Douglas...The Professor is an Elder Werewolf who is held captive in the basement of Sapp&Sons Funeral Parlour. It is unknown when Douglas was turned into a Werewolf or by whom but he has been held as a captive "Dog Fighter" for at least 15 years by the Boston Vampire Clan led by James Bishop. The Professor has been a somewhat "willing" participant in the Boston Vampires' Dog Fights for the better part of his captivity. He feels that as long as his curse is contained and kept away from any potential innocent victims then it's all for the greater good. For this reason, Bishop, Marcus and the other Vampires don't even feel the need to lock him up anymore. The Professor has been and excellent fighter over the years and as a reward the Vampires allow him to study the remains of his victims in the fighting cage. He studies other werewolves for details in their transformations, reactions and biological traits
The Professor was killed in his final cage fight, staged by Bishop to please The Dutch against Werewolf Josh .
Josh remains overcome with guilt at having to kill The Professor but retains possession of his notebook and research on Werewolves.
Josh remains free of the "Dog Fight" cycle at this point only because Aidan made a deal with Bishop.