Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Nick Benedict.
He is born Curtis Brown and marries Kate Roberts in 1969 when they are living in Chicago.
Years later, he appears in Salem and shoots John Black on Stefano DiMera's orders.
Curtis is shot to death by Stefano on November 10, 1993, in a back alley behind Billie's apartment.
Due to multiple seemingly conclusive pieces of evidence, Billie is arrested for his murder.