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Hi, Deadman and all. A lot of great points were brought up in other answers. My answer would be a question: “Would the character speaking actually mention these people under the circumstances?” If yes, then the character mentions them. If no, then they don’t. If you mention them as the “third person narrator,” then if you mention them at all you should also suggest at least one plausible reason within the plot why the character won’t be showing up in the next story. “Teasing” characters that will be no-shows isn’t nice, and readers will be more upset the more “important” the character is within the storytelling universe as a whole. Good luck.

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Simple, have a quick conversation chapter one of the sequel. “Where’s Joe?” “Six years in prison, because when they say NO PARKING, the really mean NO PARKING.” or “Got transferred to far, far, away.” or “He learned why there’s safety bars on woodchippers. Coroner estimated they recovered 60% of the remains.” And if you want the villain to be a surprise, have his whereabouts accounted/dismissed for in this conversation too.