Especially Heinous

Amber & Jess

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

  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode 4: "Streetwise" & The Murder of Jessica Williams
    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.
    10 February 2019, 2:54 am
  • 30 minutes 42 seconds
    Episode 3: "Haystack" & Melinda Duckett
    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.
    3 February 2019, 3:31 am
  • 33 minutes 3 seconds
    Episode 2: "Popular" & Rainbow Parties
    This week, we cover the episode "Popular" (Season 3, Episode 16) and its connection to an outlandish moral panic from the early 2000s.
    3 February 2019, 3:31 am
  • 44 minutes 51 seconds
    Episode 1: "Pretend" & Treva Throneberry
    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.
    27 January 2019, 1:26 am
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