Dawn Marin was 21 years old. She was visiting her family at King County, Georgia. When the dead awakened, Dawn's family was killed and she was saved by Andrew. She stayed with him and his two kids; Jamie and Billy. When Andrew was killed and Andrew's ex-wife, Hannah was about to sacrifice herself after she was bitten, she asked Dawn to take care of her kids. Now, Dawn, Jamie and Billy were with her family's friends, the Grimes and Shane Walsh, and group of other survivors just like them outside of Atlanta.