23rd Street Killers

The 23rd Street Killers (abbreviated as "TSK") was a Los Angeles-based street gang that appeared in Season Three of Criminal Minds.

Background
A thorn in the side of the local authorities and gang task force for some time TSK was led by a man named Glen Hill (nicknamed "The Reaper") and operated primarily out of his house in the suburbs. One late night in 2007 the gang ambushed comic book artist and writer Johnny McHale and his pregnant girlfriend Vickie Wright while they were returning home from the store. Taunting the couple Glen refuses the money Johnny offers and forces Vickie to agree to Johnny's marriage proposal, which the group had overhead seconds earlier. After harrassing Vickie the gang grabbed her and made Johnny watch as they raped her (telling him "You're not gonna wanna miss this") before torturing her to death. After finishing off Vickie the group slashed Johnny across the stomach, nearly disemboweling him, and left him for dead.

True Night
Johnny survived the attack, but was rendered mentally unstable and six months later, went after TSK, brutally hacking seven members apart with swords in the span of two weeks. A day after Johnny claimed his sixth and seventh victims, Glen held a gathering at his house, which Johnny attacked, killing two guards outside before breaking in. Despite the group's attempt to defend itself, Johnny killed another four gang members before abducting Glen. Taken to a secluded location, Glen was then killed by Johnny who gutted, partially dismembered and decapitated him (identical to what the gang did to Vickie and even telling Glen before he died "you're not gonna wanna miss this"). Whether or not the gang disbanded after Glen's death is unknown.

Members

 * Glen "The Reaper" Hill (leader, deceased). Portrayed by Craig Gellis.
 * Numerous other unnamed members (thirteen of them deceased).

Modus Operandi
TSK used numbers to overwhelm victims and attacked using either small arms, blades or their bare hands. Besides killing for fun any other crimes the gang may have been involved in, such as theft and drug dealing, are never mentioned.

Known Victims

 * Have presumably killed many Los Angeles residents
 * Vickie Wright
 * Johnny McHale

Appearances

 * Season Three
 * "True Night"