Josh Cramer

Agent Josh Kramer is a minor recurring character in Criminal Minds, head of the FBI Field Office and Organized Crime Division in Baltimore, Maryland.

Season One
Having been keeping tabs on local mob boss Michael Russo for some time, Josh has his friend and fellow agent Jimmy Baker go undercover to help bring Russo down, creating a detailed criminal history for him. A few months into the operation, Jimmy becomes the target of a hitman, who was hired to take Jimmy and his friend Freddy Condore out, Russo having become suspicious of the two. After discovering Freddy and his family dead, a frightened Jimmy asks for a pickup, but is abducted by the hitman shortly before Josh can reach him.

After Jimmy's abduction, Josh confronts the BAU, who he had earlier brushed off when they offered their help in investigated the murder of Freddy and his relatives. After realizing the BAU (who had been unaware of Jimmy being an undercover agent) do not have him, Josh helps them in tracking down the hitman, Vincent Perotta, through Russo. When Vincent is found and brought in, Josh becomes agitated, believing the BAU are wasting their time interviewing him when Jimmy could be out there, slowly dying. At one point, Josh compromises the interrogation by bursting into the room and threatening Vincent, letting slip Jimmy is an agent before being dragged back out.

Eventually, the interviews with Vincent bare fruit, with the BAU getting enough information to successfully pinpoint Jimmy's location, the team and Josh finding and rescuing him, Vincent having tortured him and left him to be eaten alive by rats.

Season Two
When the BAU investigate a series of Russian mob-related "mutilation kidnappings" in Baltimore at the request of Elizabeth Prentiss, Emily Prentiss's mother, Josh assists them, offering all the information he currently has on the case, also telling them about the principals of the Russian mob and the history of local chapter leader Arzeny Lysowsky. In a way, the case ultimately solves itself, with Arzeny eliminating the abductor, Lyov Lysowsky, after become tired of his wayward son's antics.

Appearances

 * Season One
 * "Natural Born Killer


 * Season Two
 * "Honor Among Thieves"