Profile the Profilers

These are the profiles of the BAU’s agents (Behavior Analysis Unit) of the TV show “Criminal Minds”. We always hear them making profiles of serial killers, rapist, pedophiles and murderers but we never get to hear their own profiles. Now here you got a short profile of each.

Aaron Hotchner: He was the son of an abusive father. In season one, episode eight he was talking to a serial killers and he told him “Some people in that (abusive) environment grow up to be killers” when the killer asked why only “some”, Hotchner responded “Some people grow up to catch them.” Before joining the FBI he was a prosecutor, but he decided that he wanted to do something about the killings before they occurred that is why he joined the BAU. He is one of the oldest on the team and he is the leader of the BAU. His wife was murdered by the “Boston Ripper” a serial killer who took matters very personal with Hotchner after he refused to accept his deal to stop hunting him. However, he managed to save his son Jack.

David Rossi: He was first on the Marine Corps and was hired by the FBI after he was deployed. He was one of the founders of the BAU but then left and retired. On his free time he wrote a lot of books about “the job”. He came back to the FBI to replace Jason Gideon on the 3^rd season. In comparison with Gideon and Hotchner he is more extrovert, he is kind of a playboy and he had been married three times and is currently single. He also plays videogames such as Grand Theft Auto and Rock-Band. However, he managed to be much disciplined and takes the job very seriously.

Derek Morgan: His father died on the line of duty as a cop when Derek was very young. He had a tough childhood living on a dangerous neighborhood in Chicago. He was involved on a gang fight and had a juvenile record. Carl Buford picked him out of the streets and introduced Morgan to his youth center. He once found a child’s body dumped on the street and nobody claimed the body, so he went door to door to collect money for this kid’s headstone. This event had a profound impact on him. Buford taught Morgan how to play football and then he earned a scholarship on Northwestern University. Buford helped him with his football and erased his juvenile record but also he was sexually abusing Morgan. All of these experiences led Derek Morgan to become an FBI agent. He wanted to honor his father and bring down guys like Buford.

Emily Prentiss: She is the daughter of an US. Ambassador so in her childhood she did a lot of travelling. She is very good with languages; she speaks fluently Spanish, Arabic, French, Italian, Russian, and Greek. Before she joined the FBI she worked for the Interpol until she had to leave Interpol after her cover was blown in a very dangerous under cover case. She joined the BAU on the 2^nd season and she adapted very quickly gaining everybody’s trust, especially with Derek Morgan and David Rossi.

Jennifer Jereau: She grew in a normal family in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, she was very athletic and good at sports, and she was the captain of her varsity soccer team. Her sister committed suicide but she was very young to understand it all. Her sister gave her a necklace that she always carries around and claims that it gives her strength in difficult moments. She joined the FBI after attending a book reading of the BAU founder and Unit Chief at the time David Rossi. She is married to Detective William LaMontagne and has a son called Henry. She met Will working a case in New Orleans.

Penelope Garcia: Her personality is different from everybody else’s. She is funny and innocent, she cannot see the picture of “death” on her screen and she dresses in a very extravagant way. She lost her parents at the age of 18 in a car accident. Ever since, she volunteers to help counsel the families of murder victims. She is the best computer analyst of the FBI. However, before joining the BAU she was on the FBI’s most wanted hacker list. Rumors say that she is on the CIA most wanted hacker list after she tried to find the truth behind Princess Diana’s death. The FBI realized that she could be very dangerous or useful so they decided to recruit her.

Dr. Spencer Reid: He is the youngest of the team with 25 years old, however he has 3 PhDs. He graduated from high school at the age of 12 which makes him a genius. Reid has an eidetic memory, this means he remembers everything he sees or hear. His colleagues always refer to him as Dr. Reid because they are afraid that because of his age people won't take him seriously as an FBI agent. He is a very important asset for the BAU and always a key piece to resolve a mystery. Reid was born in Las Vegas and he is really good at poker. His father left the house when he was very young and his mother is hospitalized because she has schizophrenia.