Tom Shaunessy

Tom Shaunessy was a minor character who appeared in Omnivore.

History
Very little is revealed about Shaunessy's life. He was one of the senior investigators hunting The Boston Reaper, a prolific serial killer active in Boston between 1995 and 1998. Despite the fact that he was never caught, Shaunessy still earned several awards during his time in the Boston PD, among them a Service Award presented in 1996 and an Outstanding Service Award. In 1998 he called Aaron Hotchner and the BAU for assistance. Shortly after that, when The Reaper had killed a total of 20 people and become unable to derive as much pleasure from it, Shaunessy received a letter with a contract from him, stating "If you stop hunting me, I'll stop hunting them. For as long as we both shall live, till death do us part." and the instruction to place the answer among the classified ads in the Michigan Post. Since the authorities had no solid leads, Shaunessy felt like he had no choice but to accept and shut down the investigation. Both of them honored the agreement, although he waited six weeks before he sent Hotch back. Over the following decade, Shaunessy continued working for the Boston PD before apparently retiring due to an unspecified illness requiring an oxygen tank. Shortly before his death, he called Hotch to him and revealed the deal, which was about to expire. He then died and the Reaper started killing again.

Appearance

 * Season Four
 * Omnivore