John Lee Roche (played by Tom Noonan) was a convicted child molester and serial murderer arrested by Fox Mulder in 1990. While in prison, he confessed during a polygraph test to thirteen murders. He also cut out heart-shaped mementos from his victims' clothing. In 1996, Mulder had a vivid dream that led him to a fourteenth victim in Manassas, Virginia. Upon discovering a heart-shaped cutout, Mulder knew Roche was responsible and, with Scully, went to visit him in prison. Roche said he confessed to thirteen murders because the number seemed more "magical." After visiting with the victim's father, Frank Sparks, Mulder had a flash of realization as to the whereabouts of Roche's hearts and sought out the current owner of Roche's white El Camino. Sure enough, the hearts were discovered within t