Criminal Minds Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Extreme Aggressor

After a fourth woman goes missing in Seattle in a period of four months, the BAU is brought in to track down the abductor before he kidnaps again.
Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: Extreme Aggressor

After a fourth woman goes missing in Seattle in a period of four months, the BAU is brought in to track down the abductor before he kidnaps again.
Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2: Compulsion

The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus in Tempe, Arizona. Most of the evidence from the fires had been burned beyond recognition, so the BAU must rely on psychological analysis to identify the firestarter.
Episode 2 - Compulsion

The team of investigators tries to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus in Tempe, Arizona. Most of the evidence from the fires had been burned beyond recognition, so the BAU must rely on psychological analysis to identify the firestarter.
Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3: Won't Get Fooled Again

Gideon and the BAU track down a copycat bomber who has been terrorizing Palm Beach, Florida. The team determines the bomber is mimicking Gideon's nemesis, Adrian Bale, who is the man responsible for murdering Gideon's team in Boston several years earlier.
Episode 3 - Won't Get Fooled Again

Gideon and the BAU track down a copycat bomber who has been terrorizing Palm Beach, Florida. The team determines the bomber is mimicking Gideon's nemesis, Adrian Bale, who is the man responsible for murdering Gideon's team in Boston several years earlier.
Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4: Plain Sight

The BAU travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day. The suspect appears to blend into the neighborhood so well the local authorities have been unable to capture him.
Episode 4 - Plain Sight

The BAU travels to San Diego to stop a rapist and murderer who commits his crimes in the middle of the day. The suspect appears to blend into the neighborhood so well the local authorities have been unable to capture him.
Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5: Broken Mirror

During the investigation of the kidnapping of a U.S. District Attorney's daughter, the BAU determines the kidnapper isn't seeking money - he is after her twin sister. The case becomes complicated because the kidnapper is always one step ahead of them.
Episode 5 - Broken Mirror

The unit are called in when the daughter of a district attorney is kidnapped. It soon becomes clear that the kidnapper is not after money, but the victim's twin sister.
Episode 6 - L.D.S.K.

The BAU is asked to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings.
Episode 6 - Season 1, Episode 6: L.D.S.K

The BAU is asked to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight, and the team works with local law enforcement officers to recreate one of the shootings.
Episode 7 - Season 1, Episode 7: The Fox

The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and lives with them as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations.
Episode 7 - The Fox

The BAU profiles a serial killer who takes families hostage and lives with them as a father figure during what is supposed to be their family vacations.
Episode 8 - Derailed

Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage.
Episode 8 - Season 1, Episode 8: Natural Born Killer

When an undercover cop in Baltimore involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than organized crime has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases.
Episode 9 - Season 1, Episode 9: Derailed

Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken hostage.
Episode 9 - Natural Born Killer

When an undercover cop in Baltimore involved in a mob investigation goes missing, the BAU believes a serial killer rather than organized crime has something to do with his disappearance. The probe leads to several unsolved missing persons cases.
Episode 10 - The Popular Kids

The BAU is called to investigate the murder of two small-town high school students in McAllister, Virginia, who may have been victims of a cult killing. Based on the crime scene evidence, the team begins to believe it is possible that someone other than a cult member may be responsible.
Episode 10 - Season 1, Episode 10: The Popular Kids

The BAU is called to investigate the murder of two small-town high school students in McAllister, Virginia, who may have been victims of a cult killing. Based on the crime scene evidence, the team begins to believe it is possible that someone other than a cult member may be responsible.
Episode 11 - Blood Hungry

While Gideon is sidelined on crutches at BAU headquarters, Hotchner and the BAU go to Harrington, Tennessee, in an attempt to get inside the mind of a psychotic killer whose disorganized and erratic fantasies lead him to murder.
Episode 11 - Season 1, Episode 11: Blood Hungry

While Gideon is sidelined on crutches at BAU headquarters, Hotchner and the BAU go to Harrington, Tennessee, in an attempt to get inside the mind of a psychotic killer whose disorganized and erratic fantasies lead him to murder.
Episode 12 - What Fresh Hell?

When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues near where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.
Episode 12 - Season 1, Episode 12: What Fresh Hell?

When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues near where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible.
Episode 13 - Poison

The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one fatally, with LSD 10 times more potent than the street version.
Episode 13 - Season 1, Episode 13: Poison

The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one fatally, with LSD 10 times more potent than the street version.
Episode 14 - Season 1, Episode 14: Riding The Lightening

After interviewing a married couple sitting on death row for serial murder, Gideon suspects the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.
Episode 14 - Riding the Lightning

After interviewing a married couple sitting on death row for serial murder, Gideon suspects the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.
Episode 15 - Season 1, Episode 15: Unfinished Business

A serial killer reappears after 20 years of silence and contacts the BAU through Gideon's retired mentor, who had made his life's work tracking the killer, with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days.
Episode 15 - Unfinished Business

A serial killer reappears after 20 years of silence and contacts the BAU through Gideon's retired mentor, who had made his life's work tracking the killer, with the promise he will kill another victim in the next five days.
Episode 16 - Season 1, Episode 16: The Tribe

When college students in New Mexico are found tortured and murdered in an unoccupied house, the BAU suspects a group of killers with a knowledge of Native American rituals is responsible.
Episode 16 - The Tribe

When college students in New Mexico are found tortured and murdered in an unoccupied house, the BAU suspects a group of killers with a knowledge of Native American rituals is responsible.
Episode 17 - A Real Rain

The NYPD are investigating what they believe to be a series of random murders until links are drawn between the crimes and similarities emerge; the police suspect that a copy cat serial killer may be emulating the infamous Son of Sam murders.
Episode 17 - Season 1, Episode 17: A Real Rain

The BAU travels to New York City to investigate a series of murders that appear to have been committed by a vigilante who is exacting revenge on other criminals who have been released by the justice system.
Episode 18 - Season 1, Episode 18: Somebody's Watching

Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a starlet whose stalker has turned into a killer.
Episode 18 - Somebody's Watching

Gideon and Reid are visiting Los Angeles to present a seminar for the LAPD when they and the rest of the Behavioural Analysis Unit are brought into a case involving the murders of several people linked to a young, television actress.
Episode 19 - Machismo

The team face opposition from the local law enforcement in charge of a murder investigation; when another victim is discovered, the two teams find a common ground and collaborate to identify the killer before further violence is perpetrated.
Episode 19 - Season 1, Episode 19: Machismo

The BAU travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who has targeted elderly women.
Episode 20 - Charm and Harm

A killer with a number of identities leads the authorities on a baffling chase through the South; the Behavioural Analysis Unit has a tricky job on their hands as they attempt to profile the man beneath the rapidly changing exterior.
Episode 20 - Season 1, Episode 20: Charm and Harm

The BAU works to capture a serial killer who has evaded capture by altering his appearance.
Episode 21 - Secrets and Lies

The team attempt to uncover a CIA mole who is endangering the lives of operatives; during the investigation the CIA takes over the Behavioral Analysis Unit offices to prevent further electronic leaks which puts further pressure on the team.
Episode 21 - Season 1, Episode 21: Secrets and Lies

The BAU works with the CIA to identify a mole within that organization whose leaks are putting operatives at risk.
Episode 22 - The Fisher King, Pt. 1

The squad are led into a psychological game with a budding serial killer, who challenges them to solve a series of complicated clues in order to prevent the murder of his next victim.
Episode 22 - Season 1, Episode 22: The Fisher King, Pt. 1

While on their separate vacations, each member of the BAU receives a clue from a psychopathic killer who challenges them to save his next victim.
Episode 23 - Season 2, Episode 1: The Fisher King, Pt. 2

The team continues to decipher the clues given to each of them by a psychopath in order to save his most recent victim. Gideon decides not to focus on the personal aspects of the case.
Episode 24 - Season 2, Episode 2: P911

A young boy who had disappeared a year ago turns up for sale by a child pornographer on an online auction. A former profiler who now heads the FBI's Innocent Images Unit asks Gideon and the BAU to help her save the boy's life.
Episode 25 - Season 2, Episode 3: The Perfect Storm

The BAU has reason to believe a series of murders might have been committed by two people working as a team after the victims' families receive DVDs after each crime that includes psychological attacks.
Episode 26 - Season 2, Episode 4: Psychodrama

The BAU is called to investigate a series of bank robberies after it becomes evident the crimes are not based on money because the robber abuses his victims by forcing them to undress before he leaves the crime scene.
Episode 27 - Season 2, Episode 5: The Aftermath

The BAU investigates a serial rapist who had been attacking young women at religious schools and stopped for six weeks.
Episode 28 - Season 2, Episode 6: The Boogeyman

The BAU travels to Ozona, a small Texas community, to investigate the murders of children.
Episode 29 - Season 2, Episode 7: North Mammon

After a man kidnaps three teenaged girls and locks them in a cellar, he tells them only two of them will live and they must choose which one will die.
Episode 30 - Season 2, Episode 8: Empty Planet

The BAU travels to Seattle to identify and catch a serial bomber who has been terrorizing the city and targeting centers of automated techology.
Episode 31 - Season 2, Episode 9: The Last Word

The daughter of high-powered diplomats, Special Agent Emily Prentiss joins the team, and she must convince Gideon and Hotchner she deserves the job based on merit and not on her family connections.
Episode 32 - Season 2, Episode 10: Lessons Learned

Gideon, Reid and Prentiss travel to Guantanamo Bay to interrogate the leader of a terror sleeper cell being detained there after a chemical weapons dispersal device is discovered during a raid at a suspicious house.
Episode 33 - Season 2, Episode 11: Sex, Birth, Death

The BAU is called to investigate a series of murders of prostitutes in the nation's capital and suspects a teenager is guilty of the crimes.
Episode 34 - Season 2, Episode 12: Profiler, Profiled

Morgan is arrested as a serial killer after he goes home to Chicago to visit his family. Because the detective making the arrest had used a profile provided by Gideon, the team travels to Chicago to help the local authorities find the real killer and exonerate Morgan.
Episode 35 - Season 2, Episode 13: No Way Out

Gideon is pitted against the scariest and most evil murderer in his entire career.
Episode 36 - Season 2, Episode 14: The Big Game

In this special two-part episode, the BAU is called to investigate after a wealthy couple is murdered in their home following a Super Bowl party.
Episode 37 - Season 2, Episode 15: Revelations

In this conclusion of a special two-part episode, finding the serial killer becomes critical to the BAU when the team realizes Reid is being held captive and a live feed of him being tortured is shown on the internet.
Episode 38 - Season 2, Episode 16: Fear and Loathing

The BAU becomes involved to prevent a possible race riot when the murder of four young black women in a mostly white New York suburb appear to be hate crimes.
Episode 39 - Season 2, Episode 17: Distress

The BAU travels to Houston to investigate a series of murders that have occurred near construction sites and abandoned buildings.
Episode 40 - Season 2, Episode 18: Jones

A case involving a serial killer believed to be copying Jack the Ripper takes Gideon to New Orleans after three victims are found with their throats cut.
Episode 41 - Season 2, Episode 19: Ashes and Dust

A serial arsonist who targets the homes of upper-middle-class families as they sleep is investigated.
Episode 42 - Season 2, Episode 20: Honor Among Thieves

Elizabeth Prentiss, a foreign ambassador and SSA Emily Prentiss' mother, seeks the aid of the BAU when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Episode 43 - Season 2, Episode 21: Open Season

The BAU is called to investigate after the bodies of missing people are discovered in a remote region of the Idaho wilderness.
Episode 44 - Season 2, Episode 22: Legacy

When homeless persons begin going missing mysteriously from the streets in Kansas City, a local detective calls the BAU to investigate the disappearances.
Episode 45 - Season 2, Episode 23: No Way Out, Pt. II: The Evilution of Frank

When the prolific serial killer Frank returns and murders Gideon's girlfriend in his own apartment, he starts his own investigation.
Episode 46 - Season 3, Episode 1: Doubt

The BAU is called to investigate after the bodies of missing people are discovered in a remote region of the Idaho wilderness. The gruesome find also leads the team to determine the unsubs have been hunting humans for sport.
Episode 47 - Season 3, Episode 2: In Name and Blood

With Gideon missing, and Hotch and Prentiss off the team, the BAU investigates one of its most difficult cases yet as the remaining agents track a serial killer in Milwaukee who abducts women in public places by using his son as bait.
Episode 48 - Season 3, Episode 3: Scared To Death

The BAU travels to Oregon to assist local authorities in investigating the disappearances of people who are new to the city and have no strong social ties in Portland.
Episode 49 - Season 3, Episode 4: Children of the Dark

When home invasions involve the murder of entire families, the BAU is called to Denver to identify the killers who possibly have been abused while in foster care.
Episode 50 - Season 3, Episode 5: Seven Seconds

The investigation turns to the family as the BAU and local authorities race against time to locate a young girl who has disappeared from a shopping mall in Potomac Mills, Virginia.
Episode 51 - Season 3, Episode 6: About Face

The BAU travels to Dallas to assist in the search for a murderer who scares his victims with "missing" flyers that display the soon-to-be victims' photos.
Episode 52 - Season 3, Episode 7: Identity

The BAU is called to Montana to investigate the case of three kidnapped and murdered women.
Episode 53 - Season 3, Episode 8: Lucky

In the first of a two-part story, the BAU pursues a cannibalistic serial killer in Bridgewater, Florida, that leads Morgan to a crisis in his faith.
Episode 54 - Season 3, Episode 9: Penelope

As Garcia fights for her life in this conclusion of a two-part episode, the BAU's search for her attacker leads the unit to believe the assailant could be someone close to the investigation.
Episode 55 - Season 3, Episode 10: True Night

The BAU and local authorities in Los Angeles investigate a series of brutal serial killings that appear to involve a famous comic book artist.
Episode 56 - Season 3, Episode 11: Birthright

The new sheriff in Fredericksburg, Virginia, requests the BAU's assistance in the investigation of a series of mutilation murders that appear to mimic similar crimes that had occurred over two decades earlier.
Episode 57 - Season 3, Episode 12: 3rd Life

When one teenager is found murdered and her best friend is abducted in Chula Vista, California, the BAU must profile the killer and find him before he kills the other teen.
Episode 58 - Season 3, Episode 13: Limelight

After the contents of a self-storage unit purchased at an auction take the BAU to Philadelphia to investigate a series of murders, the local agent becomes the center of the case.
Episode 59 - Season 3, Episode 14: Damaged

Rossi goes to Indianapolis to continue his investigation into the two unsolved murders that have plagued him for 20 years, and he is joined by Prentiss, JJ, and Morgan when they learn about the case. Meanwhile, Hotchner and Reid interview a death-row inmate in a Connecticut prison.
Episode 60 - Season 3, Episode 15: A Higher Power

The BAU is called to Pittsburgh after an unusually high suicide rate appears to be the work of an Angel of Death.
Episode 61 - Season 3, Episode 16: Elephant's Memory

The BAU is called to West Bune, a small town in Texas, to investigate what appears to be spree killings that involve a teenaged boy and his girlfriend.
Episode 62 - Season 3, Episode 17: In Heat

The BAU is called to Miami to investigate a serial killer who appears to have a conflicted sexual identity. Meanwhile, JJ's secret is revealed.
Episode 63 - Season 3, Episode 18: The Crossing

The team members try to identify a stalker before he can attack a woman who is being stalked in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Episode 64 - Season 3, Episode 19: Tabula Rasa

After a suspected serial killer wakes up from a coma, the BAU reopens the case and uses brain fingerprinting to determine if he really doesn't remember the crimes that had been committed four years earlier in Roanoke, Virginia.
Episode 65 - Season 3, Episode 20: Lo-Fi

The BAU faces one of its toughest cases when the team is called to New York City to determine if a series of random shootings is the work of one serial killer or a team of killers working together.
Episode 66 - Season 4, Episode 1: Mayhem

After a bomb explodes an SUV in New York City that might be carrying a BAU member, the team goes into high gear to determine who might have been injured in the explosion and to apprehend the terrorists responsible for the mayhem.
Episode 67 - Season 4, Episode 2: The Angel Maker

After a series of murders in Lower Canaan, Ohio, is connected to a serial killer who had been executed a year ago, the BAU must find the link to the current crimes.
Episode 68 - Season 4, Episode 3: Minimal Loss

After Prentiss and Reid go undercover in Colorado to investigate alleged child abuse at the compound of an underground cult in La Plata County, they are taken hostage when a federal raid on the fortress goes bad.
Episode 69 - Season 4, Episode 4: Paradise

The BAU joins the manhunt in Sherwood, Nevada, to catch a serial killer who conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents.
Episode 70 - Season 4, Episode 5: Catching Out

The BAU investigates a series of murders in Modesto that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains in Northern California and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway.
Episode 71 - Season 4, Episode 6: The Instincts

When a young boy is kidnapped in Las Vegas, Reid begins to have dreams that force him recall forgotten memories from his childhood as he investigates the case.
Episode 72 - Season 4, Episode 7: Memoriam

As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.
Episode 73 - Season 4, Episode 8: Masterpiece

When a narcissistic psychopath confesses he has killed seven people and more will die, the team must locate his latest victims before it is too late.
Episode 74 - Season 4, Episode 9: 52 Pickup

Emily Prentiss and Jordan Todd go undercover in Atlanta to profile a serial killer who has perfected his skill as a pick-up artist and uses his masculine prowess to lure his next victims.
Episode 75 - Season 4, Episode 10: Brothers In Arms

As a former uniform cop, Morgan takes it personally when a serial killer specifically targets officers on the police force in Phoenix, Arizona.
Episode 76 - Season 4, Episode 11: Normal

The BAU is called to assist local law enforcement in catching a serial killer, dubbed the "Road Warrior" by the media, who is shooting blonde women as they drive along freeways in Orange County, California.
Episode 77 - Season 4, Episode 12: Soul Mates

When a young woman in an affluent community in Sarasota, Florida, disappears, the BAU suspects she may have been taken hostage by the partner of a pair of serial killers.
Episode 78 - Season 4, Episode 13: Bloodline

The BAU is called to Alabama when young women are being abducted by what appears to be a family working together.
Episode 79 - Season 4, Episode 14: Cold Comfort

The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU in Seattle to identify a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.
Episode 80 - Season 4, Episode 15: Zoe's Reprise

The local authorities in Cleveland enlist the help of the BAU to assist in the pursuit of a serial killer who appears to be copying the methods used by famous murderers from the past.
Episode 81 - Season 4, Episode 16: Pleasure Is My Business

The BAU is called to Dallas to investigate when a serial killer lures and kills high-powered executives by posing as a high-class call girl.
Episode 82 - Season 4, Episode 17: Demonology

The BAU investigates a series of deaths involving possible exorcisms in the Washington area that appear to be sanctioned by the Vatican, and SSA Emily Prentiss finds herself personally involved in the case.
Episode 83 - Season 4, Episode 18: Ominivore

The BAU travels to Boston when the serial killer from one of Agent Hotchner's first cases, which involved one of the most notorious murderers in the history of New England, returns after 10 years.
Episode 84 - Season 4, Episode 19: House On Fire

The BAU is summoned to Indiana by local authorities when a serial arsonist threatens the residents of Royal by setting fire to community meeting places that kills many people.
Episode 85 - Season 4, Episode 20: Conflicted

The BAU is called to Texas to investigate a serial killer who is targeting vacationing students on spring break on South Padre Island.
Episode 86 - Season 4, Episode 21: A Shade of Gray

During an investigation of a series of child abductions and murders in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the BAU concludes the possibility that the last murder may not be the work of the suspect who had been apprehended.
Episode 87 - Season 4, Episode 22: The Big Wheel

When a serial killer in Buffalo sends a videotape of one of his crimes to the BAU, the team discovers a message from the murderer that begs for help in stopping the killing.
Episode 88 - Season 4, Episode 23: Roadkill

Local authorities summon the assistance of the BAU after a series of homicides occur that appear to have been caused by a serial killer's car near Bend, Oregon.
Episode 89 - Season 4, Episode 24: Amplification

The BAU responds quickly after a serial killer releases a new strain of a deadly anthrax virus in Annapolis that threatens the public and puts a member of the team at risk.
Episode 90 - Season 4, Episode 25: To Hell...

In one of its most difficult cases, the BAU is called to Detroit to help track down a serial killer who forces the team into Canada to catch him.
Episode 91 - Season 4, Episode 26: ...And Back

The BAU continues its search for a serial killer who has forced the team into Canada to catch him. Meanwhile, a team member may have become the target of a killer from the past.
Episode 92 - Season 5, Episode 1: Nameless, Faceless

As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
Episode 93 - Season 5, Episode 2: Haunted

The BAU is called to Louisville to help local authorities determine what caused a disturbed man to have a psychotic break at a pharmacy and murder several customers before fleeing the scene.
Episode 94 - Season 5, Episode 3: Reckoner

SSA David Rossi's personal and professional life is brought to the forefront when the BAU is called to investigate a case in Commack, Long Island, Agent Rossi's hometown.
Episode 95 - Season 5, Episode 4: Hopeless

The BAU investigates a group of suspects with a pack mentality who are randomly selecting their victims in the nation's capital and murdering them for the thrill of it.
Episode 96 - Season 5, Episode 5: Cradle to Grave

The BAU travels to Albuquerque to investigate the case of a serial killer who impregnates young women and murders them after they have given birth.
Episode 97 - Season 5, Episode 6: The Eyes Have It

The BAU is called to Oklahoma City to help local authorities track a serial killer who removes the eyes of his murder victims and keeps the eyes as souvenirs.
Episode 98 - Season 5, Episode 7: The Performer

The BAU is called to Los Angeles to investigate a series of killings that lead to a Goth rock star who appears to have become lost in the creepy alter-ego he portrays when he is on stage.
Episode 99 - Season 5, Episode 8: Outfoxed

While investigating a series of murders of entire families in Hampton, Virginia, the BAU is forced to visit Red Onion Supermax Prison to seek advice from one of the most atrocious killers from the team's past, nicknamed "The Fox," who delivers a portentous message to Agent Hotchner.
Episode 100 - Season 5, Episode 9: 100

When The Reaper returns to Washington for a final showdown, the team works frantically to catch him before he reaches SSA Hotchner's family.
Episode 101 - Season 5, Episode 10: The Slave of Duty

While Agent Hotchner takes a leave of absence to contemplate his future with the BAU, the team is called to investigate a home invasion case in Nashville without him.
Episode 102 - Season 5, Episode 11: Retaliation

After an ex-convict makes a daring escape from the BAU's custody and embarks on a killing spree in Lockport, New York, the team must profile the criminal's past in order to catch him again.
Episode 103 - Season 5, Episode 12: The Uncanny Valley

As SSA Hotchner struggles with his return to work, the team is called upon to profile a suspect with an unusual personal obsession who is abducting certain types of women.
Episode 104 - Season 5, Episode 13: Risky Business

The BAU investigates a rash of teen suicides in small Wyoming towns and discover that the UnSub pretends to be a teen and coerces other teens into playing "the choking game" over the Internet with deadly results.
Episode 105 - Season 5, Episode 14: Parasite

The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.
Episode 106 - Season 5, Episode 15: Public Enemy

A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.
Episode 107 - Season 5, Episode 16: Mosley Lane

The BAU profiles a child abductor who may have been keeping children for more than eight years.
Episode 108 - Season 5, Episode 17: Solitary Man

A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.
Episode 109 - Season 5, Episode 18: The Fight

The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected. Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker guest stars as Special Agent Sam Cooper.
Episode 110 - Season 5, Episode 19: A Rite of Passage

The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
Episode 111 - Season 5, Episode 20: ...A Thousand Words

When a serial killer covered in tattoos commits suicide, he leaves the BAU team clues to the identity of one last victim who may still be alive.
Episode 112 - Season 5, Episode 21: Exit Wounds

Garcia questions her role on the BAU team when she travels with them to Alaska for a case and sees more than she bargained for.
Episode 113 - Season 5, Episode 22: The Internet Is Forever

The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking."
Episode 114 - Season 5, Episode 23: Our Darkest Hour

A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.
Episode 115 - Season 6, Episode 1: The Longest Night

The BAU team closes in on the serial killer as he continues his murder spree throughout Los Angeles - with Detective Spicer's kidnapped daughter as his hostage - in the conclusion of last season's cliffhanger.
Episode 116 - Season 6, Episode 2: JJ

While JJ attempts to reunite a family whose daughter has mysteriously disappeared, her BAU family braces for the loss of one of their own.
Episode 117 - Season 6, Episode 3: Remembrance of Things Past

When several women are found murdered in a similar fashion, Rossi revisits a cold case that has haunted him for 25 years, causing him to suspect that the original killer is at work again.
Episode 118 - Season 6, Episode 4: Compromising Positions

The BAU team searches for a serial killer who is preying on married couples. Also, Hotchner looks to one of the team to fill JJ's vacant role.
Episode 119 - Season 6, Episode 5: Safe Haven

The BAU team is on the trail of a serial killer targeting families throughout the Midwest. Meanwhile, Morgan is concerned when Ellie runs away from her foster family and pays him a visit.
Episode 120 - Season 6, Episode 6: Devil's Night

The BAU team must find a killer who has struck Detroit for the past three years solely during the raucous pre-Halloween celebration "Devil's Night."
Episode 121 - Season 6, Episode 7: Middle Man

When bodies begin turning up in the cornfields of Indiana, the BAU team must catch a pack of serial killers targeting exotic dancers.
Episode 122 - Season 6, Episode 8: Reflection of Desire

When a kidnapped woman is found murdered in an alley in Georgetown, the BAU team goes on the hunt for the killer before he can strike again.
Episode 123 - Season 6, Episode 9: Into The Woods

When an 8-year-old is found murdered on the Appalachian Trail, the BAU team goes deep into its forests in search of a man lurking in the wilderness who is targeting children.
Episode 124 - Season 6, Episode 10: What Happens At Home...

The BAU searches inside a gated New Mexico community for a killer targeting women, and Hotchner looks to an FBI cadet with a unique past for help with the investigation.
Episode 125 - Season 6, Episode 11: 25 to Life

Morgan suggests that a man has been rehabilitated and aids in his parole, but later regrets his decision when the man murders someone days after being released.
Episode 126 - Season 6, Episode 12: Corazon

As the BAU travels to Miami to investigate a series of bizarre, ritualistic murders, Reid suffers a series of blinding headaches and hallucinations that leave him concerned for his health.
Episode 127 - Season 6, Episode 13: The Thirteenth Step

The BAU hits the road to track down a pair of young lovers on an interstate murder spree. Also, Prentiss hears frightening news from her former boss at Interpol.
Episode 128 - Season 6, Episode 14: Sense Memory

The BAU travels to Los Angeles to investigate unusual murders throughout the city. Also, more of Prentiss' mysterious past comes to light.
Episode 129 - Season 6, Episode 15: Today I Do

The BAU is called to upstate New York to investigate mysterious disappearances. Also, Prentiss gets some disturbing news about one of her former Interpol colleagues.
Episode 130 - Season 6, Episode 16: Coda

Reid makes a connection with an autistic child that could assist the BAU in finding the boy's missing parents. Also, Prentiss enlists two former Interpol colleagues in hunting an old nemesis.
Episode 131 - Season 6, Episode 17: Valhalla

After a series of suspicious murders occur, Prentiss suspects her old Interpol nemesis, making her fear for the safety of her BAU team as he closes in on her.
Episode 132 - Season 6, Episode 18: Lauren

Prentiss is ready to confront her nemesis, Ian Doyle, once and for all. Meanwhile, the BAU calls upon JJ to help them find Prentiss and capture Doyle before it's too late.
Episode 133 - Season 6, Episode 19: With Friends Like These...

When a gang of suspected murderers begins targeting a new victim each night, the BAU travels to Portland to head them off before they can strike again.
Episode 134 - Season 6, Episode 20: Hanley Waters

As the BAU investigates targeted killings in Tampa, they also deal with their own feelings about the loss of Prentiss.
Episode 135 - Season 6, Episode 21: The Stranger

The BAU hunts a stalker in San Diego who is targeting college students. Meanwhile, the team comes under Strauss' scrutiny in the wake of the loss of Prentiss.
Episode 136 - Season 6, Episode 22: Out of the Light

The BAU is called to a North Carolina mountain town after a woman is found badly injured and another is missing, and they discover that these two are not the only victims.
Episode 137 - Season 6, Episode 23: Big Sea

The BAU is Florida-bound to investigate bodies discovered buried in the ocean floor off Jacksonville, but the case rattles Morgan when his aunt suspects that her missing daughter is one of the victims.
Episode 138 - Season 6, Episode 24: Supply & Demand

The bodies of two missing persons are found in a car trunk, and the BAU suspects that an interstate human trafficking ring is at work. Also, Hotch warns the team of possible changes, and they are surprised when a beloved team member returns.
Episode 139 - Season 7, Episode 1: It Takes a Village

The BAU team is at a crossroads as they are questioned by a Senate Committee for their retaliatory actions in the wake of Prentiss' loss, but an unexpected familiar face could help them win their case and keep the team together.
Episode 140 - Season 7, Episode 2: Proof

The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are being found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prentiss' presumed death.
Episode 141 - Season 7, Episode 3: Dorado Falls

The BAU team investigates a mass murder at an Internet security company in Charlottesville, Va., but clues reveal it is not a typical serial killer at work. Also, Prentiss must complete recertification training under Morgan's watchful eye.
Episode 142 - Season 7, Episode 4: Painless

Survivors of a Boise high school massacre return to remember the event 10 years later, but the BAU team is called in when a new killer with a similar style targets the survivors. Also, Hotch is worried that his son, Jack, may be a victim of school bullying.
Episode 143 - Season 7, Episode 5: From Childhood's Hour

The BAU team investigates the abductions of young children with troubled mothers in St. Louis. Also, Rossi reconnects with his first wife who has shocking news for him.
Episode 144 - Season 7, Episode 6: Epilogue

The BAU search California's Angeles National Forest after a number of bodies mysteriously turn up in the mountain lakes there. Also, Rossi struggles with an agonizing decision regarding his ex-wife.
Episode 145 - Season 7, Episode 7: There's No Place Like Home

When a series of tornadoes hits Kansas, the BAU is called in to investigate bodies of young boys that turn up in the aftermath of the storms. Also, work pressures cause tension on JJ's home front.
Episode 146 - Season 7, Episode 8: Hope

A case turns personal for Garcia when the BAU investigate the disappearance of a woman in her survivors' support group whose daughter went missing seven years earlier.
Episode 147 - Season 7, Episode 9: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The BAU team looks into the real reasons behind an apparent mass suicide of a small group of youths at a military academy. Also, Hotch and Morgan butt heads when a team member could be in jeopardy.
Episode 148 - Season 7, Episode 10: The Bittersweet Science

The BAU team investigates a string of brutal bludgeonings in Philadelphia and is led to the city's boxing scene in search of the killer. Also, Hotch makes a connection with an attractive runner as they both train for a triathlon.
Episode 149 - Season 7, Episode 11: True Genius

A series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his genius abilities.
Episode 150 - Season 7, Episode 12: Unknown Subject

The BAU team searches for a serial rapist in Houston known as "The Piano Man" who has resurfaced and is assaulting his previous victims. Also, Prentiss tries to come to terms with her trauma from last year and with rejoining the team.
Episode 151 - Season 7, Episode 13: Snake Eyes

The BAU tries their luck in Atlantic City when the team is called in to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. Also, after a spat with her boyfriend, Kevin, Garcia thinks she and Morgan may have gotten a little too friendly with each other. Dean Cain Guest Stars as Down-On-His-Luck Gambler Curtis Banks.
Episode 152 - Season 7, Episode 14: Closing Time

The BAU team hit choppy waters on the beaches of Southern California when they discover a series of bodies hidden in lifeguard towers along the coast.
Episode 153 - Season 7, Episode 15: A Thin Line

The BAU team investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in California's Inland Empire that appear to be gang-related, but their investigation may uncover a more sinister motivation.
Episode 154 - Season 7, Episode 16: A Family Affair

The heat is on in Atlanta when the BAU investigates murders of women and realizes they are looking for more than one unsub.
Episode 155 - Season 7, Episode 17: I Love You, Tommy Brown

When married couples fostering young children end up being killed in Seattle, the BAU team looks for an unsub with a maternal-yet-murderous instinct. Also, Garcia fears a possible proposition from Kevin. Teri Polo guest stars.
Episode 156 - Season 7, Episode 18: Foundation

When a scared, emaciated young boy is found in the Arizona desert and another boy winds up missing, the BAU begins searching for the kidnapper as Morgan reaching into his scarred past, tries to bond with the found child. Garrett M. Brown and Jackson Pace guest star.
Episode 157 - Season 7, Episode 19: Heathridge Manor

The BAU team heads to Oregon to investigate a series of gothic, ritualistic murders. Robert Englund and Juliet Landau guest star.
Episode 158 - Season 7, Episode 20: The Company

When Morgan's sister sees a woman who looks like their presumed-dead cousin, Morgan is confronted with a lie he told his family to provide closure and BAU reopens the case. Shanola Hampton, Chad L.Coleman, Erica Gimpel and Denise Dowse guest star.
Episode 159 - Season 7, Episode 21: Divining Rod

After a notorious serial killer is executed, a copycat begins murdering women in the same Oklahoma town and in the same fashion. The BAU team must act fast before more victims are found.
Episode 160 - Season 7, Episode 22: Profiling 101

Rossi and the team present one of the longest-tenured serial killer cases to college students, and they take the class through a nearly 20-year chase for the murderer. Mackenzie Astin guest stars.
Episode 161 - Season 7, Episode 23: Hit/Run

When the BAU goes against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington, D.C., the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostage.
Episode 162 - Season 8, Episode 1: The Silencer

When a Texas prisoner escapes during a transfer, he leaves behind victims with his unique trademark, sewing their mouths shut, a signature the BAU remembers as unique to the UnSub "The Silencer."
Episode 163 - Season 8, Episode 2: The Pact

When the bodies of two seemingly unrelated victims are found just hours apart in San Diego and Los Angeles respectively, the BAU suspects that that not one, but two killers are working together to commit these murders.
Episode 164 - Season 8, Episode 3: Through The Looking Glass

When one Kansas family turns up dead and another goes missing, the BAU looks for a link between the cases to find out who is behind the kidnappings and murders.
Episode 165 - Season 8, Episode 4: God Complex

When a legless body is found in the New Mexico desert and a second unwilling amputee shows up at the hospital, the BAU team searches for this amateur surgeon before he preys upon his next reluctant victim.
Episode 166 - Season 8, Episode 5: The Good Earth

When four men go missing in rural Oregon, the BAU searches for a common link among them in order to track them down.
Episode 167 - Season 8, Episode 6: The Apprenticeship

When prostitutes in Miami are discovered murdered in a similar style to local animals found dead there, the BAU must work fast to find an UnSub whose confidence is quickly escalating.
Episode 168 - Season 8, Episode 7: The Fallen

The BAU travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies of homeless people begin showing up by the famous pier.
Episode 169 - Season 8, Episode 8: The Wheels on the Bus...

The BAU team goes in pursuit of a missing school bus full of children outside the Washington, D.C. area, and it becomes a race against time for them to bring them home safely.
Episode 170 - Season 8, Episode 9: Magnificent Light

When a recent attendee at a popular motivational speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered, the BAU looks at the speaker as the main suspect, but they have to refocus their investigation when the speaker himself goes missing.
Episode 171 - Season 8, Episode 10: The Lesson

The BAU investigates a series of male bodies that have been oddly disposed of, finding themselves in search of a killer with ritualistic tendencies.
Episode 172 - Season 8, Episode 11: Perennials

The BAU heads south to investigate a fast-moving UnSub whose signature matches that of a serial killer from 30 years ago.
Episode 173 - Season 8, Episode 12: Zugzwang

When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late.
Episode 174 - Season 8, Episode 13: Magnum Opus

While Reid copes with a loss in his personal life, the rest of the BAU travels to San Francisco to investigate victims discovered in the Mission District.
Episode 175 - Season 8, Episode 14: All That Remains

When the daughters of Bruce Morrison (Ken Olin), 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.
Episode 176 - Season 8, Episode 15: Broken

The BAU heads to Austin to investigate victims found there with their watches set inaccurately, a clue which may connect the crimes.
Episode 177 - Season 8, Episode 16: Carbon Copy

When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.
Episode 178 - Season 8, Episode 17: The Gathering

The BAU investigates victims who were documenting their personal lives and inner desires on blog posts and social media.
Episode 179 - Season 8, Episode 18: Restoration

The BAU goes to Morgan's old neighborhood in urban Chicago in search of an UnSub targeting middle-aged men, and a clue leads Morgan to believe that they are after someone connected to the man who molested him as a child. Skipp Sudduth guest stars.
Episode 180 - Season 8, Episode 19: Pay It Forward

When a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened 25 years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the BAU investigates that crime and a possible link to the death of a local police officer.
Episode 181 - Season 8, Episode 20: Alchemy

The BAU travels to Rapid City after two male victims are discovered murdered in a ritualistic manner.
Episode 182 - Season 8, Episode 21: Nanny Dearest

The BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year. Guest stars include Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer and KCBS-TV anchor Kent Schocknek as a news reporter.
Episode 183 - Season 8, Episode 22: #6

The BAU goes to Detroit to track an UnSub with a rapidly changing MO.
Episode 184 - Season 8, Episode 23: Brothers Hotchner/The Replicator

The Replicator zeroes in on the BAU when the killer targets one of the team as the next victim.
Episode 185 - Season 9, Episode 1: The Inspiration

The hunt for a methodical killer takes the BAU to Arizona to search for an increasingly devolving UnSub, and the team speculates that Hotch is in the running to be the new BAU unit chief. Camryn Manheim guest stars as Carla Hines and Fred Koehler as her son.
Episode 186 - Season 9, Episode 2: The Inspired

As the BAU zeroes in on the suspect of the ritualistic killings they've been investigating in Arizona, a bizarre connection within the UnSub's family could lead them to finally nab the suspect. Camryn Manheim guest stars as Carla Hines and Fred Koehler as her son.
Episode 187 - Season 9, Episode 3: Final Shot

When a sniper strikes Dallas, the BAU investigates whether the upcoming anniversary of the Kennedy assassination is a motivating factor or if something else is driving the UnSub. Eva LaRue guest stars as FBI Agent Tanya Mays.
Episode 188 - Season 9, Episode 4: To Bear Witness

The BAU meets their new section chief, Mateo Cruz, who, unbeknownst to them, shares a long work history with JJ. Cruz joins the team as they comb the streets of Baltimore for an UnSub who leaves victims unable to communicate. Esai Morales and David Anders guest star.
Episode 189 - Season 9, Episode 5: Route 66

As Hotch fights for his life due to complications from his stabbing at the hands of George Foyet, a.k.a. "The Reaper," he experiences visions of his late wife, Haley, and his nemesis, Foyet.
Episode 190 - Season 9, Episode 6: In The Blood

When the BAU investigates victims of possible ritualistic murders in Utah, clues lead them to believe that the UnSub they are looking for might have a fascination with the Salem Witch Trials.
Episode 191 - Season 9, Episode 7: Gatekeeper

After a series of strangulations in Boston, the BAU looks for an UnSub who likes to keep mementos of the victims, and the team wonders if a common link to the casualties could lead them to the culprit.
Episode 192 - Season 9, Episode 8: The Return

When teenagers who were reported missing are suspected of a series of mass murders in Chicago, the BAU investigates their whereabouts to find a motive for the crimes.
Episode 193 - Season 9, Episode 9: Strange Fruit

When skeletons are found in the backyard of a Virginia home, the BAU centers its investigation on the family living there, unearthing family secrets rooted in the past racial divisions in the South. Guest stars include Esai Mateo Cruz, L. Scott Caldwell, Turman and Seth Gilliam.
Episode 194 - Season 9, Episode 10: The Caller

When a young boy goes missing from his home in St. Louis, the BAU reinvestigates a similar cold case to search for the UnSub. Doug Savant and Marika Dominczyk guest star.
Episode 195 - Season 9, Episode 11: Bully

When the BAU is called to Kansas City to investigate a series of murders, a tense reunion ensues between Blake and her father, a retired police captain, and her brother, a detective, who must work together to help solve the crime.
Episode 196 - Season 9, Episode 12: The Black Queen

When the BAU goes to San Jose to investigate a string of murders, Garcia delves into her hacker past and reconnects with her old flame to help the team with the case. Paolo Costanzo guests stars as Shane Wyeth.
Episode 197 - Season 9, Episode 13: The Road Home

While the BAU looks for a vigilante killer on the loose in Cleveland, Rossi is concerned when his former Marine sergeant goes missing and heads to Los Angeles to find him.
Episode 198 - Season 9, Episode 14: 200

When JJ is kidnapped, the BAU delves into her time at the State Department to find clues to her disappearance and uncover a secret mission that now puts her life in danger. Guest stars include Paget Brewster (returning as Emily Prentiss), Jayne Atkinson, Esai Morales, Josh Stewart, Nicholas Brendon, and Debrah Farentino.
Episode 199 - Season 9, Episode 15: Mr. & Mrs. Anderson

When the BAU investigates several murders in the Pittsburgh area, the team searches for a pair of UnSubs working as a team. Also, Garcia and Morgan share their Valentine's Day plans for their respective significant others.
Episode 200 - Season 9, Episode 16: Gabby

When a 4-year-old girl goes missing while staying with a relative in Mississippi, the BAU uncovers some startling truths as the team races to find the child and bring her to safety. Series star Thomas Gibson directs the episode. Ashley Jones guest stars.
Episode 201 - Season 9, Episode 17: Persuasion

Mysterious drowning deaths discovered in the Las Vegas desert have the BAU trying to figure out the true cause and motive for the murders.
Episode 202 - Season 9, Episode 18: Rabid

When three bodies are found with animal and human bite marks in a shallow grave near Milwaukee, the BAU has puzzling questions to answer. Meanwhile, Reid and Garcia work out for a company fitness test, but try to hide their preparation from Morgan.
Episode 203 - Season 9, Episode 19: The Edge Of Winter

As the BAU wraps up an investigation into unusual stabbings in Upstate New York, Morgan's visit with one of the crime's survivors could uncover more questions left for the team to answer. Guest stars include Aasha Davis and Emayatzy E. Corinealdi.
Episode 204 - Season 9, Episode 20: Blood Relations

When two murder victims are found in a backwoods community in West Virginia, the BAU uncovers a long-simmering feud between two families and must investigate which side could be responsible for the deaths. Series star Matthew Gray Gubler directed the episode. Guest stars include Adrienne Barbeau, Tobin Bell, and Ronnie Gene Blevins.
Episode 205 - Season 9, Episode 21: What Happens in Mecklinburg...

A series of targeted kidnappings near Memphis have the BAU searching for a commonality between the missing persons and a motive to lead to the UnSub. Meanwhile, Savannah vents her frustration to Morgan about the amount of traveling he does for his job.
Episode 206 - Season 9, Episode 22: Fatal

When victims are found dead from arsenic poisoning in Long Beach, Calif., handwritten death threats and other clues have the BAU looking for an UnSub fascinated with Greek mythology. Meanwhile, Hotch has concerns about participating in Jack's third grade career day. Bruce Baumgartner guest stars.
Episode 207 - Season 9, Episode 23: Angels

When the BAU is called to Texas to consult on the murders of prostitutes, evidence points to killings with religious overtones. But as they delve further into the investigation, the team could put their lives at risk. Esai Morales returns as BAU Section Chief Mateo Cruz. Michael Trucco and Brett Cullen guest star.
Episode 208 - Season 9, Episode 24: Demons

The BAU continues its murder investigation in Texas, and clues uncover a deep web of corruption that could be the motive for the killings.
Episode 209 - Season 10, Episode 1: X

The BAU team investigates a series of murders in Bakersfield, Calif., which have left the victims unidentifiable. Also, the team welcomes new agent Kate Callahan into the BAU fold, who assists them in their efforts in solving the cases. Jennifer Love Hewitt joins the cast as FBI undercover agent Kate Callahan. Kerr Smith guest stars.
Episode 210 - Season 10, Episode 2: Burn

A series of abductions and murders in Seattle send the BAU seeking an UnSub who was abused in the past and is out for revenge. Meanwhile, Garcia heads to Texas to confront the man she shot while defending Reid and herself, as he waits on Death Row. C.S. Lee guest stars.
Episode 211 - Season 10, Episode 3: A Thousand Suns

When a passenger jet crashes in Colorado, the BAU team is called to build a profile around the suspicious circumstances. Also, the case hits close to home for Kate, who is reminded of a family tragedy. Eden Riegel guest stars.
Episode 212 - Season 10, Episode 4: The Itch

When a body is discovered in Atlanta covered in scratches, the BAU finds that this death and subsequent murders could be linked to an UnSub with an obsessive skin disorder. Alicia Coppola guest stars.
Episode 213 - Season 10, Episode 5: If The Shoe Fits

The BAU is stumped to find the common denominator among male victims in Montana, making it difficult to profile the UnSub. Also, JJ must confront her feelings about her sister's tragic death. Candy Clark guest stars.
Episode 214 - Season 10, Episode 6: Boxed In

When a young boy who went missing in San Diego on Halloween suddenly reappears one year later, the BAU must work fast when another trick-or-treater disappears under similar circumstances. Series star Thomas Gibson directed the episode. Gibson's son, Travis, guest stars as Jake McCauley.
Episode 215 - Season 10, Episode 7: Hashtag

When victims with large social media followings are found dead in Maryland, the BAU searches for an UnSub taking on the persona of an Internet urban legend. Meanwhile, Morgan and Savannah struggle to find quality time for each other with their busy careers.
Episode 216 - Season 10, Episode 8: The Boys of Sudworth Place

When a prominent attorney goes missing in Boston, the BAU unearths secrets in his past which could point to the reasons for his disappearance.
Episode 217 - Season 10, Episode 9: Fate

The BAU investigates random murders in northern Virginia and searches for a conflicted UnSub who has an uncontrollable urge to kill but is also filled with remorse. Meanwhile, Rossi receives a visit from a woman who could hold a secret from his past. Tina Holmes and Amber Stevens guest star.
Episode 218 - Season 10, Episode 10: Amelia Porter

When the BAU is called to Salt Lake City Utah to investigate a triple homicide, the search for a connection among the victims could lead them to a fugitive who could have ties to the UnSub.
Episode 219 - Season 10, Episode 11: The Forever People

When frozen bodies are found in Nevada floating in water, the BAU's investigation leads them to suspect that the victims were part of a cult that could be behind the deaths. Also, JJ confronts old demons from her abduction and torture last year. Grant Show and Faran Tahir guest star.
Episode 220 - Season 10, Episode 12: Anonymous

The BAU searches Tallahassee for a serial killer who calls the authorities to report the crimes prior to committing murder. Also, as Rossi prepares for a weekend visit with his daughter, Joy, he receives startling news about the death of a comrade in Vietnam. Series star Joe Mantegna directed the episode.
Episode 221 - Season 10, Episode 13: Nelson's Sparrow

The BAU revisits its origins when they look at one of Rossi and Gideon's old cases to track a killer that got away. Series star Kirsten Vangsness co-wrote the episode with Erica Messer. Ben Savage and Arye Gross guest star.
Episode 222 - Season 10, Episode 14: Hero Worship

When an Indianapolis coffee shop is blown up and a hero emerges from the wreckage, the BAU tries to protect that person and his family while searching for the UnSub before more incidents occur.
Episode 223 - Season 10, Episode 15: Scream

Victims in California have the BAU searching for an UnSub who may have witnessed abuse as a child. Meanwhile, Kate shows parental concern when her niece, Meg, makes a date with a friend to meet a boy they met online. Greg Grunberg guest stars.
Episode 224 - Season 10, Episode 16: Lockdown

When two guards at a privatized maximum security prison in Texas are murdered, the BAU suspects that more than one UnSub within the prison could be at work. Thomas Gibson directed the episode. William Ragsdale guest stars.
Episode 225 - Season 10, Episode 17: Breath Play

The BAU is called to Wisconsin in search of a serial killer, and the team looks for a connection among the victims for clues to the UnSub. Also, Kate has trouble dealing with her niece, Meg, when she begins acting out.
Episode 226 - Season 10, Episode 18: Rock Creek Park

When the wife of an up-and-coming congressman disappears, the BAU investigates his political enemies as possible suspects. Tess Harper guest stars.
Episode 227 - Season 10, Episode 19: Beyond Borders

When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise) and his International Unit on their investigation. Anna Gunn, Daniel Henney, Tyler James Williams, Tom Everett Scott and Bonnie Somerville guest star.
Episode 228 - Season 10, Episode 20: A Place At The Table

When a Maryland family is found murdered at their dining room table, the team tracks down other family members and friends to uncover secrets that may have led to it.
Episode 229 - Season 10, Episode 21: Mr. Scratch

When three people implicated in murders claim they were attacked by a "clawed shadow monster" at the moment each crime occurred, the BAU searches for an UnSub who is controlling their minds.
Episode 230 - Season 10, Episode 22: Protection

When shooting victims are found in the Los Angeles area with possible links to criminal activity, the BAU searches for a vigilante UnSub. Joe Adler guest stars.
Episode 231 - Season 10, Episode 23: The Hunt

When Kate's niece Meg and her best friend are kidnapped, the BAU suspects an online predator engaged in sex trafficking. Greg Grunberg guest stars.
Episode 232 - Season 11, Episode 1: The Job

The BAU searches for a serial killer who leaves distinctive marks on victims' faces with the help of an impressive potential new team member, forensic psychologist Dr. Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler).
Episode 233 - Season 11, Episode 2: The Witness

When a Los Angeles bus is attacked with sarin gas, the BAU must act quickly to find the suspect before a larger-scale incident occurs. Marisol Nichols and Tim Kang guest star.
Episode 234 - Season 11, Episode 3: Til Death Do Us Part

When brides-to-be in Savannah are killed on the eve of their nuptials, the BAU suspects a jilted UnSub is at work. Series star Joe Mantegna directed the episode. Michael Irvin, Ashley Fink, and Mancow Muller guest star.
Episode 235 - Season 11, Episode 4: Outlaw

When three restaurant workers are killed in a robbery/homicide in Las Vegas, N.M., the BAU looks at a cold case that happened in the town six years ago for leads.
Episode 236 - Season 11, Episode 5: The Night Watch

When the BAU investigates incidents of bodies being incorporated into macabre graffiti art in Detroit, they suspect an elusive-yet-notorious street artist could be the UnSub.
Episode 237 - Season 11, Episode 6: Pariahville

When a woman is murdered in a small town in Florida inhabited entirely by sex offenders, the BAU faces a community full of suspects. Also, Lewis receives a career opportunity that may take her away from the BAU.
Episode 238 - Season 11, Episode 7: Target Rich

The BAU helps Rossi's journalist daughter, Joy (Amber Stevens West), investigate the disappearance of a college student.
Episode 239 - Season 11, Episode 8: Awake

The BAU hunts an UnSub in Phoenix who is kidnapping victims and depriving them of sleep. Also, Hotch and Garcia deal with the threat from the underground hitman group, the "Dirty Dozen."
Episode 240 - Season 11, Episode 9: Internal Affairs

After two undercover DEA agents are murdered and a third goes missing, the BAU joins the NSA to investigate whether an underground Internet drug syndicate is involved. Also, Hotch hopes the team's work with the NSA brings them closer to finding the "Dirty Dozen" hitmen ring.
Episode 241 - Season 11, Episode 10: Future Perfect

The BAU searches for an UnSub who may be fascinated with medical experimentation.
Episode 242 - Season 11, Episode 11: Entropy

The BAU implements an elaborate strategy to try and take down the "Dirty Dozen" hitmen ring, with Reid playing a central role. Aubrey Plaza guest stars.
Episode 243 - Season 11, Episode 12: Drive

When bodies are discovered in public places throughout Boston, the BAU investigates whether a taxi or ride-share service the victims used before their deaths could lead the team to the UnSub.
Episode 244 - Season 11, Episode 13: The Bond

The BAU searches for a motive and an UnSub when victims are found in truck stop restrooms along highways throughout the South.
Episode 245 - Season 11, Episode 14: Hostage

When an 18-year-old girl escapes from a suburban home where she was held captive for years with two other women, the BAU searches for the Unsub who kidnapped them.
Episode 246 - Season 11, Episode 15: A Badge And A Gun

The BAU searches Los Angeles after the team discovers security footage that shows an UnSub being invited into victims' homes. Marisol Nichols returns as Agent Natalie Colfax. Carmine Giovinazzo guest stars.
Episode 247 - Season 11, Episode 16: Derek

When Morgan is abducted, the BAU scrambles to find him and save his life. Series star Thomas Gibson directed the episode. Legendary actor Danny Glover guest stars.
Episode 248 - Season 11, Episode 17: The Sandman

The BAU heads to Wichita in search of an UnSub abducting children while their parents sleep. Also, Morgan tries to find who was responsible for his attack.
Episode 249 - Season 11, Episode 18: A Beautiful Disaster

When an UnSub targets the BAU, the team goes into action to find out who is responsible.
Episode 250 - Season 11, Episode 19: Tribute

When former BAU team member and current Interpol Agent Emily Prentiss tracks an international serial killer, she enlists the help of her friends at the BAU after she is convinced the UnSub's next victim is on American soil.
Episode 251 - Season 11, Episode 20: Inner Beauty

The BAU searches for an UnSub who is purposely disfiguring victims. Also, Rossi has an awkward reunion with his ex-wife, Hayden Montgomery, who kept his daughter, Joy, a secret from him for nearly 30 years. Sheryl Lee Ralph guest stars.
Episode 252 - Season 11, Episode 21: Devil's Backbone

When guards at a Virginia prison intercept a package with evidence relating to the kidnapping of two boys several years ago, the BAU questions a notorious serial killer who may have information on the boys' whereabouts. Frances Fisher guest stars.
Episode 253 - Season 11, Episode 22: The Storm

The BAU is shocked when Hotch is apprehended by a SWAT team and suspected of conspiracy, and as the team scrambles to prove his innocence, they suspect a larger plot is on the horizon.
Episode 254 - Season 12, Episode 1: The Crimson King

Agent Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) joins the BAU team, which is tasked with capturing a killer who escaped prison with 13 other convicts at the end of last season.
Episode 255 - Season 12, Episode 2: Sick Day

When JJ arrives home shaken after a rough case, she breaks down and tells her husband about the abduction of two children.
Episode 256 - Season 12, Episode 3: Taboo

The BAU welcomes back Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) as they are called upon to investigate the disappearance of three women.
Episode 257 - Season 12, Episode 4: Keeper

The BAU team searches for a serial killer along the Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.
Episode 258 - Season 12, Episode 5: The Anti-Terror Squad

The BAU investigates if bullying may be the link between two high school students who are the sole survivors after both of their families are killed.
Episode 259 - Season 12, Episode 6: Elliott's Pond

When three children disappear while riding their bikes on the same path as a similar unsolved disappearance 30 years ago, the BAU team comes in to investigate.
Episode 260 - Season 12, Episode 7: Mirror Image

The BAU team opens an investigation when a man who fully believes he's Dr. Tara Lewis' (Aisha Tyler) brother arrives in town, knowing everything about her and her family, and she is unable to make contact with her real sibling.
Episode 261 - Season 12, Episode 8: Scarecrow

The BAU team heads to Yakima, Wash., after the remains of a dozen people are found along a creek bed. Also, they welcome new team member Stephen Walker (Damon Gupton), a seasoned profiler from the Behavioral Analysis Program of the FBI.
Episode 262 - Season 12, Episode 9: Profiling 202

As Rossi conducts a profiling course on his birthday, he receives a call from his serial killer nemesis, Tommy Yates (Adam Nelson), telling him the location of his latest victim.
Episode 263 - Season 12, Episode 10: Seek & Destroy

The BAU team investigates a series of home invasions in upscale neighborhoods in San Diego involving casualties.
Episode 264 - Season 12, Episode 11: Surface Tension

When a bizarre hieroglyph found under a deceased homeless man's armpit is the same from previous casualties a few years ago, the BAU is called in to investigate.
Episode 265 - Season 12, Episode 12: A Good Husband

The BAU team is called in to investigate when male victims are found with no way to identify them.
Episode 266 - Season 12, Episode 13: Spencer

When a BAU member gets in trouble in Mexico, the team enlists the services of the International Response Team for their help. "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" stars Alana De La Garza and Daniel Henney guest star as Clara Seger and Matthew Simmons.
Episode 267 - Season 12, Episode 14: Collision Course

The BAU investigates the cause of several fatal car crashes involving drivers and pedestrians. Also, Reid gets bad news.
Episode 268 - Season 12, Episode 15: Alpha Male

The BAU investigates when several young men and women are victims of disfiguring acid attacks. Also, Dr. Reid begins to settle into his new surroundings.
Episode 269 - Season 12, Episode 16: Assistance is Futile

A mother steps forward with valuable information for the BAU to aid in their investigation of an unsub known as the bone crusher. Also, Reid must adapt to a new set of rules in prison life. Tatum O'Neal guest stars.
Episode 270 - Season 12, Episode 17: In The Dark

The BAU believes two unsubs may be operating at the same time, when victims killed in two drastically different ways are discovered in the same city. Also, the team grapples with keeping Reid safe in prison.
Episode 271 - Season 12, Episode 18: Hell's Kitchen

The BAU investigates an urban vampire in New York who kidnaps his victims at night and holds them underground in the sewer system. Also, Reid makes an impossible decision in prison that severely affects himself and other inmates.
Episode 272 - Season 12, Episode 19: True North

The BAU is called after three victims are found tied to stakes in the Arizona desert.
Episode 273 - Season 12, Episode 20: Unforgettable

When several federal government employees, including a close friend of Walker's, succumb to symptoms of a heart attack, the BAU investigates. Also, Reid anxiously awaits his trial date. Jane Lynch guest stars.
Episode 274 - Season 12, Episode 21: Green Light

When Reid fears his mother has been abducted, he asks the BAU to investigate while he's stuck in prison.
Episode 275 - Season 12, Episode 22: Red Light

Caught in an impossible scenario, Reid must square off with an old nemesis, and Derek Morgan (guest star Shemar Moore) comes to the team with a lead that might help catch Mr. Scratch, the elusive fugitive that has been tormenting the team all season. Jane Lynch guest stars.
Episode 276 - Season 13, Episode 1: Wheels Up

Agent Matt Simmons joins the BAU team in a race to take down Mr. Scratch and save one of their own in the process.
Episode 277 - Season 13, Episode 2: To A Better Place

The BAU investigates three similar crimes in which victims' remains are discovered in old suitcases, on Criminal Minds.
Episode 278 - Season 13, Episode 3: Blue Angel

When successful businessmen in Detroit are targeted by an anger-driven power-assertive Unsub, the BAU is called in to investigate.
Episode 279 - Season 13, Episode 4: Killer App

The BAU investigates a workplace shooting committed by a state-of-the-art drone in Silicon Valley.
Episode 280 - Season 13, Episode 5: Lucky Strikes

When Garcia experiences anxiety over a case that's personal to her from her past, Morgan visits to lend emotional support.
Episode 281 - Season 13, Episode 6: The Bunker

When several women go missing in Virginia, the BAU must figure out what they have in common in order to find them.
Episode 282 - Season 13, Episode 7: Dust and Bones

The BAU searches for an unsub in Austin, Texas who is targeting prominent members of the community.
Episode 283 - Season 13, Episode 8: Neon Terror

When an UnSub in Miami sensationalizes his crimes by giving the local media exclusive footage, the BAU is called in to investigate.
Episode 284 - Season 13, Episode 9: False Flag

When two members of a conspiracy group in Roswell, New Mexico perish in quick succession, the BAU is called to investigate.
Episode 285 - Season 13, Episode 10: Submerged

When a series of backyard pool homicides are reported in California, the BAU team team searches for an UnSub with a puzzling past.
Episode 286 - Season 13, Episode 11: Full-Tilt Boogie

The BAU team's investigation into the home invasion and attempted homicide of a police chief's wife uncovers a world of secrets in a small town in Virginia.
Episode 287 - Season 13, Episode 12: Bad Moon on the Rise

The BAU is called to New York when several casualties of a brutal nature are reported in Central Park.
Episode 288 - Season 13, Episode 13: Cure

The BAU is called to investigate a series of D.C. homicides where cryptic messages are found inside the mouths of each victim.
Episode 289 - Season 13, Episode 14: Miasma

The BAU is called when the New Orleans P.D. discovers a mass grave inside a vandalized above-ground crypt in a local cemetery.
Episode 290 - Season 13, Episode 15: Annihilator

The FBI's assistant director of national security, Linda Barnes (Kim Rhodes), joins the BAU as they investigate a quadruple homicide of a group of roommates in St. Louis.
Episode 291 - Season 13, Episode 16: Last Gasp

Away from the watchful eye of the FBI's assistant director of national security, Linda Barnes (Kim Rhodes), the BAU meets in secret to investigate an UnSub who appears to be kidnapping and photographing young women.
Episode 292 - Season 13, Episode 17: The Capilanos

The BAU is called to Oklahoma to investigate a murderous clown terrorizing the sleepy town of Guymon.
Episode 293 - Season 13, Episode 18: The Dance of Love

The BAU travels to Chicago to investigate an unsub who leaves red roses on each victim.
Episode 294 - Season 13, Episode 19: Ex Parte

The BAU takes charge of a hostage situation at a law firm in D.C., where Matt Simmons' wife, Kristy (Kelly Frye), works.
Episode 295 - Season 13, Episode 20: All You Can Eat

The Centers for Disease Control calls on the BAU when they suspect bioterrorism is behind a series of mysterious deaths in Virginia.
Episode 296 - Season 13, Episode 21: Mixed Signals

The BAU is called to Taos, N.M. to investigate an UnSub who is targeting his victims' temporal lobes.
Episode 297 - Season 13, Episode 22: Believer

When Reid discovers former FBI Special Agent Owen Quinn (James Urbaniak) locked inside a storage unit, the BAU questions the credibility of Quinn's bizarre accounts of searching for an UnSub that he named 'The Strangler'.
Episode 298 - Season 14, Episode 1: 300

When Reid and Garcia are abducted by Benjamin Merva (Michael Hogan), it’s up to the rest of the team to find them.
Episode 299 - Season 14, Episode 2: Starter Home

When the mummified remains of numerous victims are found in the walls of an elderly couple's remote South Carolina home, Rossi, J.J. and Simmons are dispatched to track down a trail of clues that date back over 20 years.
Episode 300 - Season 14, Episode 3: Rule 34

When packages with gruesome contents are delivered to six people in the Washington, D.C. area, the BAU must first figure out what connects the recipients before they can identify the UnSub.
Episode 301 - Season 14, Episode 4: Innocence

Soon after the BAU steps in to help local law enforcement isolate a prime suspect for a ritualistic murder in Tallahassee, Fla., a second person who is related to the first victim is killed under similar circumstances.
Episode 302 - Season 14, Episode 5: The Tall Man

The BAU investigates a spooky local ghost story of the 'Tall Man' and the clues it provides when two people go missing in the woods of East Allegheny's Dead Man's Conservatory, and a third mysteriously surfaces the following day with limited details as to what happened to her friends.
Episode 303 - Season 14, Episode 6: Luke

The BAU heads to Bethesda, Md., to investigate four murders in the span of three days along the eastern seaboard.
Episode 304 - Season 14, Episode 7: Twenty Seven

It's literally a race against the clock for the BAU to capture the vigilantes behind a series of attacks taking place every 27 minutes in the nation's capital.
Episode 305 - Season 14, Episode 8: Ashley

The BAU investigates a double homicide and kidnapping in New Hampshire.
Episode 306 - Season 14, Episode 9: Broken Wing

A professor from Lewis' past tips off the BAU to an alarming number of overdose deaths of patients who just completed rehab.
Episode 307 - Season 14, Episode 10: Flesh and Blood

Prentiss faces her past when the BAU is sent to investigate the murders of prominent businessmen, all of whom are missing their hearts.
Episode 308 - Season 14, Episode 11: Night Lights

The BAU team heads to Portland, Ore., to investigate a chilling abduction that may be linked to a local couple killed in their home a week earlier.
Episode 309 - Season 14, Episode 12: Hamelin

Prentiss and The BAU team fly to Iowa to investigate the disappearance of three 10-year-old children who appear to have been abducted from their homes in the middle of the night, with surveillance video from a neighborhood park as their only lead to finding the children's whereabouts.
Episode 310 - Season 14, Episode 13: Chameleon

Rossi questions his actions in the aftermath of a near-death struggle with a serial killer who appears to have outsmarted the BAU.
Episode 311 - Season 14, Episode 14: Sick and Evil

The BAU leads the investigation into a string of murders taking place in supposedly haunted houses in Lewiston, Maine.
Episode 312 - Season 14, Episode 15: Truth or Dare

Wedding bells are ringing as Rossi prepares to marry Krystall (Gail O'Grady).
Episode 313 - Season 15, Episode 1: Under The Skin

The team investigates an unsub with striking similarities to "The Chameleon."
Episode 314 - Season 15, Episode 2: Awakenings

The team searches for Everett Lynch and his daughter; Spencer visits with his mother.
Episode 315 - Season 15, Episode 3: Spectator Slowing

The BAU team investigates a series of fatal explosions throughout Kentucky and Tennessee.
Episode 316 - Season 15, Episode 4: Saturday

The team members enjoy a Saturday off in vastly different ways; Garcia leads a hacking competition.
Episode 317 - Season 15, Episode 5: Ghost

The BAU team travels to Illinois to investigate what appears to be a copycat serial killer.
Episode 318 - Season 15, Episode 6: Date Night

After a father and daughter get kidnapped, a former foe returns with very specific demands.
Episode 319 - Season 15, Episode 7: Rusty

The BAU team travels to Denver to investigate several murders.
Episode 320 - Season 15, Episode 8: Family Tree

The BAU travels to Texas to investigate the murders of a series of businessmen.
Episode 321 - Season 15, Episode 9: Face Off

Rossi develops some new theories about Everett Lynch, aka The Chameleon.
Episode 322 - Season 15, Episode 10: And in the End

Dr. Reid suffers from a brain injury and hallucinates about ghosts from his past.


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