Boyd Schuller

Judge Boyd Schuller was a minor character.

History
Boyd Schuller worked as a judge in a court of law. In 2007, his wife, Emma, was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver, Dan Patton. 12 months prior to Reckoner, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. This caused him to snap completely, having witnessed so many offenders walking away. He hired Tony Mecacci, a hitman whose trial he had presided, to kill a number of people involved in crimes against children, Dan Patton and then Schuller himself. The BAU were called in after the third victim, Ben Vanderwaal, was killed. They figured that a hitman was responsible, narrowed down the list of suspects and reached the conclusion that Schuller was the "Planner" of the murders. Almost at the same time, Schuller turned himself in, claiming full responsibility for the murders. After being manipulated by Rossi, who had known Emma when they were young, into believing he and Emme had had an affair together, Schuller had an outburst, exclaiming "every single person on that list deserves justice", which led the BAU to believe there were more people on the hit list, most likely Dan Patton. In the meantime, Mecacci killed Patton and escaped. Schuller denied there being any more people on the hit list. He was then arrested under the public pretense that he was aiding the investigation. As he was brought out, he confessed to Rossi that he had lied earlier. He was then shot and killed by Mecacci, apparently from a sniper position.

Profile
The profile of the "Planner" given to investigators said that he would be in his late 50s or 60s, working in the justice system, having access to a substantial amount of cash and having recently suffered some personal tragedy.

Appearance

 * Season Five
 * Reckoner