Turner's Group

Turner's Group was a a gang responsible for brutally killing a number of people in Hopeless.

History
J. Turner, C. Vincent and J. R. Baker all worked as construction sub-contractors. They all three shared the same address. They had a lot of rage kept within them and eventually decided to take it out through acts of vandalism on symbols of wealth like luxury cars, a boutique and a town house. When they attacked the latter, they killed their contractor, James Morris, vandalized the house, except for the nursery in which they built Morris into a wall. They later attacked two couples in a house, videotaping the attack. At this point, the BAU were called in. The group then attacked Jessica Miller, a waitress, and Doug Taylor, her boyfriend, beating them so badly they were barely recognizable. Later, a riot occured in DuPont Circle, far from the group's operating area. They were in no way involved, but they grew angry over the media attention it recieved and decided to attack a bar, killing the bartender and a customer. The BAU noticed that the bartenders hands had been nailed to the bar counter, but since the nails hadn't been slammed in, they figured the UnSubs used a nailgun which a work at a construction site would give them access to. Figuring that the escalation from the vandalism to the quadruple murder happened a bit fast, they went to the town house and discovered Morris' body. Narrowing down the list of potential suspects by counting the skills required to construct a wall like that and found the three men responsible. Heading to their apartment, they found Baker alone, the other two having spotted the arresting cops and driven away. When asked why they did it, Baker simply replied "It was fun". Turner and Vincent were tracked down to an empty building. Surrounded by police, the committed suicide by cop by pretending to be holding guns and rushing out.

Members

 * J. Turner (a drywaller, deceased)
 * C. Vincent (an electrician, deceased)
 * J. R. Baker (a mason, incarcerated)

Modus Operandi
The group usually attacked using blunt iron objects, like crowbars or steel rods, or simply their fists. They would beat their victims violently, while torturing them psychologically and videotaping the attacks. They operated in south-east D.C.

Profile
The group's members were described as male, physically fit, going unnoticed, not seeming out of place and sharing a pack mentality. The members would come from troubled backgrounds including broken homes, youth detention centers and would have bonded through their anger. They would feel like they had nothing to live for and would look for anyone or anything to blame. Despite of the anger brought on by the recession, they would still stand out. They plan to create a confrontation and will take any excuse for violence that they can get. They think of themselves as a form of gangsters like the laws of society don't apply to them. The crimes were not robberies and none of the female victims were sexually assaulted, the murders were about pure violence simply for the fun of it. They would be obsessed with the media coverage of their murders, looking for any way to relive it.

Known Victims

 * Five acts of vandalism over two months
 * James Morris (was hidden inside a wall)
 * Four unnamed victims (all beaten to death with a crowbar)
 * Doug Taylor and Jessica Miller (beaten with a steel rod)
 * Unnamed bartender and customer (bartender's hands were nailed to a counter using a nail gun)

Appearance

 * Season Five
 * Hopeless