Peter Redding

Peter Redding is an angel of death who appeared in Criminal Minds as the main antagonist in episode A Higher Power.

Past Life
Peter lived on the campus of Brassard College along with his father Charles and his brother James. James then was molested by his own father Charles. On the day of April 6, 1984, Peter could no longer endurer his brother's suffering, and then he cut off James's wrists to make it look like a suicide. From there Peter began to adopt a sense of mercy that is very similar to an angel of death. Three months before BAU's investigations into Peter, a fire occured that killed 14 killed at the Shadyside Recreational Center. Peter then soon began to kill, he also attended a meetings of a support group for anonymous people who needs help to deal with the suffering. He then sought out vulnerable people who lost an entity that or who suffered to kill them. When Paul Baleman was found dead on his electrocution soon his brother who is a police officer Ronnie Baleman called the BAU to investigate this case that is happening.

A Higher Power
Later when Peter kills two victims, he is then identified and tracked by BAU as well as stated his intention to kill Laurie Ann Morris who had lost his children in an fire. Peter tries to kill Laurie so she reacts to him, who soon after the BAU members arrive to arrest him, Derek Morgan arrests Peter and tells him that it is the last day released for Peter.