Danny Lee Stokes

"Stay out of my city!"

Danny Lee Stokes is a schizophrenic spree killer and vigilante who appeared in Protection.

Background
Danny and his mother were both schizophrenic, but were relatively peaceful due to taking anti-psychotic medication. They were both acquainted with Patricia Valdez, whose husband Ruiz was a known criminal. One day, Danny's mother was killed by a burglar, and he blamed Ruiz for committing the shooting. Without his mother to influence him into taking his medication, he went into a downwards spiral that intensified when he couldn't find Ruiz, who by that point had fled. As a result, Danny instead abducted Patricia and her daughter Milena and killed the both of them, remorsefully burying their bodies in the front yard of his home afterwards. He then began hallucinating visions of Patricia and Milena, who would encourage him to go out and find Ruiz, all the while killing any other person he comes across and perceives to be committing something immoral. Two weeks later, Danny was driven to kill Gary Fisher, a john who was soliciting a prostitute. Sometime later, he killed another john, Nate Cochran, as well as a prostitute he was soliciting, Tasha Brooks.

Modus Operandi
Danny targeted people he believed were committing immoral acts, such as prostitutes, johns, and muggers, although he devolved and began killing more random victims after he became even more unstable. He would shoot each victim repeatedly with a .45-caliber handgun, emptying the magazine on them, and also beat them (with the exceptions of Nate Cochran and Tasha Brooks).

Known Victims

 * Patricia Valdez and her daughter Milena
 * Gary Fisher
 * Nate Cochran and Tasha Brooks
 * The alleyway shooting:
 * Lamar Taylor
 * Clara Miller
 * Christopher DeLuca
 * The Stokes home shooting:
 * Unnamed mailman
 * Shot at the following repeatedly on two occasions, but missed:
 * Derek Morgan
 * Jennifer Jareau
 * Spencer Reid
 * Detective Spreewell

Appearances

 * Season Ten
 * Protection