The Hollow Man

The Hollow Man is a serial killer that appears in The Last Word.

History
The Hollow Man was active in St. Louis at the same time as his polar opposite and personal rival The Mill Creek Killer. Unlike him, The Hollow Man was motivated by fame. He would write letters to Jim Meyers, a journalist who wrote about The Mill Creek Killer, telling about his murders and his motivation with phrases like "I won't be ignored". After the BAU caught The Mill Creek Killer, they lured The Hollow Man to the St Louis Police Station by setting up a mock press conference where they claimed that it was possible that all of his murders were unrelated incidents. He drove there, took a security guard hostage and lowered his gun when he made eye contact with The Mill Creek Killer.

Profile
While The Mill Creek Killer was motivated by internal forces, The Hollow Man was motivated by fame. According to the BAU,&#160;his use of phrases like "I won't be ignored" implied that he felt ignored in his professional and private lives. He may have had a job that required him to wear a uniform, erasing his individual identity, or a job were he had no identity. This was correct, as he worked as a taxi driver. Shooting his victims was a way for him to avoid bodily contact with them. Since his victims were prostitutes, he may lack confidence with women.&#160;According to Reid's graphological analysis of the letters, The Hollow Man's handwriting suggested repression and&#160;that he was uptight and&#160;prone to over-reacting. His cursive writing suggested that he solved problems in a practical, direct manner.

Modus Operandi
The Hollow Man would hunt at night,&#160;shooting prostitutes with a .44 Magnum revolver loaded with hollow-point bullets (hence his name).

Known victims

 * Ten unnamed prostitutes