That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast

Each week, comedians and amateur detectives Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk break down episodes of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, take a deep dive into the true crimes they're based on and interview on-screen talent, ranging from big stars to joggers who find the body. These are their stories. Dun dun! Tune in as they discuss all things not only Law & Order: SVU, but unfiltered hot takes on entertainment, TV, pop culture and more! Members of the elite squad like Kelli Giddish, BD Wong and Diane Neal have previously guested along with many more! Plus, the two friends frequently take to the stage with live shows featuring a PowerPoint, games and lots of laughs. Go to http://thatsmesseduplive.com or check their Instagram @thatsmesseduppod to check tour dates and get episode homework! That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, I Said No Gifts!, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

Episodes

March 18, 2025 95 mins

This week, Liza and Kara recap the episode “Hooked” (Season 6, Episode 15) and discuss the mysterious murder of actor Bob Crane.

SOURCES:
Time
Snopes
Wikipedia - Gel bracelet
Los Angeles Times
Wikipedia - United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.

The New York Times
Entertainment Weekly
Wikipedia - Bob Crane
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Center for Reproductive Rights

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This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode “Gambler's Fallacy” (Season 15, Episode 17), discuss the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist, and interview the beloved Donal Logue (Gotham, Sons of Anarchy)

SOURCES:
GardnerMuseum.org
CBS News
Wikipedia - Isabella Stewart Gardner
The New York Times 1
The New York Times 2
CNN
United Press International 1
Casetext
A&E

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March 4, 2025 113 mins

This week, Liza and Kara discuss the episode “Redemption” (Season 3, Episode 6), the wrongful convictions surrounding the crimes of Eddie Mosley, and interview the incredible David Keith (An Officer and a Gentleman, Behind Enemy Lines).

SOURCES:
CBS News 1
CBS News 2
BBC
Wikipedia - Albert DeSalvo
The New York Times
The Innocence Project 1
The Innocence Project 2
Wikipedia - Eddie Mosley
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February 25, 2025 86 mins

Today, Kara and Liza dissect a very early episode of SVU, “A Single Life” (Season 1, Episode 2), and discuss the long awaited conviction of rapist Lloyd Woodbury.

SOURCES:
The Los Angeles Times
The New York Times

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National Children's Alliance

Next week’s episode will be “Redemption” (Season 3, Episode 6). 

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February 18, 2025 96 mins

This week, Liza and Kara recap the episode “Monster's Legacy” (Season 14, Episode 13) and dissect the horrific crimes of defrocked Episcopal priest and child pornographer Claudius Vermilye.

SOURCES:

The Washington Post 1

The Washington Post 2

Wikipedia - John Geoghan

CBS News

Wikipedia - Claudius Vermilye

The Dallas Morning News

Slate

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The NO MORE Global Directory

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February 11, 2025 94 mins

This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode “Solving for the Unknowns” (Season 21, Episode 19) and discuss the Ian Jurgesen case and the alleged roofie-ing of women’s drinks at a Seattle nightclub.

SOURCES:

KIRO-TV 1

KIRO-TV 2

EDM.com

Emerald City EDM

Dance Music NW

Daily Mail

Daily Mirror

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Tips for Safer Online Dating and Dating App Use - RAINN

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February 4, 2025 79 mins

This week, Liza and Kara discuss the ever-relevant episode “Manic” (Season 5, Episode 2) and the Franklin v. Parke-Davis lawsuit involving the neuropathy drug gabapentin.

SOURCES:

The New York Times 1

The New York Times 2

The New York Times 3

Wikipedia - Columbine High School massacre

The Denver Post

The Washington Post

National Library of Medicine

Wikipedia - Franklin v. Parke-Davis

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Brady: Uni...

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January 28, 2025 116 mins

Today, Kara and Liza dissect the episode “Thought Criminal” (Season 15, Episodes 23) and discuss the bizarre and disturbing real-life behavior of Gilberto Valle aka the “Cannibal Cop.”

SOURCES:

Reuters

The New York Times 1

The New York Times 2

Wikipedia - United States v. Valle

WABC-TV

New York Daily News 1

New York Daily News 2

Oxygen

Good Reads

The Week

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Trans Lifeline and Thought ...

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January 21, 2025 97 mins

This week, Liza and Kara recap the episode “Baggage” (Season 10, Episode 18) and dissect the horrific crimes of Francisco de Assis Pereira (a.k.a. "The Park Maniac").

SOURCES:

The Park Maniac: The Untold Story (2024)

Wikipedia - Francisco de Assis Pereira

Murderpedia - Francisco de Assis Pereira

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Displaced Black Families GoFundMe Directory

ARC Firefighter Fund

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January 14, 2025 102 mins

This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode “Lust” (Season 4, Episode 4) and discuss the crimes and secret affairs of wife murderer Dirk Greineder.

SOURCES:

A Murder in Wellesley

CBS news

History

Cape Cod Times 1

Cape Cod Times 2

SouthCoast Today

The New York Times

Seacoast Online

The Swellesley Report

The Washington Post

Chicago Tribune

Orlando Sentinel

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Contact Tracing - CDC

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January 7, 2025 75 mins

This week, Liza and Kara discuss the episode “Prodigy” (Season 3, Episode 13) and the crimes of the serial killer-obsessed serial killer Jason Massey.

SOURCES:

McCready Law Group

Wikipedia - Jason Massey

Chron

Crime Library

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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Next week’s episode will be “Lust" (Season 4, Episode 4). 

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December 31, 2024 129 mins

Today, Kara and Liza analyze the episode “Nationwide Manhunt” (Season 17, Episodes 14), discuss the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape, and interview the fantastic Sarah Storm.

SOURCES:

NY.gov

ABC News 1

ABC News 2

ABC News 3

ABC News 4

A&E

The New York Times

New York Magazine

State of New York Office of the Inspector General 

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Escape at Dannemora

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December 24, 2024 82 mins

This week, Liza and Kara recap the episode “Game” (Season 6, Episode 14) and dissect the Grand Theft Auto-inspired murders by Devin Moore.

SOURCES:

CBS News

Wikipedia - Strickland v. Sony

Wikipedia - Devin Moore (murderer)

Kotaku

Chicago Tribune

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Gaming Addicts Anonymous

Next week’s episode will be “Nationwide Manhunt" (Season 17, Episode 14). 

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December 17, 2024 86 mins

This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode “Parents' Nightmare” (Season 16, Episode 22) and discuss the horribly weird staged kidnapping in Lincoln County, Missouri.

SOURCES:

CNN

The Guardian

The Detroit News

Columbia Daily Tribune

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Talking About Stranger Safety

Next week’s episode will be “Game” (Season 6, Episode 14). 

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December 10, 2024 108 mins

This week, Liza and Kara discuss the episode “Smoked” (Season 12, Episode 24), the horrific crimes of the murderer Marvin Gabrion, and interview the fantastic Hayley McFarland.

SOURCES:

Wikipedia - Murder of Nicole duFresne

CBS News

The Atlantic

Oxygen

Wikipedia - Marvin Gabrion

Free Republic

MLive Media Group 1

MLive Media Group 2

The United States Courts of Appeals

Detroit Free Press 

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Ev...

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December 3, 2024 128 mins

Today, Kara and Liza dissect the episode “Decaying Morality” (Season 16, Episodes 13), discuss the infamous public murder of Jeffrey Doucet by Gary Plauché, and interview the incredibly talented Jamie McShane.

SOURCES:

The Washington Post

The New York Times

The New Zealand Herald

ESPN

Wikipedia - Robert Hadden

CBS News 1

CBS News 2

CBS News 3

KABC-TV

Forbes

ProPublica

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The Innocence Proje...

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November 26, 2024 114 mins

This week, Liza and Kara recap “Ballad of Dwight and Irena” (Season 22, Episode 2), discuss the legendary stabbing of Johnny Stompanato, and interview the wonderful Riki Lindhome.

SOURCES:

United Nations

National Library of Medicine

The New York Times 1

The New York Times 2

Wikipedia - Killing of Johnny Stompanato

CBS News

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Intimate Partner Violence Prevention

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November 19, 2024 82 mins

This week, Kara and Liza cover the SVU episode “Guilt” (Season 3, Episode 18) and discuss the truly unsettling Peter Dudley Albertsen case.

SOURCES:

The Baltimore Sun 1

The Baltimore Sun 2

The Baltimore Sun 3

Tampa Bay Times

Federal Bureau of Prisons

BBC 1

BBC 2

The Guardian

The Herald 1

The Herald 2

The Herald 3

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National Sexual Violence Resource Center

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November 12, 2024 111 mins

This week, Liza and Kara discuss the episode “Tunnel Blind” (Season 25, Episode 1), the disappearance of Corinna Paige Slusser, and interview the talented Allison Elaine.

SOURCES:

ABC 7

NBC News

Instagram - corinnaslusser

International Missing Persons Wiki

People

Oxygen

WHAT WOULD SISTER PEG DO:

Polaris Project

Next week’s episode will be “Guilt" (Season 3, Episode 18). 

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Today, Kara and Liza cover the episodes “Devil's Dissections” & “Criminal Pathology” (Season 17, Episodes 1 & 2), discuss the murders and crimes of the infamous Robert Durst, and interview the distinguished Jefferson Mays.

SOURCES:

People 1

People 2

The New York Times 1

The New York Times 2

The New York Times 3

The New York Times 4

The New York Times 5

The New York Times 6

The New York Times 7

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