CRIMINAL Name Rodney Harris Gender Male Family Sheila Goode (ex-wife)

Tyler Harris (son) Pathology Spree Killer Signature Pulling victims' pants and boxers down to their legs Modus Operandi Beating No. of Victims 4+ killed

3 hostages

1 assaulted Status Incarcerated/Institutionalized Portrayed By Keith Tisdell First Appearance Profiler, Profiled" Last Appearance Restoration"

" Look up to the sky! " — Rodney quoting Buford in "Restoration"

Rodney Harris is a drug dealer-turned-spree killer. He first appeared in "Profiler, Profiled" as a drug dealer connected to SSA Derek Morgan. He later reappeared in "Restoration" when he became a spree killer.

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Background

Rodney grew up in the same neighborhood as Morgan, but, unlike him, he grew up a criminal. He was apparently one of the boys protected by the pedophile and future serial killer Carl Buford from the King Cobras, a street gang active in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood. One day, when they were younger, Morgan and presumably some others got into a fight with Rodney's gang, during which Rodney was pushed to the ground and hurt his head. That was the first time local detective Stan Gordinski, then a beat cop arrested Morgan, who was charged with aggravated assault because Rodney needed some stitching. In "Restoration", it was also stated by the BAU that Rodney may have intentionally attacked Morgan because he spotted him and became jealous of the success he seemingly had.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Rodney was one of many boys molested by Carl, who ran a community center Rodney was presumably a member of. According to another molestation victim, Keron Bendor, Rodney was Carl's "favorite" who "got it the worst". Coincidentally, Morgan was also a member and another of Carl's victims. Rodney spent the rest of his life dealing with the sexual abuse, and, likely coupled with the head trauma he sustained from the fall, this led to a slowly deteriorating mental stability. He went on to marry a woman named Sheila Goode, having a son named Tyler with her. However, he worked as a drug dealer, which likely led to his divorce with Sheila, who would go on to marry another man named Paul Kelly.

Profiler, Profiled

Rodney plays a small role in the episode. He is first seen in the episode confronting Morgan after seeing his sister Desiree with him. Later that same day, he passes by the community center, threatening James Barfield and Damien Walters before being chased away by Carl.

Restoration

Prior to the episode's events, Rodney quit his days as a drug dealer, but continued to be mentally unstable. In events directly preceding "Restoration", Sheila pulled Tyler out of a swimming center after finding out that his coach, Michael Crowley, had molested him. This brought memories of the sexual abuse by Carl's hands back to Rodney, and upon spotting Crowley on March 23, 2013, he snapped and beat him to death. Several days later, in "Restoration", he spots shop owner and former MMA fighter Anthony Rango letting in two young boys to have some food during closing hours. Believing that Rango is molesting the children, Rodney waits until the boys leave and then attacks Rango, dragging him into a secluded storage shed and murdering him there. Out of instinct, he paints the message "Look up to the sky" on the shed door before leaving. Going into a frenzy, Rodney murders Rod Avill and Sean Traner in a short period of time between, leaving behind "Look up to the sky" at the former's crime scene.

Becoming increasingly unstable, Rodney takes a Beretta 92FS handgun and goes to Sheila's house as she, Tyler, and Paul come home. He holds them hostage and assaults Paul with the pistol. The BAU, deducing that he is the unsub as well as his motivations, arrive at the house, and Rodney and Morgan's eyes meet each other as the former holds Sheila at gunpoint. Morgan eventually volunteers to go inside the house and talk Rodney down. Doing so, the agent tells him that he was also molested by Carl and that Carl had already gone to jail for what he did. When this fails to pacify Rodney, Morgan argues that by continuing his killings, he will traumatize Tyler just as Carl traumatized Rodney. When Tyler tells Rodney that he still loves him, he releases Sheila and kneels to the floor, apparently about to commit suicide, but instead drops the gun and allows Morgan to arrest him. Upon being dropped off at the local jail, Rodney calls Morgan's name, and the two look at one another as Rodney is escorted away by an officer. At the end of the episode, Rodney watches a live press conference held by Morgan and Gordinski, smiling.