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Rawlins (first name unrevealed) is an abductor, stalker, and serial killer by proxy who, along with his accomplice Richard Stahl, appeared in the Suspect Behavior finale, "Death by a Thousand Cuts".

History[]

Little is known about Rawlins, not even his first name. What is known is he was a prison guard in Dallas at the same prison as Richard Stahl before Stahl retired. Rawlins not only taught Stahl the street smarts of the prison, but he grew to dominate Stahl to extent he could manipulate him. As a sadist, Rawlins wanted to delight in a killing spree to cause public panic, but his plan was to have civilians kill other civilians to test people's limits. To do this, he recruited Stahl to stalk their targets and abduct their loved ones under the ransom of an ultimatum: the targeted civilians receive a revolver, and if they don't kill a random person with the revolver and leave it behind at the scene before time runs out, their loved one is shot while they're held hostage. This succeeded with three murders, the latest victim being the father of Max Dixon, whose son was kidnapped under the same ransom. Stahl is then send out to abduct Carolyn Malek, the pregnant wife of Martin Malek, at gunpoint from her car. Stahl calls and threatens Carolyn if Martin doesn't kill a civilian at a local market. The stress of the police stalling Martin causes him to panic and commit suicide with the gun instead. Stahl is distressed, and Carolyn breaks down weeping in grief, but she is nevertheless released since the ransom is paid. Rawlins is later questioned and taunts the team without them knowing by revealing Stahl couldn't pull off the full criminal conspiracy on his own. Later on, Rawlins decides to go and target the Red Cell team, shooting his fellow guard Martinez, knocking out Prophet, and abducting Griffith. At the hideout, he reveals himself to Griffith and brags, while Stahl calls Cooper and says to meet him at a public square with their latest revolver. Their, Stahl dares Cooper to shoot him in an assisted suicide, while Griffith readies his gun to show Griffith if the deadline isn't met. The episode ends with a gunshot cutting the screen to black, and from there, the episode is never continued, with the agents' and criminals' fates never being revealed.

Profile[]

Modus Operandi[]

Rawlins would have Stahl abduct someone, who the two possibly stalked beforehand, at gunpoint and take them to his home, leaving a Smith & Wesson Model 13 (the handle of which was wrapped in fingerprint deterring tape) at the scene of the crime. A call and a video of the abductee being threatened would then be sent to the victim's loved one, who would be ordered to use the revolver to kill a random person in a specific, high traffic area before a randomly chosen deadline, or else the hostage would die. Once the murder was committed, the shooter would have to leave the revolver behind and send a photo as proof that the deed was done before the hostage would be released, safe and sound. When he killed personally, he would use a gun as well.

Known Victims[]

Personal[]

  • The abducted victims:
    • Two unnamed victims
    • Max Dixon
    • Carolyn Malek (was pregnant)
    • Beth Griffith (was also presumably killed)
  • Martinez (first name unrevealed; shot repeatedly)
  • Jonathan Simms (attempted, but survived; was shot in the shoulder and rifle-butted unconscious)

Proxy[]

  • Sarah Markle
  • Derek Williams
  • Peter Warsaw
  • Martin Malek (indirectly; committed suicide when he was unable to kill a victim)
  • Richard Stahl (presumably)
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