Evan Abby

Evan Abby was a notable character who appeared in Ashes and Dust.

Background
Evan was formerly an environmental engineer. During the course of his career, he developed a form of leukemia due to exposure to benzene, a caustic and highly flammable petroleum derivative. After his diagnosis, he retired and formed a group known as the EPG, or Evironmental Protection Group, whose purpose was to boycott, and attempt to prevent, the rezoning of chemical dump sites into public and commercial land.

Ashes and Dust
Evan Abby was, at first, the primary suspect in the case. His group was under scrutiny from the local authorities and the FBI and was deemed an eco-terrorist group. After questioning by the BAU, Evan attempted to disband the group in order to help flush out the real unsub. He then began performing a series of suspicious activities which caught Hotch's attention. It was only after Garcia's investigation into him that the team realized he was not planning to flee, but to set his affairs in order. Hotch found Evan at a local park, watching his son play baseball. Evan explained to Hotch that he only had six months to live. Hotch asked about the EPG's disbanding and if anyone there had become angry when Abby made the announcement. Evan explained that Vincent Stiles was enraged and stormed out of the meeting. At this point, Hotch contacted the rest of the team, but Evan had other plans.

He met with Stiles at a local dock and told him that he needed Vincent's "skills" to perform one final act of revenge. He arranged for Stiles to met him at an old warehouse that had recently been rezoned into an Elementary School lot. Stiles and Abby met, with Stiles being dressed in his fireproof suit. Abby had doused the floor and walls with gasoline and asked Stiles if he's ready to perform one last time. Stiles pointed out that he had enough oxygen to last until the benzene burned out, but Abby told him that the chemical burns much hotter than his suit was rated for. He then began playing with his lighter, taunting Stiles. Stiles asked, "How do you plan on getting out of here?" Evan simply replied, "I don't." He then flicked the lighter's wheel and the warehouse went up in flames, killing them both.

Known Victims

 * Vincent Stiles

Appearances

 * Season Two
 * Ashes and Dust