Rachel Sulkin

Rachel Sulkin (aka Marcia) is the main villainess from "Black Helicopters," episode 6.13 of The Mentalist.

She was played by Cindy Pickett.

In 1986, Rachel Sulkin was part of an eco-terrorist bombing south of the Canadian border, and after this, she was defended by attorney Edith Firlock. However, Rachel skipped bail and went on the run; successfully making it to a community farm in a small Texas town, where she worked at a market. After 27 years in hiding, Edith found Rachel's photo on a traveling blog, and went to Texas to meet her. She informed Rachel, who was going under the name Marcia, that if Edith herself could find her, the authorities could, and she attempted to convince Rachel to turn herself in. However, Rachel had no plans on surrendering, and later one night, the evil Rachel took Edith to Phelps Ranch in Mexico, where she shot and killed her.

Rachel returned to the market after killing Edith, but she would be eventually found out by Patrick Jane, who used a process of elimination tactic to find Edith's killer. Amongst a group of people, Jane singled out those who were 45 and older and owned guns, and it was when he was getting close that Rachel lashed out and pointed a gun at Jane, revealing herself as the murderess. Rachel was interrogated by Dennis Abbott regarding her past, and it was there that she confessed to the murder, stating that Edith should have left well enough alone. Following this, Rachel was arrested (off-screen).