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“ | Owen: You left me behind.
Joshua: You killed my mom. |
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~ Owen to Joshua. |
Owen Porter is a major antagonist in the crime-drama TV series Criminal Minds. He is a 16-year old serial killer who appears as the main antagonist of the Season 5 episode "Exit Wounds".
He was portrayed by Mark L. Young, who also portrayed Jeremy Downs in Dexter.
Biography[]
Owen Porter was born in Franklin, Alaska. Growing up, his father was abusive, and whenever police were called to look into the abuse, the father forced both him and his mother to cover for him. Likely as a result of his father's abuse, Owen developed psychopathic urges and would hunt frequently, often torturing animals. In school, Owen developed a friendship with an older kid named Joshua Beardsley, bonding over their mutual love for hunting. But their friendship would end when Joshua moved away to Seattle. Owen wanted to follow Joshua to Seattle, but his mother, realizing that he was a psychopath, didn't let him leave. As a result, Owen felt abandoned and alone. One day while out hunting, Owen accidentally shot and killed a man. Liking the feeling of murder, combined with his abandonment issues, Owen began to target and kill people who attempted to leave town.
Exit Wounds[]
In 2010, Owen claimed his third victim Brenda Bright, after stabbing her with an arrow. Now, realizing that this is the work of a serial killer, the sheriff calls in the Behavioral Analysis Unit to help profile and track down the killer. However, this proves to be difficult as the whole town is full of hunters. The first night there, technical analyst Penelope Garcia goes out to fix the internet and witnesses Owen stabbing a fisherman near the lodge. Not aware that Garcia doesn't carry a gun, Owen flees the scene.
The BAU eventually believe Joshua Beardsley to be the killer and lock him up for the night to see if the murders stop. During this time, Owen uses the opportunity to kill Josh's mom as revenge for sending Josh to Seattle. Realizing that Josh isn't the killer, but might know the killer due to the personal nature of Carol's murder, the BAU ask him if there was anyone who might've wanted to hurt his mother. Upon thinking about it, Josh realizes that the killer is Owen, but doesn't tell the BAU, and instead plans to take revenge.
The BAU eventually do figure it out, after talking to a school teacher who used to teach Josh. They go to the Porter household, where they talk to the parents, and learn where Owen's heading. Josh and his mob chase Owen through the forest and on to the docks. Owen jumps on a boat, attempting to escape, but is held at gunpoint by Hotch, Reid, and Sheriff Rhodes. The mob arrives and has a stand-off with the authorities, but surrender after reinforcements come from behind. Josh still tries to shoot Owen, but is shot non-fatally in the shoulder by Hotch. Afterwards, though Owen is seen being held in a jail cell, judging by Hotch's words, he was likely institutionalized.
List of Victims[]
- Jon Baker - Shot with a rifle.
- Dedaimia Swanson - Shot with a rifle.
- Brenda Bright - Stabbed with an arrow.
- Craig Ramey - Stabbed multiple times with a hunting knife.
- Carol Beardsley - Stabbed 8x with a hunting knife.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Owen is inspired by multiple real-life criminals:
- Jesse Pomeroy, a.k.a. "The Boston Boy Field", an American teenage killer of children having suffered physical household violence by his father, was protected by his mother, and took his rage out of children of both genders, escalating from previous violence against animals.
- Jason Massey, a Texas teenaged sociopath and young adult killer with a previous history of animal cruelty and other crimes, escalating to kidnapping and mutilating to death two children.
- Sean Vincent Gillis, a.k.a. "The Other Baton Rogue Killer", a serial killer/rapist of women with a history of violent porn addiction, family abuse, abandonment issues, desire to leave his home, and violent mutilation of the women he killed.
- Richard Ramirez, a.k.a. "The Night Stalker", a serial killer/rapist who learned hunting skills from an older male figure in his life (his cousin Miguel, also a serial killer/rapist), then was eventually hunted and nearly killed by a mob in reaction to his crimes.
- Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer responsible for mutilating and murdering women similar to Owen's murders, even stealing an organ from one woman reportedly to eat.