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Assistant Director Linda Barnes (played by Kim Rhodes) is the episode's bureaucratic antagonist. She is auditing the BAU with the goal of dismantling it or ousting leaders to further her own career.
Winters became delusional after his mother died from a rare disease caused by black mold in their flood-damaged apartment after Hurricane Katrina. He views himself as a modern-day "plague doctor," attempting to "cure" or purge those he perceives as diseased. Modus Operandi:
He wears a traditional long-nosed plague doctor mask. [S13E14] Miasma
With Prentiss away, Jennifer "JJ" Jareau acts as the interim unit chief for the New Orleans investigation.
This guide covers the 14th episode of Criminal Minds' 13th season (S13E14), which originally aired on January 31, 2018. Episode Overview Assistant Director Linda Barnes (played by Kim Rhodes)
The Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) travels to after police discover a mass grave inside a vandalized, above-ground crypt in a local cemetery. While the team hunts the killer, Emily Prentiss remains in Quantico to face a hostile performance review by Assistant Director Linda Barnes. The Case: The "Plague Doctor" Unsub The Unsub: Kevon Winters.
He targets individuals who appear sick in public (e.g., coughing) and sedates them with massive doses of ketamine . He views himself as a modern-day "plague doctor,"
He drains the victims' blood and then burns their bodies in public cemeteries using rubbing alcohol as an accelerant.