Season 5
23 episodes

1. Nameless, Faceless
42m · Sep 23, 2009
As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.

2. Haunted
40m · Sep 30, 2009
The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.

3. Reckoner
40m · Oct 7, 2009
The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.

4. Hopeless
42m · Oct 14, 2009
A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.

5. Cradle to Grave
41m · Oct 21, 2009
The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.

6. The Eyes Have It
42m · Nov 4, 2009
The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.

7. The Performer
40m · Nov 11, 2009
The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.

8. Outfoxed
39m · Nov 18, 2009
The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.

9. 100
42m · Nov 25, 2009
The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.

10. The Slave of Duty
42m · Dec 9, 2009
The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.

11. Retaliation
40m · Dec 16, 2009
The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.

12. The Uncanny Valley
41m · Jan 13, 2010
An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.

13. Risky Business
40m · Jan 20, 2010
A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.

14. Parasite
39m · Feb 3, 2010
The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.

15. Public Enemy
42m · Feb 10, 2010
A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.

16. Mosley Lane
42m · Mar 3, 2010
The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.

17. Solitary Man
41m · Mar 10, 2010
A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.

18. The Fight
42m · Apr 7, 2010
The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.

19. Rite of Passage
39m · Apr 14, 2010
The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.

20. ...A Thousand Words
39m · May 5, 2010
The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.

21. Exit Wounds
42m · May 12, 2010
Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.

22. The Internet Is Forever
41m · May 19, 2010
The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".

23. Our Darkest Hour
41m · May 26, 2010
A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.