Kirsten Vangsness

During an investigation of a series of child abductions and murders in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the BAU concludes the possibility that the last murder may not be the work of the suspect who had been apprehended.

Forest Whitaker and Janeane Garofalo star in this spinoff drama series that follows a new team of FBI profilers. Bringing wildly divergent skills and personalities to the table, the unit cracks some of the agency's toughest cases.

Unit chief Special Agent Sam Cooper has handpicked an eclectic group of profilers to work outside the confines of Quantico. They include Beth Griffith, strong-willed and outspoken, the newest member of the team; Former British Special Forces soldier Mick Rawson, confident and handsome, works as a highly-skilled marksman; John "Prophet" Sims, a former convict with a street-smart edge and a calm, Zen-like presence, who is determined to make amends for past sins; Gina LaSalle, an attractive, tough agent armed with a cunning sense of perception; and Penelope Garcia, a computer wizard.

The BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit), a team of elite FBI agents, has plenty of twisted criminal minds to apprehend this season. Future episodes include a missing girl vacationing in Atlantic Beach, two married couples who are brutally murdered after being forced to have sex, and two Midwestern families with no clear connection to each other who are killed just miles apart.

Season 4 begins with the aftermath of the explosive Season 3 cliffhanger involving a group of terrorists. Cases involving abused children, a cop killer, a modern day Road Warrior, and an Unsub who copies the murders of famous serial killers are just some of the high points of a truly dark season. On a personal level, JJ gives birth and goes on maternity leave, Reid works a case that takes him back to his childhood, and Hotch has another encounter with The Reaper. Noteworthy Season 4 guest stars include Jason Alexander ("Masterpiece") and Luke Perry ("Minimal Loss").

In Season 1, Jason Gideon leads the BAU team along with fellow profilers Aaron Hotchner, Elle Greenway, Derek Morgan, and genius-geek Spencer Reid. Their task is to establish psychological profiles of criminals and think as they do in order to solve heinous crimes. Some of the more memorable cases during Season 1 include the "Footpath Killer," the "Tommy Killer," an LDSK (Long-Distance Serial Killer), and a "Son of Sam" copycat killer.

J.J. and Prentiss are back for Season 7 of Criminal Minds and so is the rest of the BAU team. In "It Takes A Whole Village," the team faces disciplinary action for their involvement with the terrorist that tired to kill Prentiss. There are plenty of UnSubs to track down including one bent on taking away sight from his victims ("Proof"). A bloodbath at an Internet security company takes the team to Virginia ("Dorado Falls") and a copy cat killer is on the loose in a town that's holding a ceremony for the 10-year anniversary of a Columbine-style shooting massacre ("Painless").