When Hotch gets a text from JJ saying "Neighbor heard a fight Monday night," he taps the screen, and you can clearly see that it was picture 2 of 2 in the camera roll and not an actual text message. Every example is undoubtedly saddening since it represents another human being whom the BAU fails to save, despite the impossible circumstances and their dedication to their job. Abduction and rapeLigature strangulationStabbing (once) She makes her presence known to JJ, who reacts swiftly and mimics a conversation with her own son, when in fact she is relaying her suspicions to Blake, Morgan, and Reid. There, they are intercepted by Mexican police, who shoot out Reid's tires and disable his vehicle while Lindsey manages to escape. Her work has allowed her to establish a prior friendship with the BAU team. However, the federal government refuses to provide legal assistance for Reid, because he was never in Mexico for official government business. 1995 Cook. Five years after the events of 3rd Life, Lindsey left the witness protection program while Jack remained to testify against the McCrellan Corporation, which was apparently dismantled as a result. Another departure came with season 13 when agent Stephen Walker (Damon Gupton) was killed off. When she returns home, she finds out from Chris that he secretly followed Meg and Markayla, and that they were stood up for the date. No. Afterwards, Lindsey takes Diana and tells her that it is time to go. When the newest victim is taken, one of the other captured children tries to protect her. Ryan later sends Taylor to his father's home to retrieve a Remington 870 shotgun. Morgan takes the ambulance, which contains a bomb, and drives it to an open lawn where it detonates without injuring anyone. Do you want that? This leads Rossi to take on the case in her honor and out of regret. Of the main cast members who were still on the show when Criminal Minds came to an end in Season 15, Joe Mantegna as David Rossi, Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Aisha Tyler as Tara. This said, even a lesser episode of Season 3 is leagues better than the worst of Season 9 and 11, those being among the show's low-points. [Morgan and Garcia are speaking to each other on the telephone. Walker was a newcomer to the BAU and the series, as he was brought on in the wake of the departure of Thomas Gibson as Hotch. Because he is an important witness against the McCrellan Corporation, Jack is exonerated for his crimes. Kate Joyner Gender Female Family Unnamed father Unnamed mother Occupation FBI agent Status Deceased ( murdered) Portrayed By Sienna Guillory Appeared In "Lo-Fi" "Mayhem" SSA Kate Joyner was a notable character who appeared in Seasons Three and Four of Criminal Minds . Eventually, Jack decided to turn against the "corporation" and testify against them when they went on trial for their criminal activities. Hostage: Directed by Bethany Rooney. While dialogue in this episode stresses that the murder ritual of these unsubs is uncharacteristic of the Romany people, the episode still reinforces another harmful stereotype - that Romany people are often thieves or grifters. Life and career [ edit] Monroe was born on December 30, 1969, in Houston, Texas. Katie's death caused Doug to panic and want out; when he tried to escape, Ryan stabbed him several times with a knife. All of these happenings have shaped her patriotic attitude. Gender When it becomes apparent she is hiding something, Susan is confronted by Prentiss, who bombards her with the facts: she used to work at this very mall, remained fairly nonchalant when they questioned Jeremy about Katie, and her entire "happy marriage" appears to be a charade as she barely seems to know her husband anymore (for example, Susan had claimed the birthday present she was getting him was a lighter, even though Richard had quit smoking a month ago). Eventually, a paramedic (another one of the terrorists), drives to the site, picks Kate and Hotch up, and drives them to a nearby hospital. You. As the investigation proceeds, the BAU team begin to suspect that what they're dealing with is bigger than they thought. She ripped off the necklace her husband had given the girl, bound and gagged her, and placed her in a storage cabinet in the basement of the mall, knowing full well that Katie would likely die in there due to her severe asthma. Sophi Bairley As the investigation proceeds, the BAU team begin to suspect that what they're dealing with is bigger than they thought. Upon finding him, the paramedic slashes his own throat to avoid capture. Afterwards, as she leaves the prison, Kate is shown visibly traumatized by the ordeal, especially her close call with Black. She asks to talk with her father, so she is brought to the precinct and into the interrogation room where he is held. Contents 1 Background 2 Seven Seconds 3 Modus Operandi 4 Profile 5 Real-Life Comparison 6 Known Victims 7 Appearances Background "Did she get too old for you?" "No! So glad you had this time together. Susan appears to be inspired by Susan Smith - Both are abductors and attempted murders of children in their family (though only Smith succeeded), had unhappy marriages, were motivated by trying to stay in a relationship (with Jacobs' husband and Smith's new boyfriend accordingly), used ruses to lure their children away and get them alone, filed false police reports to divert suspicion (Jacobs copied the murder of another girl at the mall, Smith alleged a fictitious black man killed her kids), portrayed the act of a mother in distress as part of their ruses, and share the same first name. She then left the team in the season finale due to her pregnancy. Fred was found guilty and died in prison, but said he did it alone. Confronted with this new threat, Sera pretends to be panicked and tries to win them over to her cause. Soon after, JJ and Reid discover the necklace and earrings taken from Judy after her murder in the planner; February 4th, which was the day Judy went missing. Kate had dual citizenship from her British father and American mother. Suddenly, Reid remembers that the woman who framed him said the same thing and realizes that Lindsey is that woman. He and Lindsey are sent to Atlanta, Georgia, to start over. Wanting to avoid a slow and painful fate, Caroline chooses to overdose and invites Rossi to keep her company one last time. Lots of things going on especially in terms of questioning and profiling. As a result, she is able to convince the suggestible Reid to stab Nadie to death. When the mall shuts down and the search for Katie starts, Susan plays the part of the bewildered bystander and comforts her hysterical in-laws. He killed Katie in the house by strangling her with a belt (torturing her for hours via beating and cutting beforehand) and killed Doug by stabbing him three times in the chest with a knife. When trying to figure out the identity of Douglas Silverman, the first of the group of boys to be found dead, Reid lists off his physical attributes from a picture of the boy's body to help Garcia narrow down possible kids. In 2016 or 2017, Lindsey somehow got into contact with Cat Adams, another hitwoman who had been manipulated into surrendering by Reid and subsequently imprisoned. Eventually, Kate is attacked by Parkett, who tries to kill her with a machete, but is shot and killed by Hotch. As the investigation proceeds, the BAU team begin to suspect that what they're Read allA family consisting of two parents and their son break into a home, kill the parents and kidnap their daughter. Potomac Mills Mall is all a single level (no stairs or escalators). Considering that she was in witness protection and her entire background was taken out of a book, it is extremely likely that Lindsey Vaughn isn't even her real name. She went through a big loss during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as her sister Liz and brother-in-law Joe were among the thousands of victims. It has killed off a pair of former leads, but . The prosecutor offers a deal in which Reid pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of two to five years in prison. Immediately after Diana's visit, Lindsey manages to abduct her. This misconception has been used to discriminate against Romany people for decades, but it was debunked long ago. Before Reid can stop her, Butler shuts the door in front of him as Reid yells out to him and to his mother. In Season 5, Agent Hotchner (Thomas Gibson)'s ex-wife, Haley (Meredith Monroe), was also murdered by a serial killer seeking vengeance on Hotch. The team soon suspects that the killings are related to the witness protection program. As a result, she returns upstairs and turns on the shower to cover her moves. When Prentiss shoves a doll that Katie had mutilated and disfigured in response to the abuse she suffered, which Susan undoubtedly knew about, into her face, Susan finally breaks down. However, she later tells Prentiss that she believes he manufactured the memory in a desperate attempt to find an answer behind his circumstances. See production, box office & company info. Distinctly remembering the sound of her voice, Reid turns around and asks her if they met, but she replies that they haven't and introduces herself as Carol Atkinson. Sera was noted to be meticulous; orchestrating a very detailed plan on pinning the deaths of her mother and sister on her father. Morgan plays along to get Sera to lower the gun. She especially excelled in writing, most likely taking after her father, Bruce. Lindsey eventually brings Diana to Wilkins' cabin, where she kills him, rigs the house with bombs as a trap for the BAU, and patiently waits for Cat's call. The Criminal Minds episode where Hotch's former wife Haley is killed by UnSub George Foyet, aka the Reaper, is one of the show's most memorable to date. With Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Due to being in the Witness Protection Program when he killed Ryan, Jack is able to get away with murdering Ryan. Both the men and the girls shake hands, and Lindsey introduces herself as "Katie". On the first anniversary of Judy's disappearance, "Johnny" takes the girls to an abandoned building in the forest, located near a river, and leaves them as a way to scare them. Arriving at the scene, Reid begins trying to talk Jack down, stating, "Jack, your life has been about violence, and, if you do this, Lindsey's will be, too. This was not supposed to happen to my family.Susan. She has a background in criminal psychology and worked as an agent for the FBI's Sex Crimes Unit for eight years, with her specialty being undercover operations. The BAU goes to St. Louis when an 18-year old woman escapes from a house where she and 2 other women were held for a decade. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. One night, Lindsey and Katie went to watch a movie at the theater. The family subsequently went into the witness protection program for ten years, under the protection of U.S. It is unknown how good she is at it. Sera then goes to retrieve her father's revolver, which she had concealed well enough that the police missed it during their search that same day. Riley Smith Lying on the floor, Ryan begs for his life while Lindsey begins yelling at her father to kill her captor for what he did to Katie. When the daughters of Bruce Morrison, a writer whose wife mysteriously vanished a year ago, go missing on the anniversary of their mother's disappearance, the BAU is brought in to study Morrison as a possible suspect. In 2007, a girl the same age as Katie was abducted from the mall and later found dead, news which prompted Susan into enacting a desperate plan which she believed could save her marriage. It is also safe to speculate that he, along with Taylor and Doug, raped Katie as well, as he later tried to rape Lindsey, and may have done so beforehand as well. This is often caused by the characters in question appearing more frequently, the circumstances of an episode hitting differently, or even sometimes due to better writing. Elle Greenaway is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Lola Glaudini throughout the first season and the beginning of the second season.. Background. In her personal life, she is in a committed, stable marriage with a man named Chris. Think about it: Criminal Minds is one of the rare TV shows that hasn't ever killed off a main character on-screen during the midst of an episode. By the case's conclusion, Kate shoots and kills the unsub as he is in the process of trying to kill JJ and an abducted victim. Morgan also concluded that her wounds were more self-inflicted than superficial. The unsub of season 2's "Distress," Woodridge had been a member of the military on an overseas mission where he killed a child soldier and suffered from severe PTSD as a result. However, he dismisses them as they do not meet certain standards for a serial killer case but encourages her in her career path and praises her determination. See production, box office & company info. Then, he pulls the trigger, killing Ryan. Her husband murdered at least twelve girls and she is believed to be a powerful and scary prisoner. She calls him the first man who never let her down and quietly passes away. First Appearance Portrayed By There, he reveals that he knows Cat is lying about him indirectly fathering her baby, and that Wilkins was the real father, which shocks Lindsey. Lindsey: (to Ryan Phillips) You really are as dumb as you look. Sera murders Katie there, beating her over the head and throwing her body into the river. The Kid Adair Tishler Cate Hale John Bishop Jim Scheuren Sierra McCormick Lynn Robillard Lucy Butler RV Park Owner Paul Benz Deputy Bo Whitaker June Carryl Doctor Director Tim Matheson Writers Jeff Davis Mark Bruner Oanh Ly (story editor) All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro Storyline Edit Did you know Edit Trivia The girls being taken from a well lit, alley-less, and crowded area also implicates they were acquainted with their abductor and went with him willingly. Matthew Gray Gubler Shares Heartfelt Goodbye to 'Criminal Minds' as Series Ends After 15 Years The actor starred as Dr. Spencer Reid on the CBS show since 2005 By Benjamin VanHoose Published on. Instead, the trio took them to an abandoned house on the outskirts of town, where they sadistically raped and tortured Katie for hours while Lindsey watched. Teens Are Monsters: The UnSub of this episode is a teenage girl who murdered her mother, murdered her younger sister a year later, and tried to frame her unstable, alcoholic father for both killings, all because she was convinced (incorrectly) that her mom loved her sister more than her. In 2016, Lindsey started stalking Reid for months and thus learned about his trips to Mexico between November 2016 and January 2017. No." In "A Thousand Suns", after a passenger jet suspiciously crashes in Colorado, she tells Reid about the deaths of her sister and brother-in-law on 9/11. In an attempt to delay the BAU and police's investigation, Ryan mangled Katie's hands and face post-mortem to make her harder to identify and connect to him. At some point during the investigation, Kate is threatened with being fired if she doesn't solve the case. When Maeve's stalker comes out of the shadows, it is revealed to be Diane Turner. Unfortunately, in her bid to prove there is a serial killer, Zoe unknowingly stumbles upon him and is killed. It is hinted that Hotch and Kate might have become attracted to one another during the case, but as Kate is now dead, nothing has been made out of it. However, in the context of Criminal Minds' narrative, some deaths are more memorable and painful, though not necessarily more meaningful. When she orchestrated the murder of Nadie Ramos, she drugged Reid with what appeared to be scopolamine and forced him to stab Nadie to death with a knife. His character on Criminal Minds was quite a bit different than his. They are: April 5, Los Aldamas, Mexico: Hector Martinez, June 12, Agualeguas, Mexico: Manuael Valdez, September 30, Roma, Texas, U.S.: John Williams, May 5, Endinburg, Texas, U.S.: Melanie Clark, August 10, Valle Hermoso, Mexico: Jorge Munoz, October 1, Rio Bravo, Mexico: Geraldo Garcia, March 17, Zapata, Texas, U.S.: Robert Duncan, November 13, Elsa, Texas, U.S.: Sam Jones. Cat: (to Lindsey via cellphone) Kill her. When does it end, Jack?" When Megan's death comes, she poisons herself and hands over vital information about corrupt businessmen to Hotch. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Aaron Hotchner: [opening voiceover] "Love never dies a natural death. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. In February 2020, the minds behind Criminal Minds finally closed up shop after 15 long years, two spin-offs, a video game, and more.Though the series remained about the FBI's Behavioral Analysis . In season 10's "Nelson's Sparrow," the BAU hears that Gideon was murdered by an uncaught unsub. This said, lesser episodes of Seasons 1-4 (with possible exception of "Machismo") are better than the lesser episodes of Season 6 onwards. CRIMINAL She and Rossi bait Cowles into taking the limbs with him out of the house, and once he drives onto an abandoned trail, she leads the arrest on him. Bruce Morrison (father)Judy Morrison (mother; deceased)Katie Morrison (sister; deceased)Unnamed paternal grandmother (deceased)Unnamed paternal grandfather (status unknown) Walker was a family man and a respected agent, but despite appearing in most of season 12, he didn't get much . Lindsey was born on April 13, 1990. Contents 1 Background 2 Lo-Fi (Part 1) 3 Mayhem (Part 2) 4 Notes 5 Appearances One of Rossi's ex-wives, Caroline, had made several appearances on Criminal Minds as the two have a strong friendship. Blake concluded that her writing suggested no empathy and no real emotional connection to her family; psychopathic tendencies as Reid added. Born in 1995, Sera was a high-school senior with a 4.0 GPA who had accepted an early admission to Stanford. Morgan has placed her on speaker phone so that the other investigators in the room can hear Garcia's information]. She set up character witnesses like Jeff Godwin to back up her fear, getting Katie to make calls to a hotline, even JJ noticed this trait when Sera planned to use PTSD as an excuse to attack and possibly kill JJ when she held her up at gunpoint. His departure hits Reid the hardest since he looked up to Gideon as a mentor. During the entire episode, she is shown visibly affected by the case, which bears eerie similarities to 9/11. Taking place in Criminal Minds' 100th episode, Haley's death is both significant and memorable for being the first time a BAU teammate's family member is killed. This Criminal Minds episode is based on a real case, loosely, about Fred and Rose West. Ryan and his remaining accomplice then dumped Katie's body and took Lindsey to the closed Mayford High School. And now you know who I amand what I can dowhat I will doif you don't shut up! Female A long-running joke in Criminal Minds, SSA David Rossi is known for having been married three times. Lindsey was also presumably raped during this time. They were an English couple to killed dozens of young British girls. The effect is still painful as Reid struggles again with the loss of his father figure, this time for good. Along with his drunken rages, this helped her convince Katie to call an abuse hotline several times. They find out that the hospital is closed as a government official is in surgery there, but Hotch manages to convince the Secret Service agent to let the ambulance in. 2 killed1 attempted RELATED: Criminal Minds: 10 Real Mugshots In The Series Intro (& Who They Are). At the end of Mosley Lane, the FBI has tracked down the couple and rescued the surviving children. I guess there's some things I just can't fake. While he does find proof, Sarah convinces Gideon to let her die even though Riley's existence could save her, pointing out that she wants him to live a happy life that's free from his parents' reputation. As a result, she follows him back to Mexico, tracks him down to a local motel room, and attacks him and a doctor he has been constantly visiting, Nadie Ramos. As her in-laws demand to know what she did to Katie, Susan is taken in for questioning. After the outburst, JJ takes Sera home. In the meantime, Morgan and Reid show up to the house and find them. While distrusting many men thanks to the pain she has suffered, Megan comes to form an oddly trustful bond with Hotch over his attempt to do the right thing and his relationship with his son. Marshal, Foyet gets through Haley's defenses by posing as their new Marshal, making her meet him at her house, then claiming that Hotch has been killed to make her call him. She appeared to be a normal girl, but in reality was a psychopath who was viciously jealous of her younger sister, Katie and hated her mother, Judy, whom Sera believed loved Katie more than her, starting from when Katie was born in 1999. Susan Jacobs is an abductor and attempted murderer who appeared in the Season Three episode of Criminal Minds, "Seven Seconds". Meanwhile, JJ, thinking she is in the shower, returns to the basement, having remembered something odd about the storage boxes, full of quilts and mementos Judy had collected through the years. By the case's conclusion, Kate watches as Hotch shoots the unsub dead before he could commit another 9/11-style attack. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. The whole thing is very well done. They found out about Peter Lewis and his connection with the BAU, and decided to use his M.O. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Jack then holds Ryan at gunpoint, with Lindsey yelling at her father to kill him, saying that Ryan killed Katie. At that moment, Jack arrives and attacks Ryan with the shotgun, incapacitating him and freeing Lindsey. Reid turns down this offer too, and later, he is denied bail by a judge, despite Fiona's best efforts. (", The name Melissa Gordoner could be a reference to the character, She takes a year off to be with her baby like she did when she first got Meg. With 'Criminal Minds', some seasons are better than others and every season has a mixture of outstanding, great, very good, good, average, mediocre and bad episodes. Kate also is willing to "go to great lengths to get her job done". She may have been partially based on Sue Edwards, the brief accomplice of Richard Allen Davis (who was mentioned in the episode) - Both were accomplices to a pedophilic abductor and have nearly identical names. Eventually, Kate is attacked by Parkett, who tries to kill her with a machete, but is shot and killed by Hotch. Gideon departs unceremoniously, with only a letter left behind for Reid. 1979 Pathology No self-respecting cop wants to have his arse kicked by some broad with a posh British accent.SSA Joyner. Susan originally worked at a local shopping mall in Potomac Mills, Virginia before quitting to pursue another career, eventually meeting and marrying Richard Jacobs, with whom she had a son named Jeremy. In "A Thousand Suns", after a passenger jet suspiciously crashes in Colorado, she tells Reid about the deaths of her sister and brother-in-law on 9/11. The victims, all of them living along the Texas-Mexico border, were shot in the back of the head execution-style. While waiting, Prentiss reveals a recorded conversation Cat has with Reid. They offered them a ride home, which Katie accepted, and a reluctant Lindsey was forced to tag along. Micaela Kreuzwieser is a 2020 graduate of Saint Vincent College with a B.A. This kind of episode is why I love the show. Born sometime in 1979, Ryan was kicked out of his Chula Vista, California, high school after being caught using drugs on the premises. A family consisting of two parents and their son break into a home, kill the parents and kidnap their daughter. Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner: G.K. Chesterton wrote, "Fairy tales do not tell children dragons exist. Sometime later, she left Scotland Yard to work for the FBI and eventually obtained a high position at its New York office. It dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings." Soon afterwards, they find Nadie's body in the motel room, and the Mexican officers quickly cast suspicion on Reid, though the BAU believe in his innocence and assume it was the work of Peter Lewis, an escaped serial killer by proxy who is known to antagonize the BAU. Ryan being killed in front of him also had an adverse of affect on Reid, causing his cravings for dilaudid to return over time.