That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

Today, Kara and Liza dissect a very early episode of SVU, “A Single Life” (Season 1, Episode 2), and discuss the long awaited conviction of rapist Lloyd Woodbury. SOURCES: The Los Angeles Times [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-12-me-5855-story.html] The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/08/us/courts-begin-to-respect-memory-of-child-abuse.html] WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: National Children's Alliance [https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/voca-fix/] Next week’s episode will be “Redemption” (Season 3, Episode 6).  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu [https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week, Liza and Kara recap the episode “Monster's Legacy” (Season 14, Episode 13) and dissect the horrific crimes of defrocked Episcopal priest and child pornographer Claudius Vermilye. SOURCES: The Washington Post 1 [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/08/25/geoghans-death-is-described/fe0f632e-c0e0-45b4-ba37-3903b0ed6a10/] The Washington Post 2 [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/06/05/boys-farm-scandal/3db01172-781a-497c-9b8b-9340adcc7155/] Wikipedia - John Geoghan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Geoghan] CBS News [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victims-react-to-geoghan-murder/] Wikipedia - Claudius Vermilye [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius_Vermilye] The Dallas Morning News [https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2013/02/08/after-years-of-insisting-he-was-innocent-of-murder-death-row-inmate-charles-dean-hood-pleads-guilty-takes-life-sentence/] Slate [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/04/the-most-outrageous-thing-about-the-texas-judge-who-slept-with-the-prosecutor-in-a-death-penalty-case.html] WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: The NO MORE Global Directory [https://nomoredirectory.org/] Next week’s episode will be “A Single Life" (Season 1, Episode 2).  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu [https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode “Solving for the Unknowns” (Season 21, Episode 19) and discuss the Ian Jurgesen case and the alleged roofie-ing of women’s drinks at a Seattle nightclub. SOURCES: KIRO-TV 1 [https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/foundation-nightclub-s-owner-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-stemming-from-drug-investigation/909439050/] KIRO-TV 2 [https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-police-foundation-nightclub-management-was-aware-of-internal-dealing-of-date-rape-drug/809865957/] EDM.com [https://edm.com/news/usc-events-photo-christopher-jean-charette] Emerald City EDM [https://emeraldcityedm.com/foundation-nightclub-raided/] Dance Music NW [https://www.dancemusicnw.com/foundation-nightclub-drug-raids-first-24-hours-explained/] Daily Mail [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6264497/Swindon-mother-posts-pictures-daughter-Mileigh-Loftus-22-hospital-drink-spiked.html] Daily Mirror [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-releases-harrowing-picture-daughter-13400484] WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Tips for Safer Online Dating and Dating App Use - RAINN [https://rainn.org/articles/tips-safer-online-dating-and-dating-app-use] Next week’s episode will be “Monster's Legacy” (Season 14, Episode 13).  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu [https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week, Liza and Kara discuss the ever-relevant episode “Manic” (Season 5, Episode 2) and the Franklin v. Parke-Davis lawsuit involving the neuropathy drug gabapentin. SOURCES: The New York Times 1 [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/01/nyregion/the-fatal-vortex-collision-of-3-lives-in-east-new-york.html] The New York Times 2 [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/08/nyregion/youth-guilty-in-2-slayings-at-a-school.html] The New York Times 3 [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/08/nyregion/youth-receives-maximum-prison-term-in-2-students-killings.html] Wikipedia - Columbine High School massacre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre] The Denver Post [https://extras.denverpost.com/news/shot0504e.htm] The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/04/30/shooter-used-often-prescribed-drug/111e12dd-d761-4caf-8c1c-99986b8749aa/] National Library of Medicine [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1125531/] Wikipedia - Franklin v. Parke-Davis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_v._Parke-Davis] WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Brady: United Against Gun Violence [https://www.bradyunited.org/] Next week’s episode will be “Solving for the Unknowns" (Season 21, Episode 19).  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Today, Kara and Liza dissect the episode “Thought Criminal” (Season 15, Episodes 23) and discuss the bizarre and disturbing real-life behavior of Gilberto Valle aka the “Cannibal Cop.” SOURCES: Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/new-york-police-officer-charged-with-plan-to-cook-eat-women-idUSBRE89O16B/] The New York Times 1 [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/nyregion/gilberto-valle-ex-new-york-police-officer-talks-about-his-cannibalism-fantasies-in-film.html] The New York Times 2 [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/nyregion/gilberto-valle-accused-in-plot-to-kidnap-women-and-cook-them.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article] Wikipedia - United States v. Valle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Valle] WABC-TV [https://abc7ny.com/gilberto-valle-cannibal-cop-nypd-conviction-overturned/149431/] New York Daily News 1 [https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/07/02/cannibal-cop-released-into-custody-of-his-mother-after-conviction-overturned-in-stunning-reversal/] New York Daily News 2 [https://www.nydailynews.com/2020/06/19/ex-nypd-cannibal-cop-loses-bid-to-sue-for-unlawful-imprisonment/] Oxygen [https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/cannibal-cop-gilberto-valle-says-he-wants-a-new-life-crimecon] Good Reads [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36063984-a-gathering-of-evil] The Week [https://theweek.com/speedreads/453654/cannibal-cop-now-cook-prison] WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: Trans Lifeline [https://translifeline.org/] and Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop [https://www.max.com/movies/thought-crimes-the-case-of-the-cannibal-cop/bf70bbec-a647-4f8c-8f35-0c743e466437] Next week’s episode will be “Manic” (Season 5, Episode 2).  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu [https://bit.ly/3yb7hqu]   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.