Spencer grew up with an absent father and schizophrenic mother with dementia. He was very young in highschool, so he was bullied. He grew up in Las Vegas. At age 12, Reid graduated from high school. He attended Caltech, where he rode his bike to classes. He finished his undergraduate degree at 16, and received his first doctorate (in Mathematics) the following year. He joined the BAU and has experienced many traumas while in the field. While being held hostage by serial killer Tobias Hankel, Rei