Episode
Criminal Minds: True Genius
Overview
A series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his genius abilities.
Details
- Series
- Criminal Minds
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2012-01-18
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
True Genius is Episode 11 in Season 7 of Criminal Minds. It aired on 2012-01-18. The runtime is 42 min.
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