{"id":353031,"date":"2026-06-19T01:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353031"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:44:50","slug":"did-criminal-minds-kill-off-connor-storrie-in-gruesome-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/did-criminal-minds-kill-off-connor-storrie-in-gruesome-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Criminal Minds Kill Off Connor Storrie in Gruesome Death?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Criminal Minds<\/em> appeared to take an enormous risk by killing off a very important character in a gruesome death scene.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Thursday, June 18, episode of the Paramount+ show, Voit\u2019s (<strong>Zach Gilford<\/strong>) biggest fan kidnapped Lance (<strong>Connor Storrie<\/strong>) and used him to get answers from the BAU. Members of the organization \u2014 and Voit \u2014 listened as a improper answer changed into Lance being brutally tortured. The decision then went dead, which appeared to hint Lance could possibly be too.<\/p>\n<p>Storrie, 26, joined the show earlier this 12 months after his breakout role on <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on<strong> Rachel Reid<\/strong>\u2018s <em>Game Changers<\/em> book series, <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> follows two rival skilled hockey players, Shane Hollander (<strong>Hudson Williams<\/strong>) and Ilya Rozanov (Storrie), whose animosity on the ice is only a front for his or her secret \u2014 and really passionate \u2014 romance.<\/p>\n<p>The show premiered on Crave in November 2025 before becoming available to an excellent wider audience through HBO Max earlier this 12 months. It wasn\u2019t long before readers showed their support for the variation via social media as Williams and Storrie\u2019s popularity took off.<\/p>\n<p>Storrie, meanwhile, filmed scenes for season 19 of <em>Criminal Minds<\/em> that eventually became a multi-episode arc. Showrunner <strong>Erica Messer<\/strong> recently teased to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> that Storrie\u2019s character will play a very important role relating to the villain of this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConnor gets introduced in episode 4,\u201d she confirmed. \u201cHis story does have something to do with the massive bad of the season, but \u2014 without wanting to provide much away \u2014 that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While looking ahead on the season, Messer teased the vision for this installment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s this concept of latest beginnings. It\u2019s been a 12 months in our story world,\u201d the screenwriter noted. \u201cSo there are latest challenges that they\u2019re faced with \u2014 but there\u2019s also a bit little bit of hope in that. It has the potential for higher things to return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messer also revealed whether Storrie\u2019s costar Williams, 25, would make an appearance next.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTrust me, we looked [into it],\u201d she told <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cWe were like, \u2018Is he available?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thought didn\u2019t work out because Williams is just too booked and busy, with Messer adding, \u201cHe\u2019s shooting the second season of Heated Rivalry in August and that\u2019s once we would want them. We tried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Criminal Minds: Evolution<\/em> airs Thursdays on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminal Minds appeared to take an enormous risk by killing off a very important character in a gruesome death scene. Through the Thursday, June 18, episode of the Paramount+ show, Voit\u2019s (Zach Gilford) biggest fan kidnapped Lance (Connor Storrie) and used him to get answers from the BAU. 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