THE BAU TEAM FINDS SURPRISING CLUES IN THEIR OWN HISTORY TO SOLVE WHY REID AND GARCIA ARE TARGETED AND ABDUCTED BY A MASS MURDERER, ON THE 14TH SEASON PREMIERE OF "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3

Season Premiere Marks the 300th Milestone Episode of the Series, Written by Executive Producer Erica Messer

"300" - When Reid and Garcia are abducted by Benjamin Merva (Michael Hogan)
, it's up to the rest of the team to find them. The BAU finds surprising clues in their own history to solve why the two heroes have been targeted by a mass murderer. It's a race to save them before a "Believers" prophecy is fulfilled, on the 14th season premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The season premiere marks the 300th milestone episode of the series, which was written by executive producer Erica Messer.

REGULAR CAST:

Joe Mantegna (David Rossi)
Paget Brewster (Emily Prentiss)
Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid)
A.J. Cook (Jennifer Jareau)
Aisha Tyler (Dr. Tara Lewis)
Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia)
Adam Rodriguez (Luke Alvez)
Daniel Henney (Matt Simmons)

GUEST CAST:

James Urbaniak (Special Agent Owen Quinn)
Karen David (Special Agent Mary Meadows)
Michael Hogan (Benjamin David Merva)
Stafford Douglas (Theo Holston)
Daniella Alonso (Lisa Douglas)
Brian Appel (Agent Anderson)
Randy Evans (Armed Guard)

WRITTEN BY: Executive Producer Erica Messer

DIRECTED BY: Glenn Kershaw