Born in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 15, 1962, Liz had a normal childhood until her pyrokinetic abilities began to manifest themselves around her eleventh birthday. The resulting eruption destroyed an entire city block and, among the thirty-two fatalities, took the lives of her family. Liz's last uncontrolled manifestation took place on July 4, 1984.Taken in by the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, Liz learned to control her power to some degree. She is often teamed with Hellboy and Abe Sapien. However, her childhood trauma has left her bitter and she often leaves the B.P.R.D. only to return soon afterwards.In the Hellboy film series Liz has a romantic relationship with Hellboy, eventually becoming pregnant with his twin children. However, in the Hellboy comic books Liz and Hellboy are just friends; there is no hint of a romantic relationship between the two of them and she is more like a little sister than a girlfriend.