S1·E8 Natural Born Killer

Episode recap

The eighth episode of the first season of Criminal Minds is titled Natural Born Killer. The episode involves an undercover cop in Baltimore who goes missing while working on a mob investigation. The Behavioral Analysis Unit believes that the disappearance is related to a serial killer rather than organized crime. As the BAU investigates, they discover several unsolved missing persons cases that may be connected to the missing cop. The team's probe into the case leads them to consider the possibility that a serial killer is responsible for the disappearances. The episode follows the BAU as they work to uncover the truth behind the missing cop and the other unsolved cases. The series itself is a crime drama that follows an elite team of FBI profilers as they analyze the country's most serious crimes. Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and was created by Jeff Davis. The show is classified as a police procedural crime drama television series. The episode Natural Born Killer is part of this series, which explores the work of the BAU as they investigate and solve crimes.