Ben "Cy" Bradstone is a minor antagonist in season seven of Criminal Minds, serving as the main antagonist of the episode "Proof". He is a sadistic, mentally challenged serial killer who rapes, tortures, and murders teenage girls who remind him of his sister-in-law Lyla, whom he sexually assaulted in high school.
He is portrayed by Andy Milder as an adult, Jimmy Deshler as a teenager, and Sean Ryan Fox as a child.
Victims[]
- Abby Elcott - Eyes melted with sulfuric acid and then stabbed to death by Ben Bradstone.
- Beth Westerly - Eyes melted with sulfuric acid and then stabbed to death by Ben Bradstone off-screen, body shown.
- Unnamed Prostitute - Stabbed in the eyes by Ben Bradstone off-screen, mentioned.
- Unnamed Woman - Stabbed in the eyes by Ben Bradstone off-screen, mentioned.
- Sarah - Sulfuric acid poured into her mouth by Ben Bradstone.
- At Least 17 Unnamed Women - Stabbed to death by Ben Bradstone off-screen, 23 tapes shown not including Tammy or five previous victims.
Kill Count[]
- Total - 22
- All Women
Characters Killed by Ben Bradstone[]
- Abby Elcott - Eyes melted with sulfuric acid and then stabbed to death by Ben Bradstone.
- Beth Westerly - Eyes melted with sulfuric acid and then stabbed to death by Ben Bradstone off-screen, body shown.
- Sarah - Sulfuric acid poured into her mouth by Ben Bradstone.
Note[]
- Although he has all of the qualities of a pure evil villain such as having no remorse for his actions or caring for anyone else, Ben Bradstone is obviously not entirely aware of his reality since he didn't know why people would just not believe his outlandish lies. This is the only thing preventing him from being considered pure evil.
