Shara Carlino

"It worked for her, why not me? I just wanted us to be together..."

Shara Carlino is a fan of serial killer Cortland Bryce Ryan, whom she attempted to copycat in The Angel Maker.

History
Very little is known about Shara, other than she worked as a secretary in Lower Canaan. When Cortland Bryce Ryan was arrested for murdering six women, she became one of many women who fell in love with him. Shara soon became Cortland's self-proclaimed "number-one fan", visiting him very frequently and communicating with him through written letters. She even moved closer to the prison he was being held at. However, sometime before his execution, Cortland sent her a letter that was actually addressed to Chloe Kelcher, likely by mistake. Though she realized from the letter that she wasn't the only woman he wrote to, Shara continued to maintain her love for him, even after his execution. In The Angel Maker, after Chloe begins a series of copycat killings on the anniversary of Cortland's execution, Rossi and Prentiss initially suspect Shara of being the unsub. However, she gives them a rock-solid alibi and gives them information about the letter Cortland accidentally sent to her. Later that night, Shara, having become deluded by the recent events and feeling jealous of Chloe, attacked a woman after luring her in with a ruse, hoping to kill her. However, the would-be victim escaped and she was subdued by the other residents of the neighborhood. Shara was last seen proclaiming her love of Cortland to Prentiss before being taken away in a police cruiser.

Modus Operandi
Shara attacked her sole victim with the intention of killing her, likely in the same way as Cortland. However, since it was disorganized and presumably a spur of the moment, she was unable to successfully complete her attack.

Profile
Shara was not profiled by the BAU, since they were focused on Chloe.

Real-Life Comparison
Shara may have been partially based on Veronica Compton in the sense that both women tried to copycat a serial killer, but their sole attacks failed.

Known Victims

 * September 5, 2008: Unnamed woman

Appearances

 * Season Four
 * The Angel Maker