Charles Holcombe

Charles Holcombe was a serial killer who appeared in Legacy.

History
When Charles' father died, he inherited the family's meat packing plant and a substantial amount of money and took up serial killing. He had an accomplice, Steven Foster, who would pick up vagrants, junkies and prostitutes under the pretense of being a social security worker in exchange for money and a place to live. After the number of potential victims reached 63, obsessive-compulsive Kansas City, Kansas Detective Cal McGee personally contacted the BAU and showed them his personal notes of people living within his assigned area (Legacy). Hotch and JJ reluctantly went with him to Kansas City to discuss the matter with his superior, Captain Wright, who remained adamant that the possible disappearances of the 63 people were a pure coincidence as the case was difficult and they had no records of any of them. Since the BAU require being asked for by local police unless the case is federal, they couldn't doa nything. When JJ discovered that a letter sent to McGee by Charles had been sent from Kansas City, Missouri, which is across a river but also across the state line, making the case federal, the rest of the BAU were called in.

After asking around for potential suspects on the street and coming up with nothing, the BAU spotted Steven's car. When they tried to question him, Steven tried driving away, but crashed it and was brought in. After being promised protection from Charles in exchange for his name, location and a way to get to him, Steven gave them the required information. The BAU and local police caught him just as he was about to kill his next victim, a prostitute named Maggie. When he raised his butcher's knife, shouting "Just let me do my job!", he was shot and killed and Maggie saved.

Modus Operandi
After being given his victims by Steven, Charles would torture them indirectly both mentally and physically by placing them inside the basement of his meat packing plant and giving them a few hours to find their way out. The dungeon was filled with traps, such as crushed glass, dead ends, even gas and a Rottweiller dog used to keep the captives going. If they didn't make it out in time (and it appears no-one did) Charles would sedate them using gas, strap them to a stainless steel table and butcher them alive.

Profile
The BAU classified Charles as a "house cleaner", a mission-oriented killer who fixes percieved wrongs in the world. While he knows the killing to be wrong, he believes he's doing the world a service by doing so. That type of killer is usually a loner as not many people tolerate him. If he has someone close to him, that person will not be an equal, but more of a servant. Charles would be fastidious, tending towards Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and would have an overwhelming sense of indignation towards the things he percieves as wrong, not even considering the reasons why someone might disagree. It is unlikely that he will have an actual job, as it would prevent him from his murdering. The killing was most likely set off by the death of a family member or someone who had control over Charles.

Known Victims

 * 63 possible victims
 * An unnamed man (apparently a vagrant)
 * Maggie (a prostitute, attempted)

Appearance

 * Season Two
 * Legacy