THE BAU TEAM INVESTIGATES A SERIES OF MURDERS IN RURAL VIRGINIA THAT ARE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM AN UNSOLVED CASE IN THE SAME TOWN TWO DECADES AGO, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12

"Birthright" - A series of murders in rural Virginia has the BAU team investigating a link between this killing spree and a similar case two decades ago, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Dec. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

David Rossi: Joe Mantegna
Aaron Hotchner: Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss: Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan: Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid: Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer: A.J. Cook
Garcia: Kirsten Vangsness

GUEST CAST:

Justin: Nathan Sutton
Molly: Lacey Beeman
Danny: Jesse Bernstein
Charlie Wilkinson: Curt Bonnem
Julie: Kandis Erickson
Michael Ballantyne: Jeffrey Corbett
John Caulfield: W. Morgan Sheppard
Tara Elizabeth: Ann Roberts
Karen Foley: Dendrie Taylor
Mary Wilkinson: Jennifer Hetrick
Stephen Foley: Rodney Eastman
Young Karen Foley: Rebekah Brandes
Robert Wilkinson: Matt Hoffman
Chrissy Wilkinson: Sally Pressman
Boy Royce: Thomas Johnson
Girl: Erika Whalen
Guy: Houston Rhines
Man: J. Claude Deering

WRITTEN BY: Debra J. Fisher and Erica Messer

DIRECTED BY: John Gallagher

RATING: To Be Announced