The Subway Predator | Law & Order SVU

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The detectives are investigating a serial rapist, a predator targeting women in the subway.
Season 01, Episode 19, Contact
Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni) become frustrated by a series of sexual attacks on women in crowded subway cars.
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[@stephanieflores277]

It made me sick that he did it in front of ppl and no one stopped him

[@bentencho]

Yes and no. Everyone wants to help, but nobody wants to be the person known as the Good Samaritan that got killed trying to help others.

[@mokonono5903]

@@bentencho Not to mention the fact that he's got that knife, no one wants to endanger themselves, and ESPECIALLY not the victim with the knife to her throat. Of course there's always stopping him when he's getting off the train, but bystander effect tends to be pretty strong.

[@brett8460]

New Yorkers mind their business a little _too_ much.

[@sapphirewingthefurrycritic985]

He had a knife.

[@joanie3452]

That woman just sat there.

[@Jess-pd8fy]

The fact that this happened in real life just this year is terrifying and sad

[@aparnarajesh]

What happened in real life scared me

[@idgafjuslisten]

Yup and people recorded it

[@openthinker6562]

@@idgafjuslisten That’s actually false information. That statement was made by the SEPTA police chief, who said so, but other officials said that this did not happen upon reviewing the footage. The chief wasn’t present at the site either. Also, a few days later, a similar assault on a train happened, but was stopped quickly by bystanders intervening, so it was an isolated case. However, I’m glad the perp was arrested and charged. He was actually an illegal immigrant on an expired student visa but was allowed to stay after review. Shame, he had a second chance and threw it all away in the worst way possible.

[@moderatecanuck]

@@openthinker6562 Thanks for the information

[@swimfast724]

Omigod. This reminds me of the murder of Kitty Genovese. She was murdered in broad daylight and seen by almost 100 people, but no one called the police or reported it. That's the society we live in 😰

[@ptcreations8947]

The early seasons of this show really show how even COPS saw Sexual Crimes as "nothing major" . This show was WAY ahead of it's time.

[@ilovebooks49]

if that happened to you and nobody helped you you'd probably lose all faith in humanity forever that's heart breaking

[@DomWeasel]

When I was at school, 14, a girl groped me for a dare. Took me ten years to realise that was actually a sexual assault. Mostly I thought about how it was done to amuse a group of people. People I knew. For three years or nine years at that point. I'd know them for five, eleven and thirteen years ultimately. At the time it was upsetting to yet again be picked on. When I actually realised what that experience really was, that really did confirm my beliefs that a lot of teens really do have no concept of morality.

[@ilovebooks49]

@@DomWeasel sorry that happened to you

[@ilovebooks49]

well in the news recently this exact thing happened. no one helped. i cant even describe how horrible that is. i wanted to imagine cases like this wouldnt happen anymore but it did, in london. how could you survive something like this and not go on a fiery rampage for the heads of everyone on that train? how could you ever feel safe again? my god thats so horrible

[@andreachilton6037]

It happens like that all the time... No one wants to get involved. Ask me how I know...

[@brett8460]

I'm so used to Nicole Sullivan playing comedic characters that her acting in this episode caught me off guard. She's such a versatile actress!

[@CC-si3cr]

She will always be Shego to me.

[@knightoftheislandcounter3330]

Most actors are

[@prettyskosana8956]

6

[@justadjustor8993]

Oh my gosh!!! That was her! 💖💖💐

[@rickyray2794]

She was really good in Scrubs too

[@thephantomofanaries9013]

There were so many witnesses and they didn't report ANYTHING?! This is disturbing the lady was right next to them!....but then again I'd be stunned and scared too if someone was getting assaulted right next to me but still....

[@axiomist4488]

How could you just sit there and do nothing ? It would drive me crazy enough to jump at the bas***rd , fear or no fear . And I ain't no tough guy .

[@algordo1997]

Those witnesses were also women. WOMEN! It's like the lives of their own gender doesn't matter.

[@algordo1997]

@@axiomist4488 No. Tough guys dies faster. But a smart guy, stays alive by not letting the sicko know you're coming.

[@cici_tlb4009]

He did it against a window, people likely looked directly at them from the otherside and no one saw a thing? In this nosey a$$ world?

[@robertfergusson5367]

This why I carry several blades on me. I see someone doing that and I'll be happy to put one to his throat while he's distracted. He can surrender or bleed out at that point.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

Pretty eerie that something like this actually happened a few months back. Although the claim that people were recording with their phones was proven false.

[@samueljimenez1]

I was a child when they launched SVU and this scene perturbed me

[@awesomesauce2000]

I wasn't even born yet 😂 I'm 21. Turning 22 next year. This show is older than I am and Olivia Benson has been in it since the beginning. Makes me feel older than I actually am.

[@NoBrainer14]

This perturbed me now

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

This show really isn’t appropriate for viewers under 15

[@sneakysasquatch6014]

@@user-ve5ln5le9y pg 14

[@Moon-zl4tv]

This stuff really happens btw. Started riding the subway at 12. NEVER LET YOUR DAUGHTERS RIDE THE SUBWAY ALONE.

[@quirkynugget9626]

If anyone did anything to you then I’m so sorry. These types of people will get what they deserve for scarring people for life

[@rachelluke6664]

Yes because women riding the subway alone is the problem

[@nazare334]

@@rachelluke6664 lol thats not what she meant bozo we all know theres some dangerous people there so its better to prevent it happening

[@honeycrisppineapplegames7430]

I'm scared to do anything alone!

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

How about never let your sons ride the subway alone. Anyway this is not an issue in my city.

[@merougjachin5752]

The way the officer who arressted him told the story tho🤣🤣🤣

[@rebeccaalexander162]

I was cracking UP, and the reactions of the detectives was the bow on top!!! I miss these little parts in the newer seasons..

[@j.r09160]

Jersey boys ahahaha

[@HerculesRockefellerESQ]

*EYYYYEEEE* apprehended the suspect. 😂

[@PopcornPerson1300]

You find it funny until they do the same thing in real life. They pretend it was them who did all the work.

[@butterflyh.marinez1785]

this really happens in real life and nobody does anything to help the girl that so disrespectful and discusted i feel sick that no witness did nothing

[@ihatebananas5737]

Exactly I heard a girl got SA and everyone sat there watching that man do those things to her and even recorded her it was sick!

[@danielwaugh2215]

pathetic, the lot of them to not do anything but let it happen.

[@knightmare5097]

Remember, the guy had a knife. No one wanted to get injured or worse because they tried being a Good Samaritan. I’m not saying they shouldn’t have done something, I’m just saying I don’t blame them

[@parycartoons6840]

He had a knife and they were in a closed space. I'm sorry but, I as a woman, would be more concerned with making sure my family hears from me again than protecting someone I don't know at the risk of being stabbed through the throat. I'd try to discreetly record if I can, and call the cops once one of is off. Granted they didn't do that, but that's the only thing I can fault them for.

[@goosequillian]

​@@parycartoons6840 Are you implying that if a woman is scared for her life, staying safe is justified, whereas if a man is experiencing and doing the same, he ought to be criticised? I certainly hope this is not what is/was on your mind.

[@jonathannagel7427]

Crazy; almost this exact thing just happened in Philadelphia, with several other commuters not intervening!

[@AT-zj2bp]

They were allegedly filming it with their phones.

[@SaveThePurpleRhino]

Law and order does took their inspiration from real life case. So this might have happen in the past

[@alexanderthegreatoz5945]

Link?

[@rachelgarber1423]

Yes, I’m from Philadelphia too and I remember that

[@PrincessCelestia19]

No one stopped him. Hell is going to have a lot of new residents.

[@Illier1]

Most people don't wanna risk getting stabbed.

[@youtubecensored9957]

Come to NY and see how easy it is to get shot. I promise you wouldn't do ish either.

[@amycorbett4664]

I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@TheSpineSplitter7]

Hell isn't a real place

[@emolegend5816]

@@TheSpineSplitter7 how do you know that for a fact?

[@Mel__21]

This was my first episode I watched of Law & Order. I hadn’t remembered after all these years. Anyway the episode left me traumatized and shocked of how quickly something could happen to you right then and there out in public just like that…. And even more so how people blindly, naive don’t intervene. Clearly something is wrong with society.

[@NC-ij9rb]

If just one person shouted at him, they could've all over powered him

[@pirate6616]

An old lady shouted at another guy who did the same thing on another train in the same episode and they overpowered him

[@isaiahdatrackkilla972]

All of those people should be ashamed for not stopping him

[@JLPerryTV]

It’s no different today. People use their phones to record tragedies instead of trying to stop them

[@jsas2047]

@@JLPerryTV true but if you're scared to physically intervene then recording and making a scene is actually the best option. It makes the attacker scared and stop while also getting evidence.

[@Nepthu]

@@jsas2047 I also want to add that most modern people have zero experience with physical confrontation. They freeze.

[@kaminoszero]

Yeah and everyone just sat there.

[@DeepGreenLimeshark]

You'd be surprised how accurate that is.

[@moonbug7252]

Murder of Kitty Genovesse - bystander effect.

[@tomassmith2088]

​@@moonbug7252wmthat wasn't bystander effect, it was cops not doing their job effect. People reported what they saw

[@RedBear-wb1hi]

THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING! I'm actually crying.

[@stephanielong2674]

I miss the old svu. It's more about what's going on in the real world and not all about the detective. They had some parts about them but it's truly about the cases. And Craven was amazing. I love Benson but she is a great detective. I wish she stayed a detective and not looking over the squad. The way they did it back then and how they do it now are so different. I miss the old days.

[@ashtynbritt7889]

You better keep Captain Benson's name out of your mouth she's earned her title.

[@stephanielong2674]

@@ashtynbritt7889 in not saying she hasn't. Lol I'm saying I miss the way it use to be.

[@JennaBenna0123]

you mean captain cragen don cragen not craven

[@britbrat1127]

Donald *Cragen* is 71 years old and Munch is 77. I’m sorry but at that age you are allowed to retire. We want things to remain the same but don’t take into account that these actors are human beings with real lives outside of television. At that age you’re moving down to Florida for your retirement, not standing under bright stage lights trying to remember your lines. I chose not to watch after Stabler left because I knew it wouldn’t be the same and it wasn’t. It’s not the same show but nothing stays the same forever. 😪

[@alexandraanderson3988]

@@JennaBenna0123 😊😊🥴🥴😄

[@bentencho]

I miss Cragen and his tone where it's a mixed between sarcasm and someone resigned to take unpopular orders from above.

[@joanie3452]

Oh he was fantastic, such a great boss.

[@janicea135]

I remember this episode after hearing about the attack in PA where a woman was raped and no one helped her.

[@TheSpineSplitter7]

Wait what?

[@shaneradloff2472]

Never talk to police without a lawyer or they will twist everything you say against you

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

Worst part is, it’s not illegal for them to do so, in fact police can legally lie to you

[@porscherandolph]

This happened a couple months ago in New York I think it was... And the same reaction happened, nobody did or said anything.smh so sad

[@padraicflynn9462]

You're right. Also people recorded it too

[@brennathecatlover4360]

It’s probably by standard effect cuz most people aren’t gonna be the one to be the first to help they usually follow people that are already helping

[@mir05100]

I really need to ask this, is there any woman section in the train?

[@brennathecatlover4360]

@@mir05100 I know in japan there is but honestly that doesn’t mean you’re still safe

[@visassess8607]

@@padraicflynn9462 No that's not true

[@MariAnimates]

I can never imagine just sitting there and not doing a thing. I mean I understand the fear but god, I just couldn't let that happen

[@nopublicbathroom]

One of the best cold opens in the L&O franchise. Beautifully shot, edited, and acted. Top notch production value.

[@katelynpringle5506]

You can’t make a title like that and NOT expect me to think of Jared from Subway.

[@emberashes6809]

XD

[@iluvmochipoland]

oh good so it wasn't just me

[@jamesmoore8667]

He went to JARED!!!!

[@HellstreamGames]

My god they broke so many laws against him. No wonder both Stabler and Benson have to actually catch someone in the act to get the guy...

[@carlaleonard5693]

No they don't and if you watch the show enough you see that but you'd also see stabber violates alot more then rights then this scence shows but technically unless you ask for a lawyer they can speak you without one

[@misterbin00]

Whoa, that phone she was holding on the beginning really tells me how old this show is.

[@teamjasperhale091]

It’s the “Maybe he is Catholic, he feel guilty about everything.” From Craigen for me.

[@Sheisneika0976]

How do the people sit there like they don’t see it…. Crazy

[@nero_palmire]

So called "bystander effect" - they don't want to insert themselves into dangerous or simply inconvenient situation, hoping that others will intervene. But if everybody think like that, then nobody will do a thing.

[@IronClique]

Why no one bothered to help her is two reasons. 1. New York City 2. The Bystander effect, where individuals are less likely to step when their are many others present. It's a fascinating read

[@droganovic6879]

Bro, that phone tho! Got the antenna and everything! I can't get over it. Goddamn that takes me back!

[@NectazzUniverse]

whole carriage was like "Not my problem"

[@truthaddictiontv2488]

I remember this episode. He isn't the perp.

[@RLucas3000]

It’s crystal clear he isn’t. The first guy is like a well oiled machine. The second guy fell against a woman when the train jerked and she and the train guys over-reacted. He didn’t throw her against the wall, no knife in his hand threatening her, and he’s clearly mentally challenged, where the first guy was as sharp as his knife. I could be misreading her, but I think the expert also isn’t feeling it.

[@blender124]

2:11 camera man to the right of subway door frame.

[@cowj_uice]

It was apart of the news in the tv show

[@moonbug7252]

Haha, nice

[@StrangerCo-sk5jh]

This episode always scared me for the fact no one did anything

[@swimfast724]

This is ...... terrifying 😖😰

[@rasalghul9331]

Nicole Sullivan did an awesome job in this episode

[@AaronHarperDisClever]

Anyone notice the obvious camera crew @2:11 outside of the train doors?

[@MrBmick79]

nah I noticed tho, that the assault happened on the F train, but they were investigatin the C

[@theeelevatedsongstress]

Sooo they see this happening and don’t nobody got a weapon?….. just standing there!!!! I mean if you ain’t gone say nothing else find something and hit him with it. Like oh my goodness!!!

[@kayoterrell9559]

What if they would’ve gotten hurt or killed from the stabbing?

[@theeelevatedsongstress]

@@kayoterrell9559 ☝🏽😌yeah I did take that into consideration as I was writing this comment, but my thing is it’s a lot of men on that train like come on. 😒 like hit him with you briefcase…I mean he could have stabbed her as a mean of retaliation but…maybe just maybe…they could have gotten him together. I don’t know, but this scene is just sickening. Ahhh it make me cringe

[@JamesAvila-xu7ds]

It’s illegal to carry guns and knives in nyc

[@ElJorro]

This scene stuck with me...

[@WhiteRaven696]

Oh my God, that’s Shego!

[@andyleal6982]

Yep. Nicole Sullivan, she was also on MADtv and she played Holly on The King of Queens

[@judygiese9562]

Thank you for sharing Law and Order SVU on KZbin. Made my Day! 😊 Never mind. I thought these were full episodes. 😢

[@courtneyd9450]

Man I love the Jeffries character, fantastic actress

[@harleygrimm9421]

You can't depend on people to help or save you , no now its you only have yourself to depend on... it's sad that this a real occurrence people don't want to get involved

[@andreapatane4204]

When you're an actress or an actor portraying a passenger who takes the subway alone, it's best for your character to learn how to steer clear of actors playing subway predators. Safety first at all times.

[@pattimccraw6168]

when i went to New York last month the subway and train was just like this, it was intense

[@alexandraanderson3988]

Why didn't no one bless him after that 3:13😢😭 lmaooo Olivia 😂😅 don't act you scared now 3:22

[@TheNatos]

im sorry but who wrote that interrogation? the way that went down screams lawsuit. "hey i use a knife as part of my work" "oh, ok we're gonna arrest you BEFORE we get any of the lab results."

[@CC-si3cr]

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID!!! Telling him to take his pants off in front of a female officer was a no, no. They didn't have another pair of pants for him to put on, so he's just standing there in his underwear for how long? Unacceptable! Watching Elliot plant his face in the crotch of a strange man's pants was so weird. Plus DNA testing is not a rapid process. He's just supposed to sit in Rikers until they get an answer? This entire scene was a law suit with a pretty little bow wrapped around it. The NYPD just bought him a nice loft in midtown. That's all I heard.

[@nataliehill1472]

To be fair they already had enough to arrest him for attacking the first girl as they had witnesses to the crime

[@avery3649]

i’ve been arrested by the NYPD they definitely took my pants & had me sit in a cell in underwear

[@Moon-zl4tv]

Also there are still no cameras on train cars lol

[@NJFireDepartment]

"call me the dog catcher" Who the hell played this guy.

[@eli3568]

"So he's on her, and you're worried about your coat."

[@superadam64]

The Subway Predator…isn’t that Jared? 😂

[@jamesmoore8667]

He went to JARED!!!

[@jaybudz1620]

When Elliot still had hair😔, digging the new look in oc though

[@AladeenMusic]

he technically still does he just shaves it bald now

[@rabbitohsrule121]

Law and order SVU is so intense, I just love the cast and professionalism of the scripts. Christopher meloni is such a great actor and portrays all the good things a man should be. ICE T Is cool to. No need for Netflix if SVU is on.

[@alexandraanderson3988]

4:52 Olivia 😂😅😊 laughing at him lmaoo 🤣😂

[@Inhisarms333]

How IS a whole subway full of people afraid to stop one guy? I don't think this is realistic, unless everyone is stupid and blind.

[@tritchie6272]

If the suspect knew the law he would have made them get a warrent for his pants. But then again it seems TV always play's fast and loose when it comes to cop shows or court shows.

[@herotrueblue5704]

How do you know?

[@herotrueblue5704]

Warrants are typically used for phones computers and homes.

[@tritchie6272]

@@herotrueblue5704 I'm pretty sure in America they would need either a warrant or consent to legally take your clothes like that.

[@RLucas3000]

This guy at the end was clearly somewhat mentally challenged. Also clearly not the right guy.

[@latoyatv2030]

Benson said Willy I just love the Benson & Elliot friendship over 20yesrs & now Law & order 2.o

[@aprilvassell6579]

And people really just WATCHED!

[@doctorposting]

stabler having a cold in this epi😂😂😂

[@alexandraanderson3988]

😊😅

[@alexandraanderson3988]

Olivia know no she wanted to laugh 😭😂 so bad in this episode after hearing him sneeze 🤧 tbh lmaooo

[@alexandraanderson3988]

That always cracks me up tbh 😧🤣😂😅😊

[@kieranmort8032]

I swore to my life, that I thought the investigation woman witness the attack on the subway 1:16

[@themarkiscookin]

And I thought Jared was the subway predator

[@jamesmoore8667]

He went to JARED!!!!

[@WizardOfHumor1989]

His voice sounds like chief wiggum

[@misscrt1]

Best show ever... :)

[@littletimmy2614]

broo im so glad they added l&o to yt

[@metropod]

You know… they didn’t have cell service in the subway for another 15 years after this came out.

[@dakanasophia9131]

The fact he did it in front of people was sick. Yes he may have had a knife, but doesn’t he realize that someone likely will have reported it? yeah, he was kinda stupid and sicking

[@alexandraanderson3988]

Olivia knows she wanted to laugh after that sneeze 🤧 😂😂😅😊 3:13 lmaooo stabler acting like it doesn't bother 3:22 afterwards lmaooo too funny 🤣🤣😂😅😊 why didn't no one bless him though 😭

[@grizzlyrider6original70]

Dear God here we go with this again

[@noarphilxaty7267]

lesson learnt, never being occupied while boarding a train.. be alert always..

[@minimax34]

Wait.. he wasn’t under arrest? They cuffed him, took control of his movements, brought him somewhere else, told him to strip in front of a female for a search and then arrested him?

[@Nepthu]

That actress is great on King of Queens!

[@TorontoLifeByRy]

2:02 I wander how long after this the cop went from working as an detective in NYC to working as a detective in Baltimore and dealing with some guy named Mcnulty

[@terrynasonisasupervillain9017]

Nice video

[@Whats.up384]

This happens so much and no one decides to help the person or stop it from happening that’s why we need to help ppl now

[@mattmurry8481]

That phone though

[@WonderrrBred]

Omg I remember this headline growing up, this episode was so surreal living in new York

[@lovesick9532]

As a r@pe victim it makes me sick to my stomach that no one stopped him or called the police. This is a fucked up world.

[@alwaysvibing2158]

So nobody seen or heard nun… or they just take “mind your Fuckin business “ seriously 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ramthian]

We love it 😍

[@Bugstofer]

What’s with all these clips ending prematurely? Just before the conclusion😂

[@david2742]

So that you’re enticed enough to go and pay for peacock to watch more. That’s why you see the ad at the end of every video

[@happydays5989]

This wouldnt even surprise me that no one did anything

[@thehellyousay]

i fell in love with that actress when she was on mad tv. i'm infuriated by what happened to her character because of it.

[@HeronCoyote1234]

Back in the late ‘70s, I was taking the Path train from NYC to Jersey City. Mid-day, I wasn’t feeling well. Near empty car. This woman with long hair sat next to me. I saw, out of the corner of my eye, a hot dog. I looked over. That weren’t no lady, and that weren’t no hot dog. I should have dropped my briefcase on him. I got up, and found a train guy. I don’t think anything happened to the creep, though.

[@RLucas3000]

I think I would have gone for the wiener, with relish lol

[@daianspahava8279]

Nicole Sullivan is amazing, I know her mostly for her voice actor work especially as Shego and supergirl but her acting is so good and I didn’t know she did law and order just hearing her voice I was excited but this was a shock especially to how it opened like this

[@billydavis634]

3:12 Bless You

[@alexandraanderson3988]

Right 😂😅😊 I wonder why nobody 😭❤😢😮 said anything lmaooo

[@pruewyatt7240]

These types happened normal in uk 🇬🇧 too

[@nancyvidrio8977]

Good Morning Tata..Good Job in New York

[@LorrethaCain]

Love you guys. You are singing my song❤always

[@invadertifxiii]

This one always haunts me it's one I'll never forget 😢

[@user-mb7tx1dm5e]

The fact that nobody stop him is sad we men need to protect other people from people like this

[@danielsadie3887]

This also happens on the London Underground in the UK.

[@angelafinley2662]

Hey! The blonde in this video is from Mad TV!

[@melaniedarmawan5478]

Wtf I’m watching this and on 1:38 there’s an ad??? I wasn’t even five minutes into the video 😭

[@jadedbrad]

Was he wearing a hoodie? I've been the guy in the crowd when we falsely accused someone. Peer pressure. Mistaken judgement.

[@akkmok]

And that's how she became the Vancome Lady

[@666shizuma]

how can you see someone do that and not do nothing

[@David_Beames]

9:47 "It's your willy Bruce". 😀I didn't know Americans used that term. I just thought it was just us Australians and the UK.

[@gorgomoth02]

Hey-a, Norm! How’s the paintin’ goin’?

[@teodorusdikypermadi]

In my country commuter line on the first and last kart for ladies area maybe some protection