In season 10's "Nelson's Sparrow," the BAU hears that Gideon was murdered by an uncaught unsub. )-February 2017, various locations in the U.S.: February 10, Los Indios, Texas, U.S.: David Hill, February 13, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Victor Flores, February 14, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico: Spencer Reid, February 16, Harlington, Texas, U.S.: Victor Jimenez, February 18, Port Mainsfield, Texas, U.S.: Alonzo Lopez. Prentiss calls her out on trying to protect her pedophilic husband instead of her niece, which Susan initially refuses to acknowledge. Since then, she has become the guardian for their infant daughter, Meg, who she has since raised for the past thirteen years. Being a police procedural show, Criminal Minds sees many character deaths over fifteen seasons. Both the men and the girls shake hands, and Lindsey introduces herself as "Katie". Her position was taken over by Dr. Tara Lewis in Season Eleven. Sometime in 2012, a year prior to the episode's events, she orchestrated a plan to kill Judy and Katie and pin everything on her father, who was suffering from dissociative identity disorder. a passenger jet suspiciously crashes in Colorado, She sings karaoke. Eventually, Kate is attacked by Parkett, who tries to kill her with a machete, but is shot and killed by Hotch. At some point, Lindsey kills Cassie Campbelland replaces her as the caretaker of Reid's mother Diana, with Diana unaware of what had happened due to her Alzheimer's. She especially excelled in writing, most likely taking after her father, Bruce. This forms the basis of this curious CM episode. I guess there's some things I just can't fake. While Kelly attempts to convince Polly to kill Brooke, Brooke manages to sneak up on Kelly and strike her first. The team soon suspects that the killings are related to the witness protection program. 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! He was portrayed by Kendall Ryan Sanders . (", 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. 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. 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. No official profile of Sera was made since the investigation was focused on her father. RELATED: Criminal Minds: 10 Best Profilers In The BAU, Ranked. However, Sera is unconvinced and her discomfort increases. 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. The whole thing is very well done. However, when Lewis presses further, Reid remembers that the person who was with him and Nadie in the motel was not Peter, but a woman (though he does not place Lindsey's exact identity just yet). Ryan abducted Katie and Lindsey at night from a theater with the help of Taylor and Doug and took them to an abandoned house. Then, she plants drugs in his car and convinces Reid to chase her to the desert. I am like a Boy Scout, sir. Due to being in the Witness Protection Program when he killed Ryan, Jack is able to get away with murdering Ryan. When she went along, Susan bound Katie with rope, gagged her with duct tape, and stuffed her in a storage closet, where she was left to die. With Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. This prompted him to become a petty criminal. 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, some deaths are especially upsetting. Sera is highly intelligent, manipulative, and ruthless. (", She owns three guns. When Maeve's stalker comes out of the shadows, it is revealed to be Diane Turner. When the newest victim is taken, one of the other captured children tries to protect her. When Katie's parents notice her disappearance, Susan called the authorities, who in turn called in the BAU to help with the case, believing Katie's abduction may be related to the one from a week earlier. Making sure to stay off of security cameras, Susan lured Katie away by calling her name. Two teenage girls go missing, one of which is soon found dead and freshly buried. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! At some point during the investigation, Kate is threatened with being fired if she doesn't solve the case. While waiting, Prentiss reveals a recorded conversation Cat has with Reid. They found out about Peter Lewis and his connection with the BAU, and decided to use his M.O. As a result, Reid is sent to Millburn Correctional Facility in the next episode, and spends the next few episodes imprisoned there. When Taylor fails to return after some time, having been hospitalized by Lindsey's father, Jack, a former hitman who has discovered the identity of his daughter's abductors, Ryan begins advancing on Lindsey, intent on raping her, when he is bashed with a shotgun by the recently arrived Jack. She reached out to Jeff Godwin, her soccer coach and her mother's suspected lover, claiming that she needed a father figure. SSA Kate Joynerwas a notable character who appeared in Seasons Three and Four of Criminal Minds. Her husband murdered at least twelve girls and she is believed to be a powerful and scary prisoner. She is an avid lover of anime, books, and film. The victims, all of them living along the Texas-Mexico border, were shot in the back of the head execution-style. 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. It's something I've been meaning to do all along. Sera eventually murdered Judy during a blackout on February 4 and disposed of the evidence, letting her father take the brunt of suspicion. (", She was the tenth candidate applying for the vacancy left by, She reveals herself to be very clumsy, remarking that her mother used to tell her "if clumsiness was a virtue, she'd be anointed 'Katherine the First'". Despite this, Rose was charged later and found guilty, sentenced to life in prison. At the end of Mosley Lane, the FBI has tracked down the couple and rescued the surviving children. His departure hits Reid the hardest since he looked up to Gideon as a mentor. John Barton) Speaking of Breaking Bad cast members, Dean Norris is still known best to this day for his role as Hank Schrader - devoted DEA agent and unsuspecting brother-in-law . In "The Hunt," Kate is distraught when Meg and Markayla are both abducted. 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. 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. Over the following year, she orchestrated events for her next murder. She resumes the interview on the next day, and Reid seems to remember the murder a little more clearly, recalling someone spraying a fine mist in his face during the attack in the motel; this matched Peter's M.O. As he lies dying, Woodridge only asks if the child is okay before passing away. As Kate lay bleeding on the street, emergency personnel are parked behind a barricade; they were ordered to wait for the area to be cleared. She receives a call from Meg, to whom she tells her love too. January 7, 2008, Chula Vista, California, U.S.: February 14, 2017, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico: Nadie Ramos, Lindsey is the second unsub on the show to have appeared in an earlier season as a notable character before reappearing as a criminal, the first being, Interestingly, Lindsey was introduced in the twelfth episode of, The actress who portrayed the character -. 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. Modus Operandi In turn, Sera notices that she may have put herself on shaky ground with the profiler when she hears her talking on the phone. As the investigation proceeds, the BAU team begin to suspect that what they're dealing with is bigger than they thought. They were an English couple to killed dozens of young British girls. He served with the McCrellan Corporation, a predominantly Irish mob in Boston. Aaron Hotchner: is here for your daughter. She tells Diana it is time to go. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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 . 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. Portrayed By I should've cried for Katie. Lindsey was born on April 13, 1990. Walker was a family man and a respected agent, but despite appearing in most of season 12, he didn't get much . After allowing her father to ask for her forgiveness, she starts a confrontation with him, presenting her scars, asking about her mother's whereabouts, and angrily demanding that he confess. It is unknown how good she is at it. Hostage: Directed by Bethany Rooney. During the murder of Ryan Phillips, she convinced Jack to shoot him to death with a shotgun. Another departure came with season 13 when agent Stephen Walker (Damon Gupton) was killed off. Confronted with this new threat, Sera pretends to be panicked and tries to win them over to her cause. See production, box office & company info, Alex Theatre - 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA. The family subsequently went into the witness protection program for ten years, under the protection of U.S. No self-respecting cop wants to have his arse kicked by some broad with a posh British accent.SSA Joyner. As a hitwoman, Lindsey's murders were all committed with the same handgun her father Jack used, a .50-caliber IMI Desert Eagle handgun, though she used hollow-point bullets instead of the regular brand. As the investigation proceeds, the BAU team begin to suspect that what they're dealing with is bigger than they thought. 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. Wanting what Maeve has to prove her superiority, Diane attempts to come between Reid and Maeve. 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. JJ comforts her, admitting that she is a mother, in order to help her talk about what had happened. 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. After Reid turns down the offer, the knife used to kill Nadie is found in the Mexican desert, leading to another plea bargain of five to ten years in prison. With this as proof that Cat is more interested in playing a game with Reid than being faithful to Lindsey, Prentiss convinces her to surrender. Unfortunately, in her bid to prove there is a serial killer, Zoe unknowingly stumbles upon him and is killed. After the girls are rescued, Kate tells Hotch she's leaving to focus on her baby. She was motivated by anger and jealousy towards her sister, Katie, who she believed has ruined her life from the moment she was born and how her mother let her; which is why JJ believes that Sera chose the 1999 labeled box to put Judy's necklace and earrings because it was the year Katie was born. 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. Director Thomas Gibson Writers Jeff Davis Erica Messer Kimberly A. Harrison (executive story editor) Stars Joe Mantegna Shemar Moore Known Victims October 20, 2007: Katie Jacobs (her niece; abducted and attempted to kill; was rescued) Appearances Season Three Nonetheless, they seem happy and discuss scientific topics, literature, and philosophy throughout season 8. 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. Sarah's patience and gentle demeanor as she goes to her death enhance the poignancy even more. He is a sociopathic child who murders his own brother, Kyle, and allows his parents and a family friend to frame someone else for the crime. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 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. Penelope Garcia: I charge extra for groups. Name At the end of the episode, Kate reunites with Meg and tells her that she loves her. Abduction and rapeLigature strangulationStabbing (once) Former high school student 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 Along with his drunken rages, this helped her convince Katie to call an abuse hotline several times. 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. 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. Reid tells Lindsey her real name, but she denies it and tells him her alias name. 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. He . Kate is taken into surgery while Hotch and the rest of the BAU realize that whoever is in surgery, as well as the hospital itself, is the terrorists' actual target. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. However, JJ deduced that she was a psychopath from her unusually calm attitude and her lack of mourning for her sister. 1979 Gideon departs unceremoniously, with only a letter left behind for Reid. Incarcerated/Institutionalized Adam Rain ("The Lesson") When Messer polled the writers' room, this haunting criminal's name came up. There, they find a would-be victim who escaped, and the team splits up to find Parkett. 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. Immediately after Diana's visit, Lindsey manages to abduct her. 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. The abduction is supposed to take place in Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge, Virginia. in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. Contents 1 Background 2 Lo-Fi (Part 1) 3 Mayhem (Part 2) 4 Notes 5 Appearances Trying to think of what to do next, Ryan decides to keep Lindsey alive for use as a bargaining chip and sends Taylor home to get his father's gun. With Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. When this fails, she chooses to end her life, taking Maeve with her as a final blow. Stephen Walker only joined Criminal Minds during season 12 following Gibson's exit, where he was brought on to help find killer Mr. Scratch. Sera seems to have been based on at least two unsubs from the show's past. At that moment, Jack arrives and attacks Ryan with the shotgun, incapacitating him and freeing Lindsey. A family consisting of two parents and their son break into a home, kill the parents and kidnap their daughter. According to Mr. Scratch in the Season 13 premiere, Walker died due to . 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. of Victims So glad you had this time together. He and Lindsey are sent to Atlanta, Georgia, to start over. While Jack wanted to enjoy living a quiet life, Lindsey didn't. 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. 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. Blunt-force trauma It was also mentioned that she once worked with SSAAndi Swannand her Domestic Trafficking Task Force. 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. Ryan being killed in front of him also had an adverse of affect on Reid, causing his cravings for dilaudid to return over time. Name In all of her hits, she used the same weapon Jack once used during his days as a hitman. She is extremely skilled at manipulating criminals, who usually fall for her beauty and giving her leeway in her cases. Great suspense. Sera holds JJ at gunpoint from a vantage point on the stairs and admits that she hated Judy and Katie, explaining her view of how Katie had stolen her mother's love from the moment she was born. Criminal Minds Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The two of them were working at the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into it by Al-Qaeda terrorists. As a result, he is extradited back to the U.S. - Anas Nin, This is the first episode to be directed by. Contents 1 Personality 2 Biography 3 Gallery 4 Trivia Occupation The team soon suspects that the killings are related to the witness protection program. One night, Lindsey and Katie went to watch a movie at the theater. Ryan: You don't know, do you Who I am? You. She confided in him about her father's drunken outbursts. In "The Boys of Sudworth Place", Meg figures out something has happened to Morgan, due to his connection to the case. But I know who you are January 5: Katie Owen and "Lindsey" Vaughn. Maybe one of the most outstanding episodes of the series. Eventually, Ryan strangled Katie to death with a belt the next day. Status (", Her earliest childhood fear was a girl named Melissa Gordoner, who was presumably the neighborhood bully. If any child misbehaves or becomes too unruly, the wife cremates them in the old family crematorium. Killing their U.S. Portrayed By A week after the death of the girl, Susan, her family, in-laws, and niece went to the mall for a day of shopping, with Susan claiming she planned on buying Richard a birthday present. Due to the nature of Criminal Minds, there are plenty of sad deaths and gruesome murders. High school student IMDb RATING 8.0 /10 2.1K YOUR RATING Rate Crime Drama Mystery Two teenage girls go missing, one of which is soon found dead and freshly buried. See production, box office & company info, 2874 Santa Anita Ave, Altadena, California, USA. She then takes a shotgun that was at the building and vanishes into the surrounding forest. When Lindsey extends her arm to shake Reid's hand, Officer Butler tells her that there is no physical contact. Though it is unknown how Judy died, it can be assumed that Sera applied blunt-force trauma to her as well. When the BAU get wind of this, they go to Mexico to assist the investigation, and eventually bring in Clara Seger and Matthew Simmons for further assistance. It is unknown if at least one of them is her FBI-issued sidearm. Do you want that? Morgan also concluded that her wounds were more self-inflicted than superficial. Two of her murders were committed through the use of proxies. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. 2 killed1 hostage Morgan plays along to get Sera to lower the gun. Status Birth Date CRIMINAL 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. The BAU heads back into an old FBI case to find the killer, leaving Hotch to reminisce about their years together. Fred was found guilty and died in prison, but said he did it alone. 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. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.". Female Micaela is currently a List Writer for CBR and Valnet, Inc. Derek Morgan: Hey baby girl. As David and Caroline were catching up, she revealed that she was terminally ill. Director John Gallagher Writers Jeff Davis Andi Bushell Stars Thomas Gibson Paget Brewster Shemar Moore See production, box office & company info Watch on Paramount+