Steel-Eyed Death
| "Steel-Eyed Death" | |
|---|---|
| Law & Order episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 20 Episode 13 (#446 overall) |
| Directed by | Michael Pressman |
| Written by | Christopher Ambrose Julie Martin Richard Sweren |
| Production code |
|
| Original air date | March 1, 2010 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Emily Meade as Bonnie/Amanda Evans |
|
Emily Meade as Bonnie/Amanda Evans
Michael Oberholtzer as Justin Sachs
Kevin O'Rourke as Amanda's Attorney
Finnerty Steeves as Darlene Evans
Karen Young as Mrs. Sachs
Rebecca Creskoff as Veronica Masters
Fred Melamed as Judge Bertram Hill
Special Guest Star:
J. K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda
"Steel-Eyed Death" is the thirteenth episode of the twentieth season of NBC's long-running legal drama Law & Order.
A family of four is found murdered in their home by a boy experiencing symptoms of a type of post-traumatic stress disorder.
In this episode, Detective Lupo admits he had PTSD and a drinking problem after seeing a horrible crime scene on a past Christmas.
"Steel-Eyed Death" was directed by Michael Pressman and written by Christopher Ambrose, Julie Martin and Richard Sweren.
Music by the Australian horrorcore rap artist KidCrusher is featured in the episode, including the songs "Killin' Shit" and "A Dirty Fuckin' Murder". The artist said he was told the episode was based on a horrorcore festival when he allowed his music to be featured in "Steel-Eyed Death". Upon learning it was about Juggalos, he later claimed to be angry that his music was used. He said, "I am pretty pissed off to hear they based the episode on Juggalos and try to make us all look like criminals and real serial killers, and that we would kill kids."
This episode is partially inspired by the Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III case. McCroskey, an amateur horrorcore rapper who was heavily inspired by horrorcore rap artist Mars and went by the name "Syko Sam", is accused of murdering four people in Farmville, Virginia. The victims were a Presbyterian pastor, his estranged wife, their teenage daughter (who had been dating McCroskey), and one of their daughter's friends.
...
Wikipedia