
An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country's most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators' next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the "mind hunter" team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators' motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them. The core group includes an official profiler who is highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals, a quirky genius, the former media liaison who manages to adeptly balance family life and the job, and a computer wizard.

The BAU looks for a suspect and a motive when victims are found in truck stop restrooms in the South.

When bodies turn up in Indiana cornfields, the team must catch a pack of serial killers targeting exotic dancers.

An 18-year-old woman escapes from the home where she and two other women were held captive for years.

The team tries to stop a killer from striking again after the body of a kidnapped woman is found in an alley.