On our inaugural episode, we discuss the episode "Pretend" (Season 8, Episode 21) and do a deep dive into the story that inspired it: the bizarre case of Treva Throneberry.

Episode 1: "Pretend" & Treva Throneberry

This week, we cover the episode "Popular" (Season 3, Episode 16) and its connection to an outlandish moral panic from the early 2000s.

Episode 2: "Popular" & Rainbow Parties

On this episode, we recap "Haystack" (Season 8, Episode 15), the tragic true story that inspired it, and the impact of crime reporters like Nancy Grace.

Episode 3: "Haystack" & Melinda Duckett

On this week's episode, we discuss "Streetwise" (Season 9, Episode 11), the phenomenon of street families, and the tragic murder of Jessica Kate Williams.

Episode 4: "Streetwise" & The Murder of Jessica Williams

Welcome to Especially Heinous, a podcast where Amber tells her friend Jessica about the bizarre true stories behind episodes of Law & Order SVU.

Especially Heinous

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