Criminal Minds2005

Penelope Garcia:
Beantown has turned into Chokeville. Three victims, all male, wallets stolen.

Aaron Hotchner:
The unsub uses a garrote to strangle his victims. He strikes at night, and there have been no witnesses.

David Rossi:
How much did he get?

Aaron Hotchner:
What's odd. Each of the victims' socio-economically is lower to middle class. It's doubtful there would have been much cash, and there have been no charge attempts on any of the credit cards.

Alex Blake:
So the murders might not be about money at all. Taking the wallets could be a forensic countermeasure to delay victim identification.

Penelope Garcia:
That could be the sitch with the first two victims, but the latest one, Scott Delfino, he was on the phone with his roommate when he was attacked; call cut out unexpectedly, repeated callbacks went straight to voicemail.

Aaron Hotchner:
And Delfino's body was found an hour later, indications were that he'd been blitzed.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
Which speaks to the killer's prep work, but also his desperation. He chose a location to lay in wait, but wasn't capable of adapting to a target on the phone.

Jennifer Jareau:
Well, that could be arrogance getting in the way, making his organization appear mixed. To me, that screams false confidence.

Derek Morgan:
Which means the desperation is what's driving him. It's not about the kills, it's about what the murders represent.

Jennifer Jareau:
He's mission oriented. He doesn't want to kill them, he has to.

David Rossi:
Which suggests the unsub has no personal connection to his victims.

Alex Blake:
Except choking as a kill method is extremely personal. He feels each victim take their last breath.

Derek Morgan:
What if the wallets are a form of depersonalization? He's stripping his victims of their identities.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
Which means he may feel stripped of his own. If the wallets are trophies, he could be seeking recognition for his work.

Aaron Hotchner:
And he may not stop killing until he gets that recognition. Let's go.