Jess Carney

Jess Carney was a delusional serial killer and robber who appeared in Submerged.

Profile
The unsub is a mission-oriented killer who is targeting residents in Ramona with backyard pools. The lone female victim, Wanda Robbins, was found partially nude yet wasn't sexually assaulted and was killed quickly with a single gunshot while the male victims are forced through prolonged, agonizing deaths instead of shooting them as well. This indicates that they are the unsub's true targets. Orginally, the BAU suspected that the burglaries following the murders were merely a forensic countermeasure because the items stolen were of such low-value and were so specific. Although he kills in Ramona, the unsub traveled miles to dispose of Ben Stiles's coin collection along the shores of Lake Palmer. Because of this, he may work or even live at Lake Palmer. The crime scenes show signs of struggle yet there are no defensive wounds on the victims. This indicates that the unsub may have ransacked the homes after killing the victims purely for excitement, meaning he is full of rage. There is a disconnect with this unsub. On the one hand, the crime scenes are extremely organised, suggesting a killer with maturity and skill. But then he steals bright, shiny items of little monetary value, suddenly reverting to immature and impulsive behavior. This means he is likely in a state of arrested development. The thefts themselves may be symbolic. Wrapping a body in a bedsheet would normally be a sign of remorse on the part of the unsub, however, the fact that Walter Knight had a needle stuck through his nose while he was still alive instead means the level of sadism in his crimes is rising.

The unsub appears to be killing in direct response to the old accident victims being recovered from the lake. The stolen items dumped on the lake's shores may serve as an offering of some kind. It was later deduced that the stolen items weren't afterthoughts but were, in fact, the unsub's true goal. Deaths by drowning, pillage and plunder and the unsub implementing a centuries-old ocean burial tradition that was especially common among pirates also revealed why he selected these specific pools over others; each of the victims' pools has a diving board or, in the unsub's mind, a plank for them to walk on, just like in pirate tales of lore.

Known Victims

 * 2017:
 * November 23: Ben Stiles
 * November 29: Bert Schofield
 * December 4: Larry and Wanda Roberts
 * Larry Robbins
 * Wanda Robbins
 * December 4-5: Walter Knight
 * December 6:
 * Timothy "Timmy" Kane
 * Matthew Simmons

Appearances

 * Season Thirteen
 * Submerged