Daniel Cullen

"I don't kill because I don't have to."

Daniel Cullen, a.k.a. "The Crimson King", is a killer and one of thirteen escaped convicts who appeared in The Crimson King.

Background
Very little is known about Cullen, including why he began his attacks in Tempe, Arizona, though Reid would later mention that Cullen was an injustice collector, which could indicate revenge as a motive. Cullen's crimes soon got him the moniker of "The Crimson King" and caught the attention of Luke Alvez and the FBI Fugitive Task Force in 2013. During the manhunt, they sent an agent to go undercover and lure Cullen out. Though the operation was a success and Cullen was captured, he had managed to torture the agent to death, which traumatized Alvez, who was the agent's partner. On September 28, 2016, the prison that held Cullen was attacked by a group of anarchists as part of a larger terrorist attack. Though the attack was foiled, Cullen managed to escape in the chaos. While on the run, he was tracked down by another escapee, Peter Lewis.

Modus Operandi
Cullen held his victims captive for an undetermined amount of time and tortured them severely. His signature was carving messages into his victims' stomachs. Afterwards, he released them into the wilderness with their arms chained to an arm-stretcher. While he never sought to kill anyone, Cullen did torture one victim (an undercover FBI agent) to death. Though his exact victimology was never elaborated on, it can be assumed that he selected his targets beforehand as he was said to be an injustice collector.

Profile
No official profile was made by the BAU, though Reid called him an "injustice collector"-type killer.

Known Victims

 * Unspecified dates in 2013:
 * Tortured several unnamed victims prior to his capture
 * Unnamed undercover FBI agent

Appearances

 * Season Eleven
 * The Storm
 * Season Twelve
 * The Crimson King