Rotten w/ Terry Serpico

That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

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True Crime, Tv & Film

4.6 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

Today, Liza and Kara discuss the episode “Rotten” (Season 4, Episode 13), analyze the grisly crimes of serial killer Manuel Pardo, and interview the legendary Terry Serpico.

SOURCES:
New York Daily News 1
New York Daily News 2
Wikipedia - Assault of Abner Louima
The New York Times 1
The New York Times 2
CNN
NBC News
Wikipedia - Manuel Pardo (serial killer)
Ask Men
The Huffington Post

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:
National Police Accountability Project (NPAP)

Next week’s episodes will be “Closure (Part I & II)” (Season 1, Episode 10 & Season 2, Episode 3).

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:06.2	The Girlfriends is back with a new season, and this time I'm telling you the story of Kelly
0:11.1	Harnet.
0:12.0	Kelly spent over a decade in prison for a murder she says she didn't commit.
0:16.7	As she fought for her freedom, she taught herself the law.
0:19.9	He goes, oh God, Ar, in that jailhouse lawyer.
0:22.9	And became a beacon of hope for the women locked up alongside her.
0:27.0	You're supposed to have been faith in God, but I had nothing but faith in her.
0:29.9	I think I was put here to save souls by getting people out of prison.
0:35.1	The Girlfriends, Jailhouse Lawyer.
0:37.3	Listen on the IHeart radio app,
0:39.0	Apple Podcasts,
0:40.0	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:43.6	Of the Law and Order franchises,
0:45.5	SVU is considered
0:46.6	especially watchable.
0:48.0	We are the amateur detectives
0:49.2	who kind of investigate
0:50.4	the vicious felonies these episodes
0:52.0	are based on.
0:52.9	These are our stories.
0:54.4	Dun-dun! The investigate the vicious felonies these episodes are based on. These are our stories. Dun,
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