MISCHA LECTER

'Mischa Lecter' is a fictional character in the Hannibal Lecter book and film series by Thomas Harris. Mischa first appeared in the novel ''Hannibal'' and the prequel ''Hannibal Rising''.
Mischa is the younger sister of Hannibal Lecter. It is strongly suggested that her murder during the events of ''Hannibal Rising'' was the major catalyst that later led her brother to serial murder and cannibalism.
Mischa was one of the only people who was not frightened by her older brother's unusually intense behavior, and the two shared a very strong bond. When Mischa was three, her parents were killed in a crossfire between enemy forces, leaving her older brother to take care of her. Soon after, a group of Lithuanian Nazi collaborators retreating from the Soviet army captured Mischa and Hannibal. After a few days in the harsh winter, unable to find food, the looters killed Mischa and boiled her remains. Hannibal prayed for his sister's safe return, but it did not come. This destroyed his faith in God, and shaped him into the "monster" that is later depicted in the series.

Mischa's role and character is expanded in the prequel novel and the recently released movie adaptation, ''Hannibal Rising'', in which she is portrayed by Helena Lia Tachovka.