He killed his latest victim out in the open because he is losing control emotionally and could be devolving. The victims all being homosexual men indicates that the unsub is either bigoted and/or struggling with his own sexuality. He steals his victims' possessions, but he doesn't pawn any of them. How the victims were killed indicates that the unsub may have prior defense tactic training, meaning that he may possibly be in the military or was recently discharged.
He studies his victims' habits and learns how to gain their trust, and he also likely frequents or works in a gay establishment. The unsub is a white male aged in his mid-to late-twenties who is charismatic, charming, intelligent, and very familiar with the area, possibly offering assistance to those that are new to the city. He is likely incarcerated or institutionalized afterwards.
At the mention of his sister, Fitzgerald gives up peacefully and, while being led outside, desperately asks Morgan to tell his father that he never did anything sexual with the men he killed. As Fitzgerald rants on, Morgan manages to calm him down by mentioning Sarah, saying that she misses him and is worried about him. Growing agitated as Morgan and Lopez try and talk him into coming with them, Fitzgerald begins frantically screaming that he has done nothing wrong and that he is Aldridge and not Fitzgerald, whom he yells is stupid and filthy. When referring to him by his real name fails to work, Morgan addresses Fitzgerald as Michael Aldridge, gaining his attention. He begins reaching into his bag for the gun he stole from Luvet. Realizing that he would be compelled to go to the youth hostel that Aldridge was hitchhiking to, Morgan and local detective Tina Lopez go there and clear the day room, leaving Fitzgerald sitting alone at a table. When Aldridge enters the car, Fitzgerald mimics his accent, foreshadowing the tourist's eventual murder.Īfter speaking to Fitzgerald's father and sister, the BAU realize that he is not a victim as previously thought and is in fact the killer. He passes a hitchhiker on the road, a German youth named Michael Aldridge. Fitzgerald is then seen driving away in Rogers' car. Telling the bus boy that he is a cop and that he and Rogers were mugged, Fitzgerald runs off, claiming that he is going after the robber, and disposes Detective Luvet's badge before breaking into and trashing Rogers' hotel room, searching for IDs or anything else that can help him pass as Rogers. Moments later, Fitzgerald is found with Rogers' body by a bus boy. Fitzgerald then begins to show affection to Rogers, but puts him in a stranglehold, killing him. He suddenly apologizes, then begins mocking Rogers, trying to copy his accent. Hours later, when Rogers attempts a sexual advance outside a bar, Fitzgerald hits him, saying that he is disgusting and dirty. Two months after leaving home, Fitzgerald, after killing the vacationing New Orleans detective Charles Luvet, picks up Deacon Rogers, a tourist from Texas, at an outdoor poolside bistro. After Feeney, Fitzgerald murdered four more men, taking their identities as well. Later encountering a homosexual man named Robert Feeney on February while in the city, Fitzgerald murdered him and stole his identity, successfully disappearing afterwards, being listed as missing and presumed dead. Wanting to help her brother and get him away from their father, Sarah gave him some money, which he used to go on a vacation to Miami in 2008. The repeated abuse and chastising led Fitzgerald to believe that he was "filthy" and caused him to hate himself. David claimed the abuse to be "protect" for Fitzgerald from himself, and that his killing skills were learned in the process. It has been implied that Fitzgerald, at some point, developed homosexual urges and was physically abused by his father as a result.
His father, David, was a prison guard who was deeply religious. Fitzgerald was raised in a strict household in Oakland Park, Florida.