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| − | ''Law & Order'' episodes are often advertised as being "'''ripped from the headlines''' |
+ | ''Law & Order'' episodes are often advertised as being "'''ripped from the headlines'''". Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on actual events. In reality, the slogan refers to the franchise's practice of conceiving stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well-known headline, while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction, or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual, but the circumstances the person encounters are largely fictional. |
Often the plot of an initial portion of an episode resembles a recognizable aspect of an actual case, such as the 1998 episode of the original series "[[Tabloid]]", wherein a woman is killed in a car crash after being chased by a gossip reporter, similarly to Princess Diana's death in August 1997. This "ripped from the headlines" theme is reflected in the opening credits sequence that evolves from newspaper halftones to high-resolution photos. The rest of the plot, however, usually diverges significantly from the actual events that may have inspired the episode. |
Often the plot of an initial portion of an episode resembles a recognizable aspect of an actual case, such as the 1998 episode of the original series "[[Tabloid]]", wherein a woman is killed in a car crash after being chased by a gossip reporter, similarly to Princess Diana's death in August 1997. This "ripped from the headlines" theme is reflected in the opening credits sequence that evolves from newspaper halftones to high-resolution photos. The rest of the plot, however, usually diverges significantly from the actual events that may have inspired the episode. |
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Promotional advertisements of episodes with close real-life case parallels often use the "ripped from the headlines" phrase, although a textual disclaimer, within the actual episode, emphasizes that the story and characters are fictional. This format lends itself to exploring different outcomes or motives that similar events could have had under other circumstances. |
Promotional advertisements of episodes with close real-life case parallels often use the "ripped from the headlines" phrase, although a textual disclaimer, within the actual episode, emphasizes that the story and characters are fictional. This format lends itself to exploring different outcomes or motives that similar events could have had under other circumstances. |
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| + | The show ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]'' takes a different approach to storylines though as a narrative arc spans multiple episodes and is stated to not be "ripped from the headlines".<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/law-order-organized-crime-won-160028737.html 'Law and Order: Organized Crime' Won't Rip Stories From the Headlines Like 'SVU']</ref> However, the episodes do nevertheless feature details that are ripped from the headlines, though at a lesser frequency and without the same formatting of making them central storylines to the show's scripts, compared to other shows in the franchise. |
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| + | ==List of Ripped from the headlines episodes== |
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===Law & Order=== |
===Law & Order=== |
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| + | ''see [[List of Law & Order Ripped from the Headline episodes]]'' |
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| − | * 1x01: [[Prescription for Death]] - [[wikipedia:Libby Zion Law|The Libby Zion case]]. |
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| − | * 1x02: [[Subterranean Homeboy Blues]] - [[wikipedia:Bernhard Goetz|The Bernhard Goetz (aka "The Subway Vigilante") case]]. |
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| − | * 1x03: [[The Reaper's Helper]] - [[wikipedia:Jack Kevorkian|The Jack Kevorkian (aka "Dr. Death") case]]. |
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| − | * 1x04: [[Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]] - [[wikipedia:Robert Chambers (criminal)|The Robert Chambers (aka "Preppie Killer") case]]. |
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| − | * 1x05: [[Happily Ever After]] - [[wikipedia:Charles Stuart (murderer)|The Charles "Chuck" Stuart case]]. |
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| − | * 1x06: [[Everybody's Favorite Bagman]] - [[wikipedia:Donald Manes|The 1986 New York Parking Violations Bureau corruption scandal]]. |
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| − | * 1x07: [[By Hooker, By Crook]] - [[wikipedia:Sydney Biddle Barrows|The Sydney Biddle Barrows (aka The Mayflower Madam) case]]. |
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| − | * 1x08: [[Poison Ivy]] - [[wikipedia:Death of Edmund Perry|The Edmund Perry case]]. |
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| − | * 1x09: [[Indifference]] - [[wikipedia:Joel Steinberg|The Joel Steinberg case]]. |
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| − | * 1x11: [[Out of the Half-Light]] - [[wikipedia:Tawana Brawley rape allegations|The Tawana Brawley rape allegation case]]. |
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| − | * 1x13: [[A Death in the Family]] - [[wikipedia:Larry Davis (New York)|The Larry Davis case]]. |
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| − | * 1x15-1x16: [[The Torrents of Greed]] - Based on the life of [[wikipedia:John Gotti|John Gotti and the New York Mob]]. |
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| − | * 1x17: [[Mushrooms]] - Inspired by real-life cases of young children hit by stray bullets in large U.S. cities. |
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| − | * 1x19: [[The Serpent's Tooth]] - [[wikipedia:Lyle and Erik Menendez|The Lyle and Erik Menendez (aka The Menendez Brothers) case]]. |
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| − | * 1x20: [[The Troubles]] - [[wikipedia:Joe Doherty|The Joe Doherty case]]. |
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| − | * 1x22: [[The Blue Wall]] - [[wikipedia:Joe Sánchez|The Joe Sanchez case]]. |
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| − | ====Season 2==== |
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| + | ''see [[List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (seasons 1–15)]] and [[List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (season 16–present)]]'' |
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| − | * 2x01: [[Confession (L&O)|Confession]] - [[wikipedia:Arizona v. Fulminante|The Oreste Fulminante case]]. |
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| − | * 2x02: [[The Wages of Love]] - [[wikipedia:Betty Broderick|The Betty Broderick case]]. |
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| − | * 2x05: [[God Bless the Child]] - The Alex Dale Morris case. |
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| − | * 2x07: [[In Memory Of...]] - The George Franklin case. |
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| − | * 2x08: [[Out of Control]] - 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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| − | * 2x09: [[Renunciation]] - [[wikipedia:Pamela Smart|The Pamela Smart case]]. |
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| − | * 2x10: [[Heaven]] - Based on the [[wikipedia:Happy Land fire|The Happy Land Fire]] caused by Julio González. |
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| − | * 2x11: [[His Hour Upon the Stage]] - [[wikipedia:Roy Radin|The Roy Radin case]]. |
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| − | * 2x12: [[Star Struck]] - The cases of [[wikipedia:Rebecca Schaeffer|Rebecca Schaeffer]], [[wikipedia:Theresa Saldan|Theresa Saldan]] & [[wikipedia:Andrea Evans|Andrea Evans]]. |
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| − | * 2x13: [[Severance]] - The CBS Murders case. |
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| − | * 2x16: [[Vengeance]] - [[wikipedia:Albert DeSalvo|The Albert DeSalvo (aka "Boston Strangler") case]]. |
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| − | * 2x18: [[The Fertile Fields]] - [[wikipedia:Crown Heights riot|The Brooklyn Crown Heights Riot of 1991]]. |
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| − | * 2x20: [[Intolerance]] - [[wikipedia:Wanda Holloway|The Wanda Holloway case]]. |
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| + | ===Law & Order: Criminal Intent=== |
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| − | ====Season 3==== |
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| − | * 3x02: [[Conspiracy]] - [[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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| − | * 3x03: [[Forgiveness]] - [[wikipedia:Bonnie Garland murder case|The Bonnie Garland case]]. |
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| − | * 3x11: [[Extended Family]] - The Faye Yager case. |
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| − | * 3x13: [[Night and Fog]] - [[wikipedia:John Demjanjuk|The John Demjanjuk ("Ivan the Terrible") case]]. |
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| − | * 3x17: [[Conduct Unbecoming]] - [[wikipedia:Tailhook scandal|Based on the Tailhook Association scandal]]. |
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| + | ===Law & Order: Trial By Jury=== |
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| − | ====Season 4==== |
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| + | ''see [[List of Law & Order: Trial By Jury Ripped from the Headline episodes]]'' |
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| − | * 4x01: [[Sweeps]] - [[wikipedia:Geraldo_(TV_series)#Brawl|Based on a 1988 episode of Geraldo]]. |
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| − | * 4x03: [[Discord]] - [[wikipedia:Mike_Tyson#Rape_conviction.2C_prison.2C_and_conversion|The Mike Tyson rape case]]. |
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| − | * 4x05: [[Black Tie]] - [[wikipedia:Sunny von Bülow|The Sunny von Bülow case]]. |
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| − | * 4x07: [[Apocrypha]] - [[wikipedia:Charles Manson|The Charles Manson case]]. |
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| − | * 4x08: [[American Dream]] - [[wikipedia:Billionaire Boys Club|Ron Levin case]]. |
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| − | * 4x14: [[Censure]] - [[wikipedia:Sol_Wachtler#Criminal_charges_and_resignation|The Sol Wachtler case]]. |
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| − | * 4x16: [[Big Bang]] - [[wikipedia:Ted Kaczynski|The Ted Kaczynski (aka "The Unabomber") case]]. |
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| − | * 4x17: [[Mayhem]] - [[wikipedia:David Berkowitz|David Berkowitz (aka The Son of Sam) case]] and [[wikipedia:John and Lorena Bobbitt|The Lorena Bobbitt case]]. |
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| − | * 4x18: [[Wager]] - [[wikipedia:James R. Jordan, Sr.|The James R. Jordan, Sr. murder]]. |
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| − | * 4x19: [[Sanctuary]] - [[wikipedia:Crown Heights riot|The Brooklyn Crown Heights]] and [[wikipedia:Rodney King|Rodney King]] [[wikipedia:1992 Los Angeles riots|1992 Los Angeles riots]]. |
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| − | * 4x20: [[Nurture]] - [[wikipedia:Katie Beers kidnapping|The Katie Beers case]]. |
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| − | * 4x21: [[Doubles]] - [[wikipedia:Tonya_Harding#January_1994_incident|The Tonya Harding case]]. |
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+ | ===Law & Order: LA=== |
| + | ''see [[List of Law & Order: LA Ripped from the Headline episodes]]'' |
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| − | * 5x01: [[Second Opinion]] - Based on the controversy surrounding the use of laetrile to treat cancer. |
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| − | * 5x03: [[Blue Bamboo]] - Inspired by the Japanese use of comfort women during World War II. |
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| − | * 5x04: [[Family Values (L&O)|Family Values]] - [[wikipedia:Amy Fisher|The Amy Fisher (aka the "Long Island Lolita") case]]. |
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| − | * 5x05: [[White Rabbit]] - [[wikipedia:Sara Jane Olson|The Sara Jane Olson/Kathleen Soliah]] and [[wikipedia:Katherine Ann Power|Katherine Ann Power case]]s as well as the [[wikipedia:Weather Underground|Weathermen underground anti-war movement]]. |
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| − | * 5x06: [[Competence (L&O)|Competence]] - [[Wikipedia:Eleanor Bumpur|The 1984 murder of Eleanor Bumpur]]. |
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| − | * 5x07: [[Precious]] - Based on real cases of [[wikipedia:Münchausen syndrome by proxy|Münchausen syndrome by proxy]]. |
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| − | * 5x08: [[Virtue]] - [[wikipedia:Anita_Hill#Clarence_Thomas_controversy|The Anita Hill scandal]]. |
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| − | * 5x09: [[Scoundrels]] - The [[wikipedia:Charles Keating|Charles Keating]] and [[wikipedia:Ivan Boesky|Ivan Boesky]] scandals. |
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| − | * 5x10: [[House Counsel]] - [[wikipedia:Bruce Cutler|The Bruce Cutler case]]. |
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| − | * 5x12: [[Progeny]] - [[wikipedia:Paul Jennings Hill|The Paul Jennings Hill case]]. |
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| − | * 5x13: [[Rage (L&O)|Rage]] - [[wikipedia:Long Island Rail Road massacre|The Colin case]]. |
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| − | * 5x14: [[Performance]] - [[wikipedia:Spur Posse|The Spur Posse case]]. |
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| − | * 5x15: [[Seed]] - [[wikipedia:Cecil Jacobson|The Dr. Cecil Jacobson case]]. |
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| − | * 5x17: [[Act of God]] - Inspired by insurance cases involving claims of an [[wikipedia:Act of God|act of God]]. |
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| − | * 5x18: [[Privileged]] - The Paul Cox case. |
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| − | * 5x19: [[Cruel and Unusual]] - Based off the case of the [[wikipedia:Judge Rotenberg Educational Center|Judge Rotenberg Educational Center]] in Canton, Massachusetts. |
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| − | * 5x20: [[Bad Faith]] - [[wikipedia:James Porter (Catholic priest)|The James Porter case]]. |
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| − | * 5x21: [[Purple Heart]] - The Anthony Riggs case. |
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| − | * 5x22: [[Switch]] - The Karisa Santiago case. |
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| − | * 5x23: [[Pride]] - [[wikipedia:Dan White|The Dan White case]]. |
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| + | ===Law & Order: Organized Crime=== |
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| − | ====Season 6==== |
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| + | ''see [[List of Law & Order: Organized Crime Ripped from the Headline episodes]]'' |
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| − | * 6x01: [[Bitter Fruit]] - The Ellie Nesler case. |
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| − | * 6x05: [[Hot Pursuit]] - [[wikipedia:Patty Hearst|The Patty Hearst case]]. |
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| − | * 6x06: [[Paranoia (L&O)|Paranoia]] - [[wikipedia:Gina Grant college admissions controversy|The Gina Grant case]]. |
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| − | * 6x07: [[Humiliation]] - [[wikipedia:Estella_Marie_Thompson#Arrest_with_Hugh_Grant|Based on the Divine Brown incident]]. |
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| − | * 6x08: [[Angel]] - [[wikipedia:Susan Smith|The Susan Smith case]]. |
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| − | * 6x10: [[Remand]] - [[wikipedia:Murder of Kitty Genovese|The Kitty Genovese case]]. |
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| − | * 6x11: [[Corpus Delicti]] - [[wikipedia:Helen Brach|The Helen Brach case]]. |
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| − | * 6x13: [[Charm City]] - [[wikipedia:Long Island Rail Road massacre|The Colin Ferguson case]], [[wikipedia:Tokyo subway sarin attack|The Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995]] and [[wikipedia:Daegu subway fire|the Daegu subway fire in China]]. |
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| − | * 6x16: [[Savior]] - [[wikipedia:John List|The John List (aka "The Bogeyman of Westfield") case]]. |
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| − | * 6x18: [[Atonement]] - The Linda Sobek case. |
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| − | * 6x22: [[Homesick]] - The Olivia Riner case. |
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| + | ===Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent=== |
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| − | ====Season 7==== |
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| + | ''see [[List of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes]]'' |
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| − | * 7x01: [[Causa Mortis]] - The murder of New Jersey schoolteacher Kathleen Weinstein in Toms River. |
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| − | * 7x05: [[Corruption]] - Based on the 1967 through 1972 thefts of heroin from the Department Property Clerk's office of the New York City Police Department. |
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| − | * 7x07: [[Deadbeat]] - The Jeffery Nichols case. |
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| − | * 7x09: [[Entrapment]] - [[wikipedia:Qubilah Shabazz|The Qubilah Shabazz case]]. |
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| − | * 7x11: [[Menace]] - The Deletha Word case. |
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| − | * 7x13: [[Matrimony]] - [[wikipedia:Anna_Nicole_Smith#Inheritance_court_cases|The Anna Nicole Smith inheritance case]]. |
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| − | * 7x17: [[Showtime]] - [[wikipedia:O. J. Simpson murder case|The O. J. Simpson murder case]]. |
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| − | * 7x18: [[Mad Dog]] - [[wikipedia:Murder of Megan Kanka|The Megan Kanka case]]. |
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| − | * 7x20: [[We Like Mike]] - The murder of Ennis Cosby in 1997, in Los Angeles. |
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| − | * 7x23: [[Terminal]] - The Angel Diaz case. |
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+ | ==Footnotes== |
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| − | * 8x01: [[Thrill]] - The Thomas Koskovich and Jayson Vreeland case. |
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| − | * 8x02: [[Denial (L&O)|Denial]] - [[wikipedia:Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson|The Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson case]]. |
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| − | * 8x03: [[Navy Blues]] - The 1997 sex scandal involving the U.S. Air Force and [[wikipedia:Kelly Flinn|Lt. Kelly Flinn]]. |
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| − | * 8x04: [[Harvest]] - Inspired by a piece on 60 Minutes about people being shot in Los Angeles drive-bys. |
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| − | * 8x05: [[Baby, It's You]] - [[wikipedia:Murder of JonBenét Ramsey|The JonBenét Ramsey case]]. |
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| − | * 8x16: [[Divorce]] - Based on the divorce of [[wikipedia:Joseph_P._Kennedy_II#Personal_life|Joseph P. Kennedy II]] and Sheila Brewster Rauch. |
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| − | * 8x17: [[Carrier]] - [[wikipedia:Nushawn Williams|The Nushawn Williams case]]. |
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| − | * 8x19: [[Disappeared]] - [[wikipedia:Ted Kaczynski|The Ted Kaczynski (aka "The Unabomber") case]]. |
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| − | * 8x20: [[Burden]] - [[wikipedia:Jack Kevorkian|The Dr. Jack Kevorkian case]]. |
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| − | * 8x21: [[Bad Girl]] - [[wikipedia:Karla Faye Tucker|The Karla Faye Tucker case]]. |
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| − | * 8x22: [[Damaged (L&O)|Damaged]] - [[wikipedia:Glen Ridge rape|The Glen Ridge High School rape case]]. |
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| − | * 8x23: [[Tabloid]] - [[wikipedia:Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|The deaths of Diana Spencer and Dodi Fayed]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 24 March 2024
Law & Order episodes are often advertised as being "ripped from the headlines". Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on actual events. In reality, the slogan refers to the franchise's practice of conceiving stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well-known headline, while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction, or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual, but the circumstances the person encounters are largely fictional.
Often the plot of an initial portion of an episode resembles a recognizable aspect of an actual case, such as the 1998 episode of the original series "Tabloid", wherein a woman is killed in a car crash after being chased by a gossip reporter, similarly to Princess Diana's death in August 1997. This "ripped from the headlines" theme is reflected in the opening credits sequence that evolves from newspaper halftones to high-resolution photos. The rest of the plot, however, usually diverges significantly from the actual events that may have inspired the episode.
Promotional advertisements of episodes with close real-life case parallels often use the "ripped from the headlines" phrase, although a textual disclaimer, within the actual episode, emphasizes that the story and characters are fictional. This format lends itself to exploring different outcomes or motives that similar events could have had under other circumstances.
The show Law & Order: Organized Crime takes a different approach to storylines though as a narrative arc spans multiple episodes and is stated to not be "ripped from the headlines".[1] However, the episodes do nevertheless feature details that are ripped from the headlines, though at a lesser frequency and without the same formatting of making them central storylines to the show's scripts, compared to other shows in the franchise.
List of Ripped from the headlines episodes
Law & Order
see List of Law & Order Ripped from the Headline episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
see List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (seasons 1–15) and List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ripped from the Headline episodes (season 16–present)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
see List of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes
Law & Order: Trial By Jury
see List of Law & Order: Trial By Jury Ripped from the Headline episodes
Law & Order: LA
see List of Law & Order: LA Ripped from the Headline episodes
Law & Order: Organized Crime
see List of Law & Order: Organized Crime Ripped from the Headline episodes
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
see List of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Ripped from the Headline episodes