Rebecca Bryant

Rebecca Bryant is an incidental character who first appeared in the Season One finale The Fisher King, part 1.

History
Rebecca was born on August 15, 1988 in. She lost the better part of her family in an house fire that occurred on the night of October 12, 1992 and was caused by faulty wiring. Her father, future budding serial killer Randall Garner, saved her and suffered severe burns when trying to save the others. Rebecca was found crying in her backyard, apparently unharmed. Her father spent nearly three years in a burn ICU and decided to give up parental rights on Rebecca during his time in hospital. She was first taken in by Joseph and Celia Bryant as a foster child before being formally adopted on December 4, 1993 in. Upon maturing, Rebecca acted out severely, running away five to six times, doing drugs and committing vandalism, theft and truancy. When she was abducted from on February 25, 2004 by a now-delusional Randall, nobody bothered to make a full search because of her rap sheet. She was held captive in a tiny room in his basement, chained, for over two years.

Rebecca's disappearance was finally brought to the attention of the BAU by Randall himself. He challenged the BAU into finding her with a series of cryptic clues and riddles. The BAU contacted Rebecca's adoptive mother, who revealed portions of her troubled past. Rebecca is not shown much in this episode, only for a few minutes and in a video. In this episode, Garcia finds out more about Rebecca's past and her father. Reid brings in his mother, Diana, who was residing at the same sanatorium as Garner did. She knew him and also knew about Rebecca. The BAU travels to his house where they find him, tied to a bomb. He detonates it, attempting to also kill Reid, but failing. The team finds Rebecca in Garner's basement and saves her. About one year later, Rebecca was contacted by a man posing to be Jason Gideon claiming to be following up with past victims. The man was actually serial killer Frank Breitkopf. Rebecca became suspicious when Frank began discussing the psychology of rape victims, even though she was never raped. A phone call comes from Hotch to warn her, but it is too late. While still speaking to Hotch, Rebecca was tranquilized by Frank, who subsequently, and brutally, murdered her.

Appearances

 * Season One
 * The Fisher King, part 1
 * Season Two
 * The Fisher King, part 2
 * No Way Out II: The Evolution of Frank