Criminal Minds
This article contains acknowledgment of violence , felo-de-se and intimate ill-usage .
Criminal Mindshas cemented its condition among the best offense procedural show , specially with heartrending episodes like “ North Mammon . " Despite major cast and character changes over the years , Criminal Mindshas stuck to exploring the test and trial of the members of the FBI ’s Behavioral Analysis Unit ( BAU ) . As the protagonists analyse and profile some of America ’s most grievous criminals , Criminal Mindsdabbles in some conversant criminal offense drama clichés but also reinvent the genre with a focussing on the psychological science behind the crimes . After a hopeful debut , season 2 to the full flesh out the show ’s worked up heart and soul with some ofthe bestCriminal Mindsepisodeslike “ Revelations ” and “ The Fisher King . "
The second season also include “ North Mammon , " the shockingly tragic 7th episode , which find the original ensemble investigating the disappearance of three teen girls in a new territory . The title “ North Mammon ” seems more than apt as the BAU is compelled to profile the entire Pennsylvanian townsfolk of the same name . RegularCriminal Mindswriter Andrew Wilde penned the teleplay for the cult - pet installment , which evolves from a simple case of kidnapping to a distorted biz of psychological warfare . The judgment games that the three adolescents are subjugate to seem reminiscent of William Golding ’s classic novelLord of the Flies , theSawmovie enfranchisement , and some eerily actual cases .
relate : Nathan Harris The Criminal Minds Character explain
“North Mammon” Saw Kidnapped Teenage Girls Being Forced To Kill One Of Their Own
Considered one ofthe scariestCriminal Mindsepisodes , time of year 2 ’s " North Mammon " begin with three close friends being snatch during a sleepover . Brooke , Polly , and Kelly are forced to stay at an undercover bunker as an ominous criminal ( or " unsub " in the language ofCriminal Mindscharacters ) ram them to famish and wrench against each other . With the profilers classifying him as a “ predatory snatcher , " the unsub offer up the girls their exemption only if they can wipe out one of their own . An unsettling atmosphere is set even outside the abductor ’s claustrophobic den as the BAU finds the townsfolk turning madly turning against each other .
The mind - turn third act of “ North Mammon ” is what makes this episode particularly heartbreaking . Throughout the first half , the instalment barely offer a look at the kidnaper , but it ’s the psychological torture that he puts the girls through that draw Marcus Younger one of the most terrifyingCriminal Mindsunsubs . He even bring home the bacon in his manipulative goals as Brooke bludgeons Kelly to death . Even though Brooke committed this bit of furiousness for her own natural selection , she and Polly are both forced to birth the trauma of what transpired in the bunker . Without even directly harming them after the abduction , Marcus managed to permanently scar the survive two young woman .
Related : The 15 Most Memorable Unsubs On Criminal Minds Ranked
“North Mammon” Unsub Marcus Younger Is Similar To Real-Life Criminal Ariel Castro
Marcus Younger , the terrifying Unsub of theCriminal Mindsepisode " North Mammon , " is a dissatisfied refuse worker who takes out his frustration on the town , which he consider turn against him when his expectation of becoming a football sensation fail . Intentionally choose the meter of a high school pep exchange as the night of his revenge , Marcus executes his unsettling plan of psychological manipulation . One of the few unsubs onCriminal Mindswho really accomplishes his goal , Marcus is hauntingly similar to real - life yardbird Ariel Castro . As report by media outlets includingBBCin 2013 , three adult female were similarly held captive in Castro ’s home in Cleveland , Ohio .
kidnap them during a period between 2002 and 2004 , Castro chained , hunger , and sexually clapperclaw these woman on a regular basis up to 2013 when one of the cleaning woman manages to run out and alert the law . Like Marcus , Castro abduct adolescent with two of the girls being his girl ’s friends . While Castro ’s modus operandi match that of Marcus , his unmediated involvement in physically harming them is what sets him apart . Unlike Marcus , who deliberately tried to teach his township a lesson , Castro ’s intentions were more minatory . According to his motor hotel testimony ( reported byWKYC ) , Castro did n’t have any particular motive but just want to behave harmonize to his sexual urge .
Sentenced to a thousand twelvemonth of immurement on legion counts , Castro hang himself in his prison house cell just a calendar month after his sentencing . While the subsister of Castro ’s den have fortunately managed to lead new lives ( as reported byCleveland.com ) , Castro ’s deed by and by form the premiss of the Lifetime honest - crime dramaCleveland Abduction . Even though Castro was collar years after the airing of “ North Mammon , " it is all the more tragic and frightening how realistic the show ’s scenarios could be . Beyond mere impact value , a nightmarishly memorableCriminal Mindsunsub like Marcus Younger reveals the dark and disturbing side of mankind .
