Reid's POV
I'm back at work, sitting at my desk in the bullpen doing paperwork. Last night's visit from Anne keeps repeating in my mind. I have no problem concentrating on my work, but it's still at the back of my mind.
Hotch comes into the bullpen, and clears his throat to get everybody's attention. "We have a case here in Virginia. Four men have been murdered in the last two nights. CSI have confirmed that they were all killed with the same weapon, a knife, and the victims are all of similar age, height, stature and general appearance." He says in his most serious tone.
"We have a serial killer on our hands." Derek observes.
"I'm afraid so." Hotch confirms gravely.
"Morgan, Reid, examine the crime scenes. Prentiss and Jayje, Rossi and I, will talk with the victims' families. You have ten minutes to familiarize yourself with these files, and then we head out." He stated, whilst spreading five files out over two desks.
Morgan's POV
There's nothing special about the crime scenes. The first three victims; the men who were attacked in their homes, let the killer in - there's no sign of forced entry. Victim one was stabbed in the leg and his throat was sliced. Victim two was stabbed in the chest and his throat was sliced. Victim three was stabbed in the abdomen and his throat was sliced, and none of them have defensive wounds.
The second scene was slightly different. The unSub entered the house and killed the victim near the kitchen entrance. The window in the kitchen was smashed, and on the ground outside, a knife was found. It's been confirmed it was the knife used to kill the first victim, and a CSI and a coroner have confirmed the blade matches the wound-tracks found on the other victims, so we know we're looking for an identical knife, but unfortunately no fingerprints were recovered from the one we already have.
There's nothing at any of those scenes to give us much insight. All we know at the moment is we have an angry killer with a type; Reid's type. They probably don't appear outwardly threatening, but they know how to take a grown man down. The kills are efficient, but a little disorganized, however that doesn't make our unSub any less dangerous.
This scene is completely different, because of the fact it's outside in the open. It means our killer's confidence is building, and they're escalating. Victim four was stabbed in the chest, and he must've collapsed to the ground, then in minutes surrounding his death, his throat was sliced by the unSub. Our killer has a thing for throats and knives.
The fact that this guy's killed four people in 48 hours, means that he's on a mission, and he's not going to stop until we catch him.
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