The Horsemen are a group of white supremacists, arms traffickers, and gangsters who appeared in the Season Thirteen episode of Criminal Minds, "Ex Parte".
Background
The Horsemen are a group of white supremacists, arms traffickers, and gangsters founded by Leonard Hagland. According to research by the ALDC, The Horsemen were running guns through Mexico, and that's where Hagland met Gabriela, a Mexican woman who he took her as his mistress, and then he snuck her across the border and moved her to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, where she gave birth to their love child, Josh Martin.
Ex Parte
Hagland's son, Martin, and two of his members, Talbot and McCann, began planning a hostage situation at the ALDC law firm in a bid to get the federal government to release Hagland, who was scheduled to be executed via lethal injection for killing of two Virginia state troopers. The ALDC had been in an endless legal battle with the Horsemen for the past five years. Martin killed two of the hostages and was set to kill another hostage, Simmons' wife, Kristy, when she manages to tell Martin his real name, background, and origins, causing the two members to become angry for risking their lives for Martin, prompting Martin to shoot Talbot for calling him a damn half-breed. Towards the end, McCann is shot and killed by Simmons and Martin is almost killed by Simmons, only to have Kristy to stop him, and the rest of the hostages are rescued. In the end, Martin and his father are both scheduled for lethal injection and are presumably executed afterwards.
Modus Operandi
The Horsemen were running illegal guns through Mexico and into New Mexico.
Profile
While there is no official profile done by the BAU, the Horsemen were declared as a separatist hate group, due to their white supremacy values. From the research done by the ALDC, most of their money came from running illegal guns through Mexico up into New Mexico.
Known Members
- Leonard Hagland (leader; deceased). Portrayed by Harry Groener.
- Josh Martin (deceased). Portrayed by Nick Fink.
- Jasper Talbot (deceased). Portrayed by Kylen Deporter.
- Dalton McCann (deceased). Portrayed by Skyler Maxon.
- Numerous unnamed members (at large, deceased, or incarcerated)
Mutual Victims
- Presumably killed numerous unnamed victims prior
- Washington D.C.:
- April 3-4, 2018
- Attack at the Vextel van
- Terrell Campbell and Nathan Butler (tied up by Jasper and Dalton; stole their badges and uniforms, but left alive)
- Attack at the Vextel van
- April 4, 2018
- The hostage-taking at the LCD law firm:
- Lillian Forsythe (boss of the firm; killed by Josh)
- Ian Watt (killed by Josh)
- Steven Onishi
- Erol Altan
- Kristy Simmons
- Matthew Simmons (Kristy's husband; attempted; shot at repeatedly by Josh and Dalton, but missed)
- The hostage-taking at the LCD law firm:
- April 3-4, 2018
Appearances
- Season Thirteen
- "Ex Parte"
- Season Fourteen
- "Rule 34" (mentioned)
Notes
- The group's name is an allusion to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, four mystical beings depicted in the Book of Revelation by John of Patmos, the last book in the New Testament. Most interpetations of the Horsemen depict them as representing Pestilence (or Conquest), War, Famine and Death. In the Christian vision, each manifestation, riding white, red, black and pale horses, respectively; are said to herald an apocalyptic event in devine retribution, hence the name.
- Perhaps coincidentally, the Horsemen have four named members (Leonard Hagland, Josh Martin, Jasper Talbot and Dalton McCann), similar to their inspiration as they appear in most literature.