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Jackie Blaine (born Harold Franklin) is a transgender woman and the prime suspect in the beating and mutilation of Mark Van Kuren.

History[]

Jackie was born as Harold Franklin, but she always knew she was actually a girl. In the past, there were no resources for a sex reassignment surgery and she was forced to live with being a male for three years after her realization. During that time, she was attacked by three men aware of her gender identity, calling her a freak and castrating her.

After having the surgery, Jackie became a school counselor and eventually came across Hailey Van Kuren, a thirteen-year-old transgender girl whose life was made miserable by her father Mark, who continued to believe she was a boy. Realizing that Hailey was extremely suicidal and wanted her father dead, Jackie empathized with her. She was eventually driven to brutally attack Mark as he was coming out of a strip club. She was arrested after Detectives Benson and Stabler realized she knew about Mark being present at the strip club, which they never disclosed to her. While in court, she revealed her motive stemmed from her own attack after coming out. Her speech led to her having an emotional breakdown. This news left the jury horrified, even Mark Van Kuren felt empathy and attempted to drop the charges.

Initially pleading not guilty to assault, Jackie later accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to eight years in prison. (SVU: "Transitions")

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