Tory Chapman

"25 years is nothing, is only time"

Tory Chapman is a serial killer in Season Eight of Criminal Minds.

Profile
The unsub is a physically fit male between the ages of 45 and 55. He's targeting people that he perceives as hypocrites. In the 1980s, Wade Burke won Student Citizenship awards, but in fact had significant repeated brushes with the law that was covered up. Wanda Sullivan was a fervent anti-drug activist yet secretly grew her own stash of marijuana. Charlie Figg broke the law he was sworn to uphold by illegally maintaining a second family. This need to punish hypocrisy might have been triggered by when Bronson Springs was given the award as the Perfect City, being held up as an example for the future. If the unsub felt victimized or that injustice had been done to him, it might have motivated his need for revenge, not just against Wade Burke but against the entire city as well. This person has extraordinarily patience. He put the head of his first victim in a time capsule, knowing that it'd be 25 years before people would know what he'd done. He also spends a great deal of time meticulously planning his kills. This would suggest a profession that would reflect this type of mindset, such as artisans or those who long hours in solitude. He's a perfectionist. He waited 25 years before killing because of Self-initiated Predation Cessation. Most serial killers are unable to control their own impulses, but some seem to be able to self-regulate. It's like they have an on/off switch that they themselves can control. The secret of the head in the capsule was probably enough to sustain him during this dormant phase. When the time capsule was finally opened, it was like an alarm clock going off, a wake-up call to resume killing. He witnessed the fear it instilled in the town and he wanted to keep that panic going. He's collecting heads again for a purpose. He is preparing for his next statement, which will be bigger and bolder and soon.

Known Victims

 * Wade Burke
 * Charlie Figg
 * Wanda Sullivan
 * Todd Backus
 * Leanne Tipton

Appearances

 * Season Eight
 * Pay It Forward