L&O: Van Buren sends an innocent man to prison

L&O S12 E7 "Myth of Fingerprints"

Well...I mean...they looked like fingerprints.

In original recipe season 12 episode 7, "Myth of Fingerprints," a homicide lead Briscoe & Green to revisit the case that helped Van Buren make lieutenant - only to find the fingerprint evidence that put two men away was fudged.

Kevin & Rebecca talk with scholar and social justice advocate Dr. Marcia Chatelain (Office Hours podcast).

This episode of Law & Order was inspired by the evidence tampering scandal of Joyce Gilchrist.

L&O: Rubirosa accuses Cutter of pimping her out

L&O S18 E10 “Tango”

So...side boob or nip slip? What's it going to take to get this conviction?

A missing teenage girl is spotted in the company of a pimp and hooker before turning up dead. Will Cutter use Rubirosa's sex appeal to win the case?

Kevin & Rebecca are joined by the anonymous Hollywood blogger known as the Bitter Script Reader. They look at Law & Order season 18 episode 10 "Tango."

This episode is inspired by the real-life murder of Jennifer Moore.

CI: The guy from Stranger Things sends his family to heaven

CI: S8 E9 "Family Values"

That time @DavidKHarbour killed his whole family on Criminal Intent...including the doghttps://t.co/K62YR0ulh2 pic.twitter.com/Prp2zISmEi

— Law & Order Podcast (@lawandorderpod) December 11, 2016

In season 8, episode 9 "Family Values," a religious man believes he can save his family's souls by sending them to heaven. Can Goren and Eames saves his daughter it's too late? 

Comedian, author, and creative force behind "The Black Tapes" and "Tanis" Paul Bae joins the panel to discuss a Criminal Intent episode as creepy and disturbing as his podcasts.

This episode of Criminal Intent is inspired by the real-life case of John List.

L&O: A creepy celebrity watches kids from an ice cream truck

L&O S13 E24 "Smoke"

Briscoe: "You know Mr. Miller, you look just like this asshole club owner I arrest twice for murder. No offense."

A baby falls to his death after being dangled from a window by his celebrity father. But the investigations uncover other allegations of misconduct.

TVGuide.com reporter Erin Fox joins the panel to talk about original recipe season 13 episode 24 "Smoke."

This episode is based on the many, many scandals surrounding Michael Jackson.

CI: A woman poisons people to open a kid’s clothing store

CI S1 E7 "Poison"

Goren: "I'll sniff out the culprit. No, I mean, literally. I sniff things."

Goren and Eames hunt someone putting cyanide in headache medicine. Is she trying to kill lots of people...or just one in particular? PLUS: a crossover from Briscoe & Green!

Lani Diane Rich, writer and host of the StoryWonk network of podcasts (Dusted, We Used to Be Friends, The Light Bulb) chimes in on Criminal Intent season 1 episode 7 "Poison."

This episode is inspired by the real-life case of Stella Nickel.

L&O: Van Buren shoots a teenager in front of her kids

L&O S5 E6 "Competence"

Who knew Van Buren even had a gun?

In an episode that feels familiar today, Van Buren kills an unarmed kid during an apparent robbery. Race, gender, loyalty, and politics all complicate the investigation.

Writer and comedienne Sarah Hohman joins the panel to break down Law & Order season 5 ep 6 "Competence."

This episode is based in part on the real life story of Eleanor Bumpers.

SVU: The sex offender didn’t actually kill that kid

SVU S1 E7 "Uncivilized"

Cassidy: "I think I could have a long career at SVU." Stabler: "That's cute."

Benson and Stabler look into the murder of an 8-year-old boy. How far are they willing to go to pin it on the neighborhood sex offender?

Kevin & Rebecca welcome Aussi podcaster Vaya Pashos ("The Neighbuzz podcast") to talk about old school SVU, season  1 episode 7, "Uncivilized."

This episode of SVU takes some inspiration from the infamous Leopold & Loeb case.

SVU: Tim Daly is a preacher who hates gay people

SVU S8 E17 "Sin"

Looks like a famous musician got addicted to SVU because it's on the hotel TV in every city he plays in.

Singer/songwriter and L&O addict Mike Doughty joins Kevin & Rebecca to discuss SVU season 8, episode 17, "Sin." It looks like a male prostitute is murdered in a ritualized killing, but the trail leads Stabler & Benson to a charismatic preacher who may be hiding a secret. 

This episode is inspired by the sex scandal of preacher Ted Haggard.

Listen to the episode:

Check out the video for Mike's new single, "I Can't Believe I Found You in That Town" - it's the song you heard at the end of the episode:

Special thanks to Alpha Loft in Portsmouth, N.H., who lent us the space to tape this episode.

L&O: A woman gets chased off a bridge & Rey's wife leaves

L&O S7 E11 "Menace"

"I don't know, Lenny. I told my wife I cheated on her and now she moved out. I just didn't see that coming."

A woman jumps from a crowded bridge. Did she kill herself or was she chased to her death? Also, Rey's wife leaves him (for now.)

On this installment, author and Law & Order savant Brady Carlson joins Kevin and Rebecca as they dig into the classic Mothership episode, season 7 episode 11, "Menace."

This episode is inspired by the real-life case of Delitha Ward.

SVU: Scott Bakula names his penis King Sebastian

SVU Season 14 episode 7 "Vanity's Bonfire"

I am the greatest legal mind of my generation and my legal argument is that I'm not the father because I only got a handy.

The kidnapping of a baby leads the squad into the mystery of who the father is...could he be the politically powerful man hoping to avoid a scandal?

Kevin and Rebecca are joined by podcaster and Television Without Pity founder Sarah D. Bunting as they take on SVU season 14 episode 7, "Vanity's Bonfire."

This episode is inspired by the sex scandal of presidential candidate John Edwards.

L&O: The mob kills everyone and Jon Cryer’s father is the judge

L&O S1 E15-16 "The Torrents of Greed 1 & 2"

"You want me...Jon Cryer...to be on this podcast talking about the 1990 Law & Order my father was on?"

In this episode, we're joined by Jon Cryer, star of "Two and a Half Men," "Pretty in Pink," and the "Undisclosed Addendum" podcast. We'll discuss Law & Order season 1, episodes 15 & 16, "The Torrents of Greed" parts 1 & 2.

Greevey and Logan bust an illegal cigarette ring, but Stone can't nail the mob boss behind it.  We'll also hear Jon Cryer's personal connection to the episode.

This episode is inspired by the life of NYC mafia don John Gotti.

L&O: The murder victim is a horse

L&O S6 E11 "Corpus Delicti"

"So the someone killed a horse with a wire in its anus and this is going to lead us to a missing heiress?" Oh yeah. This is going to be THAT kind of podcast.

Someone murdered an expensive show horse because he can't jump. Brisoce & Curtis are on the case and soon discover a larger criminal scheme.

In the premier episode of "...These are Their Stories," host Kevin Flynn is joined by true crime author Rebecca Lavoie and special guest, from the "Extra Hot Great" podcast and Previously.tv, Tara Ariano.

This Law & Order episode was inspired by the real-life disappearance of Helen Brach.