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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most disturbing Criminal Minds cases
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
cases from the original criminal mind
series that went above and beyond your
average serial killer or street crime
standing out as extremely disturbing
upsetting or difficult to watch however
we won’t be considering any spin-offs
like Criminal Minds Beyond Borders also
beware of spoilers and mature content
ahead you make the best call you can get
number 10 the Reaper story line 100
George a bad guy Jesse is though this is
an overarching narrative rather than a
case contained to one episode the Reaper
is simply too terrifying to ignore all
your scared
you should George Foyet has a knack for
three things
killing manipulating others into scaping
justice having first tangled with Hotch
and company in season four he returns
the next year to leave a permanent mark
on the series Jack hug your mom for me
the reaper goes to Hotch’s house and
cruelly forces the man to listen as the
mother of his child is gunned down
though the BAU agent makes it to the
house before the Reaper can kill his son
– it’s too late for Hayley between Foyet
sadistic need for power and seeing Hotch
break this is a tough storyline to get
through number nine the lake murders
epilogue you’re under arrest this is yet
another instance of an unsub who
suffered abuse at the hands of a parent
and the flashbacks of this killers
father savage beatings are as difficult
to watch as the crimes his son goes on
to commit making for a site that’s as
uncomfortable as it is brutal the killer
stalks innocent victims that he can
drown and then violently revive why as a
child he had a horrifying near-death
experience now he’s dying of cancer and
is desperate to know what if anything
happens after death from start to finish
this case stood out as significantly
darker than the average dad
number eight decisions decisions north
Mammon two of you will leave this room
alive one of you will die you can go
free whenever you’d like
you just have to kill someone first when
three teenage girls are abducted and
forced into a dungeon like basement it’s
certainly distressing enough to see the
parents of the girls panic but when the
killer lets his victims know that only
two of the three will be walking out
alive it cranks the tension to an
entirely new level switching between
shots of the BAU trying desperately to
track the girls before it’s too late and
the girls struggling with a decision
that will change their lives forever
this case keeps audiences on the edge of
their seats until the bitter end they
then go back to sleep number seven the
Prince of Darkness our darkest hour few
actors can bring the creep factor like
Tim Curry known as the Prince of
Darkness Curry’s character uses rolling
blackouts throughout his target cities
as windows to attack and rape his
victims under the cover of darkness
relishing the position of power his
crimes put him in his lack of remorse
and desire to inflict psychological
trauma on his surviving victims Shirley
makes even the most resilient of viewers
queasy press has named him the Prince of
Darkness Prince
what’s more one of the cops on the case
has a personal connection to this killer
that puts him and his loved ones at risk
between nod and left over viewer trauma
from Tim Curry’s performances Pennywise
the clown in it
this episode is pure horror number six
child brides bloodline what if she
doesn’t like me
brainwashing kidnapping and child brides
oh my any one of these would have made
for an intense case but presented all at
once
these factors ensure that this season
four episode is truly and deeply
disturbing are you thirsty
please don’t only water a traveling
Romani family is abducting young girls
as potential brides for their young son
and watching how calm and collected they
are about the situation is chilling
what’s worse we learned that the mother
of the family was similarly abducted and
now simply accepts that this process is
as normal as buying bread you don’t
recognize your own mother and father
unsurprisingly her attempts to comfort
the girls do not do much good but they
sure make us viewers uncomfortable
number five living dolls the uncanny
valley based on where she clipped these
extensions they were definitely still
alive
we’re not sure what’s the most
disturbing aspect of this case the
horrific childhood abuse suffered by the
N sub or how she chooses to deal with it
later in life referencing the dolls her
abusive father gave her as a
half-hearted apology the now grown-up
killer decides she wants to keep playing
with dolls odd but acceptable in
principle in practice however she
satisfies this need with human dolls
capturing attractive young women and
keeping them drugged and painted like
toys
this killer soon finds out that humans
don’t survive long trussed up when one’s
finished she simply disposes of the girl
and finds a new one perpetuating the
chilling cycle
number four cannibalistic Satanist lucky
an inverted pentagram
how many disturbing habits can you cram
into one unsub apparently quite a few
not only marking his victims by carving
satanic symbols into their chests this
killer also forces his victims to eat
the fingers of his other victims his
taste for human flesh and desire to
share it with his victims is bad enough
does he really need to trick additional
innocent bystanders into consuming human
meat as well apparently yes in fact this
case goes so far that the unsub ends up
serving human chili to search and rescue
volunteers you know what a vegetarian
diet is starting to sound like a good
option after watching this episode
Floyd this is some pretty unusual
recipes you got here number three the
puppet master the lesson haven’t even
started some are born monsters others
become monsters after suffering serious
brain damage the killer in this case
revert back to a childlike mind with the
goal of recreating his father’s murder
but this time puppets saved the day
obsessed with finding the perfect
puppets for his show he abducts and
murders multiple actors before settling
on the right pair with dislocation
scenes horrific enough to make viewers
cover their eyes the unsub’s delusion
and determination to see his performance
through is as disturbing as his methods
so he’s a psychopath of things as a kid
again and wants to avenge his father’s
death number two scientific
experimentation to hell and back
a case too twisted to be solved in only
one episode this two-part story was
inspired by the real-life serial killer
Robert Pickton the killer here is
actually a team of two brothers with the
paralyzed Mason acting as the brains of
the operation and Lucas as the mentally
delayed brawn together they capture
vagrants from the streets so Mason can
conduct his sadistic scientific
experiments on them though he’s
attempting to cure his paralysis the
pleasure Mason takes watching his
victims suffer and be fed to his pigs is
obvious and the final reveal about just
where all those bodies went is sure to
make your stomach turn where are the
bodies
who’s gonna be anybody’s guys pigs are
omnivores they’ll need anything before
we reveal our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
photo wasn’t all it took read what her
lips have been removed oh my god
[Music]
number one the crematorium moseley lane
[Applause]
watching frantic parents search for
their abducted children is difficult
enough watching what happens to those
children though is almost too much for
nearly a decade this morbid couple has
been abducting children from crowded
public spaces and disposing of their
victims via the crematorium at their
funeral home between the visceral shots
of heartbroken and worried parents and
the disturbed individuals committing the
crimes audiences are hard-pressed to
keep their eyes on the screen it’s only
for a second but she’s always been the
one that I’m worried about you can’t
blame yourself the heartbreaking finale
of this episode taps into the viewers
sense of empathy and undoubtedly leaves
everyone feeling a little emptier after
the TV is turned off
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
sleep with the lights on
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
most disturbing Criminal Minds cases
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
cases from the original criminal mind
series that went above and beyond your
average serial killer or street crime
standing out as extremely disturbing
upsetting or difficult to watch however
we won’t be considering any spin-offs
like Criminal Minds Beyond Borders also
beware of spoilers and mature content
ahead you make the best call you can get
number 10 the Reaper story line 100
George a bad guy Jesse is though this is
an overarching narrative rather than a
case contained to one episode the Reaper
is simply too terrifying to ignore all
your scared
you should George Foyet has a knack for
three things
killing manipulating others into scaping
justice having first tangled with Hotch
and company in season four he returns
the next year to leave a permanent mark
on the series Jack hug your mom for me
the reaper goes to Hotch’s house and
cruelly forces the man to listen as the
mother of his child is gunned down
though the BAU agent makes it to the
house before the Reaper can kill his son
– it’s too late for Hayley between Foyet
sadistic need for power and seeing Hotch
break this is a tough storyline to get
through number nine the lake murders
epilogue you’re under arrest this is yet
another instance of an unsub who
suffered abuse at the hands of a parent
and the flashbacks of this killers
father savage beatings are as difficult
to watch as the crimes his son goes on
to commit making for a site that’s as
uncomfortable as it is brutal the killer
stalks innocent victims that he can
drown and then violently revive why as a
child he had a horrifying near-death
experience now he’s dying of cancer and
is desperate to know what if anything
happens after death from start to finish
this case stood out as significantly
darker than the average dad
number eight decisions decisions north
Mammon two of you will leave this room
alive one of you will die you can go
free whenever you’d like
you just have to kill someone first when
three teenage girls are abducted and
forced into a dungeon like basement it’s
certainly distressing enough to see the
parents of the girls panic but when the
killer lets his victims know that only
two of the three will be walking out
alive it cranks the tension to an
entirely new level switching between
shots of the BAU trying desperately to
track the girls before it’s too late and
the girls struggling with a decision
that will change their lives forever
this case keeps audiences on the edge of
their seats until the bitter end they
then go back to sleep number seven the
Prince of Darkness our darkest hour few
actors can bring the creep factor like
Tim Curry known as the Prince of
Darkness Curry’s character uses rolling
blackouts throughout his target cities
as windows to attack and rape his
victims under the cover of darkness
relishing the position of power his
crimes put him in his lack of remorse
and desire to inflict psychological
trauma on his surviving victims Shirley
makes even the most resilient of viewers
queasy press has named him the Prince of
Darkness Prince
what’s more one of the cops on the case
has a personal connection to this killer
that puts him and his loved ones at risk
between nod and left over viewer trauma
from Tim Curry’s performances Pennywise
the clown in it
this episode is pure horror number six
child brides bloodline what if she
doesn’t like me
brainwashing kidnapping and child brides
oh my any one of these would have made
for an intense case but presented all at
once
these factors ensure that this season
four episode is truly and deeply
disturbing are you thirsty
please don’t only water a traveling
Romani family is abducting young girls
as potential brides for their young son
and watching how calm and collected they
are about the situation is chilling
what’s worse we learned that the mother
of the family was similarly abducted and
now simply accepts that this process is
as normal as buying bread you don’t
recognize your own mother and father
unsurprisingly her attempts to comfort
the girls do not do much good but they
sure make us viewers uncomfortable
number five living dolls the uncanny
valley based on where she clipped these
extensions they were definitely still
alive
we’re not sure what’s the most
disturbing aspect of this case the
horrific childhood abuse suffered by the
N sub or how she chooses to deal with it
later in life referencing the dolls her
abusive father gave her as a
half-hearted apology the now grown-up
killer decides she wants to keep playing
with dolls odd but acceptable in
principle in practice however she
satisfies this need with human dolls
capturing attractive young women and
keeping them drugged and painted like
toys
this killer soon finds out that humans
don’t survive long trussed up when one’s
finished she simply disposes of the girl
and finds a new one perpetuating the
chilling cycle
number four cannibalistic Satanist lucky
an inverted pentagram
how many disturbing habits can you cram
into one unsub apparently quite a few
not only marking his victims by carving
satanic symbols into their chests this
killer also forces his victims to eat
the fingers of his other victims his
taste for human flesh and desire to
share it with his victims is bad enough
does he really need to trick additional
innocent bystanders into consuming human
meat as well apparently yes in fact this
case goes so far that the unsub ends up
serving human chili to search and rescue
volunteers you know what a vegetarian
diet is starting to sound like a good
option after watching this episode
Floyd this is some pretty unusual
recipes you got here number three the
puppet master the lesson haven’t even
started some are born monsters others
become monsters after suffering serious
brain damage the killer in this case
revert back to a childlike mind with the
goal of recreating his father’s murder
but this time puppets saved the day
obsessed with finding the perfect
puppets for his show he abducts and
murders multiple actors before settling
on the right pair with dislocation
scenes horrific enough to make viewers
cover their eyes the unsub’s delusion
and determination to see his performance
through is as disturbing as his methods
so he’s a psychopath of things as a kid
again and wants to avenge his father’s
death number two scientific
experimentation to hell and back
a case too twisted to be solved in only
one episode this two-part story was
inspired by the real-life serial killer
Robert Pickton the killer here is
actually a team of two brothers with the
paralyzed Mason acting as the brains of
the operation and Lucas as the mentally
delayed brawn together they capture
vagrants from the streets so Mason can
conduct his sadistic scientific
experiments on them though he’s
attempting to cure his paralysis the
pleasure Mason takes watching his
victims suffer and be fed to his pigs is
obvious and the final reveal about just
where all those bodies went is sure to
make your stomach turn where are the
bodies
who’s gonna be anybody’s guys pigs are
omnivores they’ll need anything before
we reveal our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
photo wasn’t all it took read what her
lips have been removed oh my god
[Music]
number one the crematorium moseley lane
[Applause]
watching frantic parents search for
their abducted children is difficult
enough watching what happens to those
children though is almost too much for
nearly a decade this morbid couple has
been abducting children from crowded
public spaces and disposing of their
victims via the crematorium at their
funeral home between the visceral shots
of heartbroken and worried parents and
the disturbed individuals committing the
crimes audiences are hard-pressed to
keep their eyes on the screen it’s only
for a second but she’s always been the
one that I’m worried about you can’t
blame yourself the heartbreaking finale
of this episode taps into the viewers
sense of empathy and undoubtedly leaves
everyone feeling a little emptier after
the TV is turned off
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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