering Blair.

Blair's ex-husband Todd manages to save her, and Carlo Hesser is sent to prison.

In Mendorra, Carlo Hesser is revealed to be Talia's estranged father, and the real mastermind behind the kidnappings.

Carlo Hesser intends to force Talia to marry Jonas, the true heir to the throne and Carlo Hesser's puppet.