Continuing the true crime craze, NBC recently released a trailer for its upcoming docuseries, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murder. Centered on the 1989 double murder of Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez as perpetrated by their two adult sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, the Dick Wolf-produced anthology claims that “The true story will…
Everyone who has ever owned a television would undoubtedly recognize the iconic “DUN DUN” of the Law & Order franchise. With the longevity of the original series, several long-running spin-offs, and an apparent syndication contract with the devil, I’d venture to guess that you can’t turn on the TV without at least one channel running…
Pam Wechsler spent several years as a criminal prosecutor in Boston, MA before moving to Los Angeles to write for television—most notably Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Now, Ms. Wechsler is trying her hand at crime fiction with her first novel, Mission Hill. She was…
DUN DUN! Law & Order: True Crime is coming to a horizontal screen near you. Hot off the heels of the successful American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson comes news that the folks at NBC are also jumping on the bandwagon of true crime anthologies. NBC announced it has recently ordered an eight-episode-long…
Everyone knows Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and the Hardy Boys, but what about the best female sleuths from pop culture? Women have been solving crime and catching bad guys in books, television, and movies just as long as men—only they’ve been doing it better. Let’s face it, women do almost everything better. Call it female…
Crooked Brooklyn by Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmetterer is a harrowing, true tale of the chief of Brooklyn's Rackets Division who helped clean up the storied New York City borough (Available November 17, 2015). Read this exclusive excerpt of Crooked Brooklyn by Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmetterer, and then make sure you're signed in and comment…
As a former mental health chief at New York City’s Rikers Island, I watch TV crime dramas with special interest, especially when the action switches to Rikers. No crime series includes the notorious lockup more often than the enduring Law & Order. While this popular TV series makes for satisfying entertainment, and even better PR…
With Chicago P.D., executive producer Dick Wolf may have the beginnings of a new dynasty on his hands, this time set in The Windy City instead of New York. Spun-off from the surprise success of Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. looks to be around for a while, if the show’s initial ratings remain stable. P.D. already…
Are you a super fan of Law & Order? All 456 episodes and 20 years of it? Well one super fan took his obsession to new—and more academic—heights. Jeff Thompson's project started out when he simply started watching (read: binge-watch) old episodes of Law & Order on Netflix. However, the hobby soon became a project…
The Washington Post's Adam Bernstein has a nice article on the life and work of long-time Chicago cop turned actor, Dennis Farina, who recently passed away at the age of 69. We loved him in the underappreciated Crime Story, Law & Order of course, and really just about everywhere he brought his unmisktakeable attitude, accent,…
