Adrian Bale

"Here's what I think. Sending those agents into that warehouse, it just doesn't make sense. I mean, I've read your books. I had all those things - what did you call it? Uh, homicidal triad. I even came from a broken family, classic sociopath. So when I had the chance to kill six agents, plus the hostage, I mean, just because I gave myself up doesn't mean that I was finished with those people. I still had the remote. You... you should've known that. And the emotional release I would feel by pressing that button... well, that was just a little too overwhelming to pass up. Why didn't you search me before sending those agents in? Why didn't you do your job, Agent Gideon?"

Adrian Bale is a now incarcerated serial bomber who was mentioned in Extreme Aggressor and appeared in Won't Get Fooled Again.

History
Adrian's background is not specified, though he mentions that he filled every criteria of the McDonald Triad (which includes bedwetting, animal cruelty, and obsession with fire setting) and that he comes from a broken home. At some point in his life, he became a serial bomber known as "The Boston Shrapnel Bomber". Jason Gideon was the lead profiler on the case. Eventually, the investigation led to a standoff between the FBI and Bale, who was holding people hostage. He was talked down by Gideon but blew up his bomb anyway for the thrill of it. He was then incarcerated with no possibility of parole while Gideon went on medical leave until Extreme Aggressor.

Making a deal with Gideon to be transferred to a mental health facility, Adrian assisted the BAU in capturing his copycat, David Walker, and led the bomb squad to the final bomb in the episode "Won't Get Fooled Again. He instructed the team on how to disable it, telling them to "cut the red wire". Gideon, not trusting him, tells him that if he is lying, the deal is off. Bale was lying, but the bomb was safely disabled when Gideon remembers that Bale said he could never resist the emotional rush of being able to kill.

Modus Operandi
Adrian's bombs were built with steel reinforcement rods. He used mercury detonators which caused the bombs to explode when tilted. He then placed them in packages covered with brown paper with a white label and the address written in blue ink on it.

Known Victims

 * Three unnamed victims killed prior to his incarceration
 * The mass bombing:
 * Six unnamed colleagues of Jason Gideon's
 * Unnamed hostage
 * Chicu Reddy

Appearances

 * Season One
 * Extreme Aggressor
 * Won't Get Fooled Again