Omar Morales

"I gut 'em from 'cross the chin, livers and intestines open for the animals. After, I send his left hand to his wife, his eyes to his mother, and his tongue to his kids, with a note saying that their papa died wetting himself, the coward."

Omar Morales is a character who appeared as a suspect in A Rite of Passage.

History
Morales is a member of the Lugo Cartel, a Mexican drug cartel. In 2010, he was arrested by Texan authorities under the suspicion of murdering and decapitating several illegal immigrants as they make their way into the U. S. However, Morales denied being the culprit before providing details on how he treats his victims post-mortem, which happens to be much more gorier than decapitation. Because of this, he was released. The aforementioned method would be used by Ronald Boyd after he killed Sheriff Eva Ruiz in an attempt to frame him.

Morales was later seen at the Lugo Cartel headquarters, a garage. Boyd and another deputy arrive at the garage, preparing to arrest him when Boyd snaps and kills three cartel members before encountering Morales himself. After mocking Boyd, Morales attempted to flee, only to be shot twice and killed. After murdering the deputy that accompanied him, Boyd placed the revolver he used to kill the deputy into Morales's hand as means of framing him more. However, the BAU already discerned Boyd as the unsub and were eventually forced to kill him upon tracking him down.

Quotes
Hotch: What do you know about the heads that were left outside the sheriff's station last night?

Morales: Seriously?

Hotch: You're a man who loves to be in control. You have a small army standing guard outside. They protect you because you convinced them somehow that they need you and you don't know what's going on in your town.

Morales: (to Sheriff Ruiz) You didn't tell 'im?

Hotch: Tell me what?

Morales: You're looking for Santa Muerte. The Saint of Death.

Morales: (to Deputy Boyd) This ain't gonna stick, ya know.

Appearances

 * Season Five
 * "A Rite of Passage"