Rodney Garrett

Rodney Baines Garrett was a prolific serial killer who briefly appeared in Season Seven of Criminal Minds.

History
Little is specified about Garrett's life, including how he received his murderous tendencies in the first place. In his adult years, he married a woman named Helen, who was bald following a surgery. He treated his wife with respect and their marriage seemed to be an averagely happy one. However, Garrett secretly began moonlighting as a serial killer, murdering young, short-haired, blonde women by stabbing them directly in the heart with an icepick, which was left there. After killing 25 victims this way, all within a span of years, Garrett was finally apprehended by authorities. Pitiful from what he did, he showed police were he buried the victims and confessed to his actions. Garrett was eventually sentenced to death-row by firing squad (at his own request) and received daily visits from Helen, who was the only one who continuously supported him despite what he did.

He began receiving at least two letters from a "fan" named Dylan Kohler, who would later become a prison shuttle driver and also get him involved in at least two shankings that both occurred on the day before his scheduled execution, delaying it. Finally, on April 30, 2012, Garrett's execution proceeded just as planned. Minutes later, Kohler killed his first victim.

Modus Operandi
Garrett targeted high-risk victims, such as prostitutes, drug addicts, and runaways, all of whom were young, short-haired, blonde women. He would break into their homes, ambush his victims, and tie them to their bed frames with duct tape. Garrett then killed them by a single stab directed at the heart.

Profile
Garrett wasn't directly profiled by the BAU, as they were more focused on Kohler.

Known Victims

 * Twenty-five unnamed victims killed prior to his execution

Appearances

 * Season Seven
 * "Divining Rod"