This has also createdCriminal Mindsunsubsthat stick with the viewers and the characters.
ManyCriminal Mindsstories are based on real-life cases, which only makes the bizarre episodes even odder.
However, Route 66 is strange for an entirely different reason.
InCriminal Mindsseason 7, episode 8, he then abducts Monica.
It was a heartbreaking episode that revealed Bill had sexually abused and impregnated her.
This led Hope to commit suicide, which then inspired Bill to abduct Monica.
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Mr. Scratchs real name inCriminal Mindsis Peter Lewis, a man who drugged his victims and made them hallucinate.
These hallucinations made them violently lash out, typically leading them to kill a loved one.
Mr. Scratch took advantage of those most susceptible, making him even more sadistic.
The last thing that was heard from Sal when the BAU caught him was his haunting, maniacal laugh.
Jeffrey was paralyzed from the waist down and frustrated with his impotence, causing him to kill prostitutes.
Jeffreys parents would dispose of his victims bodies, though they didnt necessarily approve of his killings.
This was one of the more bizarre family dynamics inCriminal Minds, of which there are many.
Travis James, would abduct, drug, and bludgeon runaways to death.
Setting the episode during storms made it stand out, as did Travis Dr. Frankenstein-inspired motive.
Travis truly believed he could bring his brother back to life, which made the episode even more unsettling.
The uncle and nephew rack up a high body count, with 26 kills.
The mixture of psychological and physical torture is hard to bear.
In the case of God Complex, the unsub, John Nelson, was a former mortician.
The episode features some sickening Frankenstein-like images of limbs sloppily sewn onto other peoples bodies.
John had convinced himself he was helping his wife, but she was unaware of what he was doing.
When she finds out, she understandably doesnt approve and helps the BAU capture him.
She went as far as changing her appearance to make herself look more serpentine.
Desi split her own tongue and carved wounds into her arm in the shape of snake scales.
The images of the dead women dressed up as if they were about to perform are chilling.
Sometimes what an unsub does post-mortem is more bizarre and disturbing than the killing itself.
