Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton was a killer who appeared in flashbacks in Season Seven of Criminal Minds.

History
Chris sent his son Bailey to Somerville Military Academy to learn discipline, but he was unaware of the constant bullying that was going on there, bullying that was allowed by the academy's leader, Colonel Ron Massey. When Bailey committed suicide, a fellow student named Josh Redding brought Bailey's stuff to him while he mourned his loss. He was later told by Massey that Josh was responsible for his son's suicide and the two planned a revenge scheme. However, Chris later read Bailey's journal and found out about the bullying done at Massey's request and took his revenge to the next level. When he was texted the location by Lieutenant Shockley Tawes of where the boys were assigned to camp, Chris killed the five boys present, all of whom bullied Bailey, as a message to Massey and then carved the message "We're Sorry" under Tucker Calhoun's body. He then proceeded to try to kill Josh, who was also camping with the victims, but Josh fought back and escaped. Later, Josh, led by his survival instinct, constructed a Viet Cong-style pit trap for Chris that killed him. At the case's conclusion, both Massey and Tawes were arrested for their involvement in the crimes. Since Josh had killed Chris in self-defense, he was allowed to walk free.

Profile
Chris wasn't profiled because the BAU was more focused on Josh. But, it was stated that he killed the boys with the same method Bailey committed suicide to send a message that spoke of revenge to Colonel Massey: that you took my son away from me, now I'm going to take yours away from you.

Modus Operandi
Chris copied the method in which Bailey used in his suicide to kill the boys he feels are responsible, by strangling them to death with bedsheets and then staging it to look like a mass suicide by hanging them from a tree with the bedsheets tied together in a hangman's knot. Chris also brutally assaulted Tucker Calhoun, Bailey's worst bully, before murdering him.

Known Victims
All of the following were attacked by him in the mass hanging:
 * Jimmy Burbage
 * Philip Mumford
 * Jerry Bowden
 * Jack Briggs
 * Tucker Calhoun
 * Josh Redding

Appearances

 * Season Seven
 * Self-Fulfilling Prophecy