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_{a list of females written out or killed off of criminal minds:}

• _{elle greenaway (main): written out at the request of the actress but resigns from the fbi after becoming mentally unstable in the aftermath of being shot}
• _{haley hotchner (reoccurring): ex-wife of lead male character, killed off by a serial killer (his arch nemesis) it may be important to note that after divorcing him against his wishes, she had primary custody of their son}
• _{jordan todd (reoccurring): brought in as a replacement when a.j. cook was in maternity leave and was never to be heard from again upon her return but pretty sure something happened with her not being able to cope with the job}
• _{jennifer jareau (main): fired abruptly due to budget cuts but at least she given a promotion to explain her exit oh, wait no, it got revealed 2 seasons later that she actually went to the middle east to help out, was involved in a bombing and miss carried (re-hired due to fan outrage at her dismissal but was happy to return - 2 seasons later she took a stand against the network, not renewing her contract until she and fellow female castmate kirsten vangness, were given equal pay to their male cast members, they got a pay rise but not equal pay)} 
• _{emily prentiss (main): fired less abruptly due to the same budget cuts, her death is faked (she too is re-hired but did not want to return, she was forced back too finish her contract AFTER THEY FIERD HER and was then written out upon her request)}
• _{ashley seaver (main): brought in as a cheaper replacement for the 2 female leads cut due to budgeting, she transfers within the fbi and is never to be heard from again}
• _{carolyn rossi (guest): 1st ex wife of main male character, introduced to tell him she has cancer and dies in him arms of said cancer} 
• _{mauve (donovan?) (reoccurring): girlfriend of main male character, under threat for her entire arc and ultimately killed}
• _{erin strauss (reoccurring): the most impediment superior of the main characters also in a relationship with one of the main male characters, killed off by a serial killer with a vendetta against her and another lead female, also note, her position in the fbi was filled by a man} 
• _{alex blake (main): written out at the conclusion of her 2 yr contract, resigns from the fbi}

_{a list of male characters written out or killed off on criminal minds:}

• _{jason gideon (main): written out upon the actors request, character resigns from the fbi}

_{things that happen to male characters on criminal minds that remarkably didn’t result in their death:}

• _{aaron hotchner (main): is stabbed numerous times and left to bleed out, is in close proximity to an exploding car (note: that the blast killed the female he was walking to the car with) and hospitalised due to internal damage sustained in the aforementioned stabbing}
• _{david rossi (main): shit happens I’m sure, he gets drugged at one point anyway surprise! he’s completely fine} 
• _{derek morgan (main): one time he even has a bomb in an ambulance he’s driving but he gets it to a remote location and avoids being in proximity to the blast in a miraculous amount of time and then he was temporarily held captive by a serial killer} 
• _{spencer reid (main): is kidnapped and tortured by an unsub, develops a drug addiction, held hostage in a weird culty place but his female partner takes a beating instead of him, puts himself in a high risk situation which could result in the death of his girlfriend or himself guess who dies haha, is shot in the neck but it misses the carotid artery by 2mm ~lucky}
• _{william lamontange jr. (reoccurring): husband of lead female character, is shot, in a bombing, then kidnapped and has a bomb strapped on him but lives with mere seconds before the detonation (take what you will form the fact that after this, his long time girlfriend who had on numerous occasions refused to get married, agrees to marry him)} 
  
• _{matt cruz (reoccurring): kidnapped and tortured and then stabbed in a presumably fatal way but it’s all good}