Criminal Minds

Season 5

23 episodes 18 seasons

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Criminal Minds Season 5 released on September 23, 2009.

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S05E01 Aired September 23, 2009

Nameless, Faceless

As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.

S05E02 Aired September 30, 2009

Haunted

The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.

S05E03 Aired October 07, 2009

Reckoner

The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.

S05E04 Aired October 14, 2009

Hopeless

A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.

S05E05 Aired October 21, 2009

Cradle to Grave

The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.

S05E06 Aired November 04, 2009

The Eyes Have It

The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.

S05E07 Aired November 11, 2009

The Performer

The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.

S05E08 Aired November 18, 2009

Outfoxed

The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.

S05E09 Aired November 25, 2009

100

The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.

S05E10 Aired December 09, 2009

The Slave of Duty

The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.

S05E11 Aired December 16, 2009

Retaliation

The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.

S05E12 Aired January 13, 2010

The Uncanny Valley

An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.

S05E13 Aired January 20, 2010

Risky Business

A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.

S05E14 Aired February 03, 2010

Parasite

The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.

S05E15 Aired February 10, 2010

Public Enemy

A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.

S05E16 Aired March 03, 2010

Mosley Lane

The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.

S05E17 Aired March 10, 2010

Solitary Man

A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.

S05E18 Aired April 07, 2010

The Fight

The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.

S05E19 Aired April 14, 2010

Rite of Passage

The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.

S05E20 Aired May 05, 2010

A Thousand Words

The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.

S05E21 Aired May 12, 2010

Exit Wounds

Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.

S05E22 Aired May 19, 2010

The Internet Is Forever

The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".

S05E23 Aired May 26, 2010

Our Darkest Hour

A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.