Bobby Putnam

Robert "Bobby" Putnam is a recurring character who appeared in Season Eight of Criminal Minds, specifically involved in the subplot of SSA Spencer Reid's relationship with Maeve Donovan.

Background
Little is revealed about Bobby, other than he was Maeve's ex-boyfriend. Prior to the events of The Lesson, he had started dating Diane Turner, who was stalking Maeve.

The Lesson
Bobby is seen near the end of the episode, when Reid, planning to meet up with Maeve at a diner, sees him there and believes him to be Maeve's stalker. He calls Maeve and tells her to leave, but when Reid walks up to Bobby, intending to confront him, it is revealed that it was a false alarm, as Bobby was meeting up with a friend.

Zugzwang
In the episode, Bobby's relationship with Maeve is revealed. When Maeve is abducted by Diane, he is initially suspected of being behind her disappearance. However, after being interrogated by the BAU, during which Diane was present, he is cleared of any involvement. Later on, Diane dresses herself in Maeve's clothes, and when he notices, she becomes angry and knocks him out by bashing his head with a wine bottle, abducting him immediately afterwards. He is next seen being held captive with Maeve, and the both are threatened at gunpoint by Diane. Diane forces information about Reid out of Maeve by threatening to kill Bobby, and once she got what she needed, she declared Bobby to be "superfluous" and shoots him in the head, killing him instantly.

Appearances

 * Season Eight
 * "The Lesson"
 * "Zugzwang"