On August 12, 2016, CBS producers announced that Gibson had been dismissed from Criminal Minds following a physical altercation with one of the show's writers, and that 'creative details' regarding the character's departure would be announced at a later date.

Haley is killed in season five by a serial killer Hotchner and the team are pursuing. They have a son named Jack (Cade Owens), though they later separate over Hotchner's dedication to his job. Hotchner begins the series married to his high school sweetheart Haley ( Meredith Monroe). He is a Supervisory Special Agent and the unit chief of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, and has appeared from the series' pilot episode ' Extreme Aggressor', which was originally broadcast on September 22, 2005. Haley Brooks Hotchner (ex-wife, deceased)Īaron 'Hotch' Hotchner is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Thomas Gibson.

FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent (Seasons 1-12)įBI BAU Communications Liaison (Seasons 7-12)