Randall Garner (AKA, "The Fisher King") was a serial killer with an epic and dramatic style.
Season One and Two
Randall Garner had a flair for the dramatic. For this reason, he charged the BAU with a medieval which would ultimately lead to the rescue of a woman named Rebecca Bryant, whom he had captured and chained up in a cellar.
To facilitate the "quest", Randall sent cryptographic clues to each of the BAU agents, or left them at the scene of his murders. Each clue would lead to the location of the next. In the end, it would be Reid who would rescue the woman. He, being "the youngest one", held the "key"; an actual skeleton key which unlocked a music box and Rebecca's chains.
He also communicated with Penelope Garcia via an online role playing game; where he was known as "Sir Kneighf"; a moniker that turned out to be an anagram of "Fisher King", the guardian of the Holy Grail.
In the end, Rebecca is rescued, and Randall is killed by a bomb that was planted in the house in which she was held captive.
Profile
It is revealed that Randall's entire family, with the exception of Rebecca, had died in a fire. Randall tried to save them, but was severely burned in the process. The killings began as a result of his delusion that he actually is the Fisher King, the keeper of the Holy Grail. He believes that Rebecca is the Holy Grail, and that the BAU members are the Knights of the Round Table, who in Morte D'Arthur, sought the Holy Grail. Randall believes that if Reid, the "young one who holds the key", asks him the magical question, all of Randalls injuries will be healed; much in the same way Arthur's wounds were healed when Galahad asked the magical question.
Modus Operandi
Randall's methods varied, but all of them had a medieval style; impaled with a sword, beheaded, etc.
Known Victims
- Marty Harris
- Frank Giles
- Diane Reid (attempted)
- Elle Greenaway (attempted)
Appearances
- Season One
- Season Two