After a short deliberation in the conference room, the team was ready to give a profile to the officers of the Washington DC police department.
"Statistics tell us that our unsub is a white male between the ages of thirty five and forty five, but we can't rule out any suspect simple because of age discrepancies." Reid was the first to begin delivering the profile.
Prentiss continued, "The victims are all of various age, gender, and race, but they are all high-risk targets. The MO is not consistent with a housecleaner or sadist, the types of unsub that usually preys on these types of victims in such a way."
Morgan pointed his remote to the overhead screen, bringing up the crime scene photos of the latest five kills. "This guy hasn't even contacted the media or local PD, meaning he's not after attention either. This is rare for this type of unsub. For our guy it's all about anger. His victims are nothing more than a tool he uses to let out anger. He fact that there is no sign of sexual assault suggests that sexual tension is not a source of his rage."
Reid spoke again, continuing the profile where his unit chief left off. "He has suffered a recent stressor, something that ignited intense rage in our unsub. He compartmentalizes and internalizes far better than the average person. It is possible that the stressor was a series of stressful events ending in what was most likely a violent encounter that forced the unsub's anger to externalize."
"He's been suffering silently until now," Rossi added. "People who know him would describe him as the 'strong and silent' type. He uses blitz attacks, and usually we would say that this indicated a lack of confidence or people skills. We don't believe that to be the case with our unsub. He wants to get it over with; release his anger and get the hell out. He isn't the type to revisit the scene or inject himself into the investigation. However, he will follow the investigation closely."
"He shows remorse," Prentiss continued. "After a rage filled kill, he closes the victim's eyes and crosses their arms over their chest. He is generally a compassionate man." Prentiss paused awkwardly. "Aside from being a violent, rage filled killer, that is.
Morgan sighed and shook his head, making several of the police officers laugh. "Compassionate, who knows? But defiantly a remorseful killer. He's also extremely intelligent. The victims were strangled with a ligature, but there are no fiber traces around the neck. He didn't use his hands because he didn't want to leave prints. His prints are probably in the system. Not many people realize that you can leave fingerprints on someone's body, or know how to avoid leaving forensic evidence. This tells us our unsub either has a record or is part of or even close to law enforcement."
Prentiss concluded the profile. "Someone has noticed this man beginning to break down, his usual shied and tough guy air falling apart. They will probably attribute it to his recent stress, but never once thinking that the man they are close to could be a violent killer."
At the end, JJ stood before the large group of officers. "Please pass this on to all of the divisions in your department, especially those who regularly canvas high-risk environments. We will be delivering the profile to the media in a pres conference soon."
