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Mitchell McCord, a.k.a. "The Central Park Ripper" is a vigilante serial-turned-spree killer who committed a series of werewolf-based murders in Bad Moon on the Rise.

Background
At some point in his life Mitch got a job as a dental lab technician, married a woman named Adele, and had a son with her that they named Bryce. On the night of January 24, 2016, Mitch and his family went ice skating and were walking in Central Park as they headed home when they were being mugged at gunpoint by a robber. When the robber wanted Adele's ring, she struggled to remove it and Bryce decided to fight the robber for the gun. During the struggle, Bryce was fatally shot and the robber managed to run off. During the whole incident, Mitchell just stood in shock. Devastated by the loss of her son, Adele blamed Mitchell for not being able to save Bryce and forced him to move out of the house. Soon after, Adele began a relationship with a man named Greg Winters, which Mitch could not accept as he believed he and Adele could still be togther. Mitch began to take amphetamines and MPA hoping they would help him cope with the loss of his son and presumably the separation between him and his wife. In December 2017, Adele decided to divorce Mitch, but refused not sign the divorce papers. Hoping to prove to Adele that he was a strong man and because Bryce died on the night of a full moon, he decided to kill criminals in Central Park in the same style as a werewolf using a mouth piece he made from his job. He first killed a gang member named Victor Guzman followed by Brad Norton, a jogger whom he thought was fleeing from the scene of a crime he committed, much like Bryce's. It was Brad's murder that led to the BAU being called in.

Modus Operandi
Mitch's primary victims were men who were either criminals or men he believed had committed criminal acts based on their actions prior to being them killed. He initially killed his victims in Central Park at night during full moons as a reference to the night of his son's murder. He killed his victims using a canine mouthpiece he created through his job as a dental technician, ripping into their throats and disemboweling them after their deaths. As he continued killing he became more violent, biting into Vihaan Patel's throat to the point of him nearly being decapitated. When he killed Kelly Sinclair, he attacked her outside the park and bit off both her pink and ring finger on her left hand, although he specifically meant to bite of the ring finger she wore her wedding ring on as a reference to wife divorcing him. Kelly also acted as a surrogate for Adele following the conversation she and Mitch had in which she rejected him again. Before each of his murders, he would inject cortisol into himself and take both amphetamines and MPA to help him experience stress and kill his victims in a state of rage. After killing each of his victims, he washed his victims' blood of his mouth piece at his home. When he abducted Chad Higgins, he took him to a wolf den in Central Park.

Profile
The unsub is suffering from clinical lycanthropy, a psychiatric syndrome in which the person believes he or she can transform into an animal, in most cases, a wolf. This syndrome is associated with schizophrenia and drugged-induced psychosis and the latter is often caused by hallucinogenic drugs, such as LSD or ecstasy. The unsubs might me facing with a major stressor in his life that his causing him to suffer from depression and using drugs could be his way of coping with it. It is likely he is fully aware of his action and he is enjoying the power and control that they are giving him. Though while in his delusional state, he is convinced he is shape-shifting. He may be using a fabricated mouthpiece to complete his transformation. Based on his tender treatment of Chad Higgins, the unsub may have suffered a loss. This dualistic behavior indicates a personality split within the unsubs's psyche. His human side may be struggling to keep the "violent animal" within him at bay. With his continued drug use, it is possible he will suffer a permanent psychotic break from reality with his violent persona completely taking him over. This means he will continue killing and it could be anyone in the park.

Known Victims

 * December 2, 2017: Victor Guzman
 * January 2-3:
 * Brad Norton
 * Frankie Brown
 * January 3-4: Vihaan Patel
 * January 4-5: Kelly Sinclair
 * January 5-6: Chad Higgins

Appearances

 * Season Thirteen
 * Bad Moon on the Rise