AN: Ok, so those of you who actually read this, thank you for the comments. As per a request, Glinda the Good Witch is next. So bear with me please for more! Thanks to all who reviewed! And I'm so sorry about the wait! Enjoy!
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He watched her dance around. She was beautiful and she would work nicely. She was always nice to the children and always did what was best for them. He knew she would be the one. She would become Glinda the Good Witch.
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JJ stepped off the plane, Dave's hand on the small of her back. She smiled and strode toward the local police officer with her arm outstretched.
"Jennifer Jareau, we talked on the phone?" she said. The man gave a warm smile and nodded. He was a bit older in his years, his eye saddened by years of seeing death and destruction in his town.
"Detective Reyes. I hate to have to deliver bad news upon first meeting, but there was another body discovered just this morning. I figured you would want to see the crime scene" he said. Aaron stepped up next to JJ and shook the man's hand.
"Aaron Hotchner, seeing the crime scene would be beneficial to our profile" he said. Reyes nodded and motioned with his hand for them to follow him. They picked up their bags and followed him to the two SUVs waiting for them. They piled in and started towards the crime scene. "What is the victim's name?"
"Which one?" he asked with a humorous laugh. JJ saw the wedding band on his finger and realized he must have seen his wife and daughter in the victims. It wasn't uncommon in their line of work and especially since this unsub seemed to put his own sick twist on a classic movie.
"Both of them sir" JJ said diplomatically. JJ knew that Hotch and Dave and seen the ring, but didn't think much of his behavior. After all they were there to profile the unsub, not the police detective.
"The teen is Marissa Hodgins, age 16. The newest victim" Reyes said. He was stopped at a light so he pulled out the newest crime scene photos. A petite woman who just by looking at her you could tell that alive she lit up the world with her smile. She was dressed in a pink dress with a crown and wand. The unsub had sprinkled sparkles all over her to make her look more like Glinda. "is Alexis Ramirez, age 32. She owns a dance studio for children" he explained. JJ, Dave, and Hotch flipped through the pictures. "COD was poisoning, same as the others" he supplied as he turned on a side street and pulled up to the yellow crime scene tape, the other car behind him.
"Well he's dumping them in the open, so he has to feel safe, untouchable" Emily commented as she looked around.
"Was there a note this time?" Morgan asked stooping down to check out the position of the body. Reyes held out two evidence bags with a note inside.
"One is for the police department and one is for you. He must have somehow gotten information that you were being brought in" he said. Reid took both notes and read them out loud.
"Me killed the good witch now on to more my pretties. I will kill them all and there is nothing you can do. –The Wicked Witch of the West" he said. Then he handed the note off to Dave to inspect while he read the other one. "New pawns in this game. Welcome my pretties. I will kill them all. –The Wicked Witch of the West."
"I used to love this movie" Emily commented. JJ nodded remembering when she was young and watched the Wizard of Oz every year on her birthday with her family. She had wanted to start that tradition with her children, but she didn't know if she would ever be able to watch it again after this case. The detective excused himself to take a call and the team gathered to go over what they had.
"He has got to be from around here to know how quickly the victims would be found" Emily said. Dave nodded.
"He would also have to have a menial day job, if any job at all. Look at how much effort he has put into finding the right person to play each part" he said. JJ gulped when she realized that was what he was doing, the unsub was playing out the fantasy of the movie and the victims were just actors. "He has even spent time painting Alexis's nails."
"He has to have a child like mind. Either that or is completely obsessed with the Wizard of Oz" Morgan said. Aaron nodded and looked around.
"He must have a larger vehicle to transport the bodies. It would be dumb to carry them, even if he lived in one of those apartments" Aaron said pointing to the buildings across the way. Reid nodded and mentally calculated the distance between several points.
"It's at least 300 feet away. He could have easily been seen if he carried her. He probably has a truck or van. Something large where a bundle could easily fit into the back. Not any sort of compact car" Reid added. Aaron looked around and realized that he should have been seen, but hadn't.
"Alright let's head back to the station and go over what we know so far so we can give them a profile and catch this guy before he kills again" Hotch said. Everyone nodded and headed back to the SUVs. Detective Reyes joined them and navigated through the streets to the station. The car ride silent, all parties thinking over the crimes.
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The team stood in the small conference room they were given looking through crime scene photos, trying to piece together everything for a complete profile. As Morgan closed the file and leaned his head back, rubbing his hands over his bald head in stress.
"Agents" Detective Reyes said as he barged into the room. The others lowered their files, giving him their full attention, even though by the look on his face they knew what his news was. "They've found another body. The Tin Man" he said. It took seconds before they team threw down the case files and followed Reyes out of the precinct and to the cars. It was going to be a long case.
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Ok I am so sorry this took so long to get up. I don't know what I was thinking when I started a case fic! Anyway, thank you for reading and please let me know. And as always if you have any ideas for the next victim, let me know! Thanks!