The DiMera family tree is a complicated one, to say the least. “Days of Our Lives” viewers know that Stefano DiMera has a lot of children, both biological and adoptive. However, he was particularly close with EJ DiMera, despite the fact that EJ’s mother, Susan Banks, had caused many problems for the Salem villain in the past. Susan first appeared in Salem in 1996 when Stefano brought her to town to impersonate his adopted daughter Kristen DiMera (then Eileen Davidson), per Soaps in Depth.
Susan was pregnant at the time, and since Kristen was faking a pregnancy in hopes of holding onto her man John Black (Drake Hogestyn), Susan was pressured to give up her baby to Kristen. Of course, Kristen’s plan was eventually exposed and Susan revealed that the baby boy that was presumed to be John’s son actually belonged to her.
Susan was taken in by Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) and named her baby boy Elvis after her favorite singer. However, things went from bad to worse when Salem’s resident psychic Celeste warned Susan that the baby’s father was going to attempt to kidnap him (via Soap Central). This caused Susan to panic and brought about questions about the little boy’s biological father.
