Poisoner

A Poisoner is, as titled, a person who uses poison in their attacks against people.

The international pictogramme for poisonous substances. The skull and crossbones has long been a standard symbol for poison.

Pathology

There are numerous motivations behind the usage of poison, but it usually is a means of killing victims whilst avoiding being immediately suspected. Poisoners have some similarities with bombers: they plan meticulously, nurse long grudges, and retaliate far out of proportion to any injury that they feel they have received. Poisoners are the one category of killers that women might outnumber men.

Types of Poisoners

1. True Believers - They are political terrorists or religious cult members.
2. Extortionists - They hold companies hostage for ransom.
3. Pranksters - They are teenagers who do it as a practical joke and usually don't mean any harm.
4. Avengers - They seek to exact revenge using poison as their weapon.
5. Angels of Death - They commit mercy killings using poison as their weapon.

On Criminal Minds

• Season One:
  • Edward Hill ("Poison") - Avenger
• Season Three:
  • Ervin Robles ("Children of the Dark") - Angel of Death
• Season Four:
  • Megan Kane ("Pleasure Is My Business") - Extortionist
  • Paul Silvano ("Demonology") - Avenger
  • Chad Brown ("Amplification") - True Believer
• Season Five:
  • Will Summers ("Risky Business") - Unknown
• Season Six:
  • Steve ("Sense Memory") - True Believer
• Season Seven:
  • Chloe Donaghy ("It Takes a Village") - Avenger
• Season Eight:
  • John Curtis ("The Silencer", "The Apprenticeship", "Magnificent Light", "Zugzwang", "Broken", "Carbon Copy", "Brothers Hotchner", and "The Replicator") - Avenger
  • Chad Mills ("The Fallen") - Avenger
  • Tess Mynock ("Alchemy") - Avenger
  • Larry Feretich ("Brothers Hotchner") - Avenger
  • Jim Peters ("Brothers Hotchner") - Prankster
  • Thane Parks ("Brothers Hotchner") - Prankster
• Season Nine
  • Bill Harding ("Fatal") - Avenger
• Season Eleven
  • Mitchell Crossford ("The Witness") - True Believer
  • Barry Plyman ("Entropy") - Unknown
• Season Twelve
  • Alan Crawford ("Alpha Male") - Avenger
  • Frazier and Duerson ("Assistance Is Futile", "In the Dark", "Hell's Kitchen") - Unknown
  • Sara McLean ("Unforgettable") - Unknown
• Season Thirteen
  • Kevon Winters ("Miasma") - Angel of Death
  • Kevin Peck ("Last Gasp") - Avenger
  • Mark Henshaw ("All You Can Eat") - Avenger
• Season Fourteen
  • Karl Elgin ("Starter Home") - Unknown
  • Douglas Knight ("Broken Wing") - Angel of Death
• Novels:
  • Suzanne Silvan ("Finishing School") - Angel of Death

Real World

• Amerithrax
• The Tylenol Killer
• Richard Angelo
• Efren Saldivar
• Charles Cullen
• H.H. Holmes
• Richard Kuklinski
• Nannie Doss
• Jeffrey Dahmer

External Links

• Poison
• Poisoning