Tom Colton was born circa 1968. Colton's class at the Academy included not only Dana Scully but also Marty Neil, whom Colton and Scully would routinely refer to as "J. Edgar, Jr.". In or shortly before 1993, Colton wrote a psychological profile on the Washington Crossing Killer, which led the FBI straight to the suspect. News of this incident reached Brad Wilson, a mutual acquaintance of both Agents Colton and Scully. According to hearsay, Colton was – as a result of his profile having been successful – placed on the Violent Crime Section's fast-track to promotion.