The team is Hotch, Rossi, JJ, Reid, Morgan, Prentiss and Garcia.
"Guys we have a case" said Garcia as she walked through the bullpen. "Where's Em?" She spotted the empty desk.
"She rang Hotch and texted me to say she was going to be a bit late so she will probably meet us at the airstrip." Replied JJ.
"Oh ok" everyone got up and followed Garcia into the conference room where they all took a seat around the table. Once Rossi and Hotch had joined them Garcia began explaining the case. "Over the past four weeks four women have shown up dead in Greentown, Connecticut . They had all been tortured in similar ways" Garcia flinched as she put up the pictures. "They all also look similar. Our victims are Samantha Randrup 35, Clarissa Kingston 34, Kenzie Belanger 36 and Caitlin Mottershead 33."
"He definitely has a set victimology, similar ages and appearances." Said Rossi looking at the pictures.
"The unsubs MO is evolved, like he's done this before" said Reid as he studied the case file.
"Prentiss will meet us at the airstrip, wheels up in 30" said Hotch.
On the plane
"Sorry guys I had some personal business." Apologised Prentiss as she entered the plane.
"Your here now" said Rossi. Prentiss took a seat next to the older Agent, opposite Morgan and Hotch and opened the case file.
"The unsub is experienced with his torture meathods" said JJ. "The perfectly placed cuts so the victim won't bleed out, the stab wounds just everything"
"Something about this feels familiar" said Prentiss reading the details of the torture. "Garcia can you find anything on the murders in France about thirty years ago, I think they were called The Symmetry murders?" She turned to the rest of the team. "My mom was working in France and I read about them in the local papers, all the marks on the bodies are in the same place and they are symmetrical"
"That fits this MO" said JJ.
"The Symmetry Killer in France in 1987" said Garcia she put the pictures of the bodies up.
"They do look almost identical apart from victimology" said Morgan. The victims were blonde prostitutes. Prentiss continued reading the file.
"Green town Connecticut, I've not been there in years" she said.
"When we land Rossi and Reid go to the coroners, Prentis and Morgan go to the latest dump site, JJ and I will go to the station and talk to the families." Hotch ordered.
As soon as the plane landed they split up into three SUVs. Rossi drove off to the coroners. "Hey you guys must be the FBI" said the friendly coroner. "I'm Donna Sanchez"
"I'm Agent Rossi this is Agent Reid" answered Rossi.
"This is Caitlin" she said pulling the sheet back. "The cuts are perfectly symmetrical, all the victims bled out from this cut" she pointed to the deep cut across the stomach. "This cut is also slightly deeper than the rest so it was intentional that they died from this specific cut" Rossi nodded then nudged Reid who was carefully examining the body.
"You ready?" He asked.
"Yep" he followed Rossi back out to the car. "I was thinking about how similar the cuts are to the kills in France, they are even in the same place down to a few centimetres and they also died from the cut to the stomach."
"Are you suggesting we have a copycat?" Said Rossi as he drove out of the parking lot.
"I wouldn't say so , the victimology is different plus it was in a different country in a different continent thirty years ago but the MO is the same."
"Have you ever drove slow in your life?" Teased Prentiss as Morgan sped down main roads to get to the dump site.
"Not if I can help it" said Morgan. "At least we got here quicker than if you drove." He pulled up behind the police car in a back alley. As soon as they got out they were approached by an detective.
"Detective Joshua Moore" He shook hands with Prentiss and Morgan.
"I am Agent Morgan this is Agent Prentiss"
"Caitlin Mottershead was found behind that dumpster over there." The Agents started walking over, Moore started to follow.
"We're good from here thanks" she said over her shoulder.
"He dumped her here" said Morgan pointing to a corner with his pinkie finger. "She was wrapped in some sort of tarp and dumped from a vehicle I would say."
"No look at that" Said Prentiss pointing at the picture in Morgans hand. "It's too perfect to just be dumped, he took time to make it look like she was just dumped." Morgan nodded then headed back to the car.
"You must be Agent Hotchner?" Said a Sargent as they entered the precinct.
"Yes this is Agent Jareau, our other Agents are at the coroners and the last dumpsite."
"I am Sargent Richard Jenkins! we have you set up with everything you said you would need in here." He led them to a conference room in the right side of the building. "If you need anything don't hesitate to ask any of my officers or myself."
"We will" said JJ "Are any of the Victims families here?"
"Yes that is Caitlin's Mom out there" he pointed through the glass"
"Ok I will go talk to her" Hotch nodded at the female Agent.
A/n this is going to be a multi story fic (I'm planning seven separate stories including this one). All reviewers, followers and favouriters will get a mention at the start of the next chapter.