Ian Coakley

Ian Coakely was a serial killer who appeared in Roadkill.

History
Not much is revealed about Ian's life prior to the events of Roadkill, except that he was married and did military service. On 28 September 2007, he was driving his wife's car, a red, two-door coupé, along Route 7 in Bend, Oregon at night with his wife who was sleeping. At some point, he apparently fell asleep at the the wheel. As a result, the car slid off the road, flipping over a number of times. Ian's wife died and he suffered a spinal cord injury which permanently disabled his legs. He received therapy, but the guilt he suffered caused him to misremember the whole accident as having been caused by a car similar to the one his wife drove. In 2009 (Roadkill), went out for revenge on the imaginary driver, looking for red coupés on his way to work. Whenever he saw one, he stalked the victims for a while, then sabotaged their cars, setting up an ambush in some secluded area on Route 7.

The BAU were called in after the second murder. During the investigation, a man named Gil Bonner came to them, claiming responsibility for the car accident that set Ian's killing off. Apparently, he was driving home in the middle of the night and dropped his cell phone, picked it up, taking his eyes off the road for a moment. When he looked around, the car was gone. Believing he had killed someone, he kept the incident a secret, although it took its toll on his professional life. The profile eventually led them to Ian, who at the time was about to kill his fourth victim. As he was about to run him over, Hotch drove into the side of his car, stopping him. A local police confronted Ian with the truth, causing him to have a breakdown. Ian drove off, followed by Hotch and Derek, towards a cliff which he drove off, commiting suicide. Gil Bonner was later exonorated as the car accident he caused was completely unrelated to Ian Coakely and had resulted in some minor car damage, but no personal damage.

Profile
Ian was driven by revenge. His memory having been altered by his guilt, he targeted any red coupé driver and killed them as surrogates because he was too afraid of the real person, although that driver was imaginary. His profile said he would be a white male in his early 40s with military experience, apparently from either the U.S. Army or Marine Corps, who was handicapped as a result of an automobile accident. He would have a lot of knowledge about car engines and be good with his hands, possibly a mechanic.

Modus Operandi
Ian would stalk his victims for a while after finding them. He would then sabotage their cars so they would break down somewhere secluded on Route 7, on which the first two victims usually drove on. When they stopped and left their cars, he drove over them with his car, a black Dodge D100 pickup from 1979, customized to fit his handicap. After killing his victims, he would switch the grills and plates on his car to cover his tracks.

Known Victims

 * Maria Delgado
 * Shannon Makely
 * Victor Costella
 * Garret Burke (attempted)

Appearance

 * Season Four
 * Roadkill