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Season 13  "Believer"  13x22

Aired 6 years ago - Apr 18, 2018

When Reid discovers former FBI Special Agent Owen Quinn locked inside a storage unit, the BAU questions the credibility of Quinn’s bizarre accounts of searching for an UnSub that he named "The Strangler".

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to fit his profile.
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or was he leaving us some kind of witness?
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Whoever did this wanted me to find Quinn,
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You are completely protected.
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That's where he hunted.
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Hey, Dad, can I borrow the car tomorrow night?
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That was just the beginning.
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Oh, god...
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I think we leave all theories on the table
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Keep us posted on what you find.
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from the necks of his victims and kept them as trophies.
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He was a great dad. He wouldn't do that.
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and I want you to just focus on the details...
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They'll get suspicious.
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“How do you find an anchor point in a geoprofile?”
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whereas a stressor is a longer-term pattern
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Not exactly the psychopathic team that Quinn painted.
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We've got what his wife said about him.
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Like the comment Quinn said to Reid.
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In this case. I mean, is he a suspect,
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No!
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Well, Quinn as The Strangler still gets my vote.
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That may be born from Stockholm syndrome?
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You have to admit, the unsub's hunting ground...
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She lives in an apartment just off-campus...
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I think I know what happened.
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Ok, ok, we've...
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According to the M.E., both victims had
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But what paramilitary group would burn off fingerprints
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What?
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owns a cabin on Lake Accotink.
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Don't you see? This isn't one serial killer or a couple.
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I never saw more than a handful of 'em at a time.
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The Holstons joining up with a group that are
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If we can arrest the cult leader, we can stop the cult. Let's go.
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Oh, I have no followers...
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when really it's just 4 wackos sitting around in the dark.
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It's for all the times you worried about me.
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In the warehouse where we arrested The Messiah,

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or was he leaving us some kind of witness?
#2
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Whoever did this wanted me to find Quinn,
#3
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You are completely protected.
#4
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That's where he hunted.
#5
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Hey, Dad, can I borrow the car tomorrow night?
#6
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That was just the beginning.
#7
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Oh, god...
#8
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I think we leave all theories on the table
#9
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Keep us posted on what you find.
#10
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from the necks of his victims and kept them as trophies.
#11
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He was a great dad. He wouldn't do that.
#12
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and I want you to just focus on the details...
#14
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They'll get suspicious.
#15
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“How do you find an anchor point in a geoprofile?”
#17
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whereas a stressor is a longer-term pattern
#18
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Not exactly the psychopathic team that Quinn painted.
#19
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We've got what his wife said about him.
#21
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Like the comment Quinn said to Reid.
#22
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In this case. I mean, is he a suspect,
#24
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No!
#26
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Well, Quinn as The Strangler still gets my vote.
#27
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That may be born from Stockholm syndrome?
#28
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You have to admit, the unsub's hunting ground...
#29
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She lives in an apartment just off-campus...
#30
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I think I know what happened.
#33
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Ok, ok, we've...
#34
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According to the M.E., both victims had
#36
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But what paramilitary group would burn off fingerprints
#37
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What?
#38
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owns a cabin on Lake Accotink.
#39
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Don't you see? This isn't one serial killer or a couple.
#41
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I never saw more than a handful of 'em at a time.
#43
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The Holstons joining up with a group that are
#44
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If we can arrest the cult leader, we can stop the cult. Let's go.
#45
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Oh, I have no followers...
#46
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when really it's just 4 wackos sitting around in the dark.
#47
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It's for all the times you worried about me.
#48
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In the warehouse where we arrested The Messiah,
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