"What do we do now?" Deputy Kelly asked after Morgan had concluded his call to Garcia. "Just wait to see what your techie discovers?"
"Actually, we can get a head start on that," Hotch told him. "The unsub has to have a place where is taking these women."
"It will be isolated, but has to have access that will allow for the truck cab to get in and out," Rossi was thinking out loud. "That means it is near a main road."
"Let's start with the latest abduction site," Reid said, studying the map. "Do you know of any buildings near here (he pointed on the map), that would meet that criteria?"
"Well," Deputy Kelly was thinking hard. "There are several abandoned farms in that area. Most of the buildings have fallen down, but some of the smaller ones might still be useable."
"Did any of them belong to families who are still in the area?" Blake asked. "This unsub is someone who is familiar with abandoned buildings around here. If they lived there at one time or visited there as a child, that might explain it."
Deputy Kelly took a closer look at the map. "I'm not sure," he said. "Let me check with one of my men. He grew up around there."
The Deputy stepped to the door of the room and called out "Latham, get in here, will you? We have a question for you."
A tall, mostly bald man in a Sheriff's uniform quickly appeared at the doorway. "What's the question?" he asked.
"You grew up around here, didn't you?" Deputy Kelly asked, indicating the area around the college on the map.
"Yes, my folks' place is right here," Latham pointed within the area of interest.
"We are looking for an abandoned farm in that area," Hotch told him. "Some place isolated where this guy could be stashing his victims. We suspect that he either lived there or visited there while he was growing up, so it would have to be a place where the original family is still in the area."
"Nothing in that area fits," Latham replied after a moment's thought. "However, just slightly to the east, right here, there is a place." He pointed at the area. "The family worked the farm for several generations. However, the most recent owners were killed about a year ago in a car accident. Drunk driver."
"Looks like a possibility," Rossi commented. "There is a main road for access and, after only a year, most of the buildings would still be intact. Also, it's not that far from the other abduction sites. What's the family's name?"
"Last name is – "Officer Latham stopped to think. "Evens, Evanston, Everly? Something like that. Let me think about it. At any rate, the older son still stays there on occasion, when he is in town. So, at least the house is still livable."
"What does this son do for a living?" JJ asked.
"He's a contract truck driver," Officer Latham replied. "Works out of Birmingham mostly."
Morgan was studying the list given them by Mr. Blackburn. "There is a Kurt Everly on this list of former students," he told Officer Latham. "Does that sound familiar?"
"That's it," the officer replied.
Blake was already dialing her phone. "Garcia," she spoke to the Tech Analyst. "Have you found anything about a Kurt Everly?"
"It is amazing the way our two minds work together," Garcia began.
"Garcia, this is Blake," Blake reminded her.
"I knew that," Garcia caught herself. "But, it is still amazing. I was getting ready to call you about that very person. I'm not done going through all my information yet, but he is the first person who showed up as an independent driver and also had his name on the list Morgan sent over."
"What can you tell us about him?" Hotch asked.
"Nothing incriminating," Garcia reported after keyboarding for a moment. "He was born and raised in that area. Has a younger brother and sister. He finished high school with above average grades, but didn't go on to college. No problems with the law that I can find, and - before you ask - yes, I did check for sealed juvenile records. Works as an independent truck driver. About a year ago his parents were both killed in a car accident and an aunt and uncle on his mother's side got custody of his younger brother and sister."
"What can you tell us about that accident?" Hotch asked. "That seems to be the only outstanding event in his life so far."
"It seems like a normal, if you consider normal to be a deadly, car crash. The driver of the other car appears to have been at fault," Garcia told him. "I am sending a copy of the accident report to your tablets and phones, along with a picture of Kurt Everly and all of his personal information."
"Thanks, Garcia," JJ told the tech. "If you find anything else, will you let us know?"
"Not a problem," Garcia agreed cheerfully before she signed off.
