Eldon Truscott was a character in Dixon Hill stories, a 20th century Human man appearing in the 2360s holonovel The Rich and the Dead.
Fictional biography[]
In the 1940s, Truscott was a wealthy bachelor in the San Francisco area on Earth. He lived in a mansion with his butler Smithers. (TNG comic: "Reductions & Deductions")
In the year 1942, brother Daniel and his wife Cybeline were killed under suspicious circumstances. This left Truscott to inherit the bulk of their estate, which included co-ownership of a winery. Half-sister Antonia went to the police, then hired private investigator Dixon Hill, claiming Truscott was responsible for their deaths. (TNG comic: "The Rich and the Dead!")
History[]
In 2369, Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher interacted with a hologram of Truscott on the holodeck of the USS Enterprise-D. He convinced them he had nothing to do with the deaths. Q watched the interactions while inhabiting a statue of Pan. (TNG comic: "Reductions & Deductions")