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| “ | Oh, don't get me wrong. My DNA is all over that girl, but that doesn't mean I killed her. | „ |
| ~ Pearson bragging about having sex with Kate Joyce |
Sydney Xavier “Syd” Pearson is the secondary antagonist of the Criminal Minds episode “J.J.” Pearson is a major suspect in the disappearance of Kate Joyce, smugly diverting the investigation simply for attention.
He was portrayed by Michael Welch.
Biography[]
Pearson is a teenager from a wealthy family in Atlantic Beach who committed a series of petty crimes, including shoplifting, vandalism, arson, and assault, with his best friend James Barrett. One of their classmates, Kelly Grabeel, accused Pearson of sexually assaulting her, but the charges were dropped, and his ex-girlfriend reported him for SAT cheating. Pearson told all his friends he was going to UNC, but when his application was rejected, he got distracted during a lacrosse match and broke his arm. At a party, he seduced Kaye Joyce, a classmate he met at the jet-ski rental where he and Barrett worked. While taking pictures, Pearson went to a hotel room with Kate and had sex with her, before Barrett wanted sex, but she refused to with him. Barrett was furious and, lifter Pearson left, raped Kate, then drugged her and took her out to sea on his boat. Barrett threw her into waters where she was at risk of getting wants by sharks, confident she’d eventually die.
The Behavioral Analysis Unit are dispatched in response to Kate’s disappearance. The local police know Pearson and Barrett are the most likely suspects, so they’re held in interrogation for the agents. Pearson is confronted with his criminal record, as well as his lacrosse injury and college rejection to goad him into exploding. Pearson mostly acts cocky throughout interrogation, asserting he never killed Kate and glad to delay the investigation for his own amusement and to overcompensate for his ego. The agents figure out Barrett is guilty when they discern the motive, and without his cooperation, they profile how he’d likely get rid of her to silence her. When they find out about his boat, they track its movements to exactly where Kate was left to die, and she’s rescued in time. Barrett is arrested, and Pearson again slips past charges even in spite of obstructing justice.
Trivia[]
- Pearson is inspired by multiple real-life criminals:
- Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, which Kate’s disappearance is inspired by. Van der Sloot repeatedly lied to police and kept himself a focus of the investigation, but he was never convicted of any charges regarding Natalee’s disappearance and presumed murder. Van der Sloot was later arrested for killing a woman in Peru.
- Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer responsible for the murder of Nicholas Markowitz through his accomplice Ryan Hoyt. Hollywood had a similar preceding criminal record and sports injury.
- The suspects of the Duke lacrosse case, who were reported for attacking and raping a college student and stripper of color at a party, before it was revealed several accused suspects left.
