| Criminal | |
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Name |
Unknown |
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Alias |
Peter Thomson |
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Gender |
Male |
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Pathology |
Proxy Killer |
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Modus Operandi |
Proxy murder by shooting |
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No. of Victims |
1 killed |
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Status |
Deceased |
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Portrayed By |
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"Who's it gonna be, Dr. Reid? One random stranger? Or five random strangers? Your choice."
Peter Thomson is a serial killer by proxy.
Background[]
Modus Operandi[]
Known Victims[]
- July 27, 1996:
- Unspecified dates from 1997 to 2022:
- A total of 246 unnamed victims killed by proxy across the U.S. The cities seen in the BAU's list of where bodies were discovered are:
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Davenport, Iowa
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Brookings, South Dakota
- Independence, Missouri
- Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Reno, Nevada
- Newark, New Jersey
- Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Baltimore, Maryland
- New York City, New York
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- Warren, Michigan
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Columbus, Ohio
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Minot, North Dakota
- Dover, New Hampshire
- Middletown, Delaware
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Salem, Oregon
- Savannah, Georgia
- South Burlington, Vermont
- Owensboro, Kentucky
- Aurora, Illinois
- Caldwell, Idaho
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Durham, North Carolina
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Juneau, Alaska
- Billings, Montana
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- St. Petersburg, Florida:
- An unnamed firefighter and his wife (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the firefighter)
- Rochester, Minnesota:
- An unnamed paramedic and her mother (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the paramedic)
- Augusta, Maine:
- An unnamed retired police chief and his wife (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the retired police chief)
- San Antonio, Texas:
- An unnamed Good Samaritan and his son (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the Good Samaritan)
- San Diego, California:
- An unnamed lifeguard and her husband (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the lifeguard)
- Denver, Colorado:
- An unnamed surgeon and his brother (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the surgeon)
- Virginia Beach, Virginia:
- An unnamed rescue helicopter pilot and her daughter (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the U.S. Marine)
- Honolulu, Hawaii:
- An unnamed U.S. Navy chief petty officer and his daughter (abducted; both were released)
- Six unnamed civilians (all shot by the chief petty officer)
- A total of 246 unnamed victims killed by proxy across the U.S. The cities seen in the BAU's list of where bodies were discovered are:
- 2022, Bellevue, Washington:
- April 20:
- Stuart and Sherri Newman (target victims; abducted on the previous day; both were rescued):
- Sergeant Stuart Newman (forced him to shoot the civilian victims)
- Sherri Newman (tied up and held at gunpoint)
- The civilian victims:
- Willie McGee (a homeless man; abducted in Seattle two days ago; shot by Stuart first and dumped his body at a restaurant)
- Gary Kim (a businessman; abducted in Everett one to two days ago; shot by Stuart and left his body at a warehouse along with the four below)
- Otis Glover (a gas station owner; abducted in Tacoma one to two days ago; shot by Stuart and left his body at a warehouse)
- Betty Logan (a nurse; abducted in Bremerton one to two days ago; shot by Stuart and left her body at a warehouse)
- Maria Ortiz (a young girl; abducted in Mount Vernon one to two days ago; shot by Stuart and left her body at a warehouse)
- Nicole Lawson (a state senator's daughter; abducted in Olympia one to two days ago; shot by Stuart and left her body at a warehouse)
- Stuart and Sherri Newman (target victims; abducted on the previous day; both were rescued):
- October 1, Washington, D.C.:
- Spencer Reid and his father William (target victims):
- Spencer Reid (abducted in Boston, Massachusetts, and attempted to force him to shoot the civilian victims; later shot at repeatedly, but missed; was rescued the next day)
- William Reid (abducted in Las Vegas, Nevada; later shot twice in the back and died at a hospital the next day)
- The civilian victims:
- Elena Fernandez (a college student; abducted in New York City, New York, within a week ago; was rescued the next day)
- Caleb Fisher (a young boy; abducted in Chicago, Illinois, within a week ago; was rescued the next day)
- Marlon Burke (a construction worker; abducted in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, within a week ago; was rescued the next day)
- Dr. Cindy Ingram (a therapist; abducted in Miami, Florida, within a week ago; was rescued the next day)
- Pedro Castillo (an illegal immigrant; abducted in El Paso, Texas, within a week ago; was rescued the next day)
- Keith Beck (an office worker; abducted in Louisville, Kentucky, within a week ago; was rescued the next day)
- Spencer Reid and his father William (target victims):
- February 22: Attempted to kill the following with a gas trap:
- Emily Prentiss
- David Rossi
- Jennifer Jareau
- David Simmons
- Five unnamed police officers
- April 20: