L&O: A psychotic man defends himself in court...and it's heartbreaking

...These Are Their Stories: The Law & Order Podcast

Kevin Flynn

True Crime, Tv & Film, Comedy

4.3 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

A triple murder leads Briscoe and Curtis to a psychotic homeless man (Denis O'Hare). Claire is feeling the heat from Schiff for letting James Smith off with a fine in an earlier case. Jack finds that Smith is a legal wiz when back on his medication. It takes the testimony of his sister (Ann Dowd) to finally break his spirit. We're talking about one of the most acclaimed episodes of Law & Order, season 6 episode 21 "Pro Se." Our special guest is writer and blogger Charlie Pierce. This episode takes cues from the real life story of David Riggins. Click here to read Charlie's article on L&O's 25th anniversary. For exclusive content and more, sign up on Patreon.: https://www.patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia

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0:06.0	This week's La Notta Marathon winner is Teresa Gurren of Fort Worth, Texas.
0:09.9	Teresa will get a marathon decal showing she watched 26.2 hours of her favorite crime show.
0:15.3	To be next week's winner, sign up at La Notta Podcast dot com.
0:18.9	I'm Kevin Flynn with Rebecca LaVoy and Charlie Pierce and these other stories.
0:24.1	You think you know the day, but you don't know the day and line order, line order, line order, line order.
0:32.1	It's the ordinary police procedure, we'll be with.
0:36.1	It's the affinity of police procedures, baby, line order, line order, line order, line order, line order, line order.
0:44.1	These are their stories, these are their stories.
0:48.1	Don't talk, don't talk, don't talk.
0:52.1	Come to these are their stories.
0:54.1	The podcast about network TV's most enduring crime franchise and the real life cases that inspired their shows.
1:00.1	I'm Kevin Flynn.
1:02.1	Each podcast will break down an episode from either criminal intent, SVU or original recipe.
1:06.1	And today we're looking at the mothership law and order.
1:08.1	Season six, episode 21, Pro Say.
1:12.1	His first trial and he knows just enough law to turn it into a circus.
1:16.1	I'm serious.
1:18.1	Three counts of murder is taking it seriously.
1:20.1	Then why doesn't he plead insanity?
1:22.1	Because he's insane.
1:24.1	Joining me to do that is true crime author and the host of crime writers on and Netflix's
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