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Gary Munson is a prison guard and a serial rapist-turned-cop killer.

Background[]

Munson's father-in-law got him the job as a Corrections Guard at Rikers. He is the father of two children, a boy and a girl who he was very close to, along with his wife.

Munson abused his position and sexually assaulted female prisoners in the past, with most not being believed. He claims during most of his rapes that he is a happily married man. He may have contracted and passed an STD on to his wife prior to the allegations as there is no definitive answer to when the assaults began. He also lied to fellow guards of his activities by claiming that he has a sick mother to another corrections officer, while stealing overtime with the female corrections officer.

On SVU[]

After eating with his family, Munson prowls the streets and sees one of his former prisoners walking the street and accost her. He takes her away and rapes her, while saying nobody would believe her if she talked because of her background. The victim calls Detective Odafin Tutuola's son, and the case is taken from there. The victim goes undercover and is almost raped again. He is arrested, but with very dangerous contacts, the case becomes more dangerous and ADA Rafael Barba is threatened to be killed outside the court. (SVU: "Intersecting Lives")

Following the reveal of his lies about his clock-out times to his wife, she tests for STDs as suggested by Lieutenant Olivia Benson and hints towards having contracted one from her husband. She then begins to speak to a divorce lawyer, however Munson's ties to the union results in his knowledge of this, despite her attempts to keep it hidden. He threatens her that she will not leave him and invades her phone to see who had been calling her. Despite his anger, he allows Benson and Sgt. Mike Dodds in the house, telling Dodds that his kids are important and he allows them to leave with Benson. However, he takes his wife and Sgt. Mike Dodds hostage. Munson tried to get Dodds to leave but the latter tries to wrestle the gun away from Munson, and Munson ended up shooting him. The cops storm in to rescue Lisa and Munson is arrested, while frantically stating the gun went off. Dodds later dies in the hospital from his injuries, as result, Munson was sent to prison for rape, kidnapping, and murder of a cop. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison. (SVU: "Heartfelt Passages")

Known Victims[]

  • Unknown dates:
    • LaTanya Franks (raped repeatedly)
    • Cece Thornhill (raped repeatedly)
    • Zahara Letts (raped repeatedly)
    • Leanne Carter (raped repeatedly)
    • Charisse McCabe (raped repeatedly; later kidnapped and raped out of prison; attempted to assault her again)
  • April 26-27, 2016: The Munson house standoff:
    • Lisa Munson (his wife; held hostage; was rescued)
    • Sergeant Mike Dodds (shot in the stomach; died in the hospital from a subsequent stroke)
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