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+ | The following is an unofficial list of episodes of ''[[Law & Order]]'' that have been [[ripped from the headlines]]. |
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==[[L&O Season 1|Season 1]]== |
==[[L&O Season 1|Season 1]]== |
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|[[Prescription for Death]] |
|[[Prescription for Death]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Libby Zion Law#Death of Libby Zion|The Death of Libby Zion]] |
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+ | * {{w|Libby Zion Law|The death of Libby Zion}}. |
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+ | * The term "impaired physician". |
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|2 |
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|[[Subterranean Homeboy Blues]] |
|[[Subterranean Homeboy Blues]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Bernhard Goetz#Subway shooting incident|The Bernhard Goetz (aka "The Subway Vigilante") case]]. |
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+ | * {{w|1984 New York City Subway shooting|The Bernhard Goetz (a.k.a. "The Subway Vigilante") case}}. |
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+ | * The Michael Carmen case and the involvement of American crime watch group {{w|Crime Stoppers}} through crime playout reenactment. |
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+ | * Partially ripped from the 1981 American exploitation film ''{{w|Ms .45}}''. |
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|[[The Reaper's Helper]] |
|[[The Reaper's Helper]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Jack Kevorkian#Trial|The Jack Kevorkian (aka "Dr. Death") case]]. |
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+ | * The Marty James case. |
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+ | * The epidemic of assisted suicides of {{w|HIV and men who have sex with men|gay/bi men infected with HIV}} during {{w|HIV/AIDS in the United States|the early AIDS epidemic in the U.S.}} |
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|[[Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]] |
|[[Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]] |
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+ | |{{w|Robert Chambers (criminal)|The Robert Chambers (a.k.a. "The Preppie Killer") case}}. |
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|5 |
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|[[Happily Ever After]] |
|[[Happily Ever After]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Charles Stuart (murderer)#Murders|The Charles "Chuck" Stuart case]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Charles Stuart (murderer)|The Charles "Chuck" Stuart case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Ruth Snyder|The Ruth Snyder case}}. |
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+ | * Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Double Indemnity (novel)|Double Indemnity}}'' and {{w|Double Indemnity|its film adaptation}}. |
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|6 |
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|[[Everybody's Favorite Bagman]] |
|[[Everybody's Favorite Bagman]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Donald Manes#Downfall and suicide|The 1986 New York Parking Violations Bureau corruption scandal]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Donald Manes#Downfall and suicide|The 1986 New York Parking Violations Bureau corruption scandal and the related suicide of Donald Manes}}. |
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+ | * A supporting character is based on journalist {{w|Jimmy Breslin}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Abscam|Operation Abscam}} and the related involvement of career criminal and informant {{w|Mel Weinberg}}. |
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|7 |
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|[[By Hooker, By Crook]] |
|[[By Hooker, By Crook]] |
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+ | |{{w|Sydney Biddle Barrows|The Sydney Biddle Barrows (a.k.a. "The Mayflower Madam") case}}. |
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|8 |
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|[[Poison Ivy]] |
|[[Poison Ivy]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Death of Edmund Perry#The incident|The Edmund Perry case]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Shooting of Clifford Glover|The Clifford Glover case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Shooting of Bernard Whitehurst|The Bernard Whitehurst case}}. |
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+ | * The Mark Davidson case. |
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|[[Indifference]] |
|[[Indifference]] |
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+ | |{{w|Joel Steinberg|The Joel Steinberg case}}. |
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+ | |[[Prisoner of Love]] |
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+ | * {{w|Andrew Crispo}} and the "Death Mask Murder" case. |
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+ | * Based on the life of photographer {{w|Robert Mapplethorpe}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Albert Dekker#Death|The death of Albert Dekker}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Bob Crane#Private life and murder|The death of Bob Crane}}. |
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|11 |
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|[[Out of the Half-Light]] |
|[[Out of the Half-Light]] |
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+ | |{{w|Tawana Brawley rape allegations|The Tawana Brawley rape allegations}}. |
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+ | |[[Life Choice]] |
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+ | * Based on {{w|Anti-abortion violence in the United States|anti-abortion violence in the U.S.}} |
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+ | * The 1987 Family Planning Associates attempted bombing, involving anti-abortion activist {{w|Cheryl Sullenger}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Hindawi affair|The Nezar al-Hindawi case}}. |
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|13 |
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|[[A Death in the Family]] |
|[[A Death in the Family]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Larry Davis (New York criminal)#Raid and escape|The Larry Davis case]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Larry Davis (born 1966)|The Larry Davis case}}. |
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+ | * Based on the life of {{w|Frank Serpico}}. |
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+ | * The 1990 {{w|Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department}} narcotics corruption scandal and the suspected involvement of the James Henry Atkinson case. |
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+ | * The Stephen Richard Smith case involving Farrell Tucker. |
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+ | |[[The Violence of Summer]] |
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+ | * {{w|Central Park jogger case|The Trisha Meili (a.k.a. "The Central Park Jogger") case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Maggie de la Riva rape case|The Maggie de la Riva rape case}}. |
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|15 |
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|[[The Torrents of Greed (Part I)]] |
|[[The Torrents of Greed (Part I)]] |
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− | |Based on the life of [[wikipedia:John Gotti#Gambino boss|John Gotti and the Gambino crime family]]. |
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+ | * Based on the life of {{w|John Gotti|John Gotti and the Gambino crime family}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Jimmy Hoffa#Disappearance|The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Paul Castellano#Assassination|The assassination of Paul Castellano}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Disappearance of John Favara|The John Favara case}}. |
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|[[The Torrents of Greed (Part II)]] |
|[[The Torrents of Greed (Part II)]] |
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− | |Based on the life of [[wikipedia:John Gotti#Gambino boss|John Gotti and the Gambino crime family]]. |
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|[[Mushrooms]] |
|[[Mushrooms]] |
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− | |Inspired by real-life cases of young children hit by stray bullets in large U.S. cities. |
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+ | *The Benjamin O'Garro case. |
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+ | *The epidemic of young children hit by stray bullets in large U.S. cities. |
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+ | |[[The Secret Sharers]] |
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+ | *The Jose Abreu case. |
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+ | *{{w|Ken McElroy|The Ken McElroy case}}. |
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+ | *A supporting character is based on famed Texas defense attorneys {{w|Percy Foreman}}, {{w|Dick DeGuerin}}, and {{w|Richard Haynes|Richard "Racehorse" Haynes}}. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the 1975 Italian film ''{{w|The Flower in His Mouth}}''. |
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|[[The Serpent's Tooth]] |
|[[The Serpent's Tooth]] |
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+ | |{{w|Lyle and Erik Menendez|The Lyle and Erik Menendez (a.k.a. "The Menendez Brothers") case}}. |
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|[[The Troubles]] |
|[[The Troubles]] |
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+ | |{{w|Joe Doherty|The Joe Doherty case}}. |
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+ | |[[Sonata for Solo Organ]] |
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+ | |Based on the "{{w|Organ theft|kidney heist}}" urban myth. |
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|[[The Blue Wall]] |
|[[The Blue Wall]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Joe Sánchez#Blue Code of Silence|The Joe Sanchez case]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Joe Sánchez|The Joe Sánchez case}}. |
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+ | * The term "{{w|blue wall of silence}}". |
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+ | * {{w|Watergate scandal|The Watergate scandal}}. |
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==[[L&O Season 2|Season 2]]== |
==[[L&O Season 2|Season 2]]== |
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|[[Confession (L&O)|Confession]] |
|[[Confession (L&O)|Confession]] |
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+ | |The history of corruption in the American construction industry associated with the mafia. |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Arizona v. Fulminante|The Oreste Fulminante case]]. |
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|[[The Wages of Love]] |
|[[The Wages of Love]] |
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+ | |{{w|Betty Broderick|The Betty Broderick case}}. |
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+ | |[[Aria]] |
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+ | * Based on {{w|Death of Marilyn Monroe|the death of Marilyn Monroe}}. |
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+ | * Partially ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Mommie Dearest (book)|Mommie Dearest}}'' and {{w|Mommie Dearest (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
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+ | |[[Asylum]] |
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+ | |The David Mooney case. |
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|[[God Bless the Child]] |
|[[God Bless the Child]] |
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− | |The Alex Dale Morris case. |
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+ | *The Alex Dale Morris case. |
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+ | *The Loren Williamson case. |
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+ | |[[Misconception]] |
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+ | * The Maria Flores case. |
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+ | * The crime and legal statutes of {{w|Unborn Victims of Violence Act|fetal homicide}}. |
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|[[In Memory Of...]] |
|[[In Memory Of...]] |
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− | |The George Franklin case. |
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+ | * {{w|Elizabeth Loftus#1990 to 1996|The George Franklin case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Stanley Rice|The Stanley Rice case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Dean Corll|The Dean Corll (a.k.a. "The Candy Man") case}}. |
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+ | * The controversial {{w|recovered-memory therapy}} practice. |
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|[[Out of Control]] |
|[[Out of Control]] |
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+ | |{{w|St. John's lacrosse case|The St. John's lacrosse case}}. |
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− | |Based on an actual rape case at St. John's University in Collegeville, Jamaica, New York (due to certain restrictions no one in that case could be named). |
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|[[Renunciation]] |
|[[Renunciation]] |
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+ | |{{w|Pamela Smart|The Pamela Smart case}}. |
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|[[Heaven]] |
|[[Heaven]] |
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− | |Based on the [[wikipedia:Happy Land fire#Incident|The Happy Land Fire]] caused by Julio González. |
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+ | *{{w|Happy Land fire|The Happy Land fire}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Denmark Place fire|The Denmark Place fire}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire|The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Winston v. Lee|The Rudolph Lee case}}. |
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|[[His Hour Upon the Stage]] |
|[[His Hour Upon the Stage]] |
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+ | |{{w|Roy Radin|The Roy Radin case}}. |
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|[[Star Struck]] |
|[[Star Struck]] |
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− | |The stalking cases of [[wikipedia:Rebecca Schaeffer#Death|Rebecca Schaeffer]], [[wikipedia:Theresa Saldana#Stalking incident|Theresa Saldana]] & [[wikipedia:Andrea Evans|Andrea Evans]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Rebecca Schaeffer#Murder|The Rebecca Schaeffer stalking case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Theresa Saldana#Stalking incident|The Theresa Saldana stalking case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Andrea Evans|The Andrea Evans stalking case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Birgit Nilsson#"Miss N."|The Birgit Nilsson stalking case}} involving {{w|Nell Theobold}}. |
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− | |[[Severance]] |
+ | |[[Severance (I)|Severance]] |
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+ | |{{w|Donald Nash|The Donald Nash case}}. |
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+ | |[[Trust]] |
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+ | |{{w|Jesse Pomeroy|The Jesse Pomeroy (a.k.a. "The Boston Boy Fiend") case}}. |
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|[[Vengeance]] |
|[[Vengeance]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Albert DeSalvo#Strangler murders|The Albert DeSalvo]] (aka "[[wikipedia:Boston Strangler|The Boston Strangler]]") case. |
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+ | * The {{w|Albert DeSalvo}} (a.k.a. "{{w|Boston Strangler|The Boston Strangler}}") case. |
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+ | * {{w|Rodney Alcala|The Rodney Alcala (a.k.a. “The Dating Game Killer”) case}}. |
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+ | |[[Sisters of Mercy]] |
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+ | *{{w|Bruce Ritter#Sexual abuse and financial improprieties|The Bruce Ritter sexual abuse and financial impropriety scandal}}. |
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+ | *{{w|McMartin preschool trial|The McMartin preschool trial}}. |
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+ | |[[Cradle to Grave]] |
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+ | * The Cynthia Feliccia case. |
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+ | * {{w|Leona Helmsley|The Leona Helmsley (a.k.a. "The Queen of Mean") case}}. |
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|[[The Fertile Fields]] |
|[[The Fertile Fields]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Crown Heights riot#Riot|The Brooklyn Crown Heights Riot of 1991]]. |
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+ | * {{w|A Stranger Among Us#Setting|The Pinchos Jaroslawicz case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Murder of Maxwell Confait|The Michelle Confait case}}. |
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+ | * Partially ripped from the 1991 crime film ''{{w|Homicide (1991 film)|Homicide}}''. |
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|[[Intolerance]] |
|[[Intolerance]] |
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+ | |{{w|Wanda Holloway|The Wanda Holloway case}}. |
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+ | |[[Silence (L&O)|Silence]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|John C. Chenoweth|The John C. Chenoweth case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Victor Chang|The Victor Chang case}}. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the 1961 British neo-noir film ''{{w|Victim (1961 film)|Victim}}''. |
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+ | |[[The Working Stiff]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{w|Keating Five|The "Keating Five" scandal}} involving {{w|Charles Keating}} and {{w|Michael Milken}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Bank of Credit and Commerce International|The Bank of Credit and Commerce International money laundering scandal}}, with a supporting character being based on {{w|Clark Clifford}}. |
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+ | * Inspired by the life of {{w|Asher Edelman}}. |
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+ | * Inspired by the life of {{w|Carl Icahn}}. |
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+ | * A supporting character is inspired by {{w|Ivan Boesky}}. |
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==[[L&O Season 3|Season 3]]== |
==[[L&O Season 3|Season 3]]== |
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+ | |[[Skin Deep]] |
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+ | *The John Valverde case. |
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+ | *The Jack Cone case. |
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|[[Conspiracy]] |
|[[Conspiracy]] |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[wikipedia:Malcolm_X#Assassination|Malcolm X]] assassinations. |
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+ | * {{w|Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination}} committed by {{w|James Earl Ray}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Malcolm X#Assassination|The Malcolm X assassination}}. |
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+ | * The assassinations of {{w|Assassination of John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy}} and {{w|Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy|Robert F. Kennedy}}. |
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|[[Forgiveness]] |
|[[Forgiveness]] |
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+ | |{{w|Bonnie Garland murder case|The Bonnie Garland case}}. |
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+ | |[[Wedded Bliss]] |
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+ | |Based on the crackdown of illegal {{w|Sweatshop|sweatshops}} in the U.S. |
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+ | |[[Helpless]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * The Young Soo Koo case. |
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+ | * The Ivan C. Namihas case. |
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+ | * The Kimble McNair case. |
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+ | |[[Self Defense]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * The Frank L. Felicetti case. |
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+ | * {{w|Bernhard Goetz|The Bernhard Goetz (a.k.a. "The Subway Vigilante") case}}. |
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+ | * The “{{w|castle doctrine}}” defense. |
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+ | |[[Prince of Darkness]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{w|Manuel de Dios Unanue|The Manuel de Dios Unanue case}} involving the {{w|Cali Cartel}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Gary Plauché|The Gary Plauché case}}. |
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|[[Extended Family]] |
|[[Extended Family]] |
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− | |The Faye Yager case. |
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+ | * {{w|Children of the Underground|The Faye Yager case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Woody Allen sexual assault allegation|The Woody Allen sexual assault allegation}}. |
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+ | * The increase of facilitated kidnappings to return kidnapped children through {{w|voluntary action}} services. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|13 |
|13 |
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|[[Night and Fog]] |
|[[Night and Fog]] |
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− | | |
+ | |{{w|John Demjanjuk#Background and Holocaust involvement|The John Demjanjuk (a.k.a. "Ivan the Terrible") case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |16 |
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+ | |[[Jurisdiction]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{w|Career Girls Murders|The "Career Girls Murders" case}} and {{w|George Whitmore Jr.|the related George Whitmore, Jr. case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Richard Speck|The Richard Speck case}}. |
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+ | * Based on the {{w|territorial jurisdiction}} law. |
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+ | * Ripped from the 1972 British thriller film ''{{w|Frenzy}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|17 |
|17 |
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|[[Conduct Unbecoming]] |
|[[Conduct Unbecoming]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Tailhook scandal#Incident|Based on the Tailhook Association scandal]]. |
||
+ | * {{w|Tailhook scandal|The Tailhook Association scandal}}. |
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+ | * The ongoing crisis of {{w|Sexual assault in the United States military|sexual assault in the U.S. military}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |[[Animal Instinct]] |
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+ | |{{w|Animal Liberation Front|The Animal Liberation Front}} and the related {{w|Operation Bite Back}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |[[Virus]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Robert Tappen Morris|The Robert Tappan Morris case}} involving the {{w|Morris worm}}. |
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+ | *The {{w|Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center}} hacking by {{w|the 414s}}. |
||
+ | *The 1990 {{w|Jefferson Einstein Hospital}} infant deaths. |
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+ | *{{w|Richard Angelo|The Richard Angelo case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[Securitate]] |
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+ | |Based on {{w|Crime in Romania|the crime rate in Romania}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |[[Manhood]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{w|Murder of Darrell Lunsford|The Darrell Lunsford case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Murder of Paul Broussard|The Paul Broussard case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Good Samaritan law}}s and {{w|duty to rescue}} laws regarding civil servants. |
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|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 4|Season 4]]== |
==[[L&O Season 4|Season 4]]== |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|1 |
|1 |
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|[[Sweeps]] |
|[[Sweeps]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Geraldo_(TV_series)#Brawl|Based on a 1988 episode of Geraldo]]. |
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+ | * {{w|Geraldo (talk show)#Controversy|The 1988 ''Geraldo'' talk show brawl episode}}. |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | * {{w|Gary Plauché|The Gary Plauché case}}. |
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+ | * The transgender community special on ''{{w|The Phil Donahue Show}}''. |
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+ | * The rising popularity of {{w|tabloid talk show}}s. |
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+ | * Ripped from the 1976 satire film ''{{w|Network (1976 film)|Network}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|2 |
|2 |
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|[[Volunteers]] |
|[[Volunteers]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |The Larry Hogue (aka "The Wild Man of 96th Street") case. |
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+ | *The Larry Hogue (a.k.a. "The Wild Man of 96th Street") case. |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | * The Rodney L. Sumter case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|3 |
|3 |
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|[[Discord]] |
|[[Discord]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Mike Tyson#Rape trial and prison|The rape trial}} of [[Mike Tyson]]. |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Mike_Tyson#Rape_conviction.2C_prison.2C_and_conversion|The Mike Tyson rape case]]. |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |4 |
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+ | |[[Profile]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | * {{w|Joseph Christopher|The Joseph Christopher (a.k.a. "The .22-Caliber Killer") case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Joseph Paul Franklin|The Joseph Paul Franklin (a.k.a. "The Racist Killer") case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|John Ausonius|The John Ausonius (a.k.a. "The Laser Man") case}}. |
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+ | * Inspired by the controversy of Anthony P. Griffin, a black lawyer, defending Ku Klux Klan member Michael Lowe. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|5 |
|5 |
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|[[Black Tie]] |
|[[Black Tie]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Sunny von Bülow#1980 incident and indictment|The Sunny von Bülow case]]. |
||
+ | * {{w|Florence Maybrick|The Florence Maybrick case}}. |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | * {{w|Ann Woodward|The Ann Woodward case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Claus von Bülow|The trial of Claus von Bülow}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|7 |
|7 |
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|[[Apocrypha]] |
|[[Apocrypha]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Charles Manson#Family crimes|The Charles Manson case]]. |
||
+ | * {{w|Charles Manson|The Charles Manson case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | * {{w|Jim Jones|Jim Jones}} and {{w|Jonestown#Deaths in Jonestown|the Jonestown mass murder-suicide}}. |
||
+ | * {{w|Timothy Stoen|The Timothy Stoen case}}. |
||
+ | * {{w|David Koresh|The David Koresh case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|1993 World Trade Center bombing|The 1993 World Trade Center bombing}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|8 |
|8 |
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− | |[[American Dream]] |
+ | |[[American Dream (L&O)|American Dream]] |
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Billionaire Boys Club#Crime|The Ron Levin case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[Born Bad]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | * {{w|Eric Smith (murderer)|The Eric Smith case}}. |
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+ | * {{w|Murder of Stuart Tay|The Stuart Tay case}}. |
||
+ | * {{w|Mary Bell|The Mary Bell case}}. |
||
+ | * {{w|Child of Rage|The Beth Thomas case}}. |
||
+ | * {{w|Willie Bosket|The Willie Bosket case}}. |
||
+ | * Inspired by cases of psychopathic behavior observed in children. |
||
+ | * The debunked {{w|XYY syndrome}} thesis and resulting hysteria allegedly equating the diagnosis to male violent tendencies. |
||
+ | * Based on the controversial debate of {{w|nature versus nurture}}. |
||
+ | * {{w|Gary Gilmore|The Gary Gilmore case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[Golden Years]] |
||
+ | |The Mary Bowe case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Snatched (L&O)|Snatched]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|John Paul Getty III|The John Paul Getty III kidnapping case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Bronfman kidnapping|The Samuel Bronfman II kidnapping hoax}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Breeder]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Angela Andrews/Terry Pounds case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Baby M|The "Baby M" case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|14 |
|14 |
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|[[Censure]] |
|[[Censure]] |
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− | | |
+ | |{{w|Sol Wachtler|The Sol Wachtler case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
− | | |
+ | |15 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Kids]] |
+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Ted Kaczynski#Bombings|The Ted Kaczynski (aka "The Unabomber") case]]. |
||
+ | *The Adrian "Ajax" Precia case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *The Kashaine Green case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Joey Fischer|The Joey Fischer case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|17 |
|17 |
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|[[Mayhem]] |
|[[Mayhem]] |
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+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:David Berkowitz#Crimes begin|The David Berkowitz (aka The Son of Sam) case]] and [[wikipedia:John and Lorena Bobbitt#Incident|The Lorena Bobbitt case]]. |
||
+ | *The murder of James Weber by {{w|David Bullock (serial killer)|David Bullock (a.k.a. "The .38 Caliber Killer")}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|David Berkowitz|The David Berkowitz (a.k.a. "The Son of Sam") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Zodiac Killer|The "Zodiac Killer" case}} and the suspicion placed on {{w|Zodiac Killer#Arthur Leigh Allen|Arthur Leigh Allen}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Texarkana Moonlight Murders|The “Phantom Killer” case}} and the suspicion placed on {{w|Youell Sweeney}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Albert DeSalvo#Imprisonment and death|The murder of Albert DeSalvo}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|John and Lorena Bobbitt|The Lorena Bobbitt case}} and the subsequent rise of copycat attacks. |
||
+ | *{{w|Bertha Boronda|The Bertha Boronda case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Leslie Torres|The Leslie Torres case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|18 |
|18 |
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|[[Wager]] |
|[[Wager]] |
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+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:James R. Jordan, Sr.#Death|The James R. Jordan, Sr. murder]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Michael Jordan#Gambling|The Michael Jordan gambling scandal}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|James R. Jordan Sr.|The James R. Jordan, Sr. murder case}}. |
||
+ | *The Eddie Dow case. |
||
+ | * The supporting antagonist is inspired by James “Slim” Boulder. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|19 |
|19 |
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− | |[[Sanctuary]] |
+ | |[[Sanctuary (L&O)|Sanctuary]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Crown Heights riot|The Brooklyn Crown Heights]] and [[wikipedia:Rodney King|Rodney King]] [[wikipedia:1992 Los Angeles riots|1992 Los Angeles riots]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Crown Heights riot|The Brooklyn Crown Heights riot and killings}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Latasha Harlins|The Latasha Harlins case}} and its relation to {{w|1992 Los Angeles riots|the Los Angeles riots}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Attack on Reginald Denny|The Reginald Denny case}}. |
||
+ | *A supporting character is inspired by civil rights activist [[Al Sharpton|Reverend Al Sharpton]]. |
||
+ | *A supporting character is inspired by rioter Damian Williams. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|20 |
|20 |
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|[[Nurture]] |
|[[Nurture]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Katie Beers kidnapping#Kidnapping|The Katie Beers case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Katie Beers kidnapping|The Katie Beers case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Mary Ellen Wilson|The Mary Ellen Wilson case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|21 |
|21 |
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|[[Doubles]] |
|[[Doubles]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Tonya_Harding#January_1994_incident|The Tonya Harding case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|1994 Cobo Arena attack|The assault}} of {{w|Nancy Kerrigan}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Monica Seles#1993 stabbing attack|The Monica Seles stabbing case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Katarina Witt#Post-skating career|The Katarina Witt stalking case}}. |
||
|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 5|Season 5]]== |
==[[L&O Season 5|Season 5]]== |
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|1 |
|1 |
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|[[Second Opinion]] |
|[[Second Opinion]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based on the controversy surrounding the use of laetrile to treat cancer. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Gloria Ramirez|The Gloria Ramirez (a.k.a. "The Toxic Lady") case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *Based on the controversy surrounding the use of {{w|Amygdalin#Laetrile|laetrile}} to treat cancer. |
||
+ | *{{w|Linda Hazzard|The Linda Hazzard (a.k.a. "The Starvation Doctor") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[Coma]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Johann Otto Hoch|The Johann Otto Hoch (a.k.a. "The Chicago Bluebeard") case}}. |
||
+ | *The Josephine Gray (a.k.a. “The Black Widow”) case. |
||
+ | *The James N. Wood/Bruce Beauchamp case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|3 |
|3 |
||
|[[Blue Bamboo]] |
|[[Blue Bamboo]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Inspired by the Japanese use of comfort women during World War II. |
||
+ | *The 1993 Patsy Jones case in Florida. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The {{w|Chuck Traynor}}/{{w|Linda Lovelace}} case. |
||
+ | *The controversial “{{w|comfort women}}” practice. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|4 |
|4 |
||
|[[Family Values (L&O)|Family Values]] |
|[[Family Values (L&O)|Family Values]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Amy Fisher#Crime and prison|The Amy Fisher (aka the "Long Island Lolita") case]]. |
||
+ | *The Wayne Lonergan case and the related 1946 novel ''{{w|The Big Clock}}''. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Anne Scripps|The Anne Scripps case}}. |
||
+ | *The Virginia Larzelere case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|5 |
|5 |
||
|[[White Rabbit]] |
|[[White Rabbit]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Sara Jane Olson#Underground life.2C capture.2C and prosecution|The Sara Jane Olson/Kathleen Soliah]] and [[wikipedia:Katherine Ann Power#Protest and murder|Katherine Ann Power case]]s as well as the [[wikipedia:Weather Underground#Major and suspected activities|Weathermen underground anti-war movement]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sara Jane Olson|The Sara Jane Olson case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Katherine Ann Power|The Katherine Ann Power case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Weather Underground|The Weather Underground anti-war movement}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brink's robbery (1981)|The 1981 Brink's robbery}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|6 |
|6 |
||
|[[Competence (L&O)|Competence]] |
|[[Competence (L&O)|Competence]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Shooting of Edmund Perry|The Edmund Perry case}}. |
||
− | |[[Wikipedia:Eleanor_Bumpurs#Eviction_attempt|The 1984 murder of Eleanor Bumpur]]. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|7 |
|7 |
||
|[[Precious]] |
|[[Precious]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based on real cases of [[wikipedia:Münchausen syndrome by proxy|Münchausen syndrome by proxy]]. |
||
+ | *The Joseph Bales/Helene Lemay case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Marybeth Tinning|The Marybeth Tinning case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Waneta Hoyt|The Waneta Hoyt case}}. |
||
+ | *The Darlene Johnson case. |
||
+ | *The debate over {{w|Sterilization law in the United States|compulsory sterilization in the U.S.}} |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|8 |
|8 |
||
|[[Virtue]] |
|[[Virtue]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Anita_Hill#Clarence_Thomas_controversy|The Anita Hill scandal]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Chappaquiddick incident|The Chappaquiddick incident}} involving Senator {{w|Ted Kennedy}} and {{w|Mary Jo Kopechne}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Brock Adams#Sexual assault, rape allegations|The Brock Adams sexual assault allegations}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination#Sexual harassment allegations|The Clarence Thomas sexual harassment allegation}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Richard Allen Minsky|The Richard Allen Minsky (a.k.a. "The Con Artist Rapist") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|9 |
|9 |
||
|[[Scoundrels]] |
|[[Scoundrels]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The [[wikipedia:Charles Keating|Charles Keating]] and [[wikipedia:Ivan Boesky|Ivan Boesky]] scandals. |
||
+ | *{{w|Savings and loan crisis|The savings-and-loan crisis}} involving {{w|Charles Keating#Failure of Lincoln and American Continental|the failure of Lincoln and American Continental}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *A supporting character is inspired by {{w|Michael Milken}} and {{w|Ivan Boesky}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|10 |
|10 |
||
|[[House Counsel]] |
|[[House Counsel]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Bruce Cutler|The Bruce Cutler case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|John Gotti|The John Gotti case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *A supporting character is inspired by attorney {{w|Bruce Cutler}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|12 |
|12 |
||
|[[Progeny]] |
|[[Progeny]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Paul Jennings Hill#Crime.2C trial.2C and execution|The Paul Jennings Hill case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|John Britton (doctor)|The murder of John Britton}} by {{w|Paul Jennings Hill}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of David Gunn|The murder of David Gunn}} by {{w|Murder of David Gunn#Persons involved|Michael Frederick Griffin}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|John Burt (anti-abortion activist)|The John Burt case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Army of God (terrorist organization)|The Army of God radical Christian movement}} involving {{w|Donald Spitz}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|David Trosch|The David Trosch controversies}} and his related suspension by {{w|Oscar Hugh Lipscomb}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|13 |
|13 |
||
|[[Rage (L&O)|Rage]] |
|[[Rage (L&O)|Rage]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting#Trial|The trial of Colin Ferguson}} and the related "black rage" defense. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|14 |
|14 |
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|[[Performance]] |
|[[Performance]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Spur Posse|The Spur Posse case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Spur Posse|The "Spur Posse" case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The urban legend of {{w|snuff film}} industrialization and the related controversial 1976 film ''{{w|Snuff (film)|Snuff}}''. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the 1995 made-for-TV film ''{{w|She Fought Alone}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|15 |
|15 |
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|[[Seed]] |
|[[Seed]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Cecil Jacobson|The Dr. Cecil Jacobson case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Cecil Jacobson|The Dr. Cecil Jacobson case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The “{{w|savior sibling}}” controversy. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Wannabe (L&O)|Wannabe]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Red Hook, Brooklyn#Investment and decline|The Patrick Daly case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|17 |
|17 |
||
|[[Act of God]] |
|[[Act of God]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |Based on insurance cases involving claims of an {{w|act of God}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|18 |
|18 |
||
|[[Privileged]] |
|[[Privileged]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The Paul Cox case. |
||
+ | *The Paul Cox case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Joel Rifkin|The trial of Joel Rifkin}} and the related "adoption syndrome" defense. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Mommie Dearest (book)|Mommie Dearest}}'' and {{w|Mommie Dearest (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|19 |
|19 |
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|[[Cruel and Unusual]] |
|[[Cruel and Unusual]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based off the case of the [[wikipedia:Judge Rotenberg Educational Center#Controversy and investigations|Judge Rotenberg Educational Center]] in Canton, Massachusetts. |
||
+ | *{{w|Judge Rotenberg Educational Center#Controversy and investigations|The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center controversy}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The biases against {{w|autism spectrum disorder}} and the related debates on proper and effective treatment. |
||
+ | *The Luis Allende case. |
||
+ | *The Kevin Thorpe case. |
||
+ | *The recent increase of deaths in [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] police custody attributed to beating and asphyxiation. |
||
+ | *The {{w|facilitated communication}} controversy. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|20 |
|20 |
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− | |[[Bad Faith]] |
+ | |[[Bad Faith]] |
+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:James Porter (Catholic priest)#Crimes|The James Porter case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|James Porter (Catholic priest)|The James Porter case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *The Michael J. O’Hara case involving former Bronx prosecutor and FBI agent {{w|Jim Clemente}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|21 |
|21 |
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− | |[[Purple Heart]] |
+ | |[[Purple Heart]] |
+ | | |
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− | |The Anthony Riggs case. |
||
+ | *The Anthony Riggs case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *{{w|Stella Nickell|The Stella Nickell case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|22 |
|22 |
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|[[Switch]] |
|[[Switch]] |
||
+ | | |
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− | |The Karisa Santiago case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Billy Milligan|The Billy Milligan case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *The Cathleen Krauseneck case. |
||
+ | *The controversial {{w|recovered-memory therapy}} practice and {{w|Gary Ramona|the related Gary Ramona case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|23 |
|23 |
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− | |[[Pride]] |
+ | |[[Pride (L&O)|Pride]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Moscone–Milk assassinations|The Assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk]] committed by [[wikipedia:Dan White#Assassinations|Dan White]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Moscone–Milk assassinations|The assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk}} committed by {{w|Dan White}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Barney Frank#Scandal|The Representative Barney Frank/Steve Gobie scandal}}. |
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|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 6|Season 6]]== |
==[[L&O Season 6|Season 6]]== |
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− | {|class="wikitable" width="100%" |
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
− | |-style="background-color:#eed62d" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
− | !width="2%"| |
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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− | Ep# |
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− | !width=" |
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|1 |
|1 |
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− | |[[Bitter Fruit]] |
+ | |[[Bitter Fruit]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |The Ellie Nesler case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Marianne Bachmeier|The Marianne Bachmeier case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Alice Crimmins|The Alice Crimmins case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |[[Savages]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Christopher Hoban|The Christopher Hoban case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on {{w|Capital punishment in New York|New York's controversial capital punishment law}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |4 |
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+ | |[[Jeopardy]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Mitchell brothers|The Jim and Artie Mitchell case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sunnyvale ESL shooting|The Richard Farley case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Harry Aleman|The Harry Aleman (a.k.a. "The Hook") case}} and {{w|Frank J. Wilson (judge)|the related suicide of Judge Frank J. Wilson}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|5 |
|5 |
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|[[Hot Pursuit]] |
|[[Hot Pursuit]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Patty Hearst#Kidnapping|The Patty Hearst case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Patty Hearst|The Patty Hearst case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Bonnie and Clyde|The Bonnie Parker/Clyde Barrow case}}. |
||
+ | *The {{w|Charles Starkweather}}/{{w|Caril Ann Fugate}} case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|6 |
|6 |
||
|[[Paranoia (L&O)|Paranoia]] |
|[[Paranoia (L&O)|Paranoia]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Gina Grant college admissions controversy|The Gina Grant case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Gina Grant college admissions controversy|The Gina Grant college admissions controversy}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Trang Phuong Ho|The Sinedu Tadesse case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|7 |
|7 |
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|[[Humiliation]] |
|[[Humiliation]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Estella Marie Thompson#Arrest with Hugh Grant|The Hugh Grant/Divine Brown incident}}. |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Estella_Marie_Thompson#Arrest_with_Hugh_Grant|Based on the Divine Brown incident]]. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|8 |
|8 |
||
− | |[[Angel]] |
+ | |[[Angel (L&O)|Angel]] |
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Susan Smith|The Susan Smith case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[Blood Libel]] |
||
+ | |The {{w|Norman Thomas High School}} antisemitism incidents. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|10 |
|10 |
||
|[[Remand]] |
|[[Remand]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Murder of Kitty Genovese#Attack|The Kitty Genovese case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Kitty Genovese#Perpetrator|The Winston Moseley case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The Matias Reyes (a.k.a. "The East Side Slasher") case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|11 |
|11 |
||
|[[Corpus Delicti]] |
|[[Corpus Delicti]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Helen Brach#Circumstances of disappearance|The Helen Brach case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Show jumping horse killings|The Chicago “horse murders” conspiracy}} and {{w|Helen Brach|the related Helen Brach case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *Inspired by the life and career of {{w|Joan Robinson Hill}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Trophy (L&O)|Trophy]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Atlanta murders of 1979–81|The Atlanta child murders case}} involving {{w|Wayne Williams}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Charlie Chop-Off|The "Charlie Chop-Off" case}} and the related suspicion placed on Erno Soto. |
||
+ | *{{w|Colin Pitchfork|The Colin Pitchfork case}} and {{w|Colin Pitchfork#Crimes|the related false confession of Richard Buckland}}. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1972 giallo film ''{{w|Who Saw Her Die?}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|13 |
|13 |
||
|[[Charm City]] |
|[[Charm City]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Long Island Rail Road massacre|The Colin Ferguson case]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo_subway_sarin_attack#Attack|The Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995]] and [[wikipedia:Daegu_subway_fire#Arson|the Daegu subway fire in China]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting|The Colin Ferguson case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Tokyo subway sarin attack|The Tokyo subway sarin attack}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|16th Street Baptist Church bombing|The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
||
+ | |[[Encore]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Johann Otto Hoch|The Johann Otto Hoch (a.k.a. "The Chicago Bluebeard") case}}. |
||
+ | *The Josephine Gray (a.k.a. “The Black Widow”) case. |
||
+ | *The Maria Isabel Pinto Monteiro Alves case. |
||
+ | *The Christopher Hightower case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|16 |
|16 |
||
− | |[[Savior]] |
+ | |[[Savior (L&O)|Savior]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:John List#Murders|The John List (aka "The Bogeyman of Westfield") case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|John List|The John List (a.k.a. "The Boogeyman of Westfield") case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Bradford Bishop|The Bradford Bishop case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Twisted Desire|The Jessica Wiseman/Douglas Christopher Thomas case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Hooters|The Hooters restaurant franchise}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Deceit]] |
||
+ | |The Frank Vacarro case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|18 |
|18 |
||
|[[Atonement]] |
|[[Atonement]] |
||
− | |The |
+ | |{{w|Tammy Lynn Leppert|The Tammy Lynn Leppert case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |19 |
||
+ | |[[Slave (L&O)|Slave]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Robert Sandifer|The Robert Sandifer case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |20 |
||
+ | |[[Girlfriends]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Alex Kelly (rapist)|The Alex Kelly (a.k.a. “The Preppy Rapist”) case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Pro Se (L&O)|Pro Se]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Staten Island Ferry#Late 20th century|The 1986 Juan Gonzalez case}}. |
||
+ | *The 1983 Joliet, Illinois ceramic shop massacre and {{w|Milton Johnson|the related Milton Johnson (a.k.a. "The Weekend Killer") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sylvia Seegrist|The Sylvia Seegrist case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert George Irwin|The Robert George Irwin (a.k.a. "The Mad Sculptor") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Michael Laudor|The Michael Laudor case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Herbert Mullin|The Herbert Mullin case}}. |
||
+ | *The Jason McEnaney lawsuit related to the Ralph Tortorici case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Panetti v. Quarterman#Background|The Scott Panetti case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Riggins v Nevada#Background|The David Riggins case}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the life of {{w|John Nash}} and his biography ''{{w|A Beautiful Mind (novel)|A Beautiful Mind}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|22 |
|22 |
||
|[[Homesick]] |
|[[Homesick]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The Olivia Riner case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Kristie Fischer|The Olivia Riner case}}. |
||
+ | *The Linda Lin case and the related {{w|Beech-Nut}} baby food product contamination panic. |
||
+ | *The epidemic of {{w|Baby food#Controversies|baby food contamination}} by {{w|pesticide}}s. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |23 |
||
+ | |[[Aftershock]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Kitty Genovese|The Kitty Genovese case}}. |
||
+ | *The Deletha Word case. |
||
|} |
|} |
||
==[[L&O Season 7|Season 7]]== |
==[[L&O Season 7|Season 7]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
− | |-style="background-color:#eed62d" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
− | !width="2%"| |
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
− | Ep# |
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− | !width=" |
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|1 |
|1 |
||
|[[Causa Mortis]] |
|[[Causa Mortis]] |
||
− | |The |
+ | |The Kathleen Weinstein case. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[I.D.]] |
||
+ | |The Sarah Allman/Stevie Mitchell case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Good Girl]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Sam Cooke#Death|The death of Sam Cooke}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Christian Prince|The Christian Prince case}}. |
||
+ | *The killing of Imagio Santana by Keila Pulinario. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Survivor (L&O)|Survivor]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Charles T. Sinclair|The Charles T. Sinclair (a.k.a. “The Coin Shop Killer”) case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|A Stranger Among Us#Setting|The Pinchos Jaroslawicz case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|5 |
|5 |
||
|[[Corruption]] |
|[[Corruption]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based on the 1967 through 1972 thefts of heroin from the Department Property Clerk's office of the New York City Police Department. |
||
+ | *{{w|Roger Rogerson|The Roger Rogerson case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|French Connection#The 1970s: Dismantling|The 1967-1972 thefts of "French Connection" heroin from the New York City Police Department and related corruption in the Narcotics Bureau's Special Investigative Division}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the works of the {{w|Knapp Commission|Knapp}} and {{w|Mollen Commission}}s. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Double Blind]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Allard Lowenstein#Death|The assassination of Allard Lowenstein}} by Dennis Sweeney. |
||
+ | *{{w|Lawrence Horn|The ''Rice v. Paladin Press'' lawsuit}} involving ''{{w|Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|7 |
|7 |
||
|[[Deadbeat]] |
|[[Deadbeat]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The Jeffery Nichols case. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the story of Jeffrey Nichols (a.k.a. "King of the Deadbeat Dads"). |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The David Russell Miller case. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1972 giallo film ''{{w|The Case of the Scorpion's Tail}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|9 |
|9 |
||
|[[Entrapment]] |
|[[Entrapment]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Qubilah Shabazz|The Qubilah Shabazz case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|11 |
|11 |
||
|[[Menace]] |
|[[Menace]] |
||
|The Deletha Word case. |
|The Deletha Word case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Barter]] |
||
+ | |The Leonard Owen Mundy case and the related Premium Commercial Services Corp. scandal. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|13 |
|13 |
||
|[[Matrimony]] |
|[[Matrimony]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Anna Nicole Smith#Inheritance court cases|The Anna Nicole Smith inheritance case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Working Mom]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Aileen Wuornos|The Aileen Wuornos (a.k.a. "The Florida Highway Killer") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
||
+ | |[[D-Girl]] |
||
+ | | rowspan="3" | |
||
+ | *{{w|O. J. Simpson murder case|The O.J. Simpson murder case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Black Dahlia|The Elizabeth Short (a.k.a. "The Black Dahlia") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Turnaround]] |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|17 |
|17 |
||
|[[Showtime]] |
|[[Showtime]] |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:O. J. Simpson murder case|The O. J. Simpson murder case]]. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|18 |
|18 |
||
|[[Mad Dog]] |
|[[Mad Dog]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Murder of Megan Kanka#Murder and trial|The Megan Kanka case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|John Albert Taylor|The John Albert Taylor case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Lisa Ann French|The Lisa Ann French case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Kansas v. Hendricks|The 1997 ''Kansas v. Hendricks'' case}}, which at the time was still being argued. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |19 |
||
+ | |[[Double Down]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The {{w|Gregory Powell (murderer)|Gregory Powell}}/{{w|Jimmy Lee Smith}} case involving {{w|Karl Francis Hettinger}} and the related book ''{{w|The Onion Field}}'' and {{w|The Onion Field (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brady v. Maryland#Background|The John Leo Brady/Donald Boblit case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|20 |
|20 |
||
|[[We Like Mike]] |
|[[We Like Mike]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Murder of Ennis Cosby|The Ennis Cosby case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Passion (L&O)|Passion]] |
||
+ | |Partially ripped from the 1991 British neo-noir film ''{{w|Dead Again}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |22 |
||
+ | |[[Past Imperfect]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Inspired by the life and career of model {{w|Bettie Page|Bettie Page (a.k.a. “The Queen of Pinups”)}}. |
||
+ | *The {{w|Nancy Spungen#Death|Nancy Spungen}}/{{w|Sid Vicious#Death of Nancy Spungen|Sid Vicious}} case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|23 |
|23 |
||
|[[Terminal]] |
|[[Terminal]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The Angel Diaz case. |
||
+ | *{{w|1997 Empire State Building shooting|The Ali Hassan Abu Kamal case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert T. Johnson (lawyer)#Dispute over the death penalty with New York Governor Pataki|The Angel Diaz case}}. |
||
|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 8|Season 8]]== |
==[[L&O Season 8|Season 8]]== |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|1 |
|1 |
||
|[[Thrill]] |
|[[Thrill]] |
||
− | |The Thomas Koskovich |
+ | |{{w|Thrill killing#Documented incidents|The Thomas Koskovich/Jayson Vreeland case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|2 |
|2 |
||
|[[Denial (L&O)|Denial]] |
|[[Denial (L&O)|Denial]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson#Investigation|The Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson|The Amy Grossberg/Brian Peterson case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Melissa Drexler|The Melissa Drexler (a.k.a. "The Prom Mom") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|3 |
|3 |
||
− | |[[Navy Blues]] |
+ | |[[Navy Blues]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |The 1997 sex scandal involving the U.S. Air Force and [[wikipedia:Kelly Flinn|Lt. Kelly Flinn]]. |
||
+ | *Based on the 1997 sex scandal involving the U.S. Air Force and Lt. {{w|Kelly Flinn}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *Inspired by the story of {{w|Kara Hultgreen}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|4 |
|4 |
||
|[[Harvest]] |
|[[Harvest]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Inspired by a piece on 60 Minutes about people being shot in Los Angeles drive-bys. |
||
+ | *The Katrina Scott case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The 1971 Daniel Smith case. |
||
+ | *Inspired by a piece on ''60 Minutes'' about people being shot in Los Angeles during drive-bys. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|5 |
|5 |
||
+ | |[[Nullification]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Chicago Seven|The Chicago Seven case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Panther 21|The Panther 21 case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brink's robbery (1981)|The 1981 Brink's robbery}}. |
||
+ | *The nationwide outrage of right-wing extremists following {{w|Ruby Ridge|the Ruby Ridge standoff}} and {{w|Waco siege|the Waco siege}}, resulting in events like {{w|Oklahoma City bombing|the Oklahoma City bombing}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the rise of {{w|Militia organizations in the United States|militia organizations in the U.S.}} |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
|[[Baby, It's You]] |
|[[Baby, It's You]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Murder_of_JonBenét_Ramsey#Murder_case|The JonBenét Ramsey case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|The JonBenét Ramsey case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The Linda Sobek case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|7 |
|7 |
||
|[[Blood (L&O)|Blood]] |
|[[Blood (L&O)|Blood]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based on the life of [[wikipedia:Anatole Broyard|Anatole Broyard]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Baby Jessica case|The "Baby Jessica" case}}. |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *Based on the life of {{w|Anatole Broyard}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |8 |
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+ | |[[Shadow (L&O)|Shadow]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on {{w|Operation Greylord}}. |
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+ | *The "{{w|shadow counsel}}" invocation. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[Burned (L&O)|Burned]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Comedians (Beavis and Butt-Head)#Controversy|The Austin Messner case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Howard Hughes#Physical decline|The physical decline of Howard Hughes}}. |
||
+ | *The Francis Perlmutter case. |
||
+ | *The Wanda Jean Wadle case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
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+ | |[[Ritual (L&O)|Ritual]] |
||
+ | |Based on the heightened concern over {{w|female genital mutilation}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |11 |
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+ | |[[Under the Influence]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Gerard Finneran case. |
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+ | *The legal debate over filing first-degree murder charges for homicides caused by impaired driving. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |[[Expert]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The term “{{w|going postal}}” and {{w|the related epidemic of postal office murders and attacks}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Jeb Taylor|The Jeb Taylor controversies}} involving the “{{w|urban survival syndrome}}” defense in {{w|Urban survival syndrome#Osby case|the Daimion Osby case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|13 |
|13 |
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|[[Castoff]] |
|[[Castoff]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Andrew Cunanan#Murders|The Andrew Cunanan case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Andrew Cunanan|The Andrew Cunanan case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Gordon Cummins|The Gordon Cummins (a.k.a. "The Blackout Ripper") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Ricky Lee Green|The Ricky Lee Green case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the {{w|effects of violence in mass media}} criminal behavior. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |[[Grief (L&O)|Grief]] |
||
+ | |The Kathy Cobb case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|15 |
|15 |
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|[[Faccia a Faccia]] |
|[[Faccia a Faccia]] |
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+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Vincent Gigante#Criminal career|The Vincent Gigante]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sammy Gravano|The Sammy Gravano case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Vincent Gigante|The Vincent Gigante case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|16 |
|16 |
||
|[[Divorce]] |
|[[Divorce]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |The divorce of {{w|Joseph P. Kennedy II}} and Sheila Brewster Rauch. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|17 |
|17 |
||
|[[Carrier]] |
|[[Carrier]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Nushawn Williams|The Nushawn Williams case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Stalker]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | * The Melanie Howell murder case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Cindy James|The Cindy James case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sunnyvale ESL shooting|The Richard Farley case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|19 |
|19 |
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|[[Disappeared]] |
|[[Disappeared]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Ted Kaczynski#Bombings|The Ted Kaczynski (aka "The Unabomber") case]]. |
||
+ | *The disappearances of Camden Sylvia and Michael Sullivan. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Ted Kaczynski|The Ted Kaczynski (a.k.a. "The Unabomber") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|20 |
|20 |
||
|[[Burden]] |
|[[Burden]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Jack Kevorkian#Trials|The Dr. Jack Kevorkian (aka Dr. Death) case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Michael Swango|The Michael J. Swango case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Genene Jones|The Genene Jones case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert Latimer|The Robert Latimer case}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by controversial scandals of increasing risk to {{w|patient safety}} from trends of {{w|medical malpractice}} in medical centers and clinics. |
||
+ | *The legal and ethical debates of a person's {{w|right to die}} based on the {{w|Disease burden|burden of disease}} outweighing {{w|Disability rights movement|disability rights}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|21 |
|21 |
||
|[[Bad Girl]] |
|[[Bad Girl]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Karla Faye Tucker#The murders|The Karla Faye Tucker case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Nina Mackay|The Nina Mackey case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Karla Faye Tucker|The Karla Faye Tucker case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|22 |
|22 |
||
|[[Damaged (L&O)|Damaged]] |
|[[Damaged (L&O)|Damaged]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Glen Ridge rape#Incident|The Glen Ridge High School rape case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Glen Ridge rape|The Glen Ridge High School rape case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn)#History|The Darryl Sharpe case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|23 |
|23 |
||
|[[Tabloid]] |
|[[Tabloid]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Death of Diana, Princess of Wales#Circumstances|The deaths of Diana Spencer and Dodi Fayed]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|The deaths of Diana Spencer and Dodi Fayed}} caused by {{w|Henri Paul}}. |
||
+ | *Based on {{w|Clinton–Lewinsky scandal|the sex scandal}} involving {{w|Monica Lewinsky}} and {{w|Bill Clinton}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |24 |
||
+ | |[[Monster (L&O)|Monster]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Shatoya Currie (a.k.a. "Girl X") case, whose name at the time was not released. |
||
+ | *The La-Tonya Wallace (a.k.a. “The Angel of Reservoir Hill”) case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Megan Kanka|The Megan Kanka case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Arizona v. Fulminante|The Oreste Fulminante case}}. |
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|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 9|Season 9]]== |
==[[L&O Season 9|Season 9]]== |
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− | {|class="wikitable" width="100%" |
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
− | |-style="background-color:#eed62d" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
− | !width="2%"| |
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
− | Ep# |
||
− | !width=" |
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | Episode Title |
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+ | |0.5 |
||
− | !width="40%"| |
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+ | |[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]] |
||
− | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Sallie-Anne Huckstepp|The Sallie-Anne Huckstepp case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Susan Smith|The Mark Putnam case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
||
+ | |[[Cherished]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Child of Rage|The Beth Thomas case}}. |
||
+ | *The crimes and legal statutes of {{w|child selling}} and {{w|adoption fraud}}. |
||
+ | *The {{w|child laundering}} crisis. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[DWB]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Rodney King|The Rodney King case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of James Byrd Jr.|The James Byrd, Jr. case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Emmett Till|The Emmett Till case}}. |
||
+ | *The Ernest Sayon case and the related Street Narcotics Enforcement Unit controversies. |
||
+ | *The term "{{w|driving while black}}". |
||
+ | *The term "{{w|blue wall of silence}}". |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|3 |
|3 |
||
|[[Bait]] |
|[[Bait]] |
||
|The Chad MacDonald case. |
|The Chad MacDonald case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|4 |
|4 |
||
|[[Flight (L&O)|Flight]] |
|[[Flight (L&O)|Flight]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Brian Stewart (phlebotomist)|The Brian Stewart case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|5 |
|5 |
||
|[[Agony]] |
|[[Agony]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Ted Bundy#First two series of murders|The Ted Bundy case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Carl Eugene Watts|The Carl Eugene Watts (a.k.a. "The Sunday Morning Slasher") case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Richard Cottingham|The Richard Cottingham (a.k.a. "The Times Square Killer") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Alun Kyte|The Alun Kyte (a.k.a. "The Midlands Ripper") case}} and the subsequent Operation Enigma. |
||
+ | *{{w|Ted Bundy|The Ted Bundy case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting#Sentencing of Furrow|The trial of Buford O. Furrow}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|6 |
|6 |
||
|[[Scrambled]] |
|[[Scrambled]] |
||
+ | |The Maureen and Steven Kass case. |
||
− | |Based on the J.B. v. M.B., Kass v. Kass court cases. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|7 |
|7 |
||
|[[Venom (L&O)|Venom]] |
|[[Venom (L&O)|Venom]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Sante Kimes#Murders|The Sante and Kenneth Kimes case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sante Kimes|The Sante and Kenneth Kimes case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|The Grifters (novel)|The Grifters}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Punk]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Donovan Parks|The Donovan Parks case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Joan Little|The Joan Little case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|9 |
|9 |
||
− | |[[True North]] |
+ | |[[True North]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Stanley Faulder|Stanley Faulder Case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Patrizia Reggiani|The Patrizia Reggiani (a.k.a. "The Black Widow") case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Stanley Faulder|The Stanley Faulder case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Hate (L&O)|Hate]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Mulugeta Seraw|The murder of Mulugeta Seraw}} and the subsequent civil lawsuit against {{w|Tom Metzger}}. |
||
+ | *The Kimberly Dotts murder case. |
||
+ | *{{w|National Socialist Movement (United States)|The National Socialist Movement political party}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie|The 1977 ''National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie'' case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brandenburg v. Ohio|The 1969 ''Brandenburg v. Ohio'' case}}. |
||
+ | *The 1941 ''Milk Wagon Drivers v. Meadowmoor Dairies, Inc.'' case. |
||
+ | *The ethical debate about redefining the limitations of {{w|freedom of speech}} to prevent the incitement of violence. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[Ramparts]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Handschu agreement|The 1985 Handschu agreement}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rampart scandal|The Rampart scandal}} that affected {{w|Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums|the CRASH unit}} of the {{w|Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Donald DeFreeze#Evidence of police informing|Suspicions and evidence}} that {{w|Donald DeFreeze}} was an informant for the LAPD and/or the {{w|Central Intelligence Agency|CIA}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|COINTELPRO|The controversial COINTELPRO program}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner|The "Mississippi Burning" murders}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Weather Underground|The Weather Underground anti-war movement}}. |
||
+ | *The term "{{w|agent provocateur}}". |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Haven]] |
||
+ | |The 1996 George Kobayashi cheating scandal. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Hunters]] |
||
+ | |The murders of Chris Foote and Spring Wright. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|14 |
|14 |
||
|[[Sideshow]] |
|[[Sideshow]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Lewinsky scandal#Allegations of sexual contact|The Presidential sex scandal involving Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mary Pinchot Meyer|The Mary Pinchot Meyer case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The {{w|Warren Commission}} and {{w|Lee Harvey Oswald#Murder|the related murder of Lee Harvey Oswald}} by {{w|Jack Ruby}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Army-McCarthy hearings|The Army-McCarthy hearings}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|15 |
|15 |
||
− | |[[Disciple]] |
+ | |[[Disciple (L&O)|Disciple]] |
|The Charity Miranda case. |
|The Charity Miranda case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|16 |
|16 |
||
|[[Harm (L&O)|Harm]] |
|[[Harm (L&O)|Harm]] |
||
|The Lisa Smart medical malpractice case. |
|The Lisa Smart medical malpractice case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Juvenile (L&O)|Juvenile]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Catherine and Andrew Suh case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Thelma Todd#Death|The Thelma Todd case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Amy Fisher|The Amy Fisher (a.k.a. “The Long Island Lolita”) case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|David Graham Phillips#Death|The assassination of David Graham Phillips}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Stephen Glass|The Stephen Glass fabrication scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|19 |
|19 |
||
|[[Tabula Rasa]] |
|[[Tabula Rasa]] |
||
− | |The Rachael and Lisa Martin |
+ | |The Rachael and Lisa Martin kidnapping case. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|20 |
|20 |
||
|[[Empire]] |
|[[Empire]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based off the arguments between real-estate developer Donald Trump, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and the New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner over a new sports stadium. |
||
+ | *{{w|William Marsh Rice|The William Marsh Rice case}} involving {{w|Albert T. Patrick}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *The sports stadium feud between real-estate developer {{w|Donald Trump}}, Mayor {{w|Rudy Giuliani}}, and the New York Yankees owner {{w|George Steinbrenner}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mark Fuhrman tapes|The Mark Fuhrman scandals}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|21 |
|21 |
||
|[[Ambitious]] |
|[[Ambitious]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|John A. Gotti|The John Gotti, Jr. case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|22 |
|22 |
||
|[[Admissions]] |
|[[Admissions]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Jeremy Strohmeyer#The crime|The Jeremy Strohmeyer case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Betsy Aardsma|The Betsy Aardsma case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert Chambers (criminal)|The Robert Chambers (a.k.a. “The Preppie Killer”) case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jeremy Strohmeyer|The Jeremy Strohmeyer case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |23 |
||
+ | |[[Refuge (1)]] |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Based on the Russian mafia drug money laundering scams during the 1980s and 1990s between {{w|John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Airport}} and Moscow. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|24 |
|24 |
||
|[[Refuge (2)]] |
|[[Refuge (2)]] |
||
− | |Based on the Russian mafia drug money laundering scams durring the 1980s and 1990's between JFK Airport and Moscow. |
||
|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 10|Season 10]]== |
==[[L&O Season 10|Season 10]]== |
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− | {|class="wikitable" width="100%" |
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
− | |-style="background-color:#eed62d" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
− | !width="2%"| |
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
− | Ep# |
||
− | !width=" |
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | Episode Title |
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− | !width="40%"| |
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− | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|1 |
|1 |
||
|[[Gunshow]] |
|[[Gunshow]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:École_Polytechnique_massacre#Massacre|The École Polytechnique massacre]] commited by [[wikipedia:Marc Lépine#Massacre|Marc Lépine]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|École Polytechnique massacre|The École Polytechnique massacre}} committed by {{w|Marc Lépine}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|101 California Street shooting|The 101 California Street massacre}} and the resulting civil lawsuits against gun manufacturer {{w|Intratec}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Richard Speck|The Richard Speck case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|2 |
|2 |
||
|[[Killerz]] |
|[[Killerz]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Mary Bell#The killings|the Mary Bell case]] and [[wikipedia:Murder of James Bulger#Murder|The Jamie Bulger case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mary Bell|The Mary Bell/Norma Bell case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of James Bulger|The James Bulger murder case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[DNR]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Richard J. Daronco#Assassination|The assassination of Richard J. Daronco}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert O. Marshall|The Robert O. Marshall case}}. |
||
+ | *The Dorothy DeTore case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Heath v. Alabama#Facts and procedural history|The Larry Gene Heath case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|5 |
|5 |
||
|[[Justice (L&O)|Justice]] |
|[[Justice (L&O)|Justice]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Sam Sheppard|The Sam Sheppard case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Marathon]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Jacqueline Frezza case. |
||
+ | *The 1981 Luis Guzman case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[Patsy]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Death of Cindy James|The Cindy James case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Blood Money]] |
||
+ | |Based on {{w|Assicurazioni Generali}} subsidiaries controversially not paying out life insurance for poor Jews in {{w|European theatre of World War II|World War II Europe}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[Sundown]] |
||
+ | |Inspired by the unethical treatment of patients at prison hospital wards. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Loco Parentis]] |
||
+ | |A featured fictional video game is inspired by the controversial ''{{w|Doom (1993 video game)|Doom}}'' video game. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[Collision]] |
||
+ | |The legal statutes and debates of {{w|Adherence (medicine)|patient compliance}} to psychiatric treatment. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|13 |
|13 |
||
|[[Panic]] |
|[[Panic]] |
||
− | |The Eugene Bennett case. |
+ | |The Eugene Bennett case involving {{w|Patricia Cornwell}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Entitled (L&O)|Entitled]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|David Berkowitz|The David Berkowitz (a.k.a. "The Son of Sam") case}} and speculations regarding mob involvement in the case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Monster of Florence|The "Monster of Florence" case}} and the suspected involvement of the Vinci family. |
||
+ | *Based on controversies surrounding the {{w|Kennedy family}} and the so-called "{{w|Kennedy curse}}". |
||
+ | *{{w|Chappaquiddick incident|The Chappaquiddick incident}} involving Senator {{w|Ted Kennedy}} and {{w|Mary Jo Kopechne}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|William Kennedy Smith#Legal accusations|The William Kennedy Smith rape cases}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the theories advanced by the book ''{{w|Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution}}''. |
||
+ | *{{w|Zodiac Killer|The Zodiac Killer case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|15 |
|15 |
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|[[Fools For Love]] |
|[[Fools For Love]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |The [[wikipedia:Karla Homolka|Karla Homolka]] and [[wikipedia:Paul Bernardo|Paul Bernardo]] (aka The Ken and Barbie killers) case. |
||
+ | *The {{w|Paul Bernardo}}/{{w|Karla Homolka}} (a.k.a. "The Ken and Barbie Killers") case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Daniel Camargo Barbosa|The Daniel Camargo Barbosa (a.k.a. "The Sadist of El Charquito") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Gerald and Charlene Gallego|The Gerald and Charlene Gallego (a.k.a. "The Love Slave Killers") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Moors murders|The Ian Brady/Myra Hindley (a.k.a. “The Moors Murderers”) case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Cynthia Coffman (murderer)|The James Marlow/Cynthia Coffman case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Marc Dutroux|The Marc Dutroux case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|16 |
|16 |
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− | |[[Trade This]] |
+ | |[[Trade This]] |
+ | |{{w|Stratton Oakmont|The Stratton Oakmont penny stock scam}} involving {{w|Jordan Belfort}}. |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Mark O. Barton|The Mark O. Barton case]]. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |17 |
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+ | |[[Black, White and Blue]] |
||
+ | | |
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+ | *The Willie Turks case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Harlem riot|Harlem’s history of civil unrest}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|1988 Tompkins Square Park riot|The 1988 Tompkins Square Park police riot}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |[[Mega]] |
||
+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108|The Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108 bombing}}. |
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+ | *A supporting character is based on {{w|L. Ron Hubbard}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |[[Surrender Dorothy]] |
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+ | |The "{{w|surrendered wife}}" movement inspired by the book of the same name. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[Untitled]] |
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+ | |Inspired by the controversial ''{{w|Piss Christ|Immersion (Piss Christ)}}'' photograph by {{w|Andres Serrano}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |[[Narcosis]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Ah Toy|The Ah Toy case}}. |
||
+ | *The epidemic of {{w|sex trafficking in the United States}} through {{w|Massage parlor|illicit massage parlors}}. |
||
+ | *The Chander Matta case. |
||
+ | *The public concern of {{w|Internet addiction disorder|Internet addiction}}. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1983 film ''{{w|Risky Business}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|22 |
|22 |
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− | |[[High & Low]] |
+ | |[[High & Low]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:James McDermott (business executive)|The James McDermott trading scandal]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Jeanne Clery|The Jeanne Clery case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *{{w|James McDermott (business executive)|The James McDermott trading scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|23 |
|23 |
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|[[Stiff]] |
|[[Stiff]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Sunny von Bülow|The Sunny von Bülow case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sunny von Bülow|The Sunny von Bülow case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | *The Elizabeth Barlow case. |
||
+ | *Based on the sexual paraphilia {{w|somnophilia}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Caren Koslow|The Kristi Ann Koslow case}}. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Malice Aforethought}}'' and {{w|Malice Aforethought#Adaptations|its adaptations}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|24 |
|24 |
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|[[Vaya Con Dios]] |
|[[Vaya Con Dios]] |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[wikipedia:Charles Horman|The Charles Horman case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Charles Horman|The Charles Horman case}}. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the 1989 film ''{{w|Cat Chaser}}''. |
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|} |
|} |
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==[[L&O Season 11|Season 11]]== |
==[[L&O Season 11|Season 11]]== |
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− | {|class="wikitable" width="100%" |
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
− | |-style="background-color:#eed62d" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
− | !width="2%"| |
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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− | Ep# |
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− | !width=" |
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | Episode Title |
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+ | |1 |
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− | !width="40%"| |
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+ | |[[Endurance]] |
||
− | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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+ | |The Janine Albury-Thomson case. |
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− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|2 |
|2 |
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|[[Turnstile Justice]] |
|[[Turnstile Justice]] |
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− | | |
+ | |{{w|Kendra's Law#Background|The Kendra Webdale case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |3 |
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+ | |[[Dissonance]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Metropolitan Opera#Deaths at the Met|The Helen Mintiks case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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|5 |
|5 |
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|[[Return]] |
|[[Return]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Samuel Sheinbein|The Samuel Sheinbein case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|6 |
|6 |
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|[[Burn, Baby, Burn]] |
|[[Burn, Baby, Burn]] |
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− | | |
+ | |{{w|H. Rap Brown#2000 arrest and conviction|The H. Rap Brown case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|7 |
|7 |
||
|[[Amends (L&O)|Amends]] |
|[[Amends (L&O)|Amends]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Murder of Martha Moxley|The Martha Moxley/Michael Skakel case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|8 |
|8 |
||
|[[Thin Ice]] |
|[[Thin Ice]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|Thomas Junta|The Thomas Junta case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|9 |
|9 |
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|[[Hubris]] |
|[[Hubris]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Gillian Guess|The Gillian Guess case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert Henry-Freegard|The Robert Henry-Freegard case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Curtis Flowers|The Curtis Flowers case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Ted Bundy|The Ted Bundy case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Gillian Guess|The Gillian Guess case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|10 |
|10 |
||
|[[Whose Monkey is it Anyway?]] |
|[[Whose Monkey is it Anyway?]] |
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− | + | |The 1988 Reston African {{w|Filoviridae|filovirus}} outbreak. |
|
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|11 |
|11 |
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− | |[[Sunday in the Park with Jorge]] |
+ | |[[Sunday in the Park with Jorge]] |
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Puerto Rican Day Parade attacks|The 2000 Puerto Rican Day Parade attacks]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Puerto Rican Day Parade attacks|The 2000 Puerto Rican Day Parade attacks}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Central Park jogger case|The Trisha Meili (a.k.a. "The Central Park Jogger") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Seattle Mardi Gras riot|The Seattle Mardi Gras riot}} and the related {{w|murder of Kris Kime}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|12 |
|12 |
||
|[[Teenage Wasteland]] |
|[[Teenage Wasteland]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The Jin-Sheng Liu case. |
||
+ | *The Jin-Sheng Liu case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Willie Bosket|The Willie Bosket case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Thompson v. Oklahoma|The William Wayne Thompson case}}. |
||
+ | *The controversy of {{w|capital punishment for juveniles in the United States}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Phobia]] |
||
+ | |The outrage over {{w|LGBT adoption in the United States|adoption by same-sex couples in the United States}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|14 |
|14 |
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|[[A Losing Season]] |
|[[A Losing Season]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Rae Carruth#Criminal_history|The Rae Carruth case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rae Carruth|The Rae Carruth case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|O. J. Simpson murder case#Arrest of Simpson|The arrest}} of {{w|O.J. Simpson}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|15 |
|15 |
||
|[[Swept Away - A Very Special Episode]] |
|[[Swept Away - A Very Special Episode]] |
||
− | |Based on reality TV shows such as |
+ | |Based on popular reality TV shows such as ''{{w|Big Brother (U.S. TV series)|Big Brother}}'' and ''{{w|The Real World}}''. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Bronx Cheer]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Robert T. Johnson (lawyer)|The Robert T. Johnson wrongful conviction scandals}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|17 |
|17 |
||
|[[Ego]] |
|[[Ego]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Thomas Capano|The Thomas Capano case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Thomas Capano|The Thomas Capano case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert Bierenbaum|The Robert Bierenbaum case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[White Lie]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Plan Colombia|The "Plan Colombia" initiative}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|19 |
|19 |
||
|[[Whiplash]] |
|[[Whiplash]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |The 1996 "sudden stop" car accidents conspiracy in Chicago. |
||
+ | *The Jose Luis Lopez Perez case. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *Based on the 1996 "sudden stop" car accidents conspiracy in Chicago. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|20 |
|20 |
||
|[[All My Children]] |
|[[All My Children]] |
||
− | |The |
+ | |{{w|Autumn Jackson|The Autumn Jackson case}}. |
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
|21 |
|21 |
||
|[[Brother's Keeper (L&O)|Brother's Keeper]] |
|[[Brother's Keeper (L&O)|Brother's Keeper]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[[wikipedia:Whitey Bulger|The James "Whitey" Bulger case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Whitey Bulger|The James "Whitey" Bulger case}}. |
||
− | |-style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | *{{w|Danny Greene|The Danny Greene case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Kray twins|The Ronald and Reginald Kray case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|22 |
|22 |
||
|[[School Daze]] |
|[[School Daze]] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |Based on [[wikipedia:Columbine High School massacre|Columbine]] and other high-profile school shootings that occurred in the late 1990s. |
||
+ | *{{w|Columbine High School massacre|The Columbine High School massacre}} committed by {{w|Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Thurston High School shooting|The Thurston High School shooting}}. |
||
+ | *The 1990s epidemic of school shootings in the United States. |
||
+ | *{{w|Child of Rage|The Beth Thomas case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |23 |
||
+ | |[[Judge Dread]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|John H. Wood Jr.|The assassination of John H. Wood, Jr.}} |
||
+ | *{{w|Attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman|The attempted assassination of President Harry S. Truman}}. |
||
+ | *The Stuart Winkler case and the related attempted assassination of [[Leslie Crocker Snyder]]. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
|24 |
|24 |
||
|[[Deep Vote]] |
|[[Deep Vote]] |
||
− | | |
+ | |{{w|2000 United States presidential election in Florida|The 2000 United States presidential election in Florida}} and {{w|2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida|the subsequent, controversial recount}}. |
|} |
|} |
||
==[[L&O Season 12|Season 12]]== |
==[[L&O Season 12|Season 12]]== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
||
− | * 12x01: [[Who Let the Dogs Out?]] - [[wikipedia:Death of Diane Whipple|The Diane Whipple case]]. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
||
− | * 12x02: [[Armed Forces]] - [[wikipedia:Bob Kerrey#Thanh Phong raid|The Senator Bob Kerrey controversy]]. |
||
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
||
− | * 12x04: [[Soldier of Fortune]] - Based on the real-life [[wikipedia:De_Beers#Conflict diamonds and the Kimberley Process|South African DeBeers corporation]], the world's largest diamond producer. |
||
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
− | * 12x06: [[Formerly Famous]] - [[wikipedia:Bonnie Lee Bakley|The Bonnie Lee Bakley case]]. |
||
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
− | * 12x07: [[Myth of Fingerprints]] - [[wikipedia:Joyce Gilchrist|The Joyce Gilchrist scandal]]. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | * 12x08: [[The Fire This Time]] - Based as on the real life radical eco terrorist group [[wikipedia:Earth Liberation Front|ELF- Earth Liberation Front]]. |
||
+ | |1 |
||
− | * 12x09: [[3 Dawg Night]] - [[wikipedia:Sean Combs#1999.E2.80.932000: Forever and Club New York|The Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy) and the shooting at Club New York in 1999]]. |
||
+ | |[[Who Let the Dogs Out?]] |
||
− | * 12x14: [[Missing]] - [[wikipedia:Chandra Levy#Murder case|The Chandra Levy case]]. |
||
+ | | |
||
− | * 12x16: [[Born Again]] - [[wikipedia:Candace Newmaker|The Candace Newmaker case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Diane Whipple|The Diane Whipple case}}. |
||
− | * 12x18: [[Equal Rights]] - [[wikipedia:Enron scandal|The Enron scandal]]. |
||
+ | *The epidemic of {{w|dog fighting in the United States}}. |
||
− | * 12x21: [[Foul Play]] - [[wikipedia:Danny Almonte|The Danny Almonte scandal]]. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | * 12x22: [[Attorney Client]] - The Stefanie Rabinowitz case. |
||
+ | |2 |
||
− | * 12x24: [[Patriot]] - Based off the prejudice to Muslims and Arabs after the 9/11 attacks. |
||
+ | |[[Armed Forces]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Bob Kerrey#Thanh Phong raid|The Thanh Phong raid controversy}} surrounding Senator {{w|Bob Kerrey}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mỹ Lai massacre|The Mỹ Lai massacre}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[For Love or Money]] |
||
+ | |The Debra Hartmann case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Soldier of Fortune]] |
||
+ | |{{w|De Beers#Conflict diamonds and the Kimberley Process|The De Beers corporation diamond conflicts}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Formerly Famous]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Bonnie Lee Bakley|The Bonnie Lee Bakley case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[Myth of Fingerprints]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Joyce Gilchrist|The Joyce Gilchrist scandal}} involving {{w|Robert H. Macy|Bob Macy}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Fred Zain|The Fred Zain case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[The Fire This Time]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Earth Liberation Front|The Earth Liberation Front}}. |
||
+ | *A supporting character is based on the controversial, radical left-wing lawyer {{w|William Kunstler}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[3 Dawg Night]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Sean Combs#1999–2000: Forever and Club New York|The shooting at Club New York}} involving {{w|Sean Combs|Sean Combs (a.k.a. "Puff Daddy)"}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Prejudice]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting#Trial|The trial of Colin Ferguson}} and the related "black rage" defense. |
||
+ | *Based on the ongoing debate on whether extreme racism meets the criteria for a delusional mental disorder. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the 1993 film ''{{w|Falling Down}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[The Collar]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The legal statutes and debated over {{w|Confessional privilege (United States)|confessional privilege in the U.S.}} |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1957 film noir ''{{w|The Midnight Story}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[DR 1-102]] |
||
+ | |The William Lee Neal case and the related Mark Pautler scandal. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Missing (L&O)|Missing]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Chandra Levy|The Chandra Levy case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Born Again]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Candace Newmaker|The Candace Newmaker case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Girl Most Likely]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Shanda Sharer|The Shanda Sharer case}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the story of Leslie Reiter and Missy Peters. |
||
+ | *The Santa Clara High School sexual harassment scandal involving the “Teddie Bears” and the related 1996 made-for-TV film ''{{w|Stand Against Fear}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Equal Rights]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Joseph Pikul case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Enron scandal|The Enron scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |19 |
||
+ | |[[Slaughter]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak|The 1993 Jack in the Box ''E. coli'' outbreak}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak|The 1996 Odwalla ''E. coli'' outbreak}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the novel ''{{w|The Jungle}}'' by {{w|muckraker}} {{w|Upton Sinclair}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Foul Play]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Danny Almonte|The Danny Almonte age scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |22 |
||
+ | |[[Attorney Client]] |
||
+ | |The Craig Rabinowitz case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |23 |
||
+ | |[[Oxymoron]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Nicky Barnes|The Nicky Barnes case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |24 |
||
+ | |[[Patriot]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The attempted murder of Faisal Zagallai by Eugene A. Tafoya. |
||
+ | *The William Masters (a.k.a. "The Tagger Vigilante") case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jonathan Idema|The Jonathan Idema case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the prejudice against Muslims and Arabs after the {{w|September 11 attacks}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
==[[L&O Season 13|Season 13]]== |
==[[L&O Season 13|Season 13]]== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
||
− | * 13x01: [[American Jihad]] - [[wikipedia:John Walker Lindh|The John Walker Lindh case]]. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
||
− | * 13x02: [[Shangri-La]] - [[wikipedia:Treva Throneberry|The Treva Throneberry case]]. |
||
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
||
− | * 13x03: [[True Crime]] - [[wikipedia:Death of Kurt Cobain|The suicide of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain]]. |
||
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
− | * 13x04: [[Tragedy on Rye]] - The Carnegie Deli murders. |
||
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
− | * 13x06: [[Hitman]] - [[wikipedia:Ted_Ammon#Divorce_and_murder|The Ted Ammon Murder]]. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
− | * 13x07: [[Open Season]] - [[wikipedia:Lynne Stewart#The Abdel-Rahman case|The Lynne Stewart case]]. |
||
+ | |1 |
||
− | * 13x08: [[Asterisk]] - [[wikipedia:Jayson Williams#Legal incidents|The Jayson Williams case]]. |
||
+ | |[[American Jihad]] |
||
− | * 13x13: [[Absentia]] - [[wikipedia:Ira_Einhorn#Murder_of_Holly_Maddux|Ira Einhorn (aka "The Unicorn Killer") case]]. |
||
+ | | |
||
− | * 13x15: [[Bitch]] - [[wikipedia:Martha Stewart#Stock trading case and conviction|The Martha Stewart case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|John Walker Lindh|The John Walker Lindh case}}. |
||
− | * 13x17: [[Genius]] - [[wikipedia:Gary Gilmore#Criminal career|The Gary Gilmore case]] and [[wikipedia:Jack Abbott (author)#Prison and release|The Jack Abbott case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Zacarias Moussaoui|The trial of Zacarias Moussaoui}}. |
||
− | * 13x18: [[Maritime]] - [[wikipedia:Bison Dele#Disappearance in the South Pacific|The Disappearance of Bison Dele]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|2001 Dartmouth College murders|The James J. Parker/Robert W. Tulloch case}}. |
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− | * 13x20: [[Kid Pro Quo]] - [[wikipedia:Sanford I. Weill#Controversy|The Sanford I. Weill Controversy]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | * 13x21: [[House Calls]] - [[wikipedia:Winona Ryder#2001 arrest|The 2001 shoplifting Trial of Winona Ryder]]. |
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+ | |2 |
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− | * 13x22: [[Sheltered]] - [[wikipedia:Beltway sniper attacks|The 2002 Beltway sniper attacks]] by [[wikipedia:John Allen Muhammad#Beltway sniper attacks|John Allen Muhammad]] and [[wikipedia:Lee Boyd Malvo|Lee Boyd Malvo]]. |
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+ | |[[Shangri-La]] |
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− | * 13x23: [[Couples]] - One of the cases is based on [[wikipedia:Scott Peterson|The Scott Peterson case]], whilst another case is based on [[wikipedia:Murder of David Lynn Harris|the Clara Harris "murder by Mercedes" case]]. |
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+ | | |
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− | * 13x24: [[Smoke]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Trial of Michael Jackson|the Michael Jackson child molestation scandal]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Treva Throneberry|The Treva Throneberry case}}. |
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+ | *The legal debate of charging adults with {{w|statutory rape}} for having consensual sex with their underage romantic partners. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |[[True Crime (L&O)|True Crime]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The {{w|Nancy Spungen#Death|Nancy Spungen}}/{{w|Sid Vicious#Death of Nancy Spungen|Sid Vicious}} case. |
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+ | *{{w|Suicide of Kurt Cobain|The suicide of Kurt Cobain}}. |
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+ | *The relationship between {{w|John Lennon}} and {{w|Yoko Ono}}, and the subsequent {{w|break-up of the Beatles}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |4 |
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+ | |[[Tragedy on Rye]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Jennifer Stahl case. |
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+ | *{{w|Murder of Maxwell Confait|The Michelle Confait case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |5 |
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+ | |[[The Ring]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip|The disappearance of Sneha Anne Philip}}. |
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+ | *Based on the epidemic of insurance scams after the {{w|September 11 attacks}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |6 |
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+ | |[[Hitman]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Ted Ammon|The Ted Ammon case}}. |
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+ | *Based on cases of hitman-assisted suicides. |
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+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Double Indemnity (novel)|Double Indemnity}}'' and {{w|Double Indemnity|its film adaptation}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |7 |
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+ | |[[Open Season]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Lynne Stewart|The Lynne Stewart case}}. |
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+ | *Based on the life of {{w|William Kunstler}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |8 |
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+ | |[[Asterisk]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Jayson Williams#Legal incidents|The Jayson Williams case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Anabolic steroid#Aggression and hypomania|The "roid rage" side-effect}} of using {{w|anabolic steroid}}s. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |[[The Wheel]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *Inspired by {{w|Persecution of Falun Gong|the persecution}} of {{w|Falun Gong|the Falun Gong spiritual practice}}. |
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+ | *Partially inspired by {{w|University of Iowa shooting|the Gang Lu case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |[[Under God]] |
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+ | |The murder of Kevin Furman by Benita Fox. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |13 |
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+ | |[[Absentia]] |
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+ | |{{w|Ira Einhorn|The Ira Einhorn (a.k.a. "The Unicorn Killer") case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |[[Star Crossed]] |
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+ | |{{w|Alton Coleman|The Alton Coleman/Debra Brown case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |15 |
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+ | |[[Bitch]] |
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+ | |{{w|ImClone stock trading case|The ImClone stock trading case}} involving {{w|Martha Stewart}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |16 |
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+ | |[[Suicide Box]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Matias Reyes (a.k.a. "The East Side Slasher") case and {{w|Central Park jogger case|the related Trisha Meili (a.k.a. "The Central Park Jogger") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Murder of Adam Walsh|The murder of Adam Walsh}}, of which {{w|Ottis Toole}} is long suspected, but never confirmed, of perpetrating. |
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+ | *{{w|Marsha P. Johnson#Death|The death of Marsha P. Johnson}} and {{w|Marsha P. Johnson#Postmortem developments|the subsequent protests regarding the investigation}}. |
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+ | *A supporting character is inspired by civil rights activist [[Al Sharpton|Reverend Al Sharpton]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Tri-State Crematory|The 2002 Tri-State Crematory scandal}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |17 |
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+ | |[[Genius]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Gary Gilmore|The Gary Gilmore case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Jack Henry Abbott|The Jack Abbott case}} involving {{w|Norman Mailer}}. |
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+ | *The “{{w|death row phenomenon}}” involved in {{w|Volunteer (capital punishment|volunteer execution}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |[[Maritime]] |
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+ | |{{w|Bison Dele#Disappearance in the South Pacific|The disappearance of Bison Dele}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[Kid Pro Quo]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The murder of Barbara Thrower by Frank Collins. |
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+ | *{{w|Sanford I. Weill|The Sanford I. Weill controversy}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |[[House Calls]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Winona Ryder#2001 arrest|The 2001 shoplifting trial of Winona Ryder}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Joe Jackson#Public image|The Joe Jackson domestic abuse allegations}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |22 |
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+ | |[[Sheltered]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|D.C. sniper attacks|The 2002 Beltway sniper attacks}} committed by {{w|John Allen Muhammad}} and {{w|Lee Boyd Malvo}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Steven Stayner|The kidnapping of Steven Stayner}} by {{w|Kenneth Parnell}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |23 |
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+ | |[[Couples]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the 1999 film ''{{w|Double Jeopardy (1999 film)|Double Jeopardy}}''. |
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+ | *{{w|Erik and Lyle Menendez|The Erik and Lyle Menendez (a.k.a. "The Menendez Brothers") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Scott Peterson|The Scott Peterson case}}. |
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+ | *The crime and legal statutes of {{w|fetal abduction}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Murder of David Lynn Harris|The Clara Harris case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Tracie Andrews|The Tracie Andrews case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |24 |
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+ | |[[Smoke]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *Inspired by the life and legal troubles of deceased singer {{w|Michael Jackson}}. |
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+ | *Inspired by the life and career of comedian and actor {{w|Jim Carrey}}. |
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+ | |} |
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==[[L&O Season 14|Season 14]]== |
==[[L&O Season 14|Season 14]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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− | * 14x02: [[Bounty]] - Based mainly on [[Wikipedia:Jayson Blair#Plagiarism and fabrication scandal|the Jayson Blair scandal]] as well as being partially based on [[wikipedia:Duane Chapman#Capture of Andrew Luster|the capture of Andrew Luster]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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− | * 14x03: [[Patient Zero]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Richard J. Schmidt|the Dr. Richard J. Schmidt case]]. |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
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− | * 14x04: [[Shrunk]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Lana Clarkson#Death|the Lana Clarkson case]]. |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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− | * 14x05: [[Blaze]] - Based on [[wikipedia:The Station nightclub fire|the Station Nightclub Fire in 2003]]. |
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+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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− | * 14x07: [[Floater]] - Based on the Justice Victor I. Barron case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | * 14x08: [[Embedded]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Geraldo_Rivera#Fox_News_to_present|2003 Geraldo Rivera controversy during the war in Iraq]]. |
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+ | |1 |
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− | * 14x11: [[Darwinian]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Chante Jawan Mallard|the Chante Mallard/Gregory Glenn Biggs murder case]]. |
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+ | |[[Bodies]] |
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− | * 14x12: [[Payback (L&O)|Payback]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Vincent Gigante#Trial and conviction|the trial of Mafia don Vincent Gigante]]. |
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+ | | |
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− | * 14x17: [[Hands Free]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Robert Durst#Confirmed linked crimes|the Robert Durst case]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Gary Ridgway|The Gary Ridgway (a.k.a. "The Green River Killer") case}}. |
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− | * 14x19: [[Nowhere Man]] - [[wikipedia:Jonathan Luna|the murder of Baltimore Federal Prosecutor Jonathan P. Luna]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Richard Grissom|The Richard Grissom case}}. |
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− | * 14x20: [[Everybody Loves Raimondo's]] - Based on the Louis Barone/Albert Circelli Jr. murder case. |
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+ | *{{w|Ted Bundy#Death row, confessions and execution|The confessions and execution of Ted Bundy}}. |
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− | * 14x21: [[Vendetta]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Steve Bartman incident|the Steve Bartman incident during the 2003 National League Championship Series]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Robert Garrow|The Robert Garrow case}} and {{w|Buried Bodies Case|the related "Buried Bodies" legal ethics case}}. |
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− | * 14x22: [[Gaijin]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman)|the Kazuyoshi Miura murder case]]. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the 1988 film ''{{w|Criminal Law (film)|Criminal Law}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |[[Bounty]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Jayson Blair|The Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Duane Chapman#Capture of Andrew Luster|The capture}} of {{w|Andrew Luster}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Affirmative action#Criticism|Criticism of the affirmative action policy}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |[[Patient Zero]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|2002–2004 SARS outbreak|The 2002–2004 SARS outbreak}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Richard J. Schmidt|The Richard J. Schmidt case}}. |
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+ | *The Matthew L. Moor/David Hansen case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |4 |
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+ | |[[Shrunk]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Lana Clarkson|The murder of Lana Clarkson}} committed by {{w|Phil Spector}}. |
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+ | *The Ruggero Jucker case. |
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+ | *{{w|Eugene Landy|The Eugene Landy controversies}}. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the 1991 British neo-noir film ''{{w|Dead Again}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |5 |
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+ | |[[Blaze]] |
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+ | |{{w|The Station nightclub fire}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |7 |
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+ | |[[Floater]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Justice Victor I. Barron case. |
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+ | *A supporting character is inspired by economist {{w|Ravi Batra}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |8 |
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+ | |[[Embedded]] |
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+ | |Based on {{w|Geraldo Rivera#Fox News to present|the 2003 Geraldo Rivera controversy}} during the Iraq War. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |[[Compassion]] |
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+ | |{{w|Matthew Cox|The Matthew Cox case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |11 |
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+ | |[[Darwinian]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs|The Gregory Glenn Biggs case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Lizzie Grubman|The Lizzie Grubman case}}. |
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+ | *The plight of {{w|homelessness in the United States}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |[[Payback (L&O)|Payback]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Vincent Gigante#Trial and conviction|The trial of Mafia don Vincent Gigante}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |13 |
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+ | |[[Married with Children]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Miller v. Jenkins|The Isabella Miller-Jenkins case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Bottoms v. Bottoms|The Sharon Bottoms Mattes lawsuit}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |[[City Hall]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|James E. Davis (New York politician)|The assassination of James E. Davis}}. |
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+ | *Based on {{w|United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court#Criticism|criticism of the FISA Court}} following the {{w|September 11 attacks}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |17 |
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+ | |[[Hands Free]] |
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+ | |{{w|Robert Durst|The Robert Durst case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |[[Evil Breeds]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|John Demjanjuk|The John Demjanjuk (a.k.a. "Ivan the Terrible") case}}. |
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+ | *Ripped from the novella ''{{w|Apt Pupil}}'' and {{w|Apt Pupil (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |[[Nowhere Man]] |
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+ | |{{w|Jonathan Luna|The murder of Jonathan Luna}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[Everybody Loves Raimondo's]] |
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+ | |The Louis Barone/Albert Circelli, Jr. murder case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |[[Vendetta]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|John Eichinger|The John Eichinger case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Glen Woodall|The Glen Woodall case}} and {{w|Fred Zain|the related Fred Zain scandal}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Frederick Charles Wood|The Frederick Charles Wood case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Steve Bartman incident|The Steve Bartman incident}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |22 |
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+ | |[[Gaijin]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman)|The Kazuyoshi Miura case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Anthony Ler|The Anthony Ler case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Charles Stuart (murderer)|The Charles "Chuck" Stuart case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |23 |
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+ | |[[Caviar Emptor]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Omaima Nelson|The Omaima Nelson case}}. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the play ''{{w|Witness for the Prosecution (play)|Witness for the Prosecution}}'' and {{w|Witness for the Prosecution (play)#Publication and further adaptations|its adaptations}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |24 |
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+ | |[[C.O.D.]] |
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+ | |Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Strangers on a Train (novel)|Strangers on a Train}}'' and {{w|Strangers on a Train (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
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+ | |} |
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==[[L&O Season 15|Season 15]]== |
==[[L&O Season 15|Season 15]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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− | * 15x01: [[Paradigm]] - Based on [[wikipedia:Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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− | * 15x02: [[The Dead Wives Club]] - Based on [[wikipedia:2003 Staten Island Ferry crash|the 2003 Staten Island Ferry Crash]]. |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
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− | * 15x04: [[Coming Down Hard]] - Based on the slew of suicides that took place at New York University during the 2003-2004 school year. |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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− | * 15x05: [[Gunplay]] - Based on the murders of NYPD Officers James J. Nemorin and Rodney Andrews by [[wikipedia:Ronell Wilson|Ronell Wilson]]. |
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+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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− | * 15x06: [[Cut]] - Based on the death of novelist [[wikipedia:Olivia Goldsmith#Death|Olivia Goldsmith]], author of The First Wives Club. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | * 15x07: [[Gov Love]] - Based on the scandals of former New Jersey governor [[wikipedia:Jim McGreevey#Governorship of New Jerse|Jim McGreevey]] and former Connecticut governor [[wikipedia:John G. Rowland#Corruption as Governor|John G. Rowland]]. |
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+ | |1 |
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− | * 15x08: [[Cry Wolf]]: Based on murder attempts on [[wikipedia:Curtis_Sliwa#Murder_attempt|Curtis Silwa]] by [[wikipedia:John A. Gotti#2004 racketeering and kidnapping charges|John Gotti Jr.]] |
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+ | |[[Paradigm]] |
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− | * 15x11: [[Fixed]] - Based on the release of [[Wikipedia:Joel Steinberg#Crime and punishment|Joel Steinberg]] from Prison. |
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+ | |{{w|Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|The Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal}} and the related {{w|Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi|murder of Manadel al-Jamadi}}. |
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− | * 15x12: [[Mammon]] - The [[wikipedia: Ted Ammon#Divorce and murder|Ted Ammon Case]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | * 15x13: [[Ain't No Love]] - The [[wikipedia:Jam Master Jay#Death|Jason William Mizell (AKA Jam Master Jay) murder]]. |
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+ | |2 |
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− | * 15x14: [[Fluency]] - Based on the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States during the winter 2004-2005 flu season. |
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+ | |[[The Dead Wives Club]] |
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− | * 15x15: [[Obsession]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Bill O%27Reilly (political commentator)#Sexual harassment lawsuit|Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment scandal]] and the [[wikipedia:Celeste_Beard#Crime|Celeste Beard case]]. |
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+ | | |
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− | * 15x16: [[The Sixth Man]] - Based on the brawl that broke out at an NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in 2004. |
||
+ | *{{w|2003 Staten Island Ferry crash|The 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash}}. |
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− | * 15x17: [[License to Kill]] - The [[wikipedia:Chai Vang|Chai Vang murder case]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Aftermath of the September 11 attacks|The post-9/11 climate in the U.S.}} |
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− | * 15x18: [[Sects]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Ricky Rodriguez#Adulthood and murder-suicide|Rick Rodriguez and the Children of God murder-suicide]]. |
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+ | *The Dead Wives Club led by Charlene Fiore. |
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− | * 15x21: [[Publish and Perish]] -Based on the [[wikipedia:Bernard Kerik#Investigation.2C federal indictment.2C imprisonment.2C and release|Bernard Kerik scandal]]. |
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+ | *{{w|Low copy number|The controversial Low Copy Number DNA profiling technique}}. |
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− | * 15x24: [[Locomotion]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:2005 Glendale train crash|2005 Glendale train crash]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |[[The Brotherhood]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Aryan Brotherhood|The Aryan Brotherhood prison gang}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Matthew F. Hale|The Matthew Hale case}} involving federal judge {{w|Joan Lefkow}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |4 |
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+ | |[[Coming Down Hard]] |
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+ | |Based on the slew of suicides that took place at {{w|New York University}} during the 2003-2004 school year. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |5 |
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+ | |[[Gunplay]] |
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+ | |{{w|Ronell Wilson|The Ronell Wilson case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |6 |
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+ | |[[Cut]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Olivia Goldsmith|The Olivia Goldsmith case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |7 |
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+ | |[[Gov Love]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *The {{w|Jim McGreevey}}/{{w|Golan Cipel}} scandal. |
||
+ | *{{w|John G. Rowland#Corruption as Governor|The John G. Rowland scandal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jason West#Same-sex marriages|The Jason West case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |8 |
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+ | |[[Cry Wolf]] |
||
+ | |The murder attempt on {{w|Curtis Sliwa#Murder attempt|Curtis Sliwa}} by {{w|John A. Gotti#2004 racketeering and kidnapping charges|John A. Gotti}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |10 |
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+ | |[[Enemy]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |||
+ | *{{w|Ahmed Wali Karzai|The Ahmed Wali Karzai drug trafficking scandals}} and the related {{w|Allegations of CIA drug trafficking#Afghanistan|reports of CIA involvement in trafficking operations}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Hamid Karzai#Corruption|The Hamid Karzai corruption scandals}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |11 |
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+ | |[[Fixed]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Joel Steinberg|Joel Steinberg's release from prison}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |[[Mammon (I)|Mammon]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Ted Ammon|The Ted Ammon case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |13 |
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+ | |[[Ain't No Love]] |
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+ | |{{w|Jam Master Jay|The Jason William Mizell (a.k.a. "Jam Master Jay") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |[[Fluency]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The shortage of flu vaccines in the United States during the winter 2004-2005 flu season. |
||
+ | *The Hu Wanlin case. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the 1949 British noir film ''{{w|The Third Man}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |15 |
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+ | |[[Obsession]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)#Sexual harassment lawsuits|The Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment lawsuit}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Celeste Beard|The Celeste Beard case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |16 |
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+ | |[[The Sixth Man]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Ray Lewis#Murder trial|The Ray Lewis murder trial}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Malice at the Palace|The "Malice at the Palace" brawl}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Latrell Sprewell#1997 choking incident|The Latrell Sprewell coach assault incident}}. |
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+ | *Ripped from the pages of the 1995 novel ''{{w|The Fan (Abrahams novel)|The Fan}}'' and {{w|The Fan (1996 film)|its 1996 film adaptation}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |17 |
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+ | |[[License to Kill]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Chai Vang|The Chai Vang case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Carl Robert Brown|The Carl Robert Brown case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |[[Dining Out]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *Inspired by the lives and careers of celebrity chefs, including {{w|Gordon Ramsay}} and {{w|José Andrés}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Robert Chambers (criminal)|The Robert Chambers (a.k.a. "The Preppie Killer") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Gillian Guess|The Gillian Guess case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |[[Sects]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|The Family International|The Children of God cult}} and {{w|Ricky Rodriguez|the related Ricky Rodriguez case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Ganas|The Ganas cult controversies}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[Tombstone]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|Presumed Innocent (novel)|Presumed Innocent}}'' and {{w|Presumed Innocent (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Christopher Dale Flannery|The Christopher Dale Flannery (a.k.a. "Mr. Rent-a-Kill") case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |[[Publish and Perish]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Star Stowe|The Star Stowe case}}. |
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+ | *Inspired by the life and career of {{w|Pamela Anderson}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Bernard Kerik#Criminal investigation and convictions|The Bernard Kerik ethics violation scandal}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |23 |
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+ | |[[In God We Trust]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Black Sunday (2005)#Bronx fire|The 2005 East 178th Street fire}}. |
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+ | *The 2004 Victor Popo case in Brooklyn. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |24 |
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+ | |[[Locomotion]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|2005 Glendale train crash|The 2005 Glendale train crash}}. |
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+ | *The 2004 ''People v. Payne'' case. |
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+ | |} |
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==[[L&O Season 16|Season 16]]== |
==[[L&O Season 16|Season 16]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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− | * 16x03: [[Ghosts]] - The [[wikipedia:Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|JonBenet Ramsey]] case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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− | * 16x04: [[Age of Innocence]] - The [[wikipedia:Terri Schiavo case|Terri Schiavo]] case. |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
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− | * 16x07: [[House of Cards]] - The [[wikipedia:Bobbie Jo Stinnett|Bobbie Jo Stinnett]] case. |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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− | * 16x09: [[Criminal Law]] - The Tyrone Williams case. |
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+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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− | * 16x20: [[Kingmaker]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Plame affair|Plamegate Scandal]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |[[Red Ball]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Rickel Knox case. |
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+ | *{{w|Murder of Pam Basu|The Pam Basu case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |2 |
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+ | |[[Flaw (L&O)|Flaw]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Richard Allen Minsky|The Richard Allen Minsky (a.k.a. "The Con Artist Rapist") case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Sante Kimes|The Sante and Kenneth Kimes case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson|The Amy Grossberg/Brian Peterson case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |3 |
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+ | |[[Ghosts]] |
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+ | |{{w|Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|The JonBenét Ramsey case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |4 |
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+ | |[[Age of Innocence]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Terri Schiavo case|The Terri Schiavo case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Michael Bray|The Michael Bray case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Eric Rudolph|The Eric Rudolph case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |5 |
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+ | |[[Life Line]] |
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+ | |Based on {{w|MS-13|the MS-13 international gang}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |6 |
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+ | |[[Birthright (L&O)|Birthright]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Darlene Johnson case. |
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+ | *Inspired by racial controversies of {{w|Levonorgestrel-releasing implant|Jadelle}} contraceptive implants and lawsuits over their side effects. |
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+ | *Inspired by Baltimore’s racial controversies of fertility and prenatal care and the related book ''{{w|Killing the Black Body}}''. |
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+ | *{{w|Eugenics Board of North Carolina#Elaine Riddick Jessie|The Elaine Riddick Jessie case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Madrigal v. Quilligan|The James Quilligan case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Nancy Hernandez|The Nancy Hernandez case}}. |
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+ | *The controversial history and scientific cultures of {{w|eugenics in the United States}}. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the 1996 novel ''{{w|Push (novel)|Push}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |7 |
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+ | |[[House of Cards]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett|The Bobbie Jo Stinnett case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Baby Snatcher|The Rachael Ann White case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |8 |
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+ | |[[New York Minute]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Tyrone M. Williams case. |
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+ | *Inspired by {{w|Minuteman Project|the Minuteman Project}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |[[Criminal Law]] |
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+ | |Partially ripped from the 1989 crime thriller film ''{{w|Hit List (1989 film)|Hit List}}''. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |10 |
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+ | |[[Acid]] |
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+ | |{{w|Murder of Kelly Anne Bates|The Kelly Anne Bates case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |11 |
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+ | |[[Bible Story]] |
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+ | |The criminality of {{w|Sacrilege|sacrilege}} upon religious texts. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
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+ | |[[Family Friend]] |
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+ | |{{w|New York State Police Troop C scandal|The New York State Police Troop C evidence planting scandal}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |[[Magnet]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *The Rod Matthews case. |
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+ | *{{w|Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies#Treatment|Controversies over drug treatment methods}} for people suffering from {{w|attention deficit hyperactivity disorder}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Tom Cruise#Criticism of psychiatry|The Tom Cruise anti-psychiatry comments controversy}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |15 |
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+ | |[[Choice of Evils]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The John Royster, Jr. case. |
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+ | *Based on the controversial debate of {{w|nature versus nurture}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Lesser of two evils principle|The "choice of evils" defense}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Susan Smith|The Susan Smith case}}. |
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+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|The Bad Seed}}'' and {{w|The Bad Seed#Adaptations|its adaptations}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |17 |
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+ | |[[America, Inc.]] |
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+ | |{{w|2004 Fallujah ambush|The 2004 Fallujah ambush}} and {{w|Helvenston v. Blackwater Security|the related ''Helvenston v. Blackwater Security'' lawsuit}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |18 |
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+ | |[[Thinking Makes It So]] |
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+ | | {{w|Held Hostage|The Michelle Ramskill-Estey/Breea Ramskill hostage situation}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |19 |
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+ | |[[Positive]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Ricky Ray Rector|The Ricky Ray Rector case}}. |
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+ | *Based on a 1997 report by {{w|Public Citizen}} about unethical {{w|HIV/AIDS|AIDS}} research. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[Kingmaker]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Plame affair|The Valerie Plame (a.k.a. "Plamegate") scandal}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Hindsight]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Marie Dean Arrington|The Marie Dean Arrington case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Stuart Tay|The Stuart Tay case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |22 |
||
+ | |[[Invaders]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The 1990s epidemic of drug heists and drug dealer murders in New York City by hitmen impersonating DEA agents. |
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+ | *{{w|2006 Richmond spree murders|The Ricky Grey/Ray Dandridge case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|1993 Iowa murders|The Dustin Honken/Angela Johnson case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Hazelwood massacre|The Hazelwood massacre}} and the related murder of Gerald Williams. |
||
+ | |} |
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==[[L&O Season 17|Season 17]]== |
==[[L&O Season 17|Season 17]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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− | * 17x01: [[Fame]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Britney Spears|Britney Spears]]/[[wikipedia:Kevin Federline|Kevin Fedrline]] relationship scandals, the [[wikipedia:Kate_Moss#Controversy|Kate Moss]] drug scandal and the [[wikipedia:Lillo Brancato, Jr.#Arrests.2C Conviction.2C and Incarceration|Lillo Brancato, Jr.]] case. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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− | * 17x02: [[Avatar (L&O)|Avatar]] - The Rachelle Waterman case in Alaska. |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
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− | * 17x03: [[Home Sweet]] - Based on the July 2006 explosion of an Upper East Side brownstone owned by a Dr. Nicholas Bartha. |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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− | * 17x05: [[Public Service Homicide]] - Based on the current cases coming about from shows such as Dateline NBC's "[[wikipedia:To Catch a Predator|To Catch a Predator]]" segment, and the online organization [[wikipedia:Perverted-Justice|Perverted-Justice]]. |
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+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
− | * 17x06: [[Profiteer]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Interceptor body armor#Controversies|Interceptor body armor package scandal of 2005]]. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | * 17x07: [[In Vino Veritas]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Mel Gibson#Alcohol abuse and legal issues|Mel Gibson scandal]]. |
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+ | |1 |
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− | * 17x08: [[Release]] - Based on the numerous controversies surrounding the [[wikipedia:Girls Gone Wild (franchise)|Girls Gone Wild series]] and the executive producer, [[wikipedia:Joe Francis|Joe Francis]]. |
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+ | |[[Fame]] |
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− | * 17x09: [[Deadlock (L&O)|Deadlock]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Amish school shooting|the 2006 Amish school shooting tragedy]] committed by [[wikipedia:Charles Carl Roberts|Charles Carl Roberts]], other parts of the episode appear to be based on the [[wikipedia:Wendy's massacre|2000 Wendy's massacre]] in New York, committed by John Taylor. |
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+ | | |
||
− | * 17x11: [[Remains of the Day]] - Based on the death of [[wikipedia:Daniel Wayne Smith#Death|Daniel Wayne Smith]], also the [[wikipedia:Biomedical Tissue Services|Biomedical Tissue Services body part theft scandal]]. |
||
+ | *The {{w|Britney Spears}}/{{w|Kevin Federline}} relationship scandal. |
||
− | * 17x12: [[Charity Case]] - Based on the 2006 foreign adoption scandal involving pop singer Madonna. |
||
+ | *{{w|Kate Moss#Drug allegations|The Kate Moss drug use allegations}}. |
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− | * 17x13: [[Talking Points]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Ann Coulter|Ann Coulter]] controversies. |
||
+ | *{{w|Lillo Brancato, Jr.#Arrests, conviction, and incarceration|The Lillo Brancato, Jr. murder case}}. |
||
− | * 17x14: [[Church]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Ted Haggard|Ted Haggard]] scandal. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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− | * 17x15: [[Melting Pot]] - Based on the murder of [[Wikipedia:Adrienne Shelly#Homicide|Adrienne Shelly]] by Diego Pillco. |
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+ | |2 |
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− | * 17x16: [[Murder Book]] - Based on [[wikipedia:O. J. Simpson murder case|The O.J. Simpson case]] and his controversial book [[wikipedia:If I Did It|"If I Did It"]]. |
||
+ | |[[Avatar (L&O)|Avatar]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Rachelle Waterman case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Barbecue murders|The Marlene Olive/Charles Riley (a.k.a. “The Barbecue Murders”) case}}. |
||
+ | *The urban legend of "{{w|virginity auction}}s". |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Home Sweet]] |
||
+ | |The Nicholas Bartha case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Fear America]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi|The murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi}} and {{w|Sikhism in the United States#Discrimination after the September 11 attacks|the related epidemic of xenophobia and hate crimes against the Sikh community}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Beheading video#Hoax|The Benjamin Vanderford beheading video hoax}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2006 Toledo terror plot|The 2006 Toledo terror plot}}. |
||
+ | *The life and death of {{w|Mohammad Salman Hamdani}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|An American Mosque|The Islamic Center of Yuba City mosque arson}}. |
||
+ | *The nationwide increase of Islamophobia and related hate crimes towards Muslims resulting from the {{w|September 11 attacks}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |5 |
||
+ | |[[Public Service Homicide]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Inspired by the TV trend from shows such as Dateline NBC's ''{{w|To Catch a Predator}}'' segment. |
||
+ | *{{w|Perverted-Justice|The Perverted-Justice vigilante organization}}. |
||
+ | *The Michael Mullen case and the related increase of {{w|Anti-pedophile activism|anti-pedophile vigilantism}}. |
||
+ | *The American reality TV series ''{{w|The Real World (TV Series)|The Real World}}''. |
||
+ | *The Charlene Burkey case and its relation to the American tabloid talk show ''{{w|Forgive or Forget}}''. |
||
+ | *The Nancy Campbell-Pantz case and its relation to the American tabloid talk show ''{{w|Jerry Springer (talk show)|Jerry Springer}}''. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Scott Amedure|The Scott Amedure case}}. |
||
+ | *The crisis of violence and disasters associated with {{w|reality television}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mass media regulation|The liability of mass media and entertainment}} over {{w|endangerment|public endangerment}} pertaining to and as consequence of production. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the 1976 satire film ''{{w|Network (1976 film)|Network}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Profiteer]] |
||
+ | |Based on {{w|Interceptor body armor#Controversies|the 2005 Interceptor body armor package scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[In Vino Veritas]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Mel Gibson#Alcohol abuse and legal issues|The Mel Gibson scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Release]] |
||
+ | |Based on the numerous controversies surrounding the {{w|Girls Gone Wild (franchise)|''Girls Gone Wild'' series}} and the executive producer {{w|Joe Francis}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[Deadlock (L&O)|Deadlock]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Brian Nichols|The Brian Nichols case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Allan Legere#Escape from hospital|The escape of Allen Legere}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|West Nickel Mines School shooting|The 2006 West Nickel Mines School shooting}}. |
||
+ | *The sentence commutation of John Taylor, the perpetrator of {{w|Wendy's massacre|the 2000 Wendy's massacre}} and {{w|Capital punishment in New York#Legislative efforts to reinstate the death penalty|the subsequent legislative efforts}} to reinstate {{w|Capital punishment in New York|capital punishment law in New York}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Gary Plauché|The Gary Plauché case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2006 United States elections|The 2006 United States elections}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Corner Office]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Leona Helmsley|The Leona Helmsley (a.k.a. "The Queen of Mean") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[Remains of the Day]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Daniel Wayne Smith|The Daniel Wayne Smith case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Biomedical Tissue Services|The Biomedical Tissue Services body part theft scandal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Winston v. Lee|The Rudolph Lee case}}. |
||
+ | *Criticism of {{w|Health care in the United States|the U.S. healthcare system}} at the time. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Charity Case]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Philanthropy and activism of Madonna#Madonna's adoptions and efforts in Malawi|The Madonna foreign adoption controversy}} involving her organization {{w|Raising Malawi}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Azaria Chamberlain|The Azaria Chamberlain case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Christine Falling|The Christine Falling case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Talking Points]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Ann Coulter|The Ann Coulter controversies}} and {{w|Pieing#Political acts|the related University of Arizona attack}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |14 |
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+ | |[[Church]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Ted Haggard|The Ted Haggard scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
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+ | |[[Melting Pot]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *[[Adrienne Shelly|The Adrienne Shelly case]]. |
||
+ | *{{w|Theo van Gogh (film director)#Death|The assassination of Theo van Gogh}} by {{w|Mohammed Bouyeri}} and the related film ''{{w|Submission (2004 film)|Submission: Part 1}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Murder Book]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|O. J. Simpson murder case|The O.J. Simpson case}} and his controversial book ''{{w|If I Did It}}''. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|The Dark Page}}'' and its film adaptation ''{{w|Scandal Sheet (1954 film)|Scandal Sheet}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Good Faith]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District|The 2005 ''Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District'' case}}. |
||
+ | *The 2006 Alabama church fires. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |19 |
||
+ | |[[Fallout]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Georgi Markov#Assassination|The Georgi Markow poisoning case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Viktor Yushchenko#TCDD poisoning|The Viktor Yushchenko poisoning case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko|The Alexander Litvinenko poisoning case}}. |
||
+ | *The ongoing concern of {{w|Human trafficking in Russia|sex trafficking in Russia}}. |
||
+ | *The prisoner exchange between {{w|Rudolf Abel}} and {{w|Francis Gary Powers}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |20 |
||
+ | |[[Captive]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Michael J. Devlin|The Michael J. Devlin case}}. |
||
+ | *The Samantha Wann case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Over Here]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal|The Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |22 |
||
+ | |[[The Family Hour]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Mark Winger|The Mark Winger case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Larry Seidlin|The Larry Seidlin controversy}} involving {{w|Larry Seidlin#Anna Nicole Smith trial|the Anna Nicole Smith burial rights lawsuit}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Park Dietz#Andrea Yates|The Park Dietz scandal}} involving {{w|Andrea Yates|the Andrea Yates case}}. |
||
+ | *The closing argument of {{w|Rusty Hardin}} during {{w|Karla Faye Tucker#Murders|the Danny Garrett case}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
==[[L&O Season 18|Season 18]]== |
==[[L&O Season 18|Season 18]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
||
+ | |[[Called Home]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Craig Colby Ewert case and the related documentary ''{{w|Right to Die?|The Suicide Tourist}}'' by {{w|John Zaritsky}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jack Kevorkian|The Dr. Jack Kevorkian (a.k.a. "Dr. Death") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Linda Hazzard|The Linda Hazzard (a.k.a. "The Starvation Doctor") case}}. |
||
+ | *Base on real-life {{w|right to die}} advocacy for {{w|voluntary euthanasia}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[Darkness]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|New York City blackout of 1977|The 1977 New York City blackout}} and {{w|New York City blackout of 1977#Crime|the resulting crime wave}}. |
||
+ | *The Fredric Tokars case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Enron scandal|The Enron scandal}} and {{w|California electricity crisis|the related electricity crisis in California}}. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|A Simple Plan (novel)|A Simple Plan}}'' and {{w|A Simple Plan (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Misbegotten]] |
||
+ | |Inspired by the controversial "{{w|Biology and sexual orientation#Chromosome linkage studies|gay gene}}" studies. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Bottomless]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Pearson v. Chung|The 2005 ''Pearson v. Chung'' case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2007 Chinese export recalls|The 2007 Chinese export recalls}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Criticism of Walmart|The controversies}} of {{w|Walmart}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |5 |
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+ | |[[Driven]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Robert Sandifer|The Robert Sandifer case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Jena Six|The Jena Six case}}. |
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+ | *The Eva Daley case. |
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+ | *Ripped from the play ''{{w|God of Carnage}}'' by {{w|Yasmina Reza}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |6 |
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+ | |[[Political Animal]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Norman Hsu|The Norman Hsu scandal}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Miracle Mile Murders|The Robert Kyo Chu case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Larry Craig scandal|The Larry Craig sex scandal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign|The 2008 presidential campaign}} of {{w|Hillary Clinton}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Clinton body count conspiracy theory|The Clinton family hired murders conspiracy theory}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Perez Hilton#Outing celebrities|The Perez Hilton celebrity outing controversies}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |7 |
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+ | |[[Quit Claim]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *Based on a number of sub-prime mortgages scandals. |
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+ | *Partially ripped from the pages of ''{{w|The Day of the Jackal}}'' and {{w|The Day of the Jackal (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
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+ | *Inspired by {{w|controversial invocations of the Patriot Act}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Illegal]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2007 MacArthur Park rallies|The 2007 MacArthur Park rallies}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Kent State shootings|The Kent State shootings}}. |
||
+ | *The “{{w|superior orders}}” defense. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |9 |
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+ | |[[Executioner]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Victor Chang|The Victor Chang case}}. |
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+ | *The Donald Ray Wallace, Jr. case. |
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+ | *{{w|Execution of Clayton Lockett|The Clayton Lockett case}}. |
||
+ | *The botched execution of Brandon Astor Jones. |
||
+ | *{{w|Ángel Nieves Díaz|The botched execution of Ángel Nieves Díaz}}. |
||
+ | *The botched execution of Raymond Landry. |
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+ | *The history of {{w|botched execution}}s in the United States. |
||
+ | *The legal and political debates on {{w|capital punishment in the United States}}. |
||
+ | *Anonymity laws that shield the identities of people involved in executions. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Tango]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Jennifer Moore|The Jennifer Moore case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck|The Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck (a.k.a. “The Lonely Hearts Killers”) case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[Betrayal]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Susan Polk|The Susan Polk case}}. |
||
+ | *The Margaret Bean-Bayog case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mary Winkler|The Mary Winkler case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rind et al. controversy|The Rind et al. controversy}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Submission]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Disappearance of Lisa Stebic|The Lisa Stebic case}} and {{w|Amy Jacobson#Stebic controversy|the related Amy Jacobson scandal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting scandal}} involving {{w|Michael Vick}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Wendy Bergen|The Wendy Bergen case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Hardy Rodenstock|The Hardy Rodenstock case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Angelgrove]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Elli Perkins|The Elli Perkins case}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by {{w|Jesus Camp|the controversial ''Jesus Camp'' documentary film}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Burn Card]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Ted Bunion|The Ted Bunion case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rosenthal murder case|The Herman Rosenthal case}} involving NYPD lieutenant {{w|Charles Becker}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Arnold Rothstein|The Arnold Rothstein case}} and the related {{w|Black Sox scandal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2007 NBA betting scandal|The 2007 NBA betting scandal}} involving {{w|Tim Donaghy}}. |
||
+ | *The David D'aloia/James O'Hara case. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1986 film ''{{w|Blue Velvet}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
||
+ | |[[Bogeyman]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Scientology controversies|The controversies}} of {{w|Scientology}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Strike]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Steven Avery|The Steven Avery case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Personae Non Gratae]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Talhotblond (2009 film)|The “Internet Chatroom Murder” case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Penny Boudreau|The Penny Boudreau case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Excalibur]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal|The Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
==[[L&O Season 19|Season 19]]== |
==[[L&O Season 19|Season 19]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
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+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
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+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
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+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
||
+ | |[[Rumble]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on the events surrounding the rise of {{w|Kimbo Slice}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by {{w|Terrorism Act 2000#Alleged abuses|alleged abuses}} of {{w|Terrorism Act 2000|the UK Terrorism Act 2000}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Lost Boys]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on the controversies surrounding {{w|Warren Jeffs}} and the {{w|Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints|Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints}}. |
||
+ | *The Mormon fundamentalist term "{{w|Lost boys (Mormon fundamentalism)|lost boys}}". |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Falling]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on two construction crane collapses, both in Manhattan during 2008. |
||
+ | *{{w|Ashley Treatment|The Ashley X case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |5 |
||
+ | |[[Knock Off]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Peter Sylvester (a.k.a. “The Long Island Sniper”) case. |
||
+ | *Based on a ''{{w|The New York Times|New York Times}}'' report on untrained judges and abuses of justice in upstate New York. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the 1996 film ''{{w|City Hall (1996 film)|City Hall}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Sweetie]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|JT LeRoy|The JT LeRoy literary hoax}}. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the pages of the novel ''{{w|Written in Blood (novel)|Written in Blood}}'' and the TV adaptation of the same name in ''{{w|Midsomer Murders}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[Zero]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Clyde and Lulu Dayton case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Randall Dale Adams|The Randall Dale Adams case}}. |
||
+ | *Concerns about the health of sitting {{w|Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice}} {{w|William Rehnquist}} immediately prior to his death. |
||
+ | *A 2005 ''Boston.com'' op-ed about the mental health of sitting justices in the {{w|Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Chattel]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Mark Schwartz/Christina-Maria Petrowski-Schwartz case. |
||
+ | *The Cynthia Ray Campbell/David West case. |
||
+ | *The Marie and Willie Pompee case. |
||
+ | *The Haitian term "{{w|restavek}}". |
||
+ | *The crisis of {{w|Contemporary slavery in the United States|modern-day slavery in the U.S.}} |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[By Perjury]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Glen Gore's perjured testimony against {{w|Ron Williamson}} and Dennis Fritz. |
||
+ | *{{w|Tim Cole|The Tim Cole case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|ValuJet Flight 592|The ValuJet Flight 592 crash}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Pledge]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on {{w|Bruce Edwards Ivins}}' obsession with the {{w|Kappa Kappa Gamma}} sorority. |
||
+ | *The murders of Thomas Hunter and Shirlee Sherman, which at the time were still unsolved. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Illegitimate]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on the story of {{w|Jack Worthington|Jack Rodney Worthington II}}. |
||
+ | *The suicide of Timothy J. Torres. |
||
+ | *The Karen Yontz case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Advance-fee scam|The “Nigerian prince” scam}} and {{w|Advance-fee scam#Consequences|the related consequential suicides of scam victims}}. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1996 German film ''{{w|Run Lola Run}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Crimebusters]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The March 6, 2008 {{w|2008 Times Square bombing|Times Square bombing}} of a military recruiting station. |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Caylee Anthony|The Caylee Anthony case}} and {{w|Websleuths#Notable cases|Websleuths' controversial involvement}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Rapture]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on services like Raptureletters.com. |
||
+ | *{{w|Charles Rogers (murder suspect)|The Charles Rogers (a.k.a. "The Icebox Murderer") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
||
+ | |[[Bailout]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Vicki Morgan|The Vicki Morgan case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Michael Sandy|The Michael Sandy case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Financial crisis of 2007–08|The global financial crisis of 2007–08}}. |
||
+ | *The controversy over {{w|corporate bailouts}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Take-Out]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Henry Liu|The assassination of Henry Liu}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Julius and Ethel Rosenberg|The Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Anchors Away]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Anne Pressly|The Anne Pressly case}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the lives and careers of famous broadcast journalists, including {{w|Walter Cronkite}} and {{w|Jessica Savitch}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Alycia Lane#Scandals|The Alycia Lane bikini pictures scandal}} involving {{w|Rick Eisen}} and {{w|Suzy Schuster}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Larry Mendte#Guilty plea|The Larry Mendte email hacking scandal}} involving {{w|Alycia Lane}} and {{w|Dan Gross}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Madoff investment scandal|The Bernard Madoff investment scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Promote This!]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Luis Ramirez murder case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Vincent Chin|The Vincent Chin case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Dotbusters|The Dotbusters gang}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brooklyn Thrill Killers|The “Brooklyn Thrill Killers” gang}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Anchorage paintball attacks|The Anchorage, Alaska paintball attacks}}. |
||
+ | *The outrage against {{w|illiegal immigration into New York City}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |19 |
||
+ | |[[All New]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Clutter family murders|The Clutter family massacre}} committed by {{w|Richard Hickock|Dick Hickock}} and {{w|Perry Smith}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Charleston Sofa Super Store fire|The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire}}. |
||
+ | *Ripped from the pages of ''{{w|A Simple Plan (novel)|A Simple Plan}}'' and {{w|A Simple Plan (film)|its film adaptation}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |20 |
||
+ | |[[Exchange (L&O)|Exchange]] |
||
+ | |{{w|New Cross double murder|The murders of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Skate or Die]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on the life of {{w|John Wesley Jermyn}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Robert Joseph Silveria Jr.|The Robert Joseph Silveria, Jr. (a.k.a. "The Boxcar Killer") case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |22 |
||
+ | |[[The Drowned and the Saved]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Rod Blagojevich corruption charges|The Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Max Mosley#Sex scandal and further legal issues|The Max Mosley sex scandal}}. |
||
+ | *The {{w|Jim McGreevey}}/{{w|Golan Cipel}} scandal. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rebecca Schaeffer|The Rebecca Schaeffer stalking case}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
==[[L&O Season 20|Season 20]]== |
==[[L&O Season 20|Season 20]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
||
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
||
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
||
+ | |[[Memo From The Dark Side]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murders of John Goosey and Stacy Barnett|The "West Campus Murders" case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on {{w|Torture Memos|the controversial "Torture Memos"}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[Just a Girl in the World]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Kari Ferrell (a.k.a. "The Hipster Grifter") case. |
||
+ | *The murder of Michelle Lee by Gary McGurk. |
||
+ | *The Jessica Guidici case. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Great Satan]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2009 Bronx terrorism plot|The 2009 Bronx terrorism plot}} involving {{w|Riverdale Jewish Center|the Riverdale Jewish Center}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2005 Los Angeles bomb plot|The 2005 Los Angeles terrorism plot}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the informant work of {{w|Emad Salem}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Iyman Faris|The Iyman Faris case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Derrick Shareef|The Derrick Shareef case}}. |
||
+ | *The difficulties of {{w|counterterrorism}} operations and related {{w|informant}} activities. |
||
+ | *The {{w|entrapment}} defense used by defendants of terrorism prosecution. |
||
+ | *The then-increase of “{{w|Voice phishing|virtual kidnappings}}” in Mexico. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Reality Bites]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Kate Plus 8|The ''Jon & Kate Plus 8'' reality television series}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings|The Byrd and Melanie Billings case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Sheila Bellush|The Sheila Bellush case}}. |
||
+ | *The story of {{w|Nadya Suleman|Nadya Suleman (a.k.a. "Octomom")}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |5 |
||
+ | |[[Dignity]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Assassination of George Tiller|The assassination of George Tiller}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Human Flesh Search Engine]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Dov Charney#Controversy|The Dov Charney sexual harassment allegations}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|David Carradine#Death|The death of David Carradine}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Nigel Tetley#Death|The death of Nigel Tetley}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Diana Napolis|The Diana Napolis case}}. |
||
+ | *The term "{{w|human flesh search engine}}". |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[Boy Gone Astray]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Zetas child hitmen of the {{w|Gulf Cartel}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Mexican Drug War|The ongoing armed conflict}} between Mexico and drug cartels, along with its casualties across the border. |
||
+ | *{{w|Narcocorrido|The narcocorrido sub-genre of Mexican music}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Doped]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2009 Taconic State Parkway crash|The Diane Schuler case}}. |
||
+ | *The {{w|AstraZeneca}} illegal marketing case involving the cancer drug {{w|Zoladex}}. |
||
+ | *The Robert Fiddes case and the related whistleblowing efforts of Susan Lester. |
||
+ | *The legal statutes of {{w|Marketing of off-label use|off-label drug promotion}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[For the Defense]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Paul Bergrin|The Paul Bergrin case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Shotgun]] |
||
+ | |The Frank L. Felicetti case and the related {{w|Sullivan Act}} invocation. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |11 |
||
+ | |[[Fed]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Suicide of Bill Sparkman|The William Sparkman case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy|The 2009 ACORN undercover videos controversy}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Dirty bomb#Possibility of use by terrorist groups|The James G. Cummings case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Constitutional militia movement|The constitutional militia movement}}. |
||
+ | *Partially inspired by details from the 2009 {{w|Politico}} article ''Town Halls Gone Wild''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Blackmail]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Jennifer Servo|The Jennifer Servo case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Joe Halderman|The Joe Halderman case}}. |
||
+ | *The Daisy DeVoe case involving actress {{w|Clara Bow}}. |
||
+ | *Partially inspired by the talk show ''{{w|The View (talk show)|The View}}''. |
||
+ | *The controversial New York City celebrity tabloid blog ''{{w|Gawker}}''. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the {{w|Sherlock Holmes}} short story ''{{w|The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton}}'', which in turn is inspired by {{w|Charles Augustus Howell|the Charles Augustus Howell case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |13 |
||
+ | |[[Steel-Eyed Death]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Farmville murders|The Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brotha Lynch Hung#Controversy|The Joseph Edward Gallegos case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Richardson family murders|The Jasmine Richardson/Jeremy Steinke case}}. |
||
+ | *The Kacie Aleece Peterson case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Horrorcore|The horrorcore sub-genre of hip-hop music}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Juggalo|The Juggalo fanbase culture}} and the controversial {{w|Juggalo gangs}} offshoot. |
||
+ | *{{w|Bestgore.com}} and similar real gore services. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Kyle Dinkheller#Perpetrator|The Anthony Howard Brennan case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on studies about {{w|posttraumatic stress disorder}} caused by the {{w|September 11 attacks}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the debate of media portrayal of violence influencing criminal behavior. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Boy on Fire]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Derrion Albert|The Derrion Albert case}}. |
||
+ | *The Michael Brewer bullying and burning case. |
||
+ | *{{w|Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal|The Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal}}. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the musical production {{w|West Side Story}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
||
+ | |[[Brilliant Disguise]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Philip Markoff|The Philip Markoff (a.k.a. the "Craigslist Killer") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Jennifer Cave|The Jennifer Cave case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Gary Lee Sampson|The Gary Lee Sampson case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Maghfoor Mansoor|The Maghfoor Mansoor case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Anand Jon#Los Angeles case controversy|The Anand Jon jury tampering controversy}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Gillian Guess|The Gillian Guess case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Annie Le|The Annie Le case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Yang Xin|The Yang Xin case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Innocence]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Charlie Howard|The killing of Charlie Howard}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jesse Anderson|The Jesse Anderson case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the case against the Medill Innocence Project. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Four Cops Shot]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2009 Lakewood shooting|The Maurice Clemmons case}}. |
||
+ | *The 2008 Brooklyn South Narcotics Division “drugs-for-information” informant scandal. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Brazil (L&O)|Brazil]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Goldman child abduction case|The Sean Goldman child abduction case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Balloon boy hoax|The balloon boy hoax case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on real cases of {{w|parental alienation syndrome}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Climatic Research Unit email controversy|The Climategate email scandal}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |19 |
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+ | |[[Crashers]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *The Paula Sladewski case. |
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+ | *Inspired by {{w|Death of Marilyn Monroe#Conspiracy theories|conspiracy theories regarding the death of Marilyn Monroe being tied to the Kennedy family}}. |
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+ | *{{w|2009 U.S. state dinner security breaches|The 2009 U.S. state dinner security breaches}} by {{w|Michaele Salahi|Michaele}} and {{w|Tareq Salahi}}. |
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+ | *The Haisong Jiang incident. |
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+ | *{{w|Mary Kay Letourneau|The Mary Kay Letourneau case}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |20 |
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+ | |[[The Taxman Cometh]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Estate tax in the United States#History|The 2010 U.S. estate tax loophole}}. |
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+ | *The controversy and legal statutes of {{w|Same-sex adult adoption|adult adoption between same-sex couples}}. |
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+ | *Based on {{w|Christopher Reeve}}'s advocacy for {{w|Stem cell#Research|stem cell research}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |21 |
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+ | |[[Immortal]] |
||
+ | |Based on {{w|Henrietta Lacks|the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |22 |
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+ | |[[Love Eternal]] |
||
+ | | |
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+ | *{{w|Barbara Stager|The Barbara Stager case}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Murders of Bernice and Ben Novak Jr.|The Bernice and Ben Novak case}}. |
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+ | *Partially inspired by the British reality show ''{{w|What Not to Wear (British TV series)|What Not to Wear}}'' and {{w|What Not to Wear (American TV series)|its American adaptation}}. |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
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+ | |23 |
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+ | |[[Rubber Room]] |
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+ | | |
||
+ | *Based on the controversy over the {{w|New York City Department of Education}} {{w|Reassignment centers|reassignment centers}}, also known as "rubber rooms". |
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+ | *{{w|Columbine High School massacre|The Columbine High School massacre}} committed by {{w|Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|4chan#Threats of violence|The Pflugerville High School pipe bomb hoax}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|William Michael Stankewicz|The William Michael Stankewicz case}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[L&O Season 21|Season 21]]== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
||
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
||
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
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+ | |[[The Right Thing]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Bill Cosby sexual assault cases|The Bill Cosby sexual assault cases and his subsequent prison release}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|R. Kelly#Abuse scandals and court cases|The R. Kelly sexual abuse cases and his subsequent primetime interview with Gayle King}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Chrystul Kizer case|The Chrystul Kizer case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[Impossible Dream]] |
||
+ | |{{w|United States v. Elizabeth A. Holmes, et al.|The Theranos fraud scandal}} involving {{w|Elizabeth Holmes}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Filtered Life]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Gabby Petito|The Gabby Petito case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Disappearance of Natalee Holloway|The Natalee Holloway case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Aimee Willard|The Aimee Willard case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Disappearance of Kristin Smart|The Kristin Smart case}}. |
||
+ | *The difficulties of obtaining a {{w|murder conviction without a body}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |4 |
||
+ | |[[Fault Lines (L&O)|Fault Lines]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Family Court of Australia attacks|The Family Court of Australia murders}}. |
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+ | *{{w|Britney Spears conservatorship dispute|The Britney Spears conservatorship dispute}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Amanda Bynes#Mental health and substance abuse problems|The Amanda Bynes conservatorship dispute}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the life and career of [[Serena Williams]]. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the mental health activism of professional athletes, such as {{w|Naomi Osaka}} and {{w|Simone Biles}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |5 |
||
+ | |[[Free Speech]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|QAnon|The QAnon conspiracy theory and political movement}}, and {{w|Timeline of incidents involving QAnon|its related acts of violence}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jared Lee Loughner|The Jared Lee Loughner case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Jo Cox|The assassination of Jo Cox}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Hal Turner#Threats against judges and political figures|The Hal Turner controversies and subsequent trials}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Pizzagate conspiracy theory|The Pizzagate conspiracy theory}} and {{w|Pizzagate conspiracy theory#Criminal responses|its related acts of violence}}. |
||
+ | *The main antagonist is based on far-right media personalities {{w|Alex Jones}}, {{w|Steve Bannon}}, and {{w|Tucker Carlson}}. |
||
+ | *The worldwide increase of {{w|Assassination|political assassinations}} linked to {{w|Far-right politics|far-right extremism}}. |
||
+ | *The ethical debate about redefining the limitations of {{w|freedom of speech}} to prevent the incitement of violence. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Wicked Game]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Ed Buck|The Ed Buck case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Steven Zelich|The Steven Zelich (a.k.a. "The Wisconsin Suitcase Murderer") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jeffrey Dahmer|The Jeffrey Dahmer (a.k.a. "The Milwaukee Cannibal") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Ted Bundy|The Ted Bundy case}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the "{{w|Down-low (sexual slang)|down-low}}" phenomenon in the black community. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[Legacy (L&O II)|Legacy]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Red Hook, Brooklyn#Investment and decline|The Patrick Daly case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Philip Lawrence|The Philip Lawrence case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Oxford High School shooting|The Ethan Crumbley case}} and {{w|Oxford High School shooting#Against Crumbley's parents|the related trials against James and Jennifer Crumbley}}. |
||
+ | *The trials of Christopher Belter and his accomplices. |
||
+ | *{{w|2015 University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon racism incident|The University of Oklahoma racist chant by Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members}}. |
||
+ | *The political and legal warfare over involving {{w|critical race theory}} in American curriculum. |
||
+ | *The {{w|Parental responsibility (criminal)|parental responsibility}} dilemma under {{w|Attribution (law)|criminal attribution}} legal doctrines. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Severance (II)|Severance]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Criticism of Tesla, Inc.#Workplace culture issues|The Tesla, Inc. workplace controversies}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2021 Facebook leak|The "Facebook Files" leak}} involving {{w|Frances Haugen}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Havana syndrome|The disputed "Havana syndrome" phenomenon}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Tracie McBride|The Tracie McBride case}} and {{w|Gulf War syndrome#Controversies|the related controversial Gulf War syndrome clemency defense}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[The Great Pretender]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Anna Sorokin|The Anna Sorokin fraud case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Murdaugh family|The Murdaugh family murders and scandals}}. |
||
+ | *Inspired by the {{w|Opioid epidemic in the United States|opioid epidemic in the U.S.}} and the role of the {{w|Sackler family}} and their company {{w|Purdue Pharma}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Black and Blue]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Shooting of David Dorn|The murder of David Dorn}}. |
||
+ | *The shooting of Shane Bartek committed by Tamara McLoyd. |
||
+ | *{{w|Commonwealth v. Abu-Jamal|The shooting of Daniel Faulkner}} committed by {{w|Mumia Abu-Jamal}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Cyntoia Brown|The Cyntoia Brown case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Kenosha unrest shooting|The Kyle Rittenhouse case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Adrian Schoolcraft|The Adrian Schoolcraft scandal}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[L&O Season 22|Season 22]]== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
||
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
||
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
||
+ | |[[Gimme Shelter (L&O)|Gimme Shelter]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Danguolė Rasalaitė|The Danguolė Rasalaitė case}}. |
||
+ | *The Tioni Theus case. |
||
+ | *{{w|2022–2023 Ukrainian refugee crisis#Human trafficking concerns|The crisis of human and sex trafficking}} during the {{w|2022–2023 Ukrainian refugee crisis}} due to {{w|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brighton hotel bombing|The Brighton hotel bombing}} involving {{w|Patrick Magee (Irish Republican)|Patrick Magee}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Suspicious deaths of Russian businesspeople (2022–2023)|The increase of political assassinations and suspicious deaths}} attributed to Russian president {{w|Vladmir Putin}}. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1975 Italian film ''{{w|The Suspicious Death of a Minor}}''. |
||
+ | *The opening scene is ripped from the 1989 play ''{{w|A Bronx Tale (play)|A Bronx Tale}}'' and {{w|A Bronx Tale|its film adaptation}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[Battle Lines]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Mollie Tibbetts|The Mollie Tibbetts case}}. |
||
+ | *A supporting character is inspired by Texas Governor {{w|Greg Abbott}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Ted Cruz}}'s daughter Caroline's suicide attempt after coming out as bisexual. |
||
+ | *{{w|Jane Collective|The Jane Collective abortion network}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Camouflage]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2022 New York City Subway attack|The Frank Robert James case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2021 Atlanta spa shootings|The Atlanta Asian spa shootings}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting|The Colin Ferguson case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Joseph Paul Franklin#Arrest, conviction, and imprisonment|The trial of Joseph Paul Franklin (a.k.a. "The Racist Killer")}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Vincent Chin#Legal proceedings|The trial of Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic|The increase of anti-Asian racism and hate crimes}} in reactive outrage over the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}. |
||
+ | *The recent increase and escalation of hate crimes in [[New York City]] and the subsequent concerns of {{w|public safety}}. |
||
+ | *Based on the ongoing debate on whether extreme racism meets the criteria for a delusional mental disorder. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |5 |
||
+ | |[[12 Seconds]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Eric Adams#First 100 days|The Eric Adams racial slur video}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Charles Augustus Howell|The Charles Augustus Howell case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[Vicious Cycle]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Richard Allen Davis|The Richard Allen Davis case}}. |
||
+ | *The Bui Van Phu (a.k.a. "The Gloved Beast") case. |
||
+ | *The recent escalation of {{w|smash and grab}} heists at retail stores in major American cities. |
||
+ | *{{w|2019 New York bail reform|The New York bail reform controversies}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Chain Of Command]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield|The Eddie Ray Routh case}} involving {{w|Chris Kyle}}. |
||
+ | *The increase of medical problems in American military veterans stemming from the use of {{w|burn pit}}s. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[The System]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Kalief Browder|The Kalief Browder case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Casey White prison escape|The Casey White/Vicki White case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |10 |
||
+ | |[[Land Of Opportunity]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2022 Northeastern U.S. serial shooter|The Gerald Brevard case}}. |
||
+ | *The trend of {{w|Discrimination against homeless people|discrimination and hate crimes against homeless people in the United States}}. |
||
+ | *The 2023 Sundbyburg fatal construction accident involving Andersson Company Byggnads. |
||
+ | *The deaths of George Scarpati and James Benton involving {{w|Brookfield Properties}}. |
||
+ | *The recent influx of {{w|New York City migrant housing crisis|international migration to New York City}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |12 |
||
+ | |[[Almost Famous]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The 2021 Todd Smith case in Arlington, Washington. |
||
+ | *{{w|TikTok|The TikTok social media app}} and the related "challenges and dares" and marketing influence scandals. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |14 |
||
+ | |[[Heroes]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Cincinnati nightclub shooting|The Cameo nightclub shooting}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Trial of Scot Peterson|The trial of Scot Peterson}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|DaBaby#2020–present: Blame It on Baby, Rockstar, My Brother's Keeper and Baby on Baby 2|The DaBaby homophobic remarks controversy}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |15 |
||
+ | |[[Fear And Loathing]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Murder of Ahmaud Arbery|The murder of Ahmaud Arbery}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|1984 New York City Subway shooting|The Bernhard Goetz (a.k.a. "The Subway Vigilante") case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Windsor, Virginia#History|The Caron Nazario pepper-spraying case}}. |
||
+ | *The term "{{w|blue wall of silence}}". |
||
+ | *The crisis of false or exaggerated crime reports targeting racial minorities. |
||
+ | *The ethical debate about redefining the limitations of {{w|freedom of speech}} to prevent the incitement of violence. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |16 |
||
+ | |[[Deadline (L&O)|Deadline]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Jeff German#Death|The murder of Jeff German}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Dylan Lyons#Killings|The Keith Melvin Moses case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brian Benjamin#Corruption investigation and resignation|The Brian Benjamin corruption case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sheena Wright#Personal life|The Sheena Wright scandals}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2022 Bronx apartment fire|The Twin Parks apartment fire}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Alpine Motel Apartments fire|The Alpine Motel Apartments fire}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Views of Kanye West#Antisemitism|The Kanye West antisemitism controversies}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Joe Rogan}}’s controversial podcast ''{{w|The Joe Rogan Experience}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |17 |
||
+ | |[[Bias]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The murder of Angela Bledsoe by James Ray III. |
||
+ | *{{w|Alex Kozinski#Allegations of sexual misconduct and abusive employment practices|The Alex Kozinski sexual misconduct and hostile work environment allegations}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |18 |
||
+ | |[[Collateral Damage]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Death of Lisa McPherson|The Lisa McPherson case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Roch Thériault#Ant Hill Kids|The Ant Hill Kids cult}} involving {{w|Roch Thériault}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|NXIVM|The NXIVM sex cult}} and {{w|Keith Raniere#Disappearance of Kristin Snyder|the related disappearance of Kristin Snyder}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Sarah Lawrence College#Larry Ray scandal (2010)|The Sarah Lawrence College sex cult}} involving Larry Ray. |
||
+ | * The {{w|Jeffrey Epstein}}/{{w|Ghislaine Maxwell}} case. |
||
+ | *The {{w|T.J. Holmes}}/{{w|Amy Robach}} extramarital affair scandal. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |19 |
||
+ | |[[Private Lives]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *The Luna Younger case. |
||
+ | *The Ashley Kalus scandals and the related outrage over her husband Jeffrey Weinzwig's involvement in {{w|gender-affirming care}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Attack on Paul Pelosi|The assault of Paul Pelosi}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Assassination of George Tiller|The assassination of George Tiller}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |21 |
||
+ | |[[Appraisal]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Sam Bankman-Fried|The Sam Bankman-Fried case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |22 |
||
+ | |[[Open Wounds]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Glenn Thompson (politician)#Marriage rights|The Glenn Thompson controversy}} involving the {{w|Respect for Marriage Act}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Brett Kavanaugh assassination plot|The Brett Kavanaugh assassination plot}}. |
||
+ | *The story of Manuel Oliver, the father of {{w|Stoneman Douglas High School shooting}} victim Joaquin Oliver. |
||
+ | *The story of {{w|Robb Elementary School shooting}} survivor Arnulfo Reyes. |
||
+ | *The story of {{w|2019 Dayton shooting|Ned Peppers Bar shooting}} survivor Jeremy Ganger. |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[L&O Season 23|Season 23]]== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#eed62d" |
||
+ | ! width="2%" |Ep# |
||
+ | ! width="25%" |Episode Title |
||
+ | ! width="40%" |Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |1 |
||
+ | |[[Freedom Of Expression]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Claudine Gay#Harvard presidency|The Claudine Gay controversies}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rachel Corrie|The Rachel Corrie case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States#Universities|The 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in U.S. universities}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Violent incidents in reaction to the Israel–Hamas war|The increase of international hate crimes}} resulting from the {{w|Israel-Hamas War}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |2 |
||
+ | |[[Human Innovations]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Bob Lee (businessman)#Death|The murder of Bob Lee}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |3 |
||
+ | |[[Turn The Page]] |
||
+ | |{{w|2022 Winnipeg serial killings|The Jeremy Skibicki case}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |6 |
||
+ | |[[On The Ledge]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|2023 Atlanta shooting|The Midtown Atlanta hospital shooting}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Bronx-Lebanon Hospital attack|The Bronx-Lebanon Hospital shooting}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Race-based traumatic stress|The disputed "race-based traumatic stress" response}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |7 |
||
+ | |[[Balance Of Power]] |
||
+ | |{{w|GameStop short squeeze|The GameStop short squeeze}}. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |8 |
||
+ | |[[Facade]] |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Jordan Neely|The Jordan Neely case}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident|The Chris Rock/Will Smith slapping incident}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Killing of Oscar Grant|The shooting of Oscar Grant}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Trial of Derek Chauvin|The trial of Derek Chauvin}}. |
||
+ | *{{w|Rise Above Movement|The far-right Rise Above Movement}}. |
||
+ | *The recent increase of attacks on standup comedians and the resulting safety concerns. |
||
+ | *The epidemic of subway crimes in New York City. |
||
+ | *{{w|Adrenal fatigue|The "adrenal fatigue" pseudoscience controversy}}. |
||
+ | *Partially ripped from the 1964 neo-noir film ''{{w|The Naked Kiss}}''. |
||
+ | |- style="background-color:#FFFF93" |
||
+ | |9 |
||
+ | |[[Family Ties]] |
||
+ | |{{w|Murder of Seth Rich|The Seth Rich case}}. |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |||
+ | ==See Also== |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (seasons 1–15)]] |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (season 16–present)]] |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes]] |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order: Trial By Jury Ripped from the Headline episodes]] |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order: LA Ripped from the Headline episodes]] |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order: Organized Crime Ripped from the Headline episodes]] |
||
+ | *[[List of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes]] |
||
+ | [[Category:Lists]] |
Latest revision as of 21:11, 17 April 2024
The following is an unofficial list of episodes of Law & Order that have been ripped from the headlines.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
---|---|---|
1 | Sweeps |
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2 | Volunteers |
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3 | Discord | The rape trial of Mike Tyson. |
4 | Profile |
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5 | Black Tie | |
7 | Apocrypha | |
8 | American Dream | The Ron Levin case. |
9 | Born Bad |
|
11 | Golden Years | The Mary Bowe case. |
12 | Snatched | |
13 | Breeder |
|
14 | Censure | The Sol Wachtler case. |
15 | Kids |
|
17 | Mayhem |
|
18 | Wager |
|
19 | Sanctuary |
|
20 | Nurture | |
21 | Doubles |
Season 5
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
---|---|---|
1 | Second Opinion |
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2 | Coma |
|
3 | Blue Bamboo |
|
4 | Family Values |
|
5 | White Rabbit | |
6 | Competence | The Edmund Perry case. |
7 | Precious |
|
8 | Virtue | |
9 | Scoundrels |
|
10 | House Counsel |
|
12 | Progeny |
|
13 | Rage | The trial of Colin Ferguson and the related "black rage" defense. |
14 | Performance |
|
15 | Seed |
|
16 | Wannabe | The Patrick Daly case. |
17 | Act of God | Based on insurance cases involving claims of an act of God. |
18 | Privileged |
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19 | Cruel and Unusual |
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20 | Bad Faith |
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21 | Purple Heart |
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22 | Switch |
|
23 | Pride |
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
---|---|---|
1 | Thrill | The Thomas Koskovich/Jayson Vreeland case. |
2 | Denial | |
3 | Navy Blues |
|
4 | Harvest |
|
5 | Nullification |
|
6 | Baby, It's You |
|
7 | Blood |
|
8 | Shadow |
|
9 | Burned |
|
10 | Ritual | Based on the heightened concern over female genital mutilation. |
11 | Under the Influence |
|
12 | Expert |
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13 | Castoff |
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14 | Grief | The Kathy Cobb case. |
15 | Faccia a Faccia | |
16 | Divorce | The divorce of Joseph P. Kennedy II and Sheila Brewster Rauch. |
17 | Carrier | The Nushawn Williams case. |
18 | Stalker |
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19 | Disappeared |
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20 | Burden |
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21 | Bad Girl | |
22 | Damaged | |
23 | Tabloid |
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24 | Monster |
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Season 9
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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0.5 | Exiled: A Law & Order Movie | |
1 | Cherished |
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2 | DWB |
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3 | Bait | The Chad MacDonald case. |
4 | Flight | The Brian Stewart case. |
5 | Agony | |
6 | Scrambled | The Maureen and Steven Kass case. |
7 | Venom |
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8 | Punk | |
9 | True North | |
10 | Hate |
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11 | Ramparts |
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12 | Haven | The 1996 George Kobayashi cheating scandal. |
13 | Hunters | The murders of Chris Foote and Spring Wright. |
14 | Sideshow | |
15 | Disciple | The Charity Miranda case. |
16 | Harm | The Lisa Smart medical malpractice case. |
18 | Juvenile |
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19 | Tabula Rasa | The Rachael and Lisa Martin kidnapping case. |
20 | Empire |
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21 | Ambitious | The John Gotti, Jr. case. |
22 | Admissions | |
23 | Refuge (1) | Based on the Russian mafia drug money laundering scams during the 1980s and 1990s between JFK Airport and Moscow. |
24 | Refuge (2) |
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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1 | Who Let the Dogs Out? |
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2 | Armed Forces |
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3 | For Love or Money | The Debra Hartmann case. |
4 | Soldier of Fortune | The De Beers corporation diamond conflicts. |
6 | Formerly Famous | The Bonnie Lee Bakley case. |
7 | Myth of Fingerprints |
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8 | The Fire This Time |
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9 | 3 Dawg Night | The shooting at Club New York involving Sean Combs (a.k.a. "Puff Daddy)". |
10 | Prejudice |
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11 | The Collar |
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13 | DR 1-102 | The William Lee Neal case and the related Mark Pautler scandal. |
14 | Missing | The Chandra Levy case. |
16 | Born Again | The Candace Newmaker case. |
17 | Girl Most Likely |
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18 | Equal Rights |
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19 | Slaughter |
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21 | Foul Play | The Danny Almonte age scandal. |
22 | Attorney Client | The Craig Rabinowitz case. |
23 | Oxymoron | The Nicky Barnes case. |
24 | Patriot |
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Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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1 | Rumble |
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3 | Lost Boys |
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4 | Falling |
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5 | Knock Off |
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6 | Sweetie |
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7 | Zero |
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8 | Chattel |
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9 | By Perjury |
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10 | Pledge |
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12 | Illegitimate |
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13 | Crimebusters |
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14 | Rapture |
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15 | Bailout |
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16 | Take-Out | |
17 | Anchors Away |
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18 | Promote This! |
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19 | All New |
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20 | Exchange | The murders of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez. |
21 | Skate or Die |
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22 | The Drowned and the Saved |
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
Season 23
Ep# | Episode Title | Real Life Incident(s)/Case(s) |
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1 | Freedom Of Expression | |
2 | Human Innovations | The murder of Bob Lee. |
3 | Turn The Page | The Jeremy Skibicki case. |
6 | On The Ledge | |
7 | Balance Of Power | The GameStop short squeeze. |
8 | Facade |
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9 | Family Ties | The Seth Rich case. |
See Also
- List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (seasons 1–15)
- List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (season 16–present)
- List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes
- List of Law & Order: Trial By Jury Ripped from the Headline episodes
- List of Law & Order: LA Ripped from the Headline episodes
- List of Law & Order: Organized Crime Ripped from the Headline episodes
- List of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes