
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.

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

The BAU team investigates a series of murders in Oklahoma; Reid gives JJ and Prentiss the cold shoulder.

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

When an 8-year-old is found dead on the Appalachian Trail, the team searches the forests for a man targeting children.