Goren and Eames learn a murdered man had been spending money on an inspirational teen dying of ALS. Though despite her rabid fanbase and her best-selling book, no one has ever seen the girl face-to-face. Would someone kill to keep up the charade? 

We're talking about Criminal Intent season 1 episode 21 "Faith." Our guest is comedienne and podcaster Brandi Brown.

This episode takes cues from the case of Debbie Swenson.  

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CI: Goren thinks the mysterious dying girl is fake

Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie invite special guests to talk about ripped-from-the-headlines episodes of Law & Order, SVU, and Criminal Intent. It's the f'ing OG of police procedurals!

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Detectives learn a woman in a coma was given insulin so her husband can get off on a necrophilia kink. After charging him with attempted murder, McCoy suspects her step-daughter and her doctor might have given her the injection.

L&O: He gets stiff making his wife stiff and boning her frozen body

Barba turns off the life support of a terminally-ill baby. DA Jack McCoy charges him with murder and new ADA Peter Stone prosecutes the case. Though he's acquitted, Barba resigns.

SVU: Barba kills a baby and McCoy STILL won't fire him

Shots ring out during an argument in a restaurant. Was the movie producer an innocent bystander? Or did a hit man pick the perfect moment to act?

L&O: First the singing, then the gunfire

A teen fakes her death to run off with her teacher, only to later learn they're actually father and daughter.

SVU: Ooops. I slept with my daughter!

A doctor, the husband of a conservative congresswoman, is beaten to death in his home. He'd been treating a transgender teen against her father's will. Which will win in court: justice or politics?

CI: Goren thinks the mysterious dying girl is fake

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