Kara and Liza tackle the SVU episode “Pornstar’s Requiem” (Season 16, Episode 5), the story of Belle Knox, and interview the actor who plays a controversial judge, Richard T. Jones.

SOURCES:

Becoming Belle Knox - Ep 1

Becoming Belle Knox - Ep 2

Becoming Belle Knox - Ep 3

Becoming Belle Knox - Ep 4

Becoming Belle Knox - Ep 5

The View

Rolling Stone

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:

End Rape on Campus: https://endrapeoncampus.org/

Next week’s episode will be “Lost Traveler” (Season 13, Episode 9). 

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Join Kara and Liza this week as they recap “Accredo” (Season 20, Episode 5), talk all things NXIVM, and interview the actor who portrays a convincing cult leader, Sebastian Roché.

SOURCES:

HBO’s The Vow

Forbes

The New York Times - 1

The New York Times - 2

Times Union

Vanity Fair - 1

Vanity Fair - 2

Vanity Fair - 3

Newsweek

Katie Hill

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:

RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/

Next week’s episode will be “Pornstar’s Requiem” (Season 16, Episode 5). 

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On this week’s episode, Kara and Liza cover “Counterfeit” (Season 3, Episode 14), the crimes of Craig Peyer, and chat with SVU-regular, Michael O’Keefe.

SOURCES:

Forensic Files

CBS 8 San Diego

NBC 7 San Diego

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: 

Join Cara Knott's family in writing to CA Governor Gavin Newsom to block any early release for Craig Peyer: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/

Next week’s episode will be “Accredo” (Season 20, Episode 5). 

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This week, Liza and Kara dig into the episode “Babes” (Season 10, Episode 6), the scenario it’s based on, and hear from the pregnancy pact ringleader herself, Fidelia, aka Jess Varley.

SOURCES:

Mass Alliance on Teen Pregnancy

Gloucester 18 Trailer

Gloucester 18 Scenes

Inside Edition

MarieClaire

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:

Planned Parenthood: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

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This episode, Kara and Liza take listeners through SVU's "Burned" (Season 8, Episode 11), the incredible story of survivor Yvette Cade, and talk with the actress who portrays Tessa, Tiffany Evans.

SOURCES:

Oprah

ABC News

Washington Post 

HLN

WUSA 9

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:

The Hotline - https://www.thehotline.org/

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This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode "Raw" (Season 7, Episode 6), the multiple true crimes the episode is ripped from, and chat with Oscar-winner and icon, Marcia Gay Harden. 

SOURCES:

Washington Post

New York Times

Chicago Tribune

Fox 32 Chicago 

Indiana University

Southern Poverty Law Center

FBI

YouTube

Matthew F Hale (Wiki) 

Benjamin Nathaniel Smith (Wiki)

Kingston Courthouse Shooting (Wiki)

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: 

Ricky Byrdsong Memorial

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This week, Kara and Liza take listeners through Liza’s all-time favorite SVU episode, “Damaged” (Season 4, Episode 11) and the true crime it’s based on, The Ken and Barbie Killers. Plus a visit from Ari Graynor! 

SOURCES: 

Ken and Barbie Killers - YouTube

Esquire

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: 

If you are interested in learning more about psychopathy, check out The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson.

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In their first episode, Kara and Liza recap SVU’s “Bully” (Season 12, Episode 18) and the true scenarios (Leona Helmsley and R. Budd Dwyer) the episode is based on. Plus an interview with the “bully” herself, Kate Burton. 

SOURCES:

Barbara Walters Special

R. Budd Dwyer

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO: 

For more information on workplace bullying, visit https://workplacebullying.org/.

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Meet Kara and Liza: friends, comedians, Law & Order: SVU superfans, and hosts of Exactly Right’s newest true crime podcast, That's Messed Up. Each week, the pair take a deep dive into an iconic SVU episode, reveal the true crime it's based on, and chat up actors involved in the production—cult leaders and fruit vendors alike. From classic crimes to ones that didn’t make the headlines—you’ll hear them all. 

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