Anna Begley

Anna Bagley was a disturbed college student and copycat who appeared in Season Three of Criminal Minds.

Background
A loner Anna attended university in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she was mocked by her fellow students due to her lack of friends and penchant for self-mutilation which, despite her best efforts to hide the evidence, everyone noticed. Though she constantly talked about committing suicide Anna would later admit she didn't have the strength to actually go through with it.

Doubt
When three students are killed on the university grounds in less than a week Anna became obssessed with the case, cutting out newspaper clippings relating to it and sticking them to her wall, smearing some of her own blood on several of them. When campus guard Nathan Tubbs is arrested as a suspect Anna, a few hours after Nathan's arrest, ambushed a student named Alisa while she was walking back to her room after a party and killed, making the killing look like it was done by Nathan. When the police and BAU discovered Alisa's body Anna sent them a note which stated Nathan was innocent and that the real killer was still on the loose.

Waiting for Nathan's inevitable release Anna smears an article about Alisa's murder with her blood and puts it on her wall with the other clippings she has collected before cutting her blonde hair short and dieing it dark (Nathan specifically targeted brunettes). Ignoring the floor organizer when she knocks on her door to tell her that the campus will be temporarily shutting down due to the deaths Anna finally answers the door when another student (and one of her tormentors) knocks. Telling the student (who notices her newly dyed hair and the clippings on her wall) she won't be anyone's problems after this afternoon Anna goes and meets Nathan when he leaves the security office after being released by the police.

Leading Nathan to a deserted courtyard Anna reveals she is responsible for the murder that got him released and, taking out a knife, begs Nathan to kill her. Thinking this is all a set up Nathan calls Anna a bitch and tells her that she won't trick him into saying or doing anything incriminating, angering Anna and causing to lash out and stab Nathan in the stomach. When Morgan and JJ (who had been tailing Nathan) appear with their guns drawn and demand she drop the knife Anna asks if they are going to shoot her. Realizing they won't open fire Nathan turns the knife on herself and despite JJ's attempt to save her still bleeds to death.

Profile
While the local authorities were quick to believe The Campus Killer was still

Anna Bagley was a disturbed college student and copycat who appeared in Season Three of Criminal Minds.

Background
A loner Anna attended university in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she was mocked by her fellow students due to her lack of friends and penchant for self-mutilation which, despite her best efforts to hide the evidence, everyone noticed. Though she constantly talked about committing suicide Anna would later admit she didn't have the strength to actually go through with it.

Doubt
When three students are killed on the university grounds in less than a week Anna became obsessed with the case, cutting out newspaper clippings relating to it and sticking them to her wall, smearing some of her own blood on several of them. When campus guard Nathan Tubbs is arrested as a suspect Anna, a few hours after Nathan's arrest, ambushed a student named Alisa while she was walking back to her room after a party and killed, making the killing look like it was done by Nathan. When the police and BAU discovered Alisa's body Anna sent them a note which stated Nathan was innocent and that the real killer was still on the loose.

Waiting for Nathan's inevitable release Anna smears an article about Alisa's murder with her blood and puts it on her wall with the other clippings she has collected before cutting her blonde hair short and dieing it dark (Nathan specifically targeted brunettes). Ignoring the floor organizer when she knocks on her door to tell her that the campus will be temporarily shutting down due to the deaths Anna finally answers the door when another student (and one of her tormentors) knocks. Telling the student (who notices her newly dyed hair and the clippings on her wall) she won't be anyone's problems after this afternoon Anna goes and meets Nathan when he leaves the security office after being released by the police.

Leading Nathan to a deserted courtyard Anna reveals she is responsible for the murder that got him released and, taking out a knife, begs Nathan to kill her. Thinking this is all a set up Nathan calls Anna a bitch and tells her that she won't trick him into saying or doing anything incriminating, angering Anna and causing to lash out and stab Nathan in the stomach. When Morgan and JJ (who had been tailing Nathan) appear with their guns drawn and demand she drop the knife Anna asks if they are going to shoot her. Realizing they won't open fire Nathan turns the knife on herself and despite JJ's attempt to save her still bleeds to death.

Profile
While the local authorities were quick to believe The Campus Killer was still on the loose the BAU (and most strongly Gideon) believed Alisa's death was caused by a copycat, due to a rock instead of taser being used to incapacitate the victim. The stab wounds were also shallow, indicating the unsub was lacking in physical strength, and showed signs of hesitation instead of blind rage. Finally, the note being sent to the authorities conflicted with the profile of The Campus Killer, as they were not the type of killer who would brag about their murders, meaning the note was written not as a taunt but simply as a means of releasing Nathan.

Modus Operandi
Anna copied Nathan's MO almost exactly, the only major difference being she used a rock to subdue Alisa instead of a taser. This was likely due to the authorities never making Nathan's use of a taser in his murders public knowledge.

Known Victims

 * Alisa Daylon
 * Nathan Tubbs

Appearances

 * Season Three
 * "Doubt"