Re-Bar: No other name given. Re-Bar is the bouncer at the Bat’s Wing in Dallas; his mind is permanently damaged when a vampire, probably Godfrey, removes his memories. Stan promises to take care of the now mentally impaired human because he was injured while working for vampires. (LDID)

Red Rita (vampire): No other name given. King Felipe de Castro appoints the formidable Red Rita as Regent of Arkansas. (Mentioned DR)

Remy Savoy’s aunt: No name given. When Remy’s father’s sister passes away, Remy asks Sookie to babysit Hunter overnight so that he can attend the funeral and a family lunch over in Homer. (Deceased; mentioned DITF)

Renfield: No other name given. Dracula’s human servant, Renfield is totally controlled by his master and eagerly does his bidding. Eric refers to any human who is controlled in such a way as a Renfield. (Mentioned DAG)

Renfield’s Masters (vampires): This “live” band played at Fangtasia on their way to New Orleans. (Mentioned DAAD)

Reynold, Lafayette: Merlotte’s cook Lafayette is cheerful, entertaining, clever, a good cook, and openly gay. His willingness to experiment brings a fatal result when he is killed at an orgy, and his body is dumped in Andy Bellefleur’s car in Merlotte’s parking lot. His killers are uncovered by Sookie, who has no real proof until his belongings are found in Mike Spencer’s car after the orgy regulars fall victim to maenad Callisto’s madness. (DUD; dies LDID; mentioned DITF)

Riordan, Dan: Father Riordan comes to Bon Temps every Saturday to celebrate mass with his Catholic parishioners. He freely expresses his prejudice against vampires, even attending Fellowship of the Sun meetings in nearby Minden, and tells Sookie that consorting with vampires is a type of death wish.

Approached by the Pelts in their search for their daughter, Father Riordan asks Sookie to meet with them and is disappointed in her when she refuses. He reluctantly ambushes her, bringing the insistent Pelts to Merlotte’s to speak with her anyway. (DD)

Robinson, Fay: Halleigh’s sister Fay is one of her bridesmaids. (FDTW)

Robinson, Linette: Despite Halleigh’s mother Linette’s discomfort around crowds, she manages to get through her daughter’s wedding shower and then celebrate her wedding. (ATD, FDTW)

Robinson, Mr.: No first name given. Mr. Robinson doesn’t walk his daughter down the aisle in deference to Portia’s solo walk but does meet his daughter at the altar to ceremoniously give her away. (FDTW)

Rodriguez, Carla: Carla, one of Jason’s ex-girlfriends, is in town the night he disappears but is being truthful when she tells Sookie that she did not see Jason and would have turned her back on him if she had. (DTTW)

Rodriguez, Dovie: Sookie calls on Dovie in Shreveport to question her visiting cousin Carla about Jason after he disappears shortly after New Year’s. (DTTW)