The Killer Woodsman

The Killer Woodsman (so named in this wiki) is a serial killer who appears in Season Nine of Criminal Minds.

Background
Not named, the Woodsman was born in 1965 to teenage siblings Malachi and Cissy Lee, who kept his conception a secret from the rest of the family. When Cissy began to go into labor, Malachi fled in terror, and she stumbled into the nearby forest in pursuit. However, she tripped and fell, to which she was approached by an unidentified woman who had been watching Malachi and Cissy during their lovemaking. The woman assisted Cissy in giving birth to the Woodsman and then adopted him, calling him "perfect"; Cissy approved of the adoption. As the Woodsman grew up, he was raised by the woman, who taught him how to hunt. When the mother became bedridden from an unspecified disease, she told the Woodsman about his adoption before dying. Confused about why his mother gave him away, the Woodsman managed to track down his parents and formulated a scheme to get Cissy's attention.

Modus Operandi
The Woodsman initially targeted members of Malachi and Cissy's families, killing them through a variety of ways, all of which involved barbed wire. Mathias Lee, Malachi's son, was killed by a bear-trap laced with barbed wire. Clark Howard, Cissy's son, was killed after being hanged with a noose made from barbed wire, which twisted his head 180 degrees. Maddie Lee was killed after being tied up with barbed wire, chained from the arms to a car, and chained from the legs to a container, to which she was dragged by the car and therefore ripped in half. When he tried to kill his mother Cissy, he tried hanging her with barbed wire. It is unknown as to how he killed Brent and Sandy, but it is likely the usage of barbed wire was involved.

Known Victims

 * West Virginia:
 * Mathias Lee
 * Clark Howard
 * Maddie Lee
 * Cissy Howard
 * An unnamed SWAT agent
 * Alex Blake
 * Kentucky: Brent and Sandy

Appearances

 * Season Nine
 * Blood Relations