Information released by the FBI informs that there were an estimated 1,197,704 violent crimes committed around the nation in 2015 (“Latest Crime Statistics Released”). Some of these violent crimes were done during the night, and others in broad daylight. Most people ask themselves how no one noticed these crimes or suspected of the criminal before the crime. They also think that something like that could not happen too them. However, the reality is that most criminals are not what people would expect. They are not always the shifty or strange figure lurking in the shadows. CBS’s show Criminal Minds reveals this in their many episodes.
This show follows the work of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) as they prowl through “the process of creating a profile on the killer, termed ‘Unknown subject’ or ‘Unsub,’ rather than the crime itself.” (“’’Criminal Minds’’ Might Save Your Life”). Criminal Minds launched in 2005, and was a great success by the middle of the first season. Thomas Gibson, who plays the leader of the FBI profiling team, tells us that he believes the reason the show is so popular is the way it divulges into the minds of the criminals. “People wonder what happened in the criminal’s life to make them commit such crimes” (qtd. In Davis). Another reason Criminal Minds is so popular is that many of the episodes are inspired from true stories and real killers. The creator of the show also interwove each agent’s individual …show more content…
Episode 13 in Season 6, was based on the real life couple Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate. In this episode, the team is investigating a murder spree committed by a newlywed couple. They are hastily trying to figure out who the pair is. Even though the couple in real life was much younger than the actors, much of what they did in the episode was accurate
This show follows the work of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) as they prowl through “the process of creating a profile on the killer, termed ‘Unknown subject’ or ‘Unsub,’ rather than the crime itself.” (“’’Criminal Minds’’ Might Save Your Life”). Criminal Minds launched in 2005, and was a great success by the middle of the first season. Thomas Gibson, who plays the leader of the FBI profiling team, tells us that he believes the reason the show is so popular is the way it divulges into the minds of the criminals. “People wonder what happened in the criminal’s life to make them commit such crimes” (qtd. In Davis). Another reason Criminal Minds is so popular is that many of the episodes are inspired from true stories and real killers. The creator of the show also interwove each agent’s individual …show more content…
Episode 13 in Season 6, was based on the real life couple Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate. In this episode, the team is investigating a murder spree committed by a newlywed couple. They are hastily trying to figure out who the pair is. Even though the couple in real life was much younger than the actors, much of what they did in the episode was accurate