This abduction, though, was different. Elaina Dunham's body was discovered three days later by several middle school students who were cutting classes. It had been carefully wrapped in a clean sheet, and placed in a dry creek bed in a county park. Rossi was willing to bet that was the last time those students cut class.
"What additional information can we gain about the unsub from the body?" Blake asked the team as they sat in their conference room, looking at the pictures Garcia had put on the flat screen.
"The body was carefully wrapped and placed," Morgan observed. "That might be a sign of remorse."
"It was left where it would be easily found," JJ commented. "That could mean he is taunting us."
"Or, it could mean he was concerned about closure for her family," Rossi said thoughtfully.
"She hadn't been sexually abused," Reid sounded hopeful. "Of course, he probably hadn't had her long before she went into diabetic shock, leading to a coma."
"He could have taken her to a hospital or police station and left her," Hotch pointed out. "Instead, he preferred to let her suffer and die. That indicates that he is sadistic."
"Cause of death is diabetic shock," Rossi read from the coroner's report. "And, chloroform burns around her nose and mouth show how he is immobilizing his victims."
"Look at the way she is wrapped," Blake was taking a closer look at the picture. "Would a man have been this careful?"
"That would depend on the man," Hotch replied. "However, I see your point. Could he have a female accomplice?"
"Two unsubs?" JJ questioned.
"A dominant and a submissive," Morgan suggested. "Even if the submissive was a male, they might have felt the need to treat the body with kindness and consideration."
"That would also explain how he is handling these women," Blake guessed. "He has help with the physical part of the abduction."
"Is there any indication of where she was when she died?" Reid was looking frantically through the paperwork.
"Not a clue," Garcia told him sadly. "And, I can't find anything on any security cameras either."