safe inside, criminal minds [ 1 ]

027. scream

"Over the last three weeks, the bodies of Myia Collins and Lauren White have been found in Diamond Bar, California, a suburb 25 miles east of Los Angeles." Penelope says.

"Both victims were found in alley dumpsters." Hotch says. "Each had her throat slashed and had been brutally beaten."

"This guy literally dumped his victims like trash." Rossi says.

"Classic misogynistic sadist." Kate says.

"Definitely looks like the torture escalates with each attack." Derek says.

"These women weren't just cut, they were beaten to a pulp. That feels personal." JJ says.

"It's possible the unsub knew both victims, or at the very least used them as a surrogates for the true object of his anger." Spencer says.

"He abducts, offends, and disposes of each victim before anyone notices they're gone." Hotch says.

"He may be preying on loner types." Derek says.

"It looks like both have ligature marks on their wrists and ankles." Danielle notes.

"Which means he has a secure secondary location where he holds them captive." JJ says.

"So he could be testing how much torture his victims can take." Kate says.

"And then when he's done with his fun, if things don't go as planned, he silences them permanently by slitting their throats." Derek says.

"The preliminary M.E. report shows that neither of the victims were sexually assaulted." Spencer says.

"Maybe he's impotent." JJ suggests.

"Or the abuse is what really turns him on." Rossi says.

"Either way, he's enjoying their pain. And he's gonna want to experience that again. Wheels up in 30." Hotch says.

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"This creep definitely has a type." Penelope states. "Both women were roughly the same age, same look. Cute brunettes are his thing."

"Myia Collins was single. She grew up in the area and worked at the local elementary school as a substitute teacher." Kate says.

"Lauren White recently moved back to Diamond Bar after she and her husband split." Rossi says.

"It says here Lauren recently started working part time as a nurse." Derek says.

"So both women had jobs in which it wouldn't necessarily be noticed if they were gone for a few days." Hotch says.

"What about friends and family?" Danielle asks.

"Lauren has a sister, Heather. Myia, not so much. All her family is in Ohio." Penelope says.

"We know this guy's good at being invisible. Both women were last seen leaving work and never made it back home." Rossi says.

"He has to be abducting them in public." Derek says.

"Both were technically single. They could have been looking to meet new people. Maybe that was his in." JJ says.

"Raymond Fernandez used to place personal ads in the newspaper." Spencer states. "He would seduce and rob the women who answered them."

"The unsub could be a lonely hearts killer." JJ says.

"Maybe he hunts his victims at places where singles hang out. You know, bars, night clubs, chess tournaments." Spencer lists.

Everybody gives him weird looks.

"I mean, he's not wrong." Danielle defends. "If you're at a chess tournament, you're definitely single." She lets out a small laugh. "No offense." She tells her brother.