: Three women are found murdered in Indiana cornfields. The team discovers the killers follow a ritual: they drug and kidnap exotic dancers, hold them for days, and then release them into a cornfield to be hunted down.
The BAU determines that the killers are most likely college students because the murders began at the start of the fall semester. They describe the group dynamic as a "pack," where a dominant alpha manipulates "weak-minded" followers into committing crimes they otherwise might not.
" Middle Man " is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the police procedural drama . In this episode, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) travels to Johnson County, Indiana, to investigate a "killing pack"—a group of serial killers targeting exotic dancers. Episode Overview
: The stand-off ends violently. Michael is killed in a shootout with authorities, and Chris is gunned down shortly after. Stephanie is rescued safely, but all three members of the pack die.
: The BAU tracks the remaining two UnSubs to their house where they are holding a victim named Stephanie.