Spencer sighed in annoyance. Sara was bugging the crap out of him, with her blatant stares and bossy attitude. Spencer was used to having people dislike the team. It was hard to gain acceptance when the BAU marched into another team's case. But this was crazy…

Sara had taken the liberty of driving. Spencer was shotgun and Greg was in the back, looking way too amused for the situation.

Mercifully, they reached the dumpsite within fifteen minutes. They crossed the police tape and the squad already assembled around it.

Greg was the first to speak.

"The woman's name was Alyssa Powers, age 18, and lived only a few miles out. The vic's only had a couple things in common."

"And what were they?" asked Reid, taking a look around him, quickly putting together a hasty profile.

"Young attractive women, all in the Vegas area, and all were students in either high school or college. Different looks, different schools, different economical statuses; everything is random," said Greg, crossing his arms and following the doctor's gaze wherever he looked, trying to see what Spencer was seeing.

"Random, maybe, to the naked eye, but once we dig a little there will be a connection. There always is," said Reid, not really focusing on the CSI's around him as he spoke.

"Excuse me, Agent," said Sara, avoiding the use of 'Dr.' "-but what exactly are you expecting to find out here?" asked Sara, a little aggravated.

"Sara…" warned Greg, rolling his eyes.

"I'm sorry, I don't…" said Spencer, confused at her frustration.

"We've gone over every piece of evidence available. Everything needed is in our lab as we speak. So why are we wasting time revisiting the dump site when nothing can be determined from it?"

Spencer raised an eyebrow and answered truthfully. "Actually, a lot can be determined about it."

Greg looked interested while Sara contained herself from rolling her eyes. "And what would that be, Doctor." She said the word mockingly.

Spencer cleared his throat and began. "Well, for one, the way he views women. He sees them as disposable, with little to no respect for them at all. Look around, they are in the middle of the desert, mutilated, and with no signs of care visible. No one would be able to find them out here

"Also, the terrain out here is rough and not easily made by many cars. He probably drives some sort of wilderness truck with specific tires so they won't go flat. No tire tracks were found because of the sand shifting, however. Not many people would have this type of vehicle so he probably uses it for work or some sort of hobby.

"We can categorize our unSub as an organized killer. Everything your lab will find he wants you to find. Hardly any evidence was found because of his specified location to dump the body and his method of killing, which was by strangling them. By using a belt, he gave himself distance from contact with the body. This also shows that he is young and very fit, because choking someone to death is not as easy as one might expect," finished Reid, coughing slightly at the looks on the CSI's faces.

"You can tell all of that by looking at a dump site?" asked Sara skeptically.

"Um, yes," said Reid lamely.

"Awesome," said Greg, looking at Spencer in a whole new light.

Well, at least one of them likes me, thought Spencer, cringing under Sara's glare, but refusing to let her see she was having an effect on him. Sighing, Spencer brought out his phone and went to call Hotch.

…..

Nick and Emily stood behind Morgan as he knocked on the latest victim's family's door. A petite blonde woman opened up, eyes red-rimmed from shed tears.

"May I help you?" she asked, her voice thick as she sniffled.

"Mrs. Powers? I'm Agent Morgan from the FBI. This is Agent Prentiss and CSI Stokes. We are here investigating your daughter's case," said Morgan gently.

"FBI?" said Mrs. Powers, shocked.

"We believe that there are other cases linked to your daughter's," said Nick.

"Please, come in then. May I get you anything?" she asked, drawing her sweater tighter across her chest.

"No thank you, ma'am. We would just like to ask you a few questions about Alyssa, if that's alright," said Emily.

"Of course."

"Did Alyssa ever complain about anyone harassing her or following her?" asked Morgan, sitting down across from Mrs. Powers.

"No, never anything like that. Alyssa was well liked, but never had to deal with people like that."

"What about boyfriends? Did Alyssa date anyone recently or did anything end badly?"

"No, no my Alyssa was a shy girl. Always stood in the shadows. Didn't like a lot of attention, if you know what I mean. She had one boyfriend but that was in her sophomore year and it only lasted a month because the boy moved away."

"I understand," said Morgan, nodding.

"What was Alyssa like, personality wise?" asked Emily, looking at picture frames on the walls.

"Well, as I told you, she was shy. Very smart, though, had a 4.0 GPA," said Mrs. Powers proudly, before her face fell again. "She loved to read. Went to the library often and would stay for hours on end. She didn't have very many friends, but she never seemed to mind," she said thoughtfully.

"You said there were other cases, like Alyssa's. How many?" demanded Mrs. Powers.

Nick finally answered, "Six."

Mrs. Powers processed this before asking her next question. "When can I have my baby's body back?"

Nick answered again. "Ma'am, we are trying to get her back to you as soon as possible, but we will need to hold onto her for a while longer if that's okay."

"I-yes, yes that's fine, if it will help," finished Mrs. Powers, giving up.

"Mrs. Powers, do you mind if we take a look in your daughter's room?" asked Emily.

"Yes, it's the third door on the left."

'"Thank you."

The three entered the room and Nick sighed as he saw the pink wallpaper, un-made bed, photos of her family, and the stack of books next to her bed, unread. This girl should be out enjoying her youth, not in a cold morgue.

Derek took a look around the room. There had to be a connection…

"One second, let me call Garcia," said Derek to Nick.

He dialed the number and let it ring once before he heard her voice.

"Congratulations, you have successfully reached the love of your life. How may my beauty service you?" said Penelope brightly.

"Hey Baby Girl, I gotta job for you," said Morgan.

"Anything for you Beautiful."

"I need deep background checks on these girls, cause we are coming up with nada. Just one connection, anything, no matter how small, 'kay?"

"You request, I'll work the magic. I'll have something for you, don't worry your gorgeous little head."

"You're the best."

"And I know it!" Garcia hung up.

"So what now?" asked Nick, staring at Morgan and Emily.

"Now we find the one thing that links them. Can we get a look at the crime scene photos together of the vic's rooms? There has to be something…" finished Derek, still looking around.

"Yeah, sure. I'll call Sara and Greg. I think your Doc's with them. They should be done by now."

"That's good. We'll need Reid for this one."

Just one connection…the rest, they could handle.

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Author's Note:

Hey, sorry it took so long to update, but here it is! Hope you enjoyed and that review button is pleading with you to press it, so don't make it sad!

With love, MissdaVinci77