Episode
Criminal Minds: Nelson's Sparrow
Overview
The BAU revisits its origins when they look at one of Rossi and Gideon’s old cases to track a killer that got away.
Details
- Series
- Criminal Minds
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2015-01-28
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Nelson's Sparrow is Episode 13 in Season 10 of Criminal Minds. It aired on 2015-01-28. The runtime is 42 min.
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