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Who Let the Dogs Out?

Episode aired Sep 26, 2001
TV-14
45m

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A jogger is mauled to death by a pit bull, and detectives discover that the dog's original owner may have tortured it and trained it to be a killer.A jogger is mauled to death by a pit bull, and detectives discover that the dog's original owner may have tortured it and trained it to be a killer.A jogger is mauled to death by a pit bull, and detectives discover that the dog's original owner may have tortured it and trained it to be a killer.

Director
- Don Scardino
Writers
- Kathy McCormick
- Douglas Stark
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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

392

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Director
- Don Scardino
Writers
- Kathy McCormick
- Douglas Stark
Stars

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Trivia
This episode appears to be based on the Dana Whipple case. Whipple was a California college lacrosse coach who was mauled to death by two Presa Canarios in the hallway of her apartment building in San Francisco on January 2001. The dogs had been given to her neighbors, Marjorie Knoller and her husband Robert Noel, both attorneys, by the dog's owners, who were in jail at the time. Knoller failed to restrain her dogs when they attacked Whipple. Noel was not present during the attack. After a long legal battle, Knoller was sentenced to serve 15 years to life for the death of Diane Whipple. In addition to the criminal charges, Whipple's partner, Sharon Smith, also succeeded in suing Knoller and Noel for $1,500,000 in civil damages.

Goofs
The veterinarian testifies the dog is an American Pit Bull. The full name is American Pit Bull Terrier.

Quotes
Narrator: [opening narration] On September 11th, 2001, New York City was ruthlessly and criminally attacked. While no tribute can ever heal the pain of that day, the producers of "Law & Order" dedicate this season to the victims and their families, and to the fire fighters and police officers, who remind us with their lives and courage what it truly means to be an American.