SVU: A reporter goes TOO hard on the mom of a missing baby
...These Are Their Stories: The Law & Order Podcast - A podcast by Partners in Crime Media - Wednesdays
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After her baby is kidnapped, Stabler and Cragen wonder if the mom is responsible. When a reporter accuses her on television of murder, the mother kills herself. The baby turns up unharmed and DNA leads to a biological father with a violent past. Their efforts to protect the child get Stabler and Novak sued, so they get Judge Donnelly to represent them in court. We're talking about Special Victims Unit season 8 episode 15 "Haystack." Our guest is Nettie Smith from Oh Hell Yes: A Girlfriends Podcast. This episode is inspired by the real-life story of Melinda Duckett.