A 10-year-old girl may be responsible for the murder of a little boy in her neighborhood.A 10-year-old girl may be responsible for the murder of a little boy in her neighborhood.A 10-year-old girl may be responsible for the murder of a little boy in her neighborhood.
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- TriviaThis episode appears to be based on two separate cases of child killings in which the crimes were committed by children themselves (both cases from England):
- The 1993 murder of James Bulger by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. James was a three years old when he was abducted and murdered by two ten year old boys in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The horrific and shocking crime made international headlines at the time.
- The 1968 Mary Bell case, in which 11-year old Bell strangled two toddler boys to death, whom she was babysitting in North East England.
- GoofsWhen Jenny's lawyer meets with McCoy and Carmichael in the judge's chambers before trial, he is wearing a broad-stripe, burgundy-colored dress shirt. Then, during a brief shot from behind him, the stripes are narrow and navy-colored.
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Dr. Emil Skoda: Jenny's been emotionally abused. Maybe physically. She lashes off when her anger reaches the boiling point.
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: So we lock this girl up?
Dr. Emil Skoda: Get used to it. More and more girls committing violent crimes. I don't see anything for Jenny except a future of escalating anti-social behavior.
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: What makes you say that?
Dr. Emil Skoda: Emotional abuse, the snuffed cat, the blacked-out photographs. Her lack of response when I went after her.
Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy: Her fantasies about hurting little boys.
Dr. Emil Skoda: Yeah, previews of coming attractions. She's graduated to murder. She's not gonna stop.
A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael: You sound pretty sure.
Dr. Emil Skoda: Kid's a done deal. She's a textbook serial killer. We just got her early.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2000)
Law And Order picked up on that theme and cast Hallie Hirsh who leads the older Madeline Blue into killing a seven year old boy and leaving the body in a drainpipe. The same kind of amoral act that Leopold and Loeb did way back in the 20s..
What to do with her, Hirsh that is who just shows no remorse, no empathy whatsoever. This turns into a duel between J.K. Simmons and former Law And Order resident psychiatrist Carolyn McCormick who is retained by the defense.
Some folks can't comprehend pure evil existing, yet there is Charles Manson. How much more incomprehensible when it's a child.
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- Aug 12, 2019