True Stories of Law & Order: The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show

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Penguin, Nov 7, 2006 - True Crime - 272 pages
True Stories of Law & Order reveals the fascinating and shocking facts behind 25 of the hit show's most popular episodes - from the incredible account of how a woman's repressed memory leads to the solving of a 30-year-old cold case to the high-profile investigation of tranvestite millionaire Robert Durst. And just like in Law & Order, the actual crime is just the beginning, as you follow these cases from the initial stages of the investigation through the trial and up to the often controversial verdicts.

Part of the reason millions of fans tune in to Law & Order is the gritty realism of its storytelling. The monumentally popular show has included many episodes inspired by actual cases ripped from the headlines - true crimes that are often stranger and more chilling than fiction.

 

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three 23
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four 33
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five 41
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six 50
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seven 64
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eight 74
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nine 83
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fifteen 142
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sixteen 149
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seventeen 156
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eighteen 167
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nineteen 177
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twenty 187
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twentyone 197
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twentytwo 209
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twelve 111
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thirteen 121
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fourteen 129
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twentythree 219
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twentyfour 229
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twentyfive 235
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endnotes 249
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About the author (2006)

Kevin Dwyer is the author of Kiss and Tell: A Trivial Study of Smooching and coauthor of two books covering “the real crimes behind the best episodes of the hit TV show,” Law & Order: True Stories of Law & Order and True Stories of Law & Order: SVU.

Juré Fiorillo is the author of Great Bastards of History and co-author of two books covering “the real crimes behind the best episodes of the hit TV show [Law & Order]"True Stories of Law & Order, and True Stories of Law & Order: SVU. She is also a contributing author to the books History's Greatest Lies: The Startling Truths Behind World Events our History Books Got Wrong, and Before They Changed the World.

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