Doug Hutchison Portrays Copycat Serial Killer | Law & Order SVU

A deranged riddler copying a serial killer from the past leads the detectives on a wild goose chase. Guest Starring Doug Hutchison, best known for The Green Mile, The X-Files, and Lost.

Season 6, Episode 4 'Scavenger': A jogger stroller and baby are found in Central Park with a riddle attached, giving the detectives till tomorrow to find the baby's mother. All kinds of clues follow but tragically, by the time the detectives find the mother, she's dead. The psycho kidnapper starts them on a new chase, and the initials RDK are the biggest clue. Cragen (Dann Florek) remembers that RDK was a serial killer from the late 70's early 80's who raped, kidnapped and dismembered his victims (thus the nickname). The question is, could RDK have resurfaced or could it be a copycat they're dealing with?

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[Sniperboy]

“You see how he treats his mother!”

Yeah, but I also see how you treat your son.

[thDecember]

Good Lord, barely surviving an attack by a serial killer, only to be attacked again by a copycat killer. This is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

[TPTGopher]

What's really crazy about this episode is that BTK was seemingly a long-cold case when it aired...yet the authorities were in the early stages of the investigation that nailed him.

[BillyButcher]

This wouldn't be the first time Doug Hutchinson played a smug villain who gets locked in the closet...

[marcusstewart]

That man played *THE HELL* outta that role!! I just rewatched it a few days ago and I'm STILL amazed at that performance!!

[thestanleys]

This episode got everything right. One of the best things about SVU was so many episodes were never just simple black and white scenarios. The killer is played brilliantly, and hes awful in every way. But at the end when you see how he was tortured as a child you almost find a hint of sympathy for him. Really great episode.

[mrroboshadow]

the guy was vile but honestly... with a mother like that he never had a chance

[ExorTheAllmighty]

Always loved how Huang played with the killer's psychology in the interrogation.

He knows that he loves and craves the attention, so he plays into it by feeding him the idea that a whole team is investigating him, only to immediately poison it with the line about his impotence; they're not impressed, they think he's a joke. Huang then reels him back in by putting that positive attention on himself, showing that if the RDK copycat wants the validation, he's gotta go through him. And Huang uses this pseudo-trust to further destabilize him by digging into his past with his mother, touching the nerve raw. In just under a minute, the killer's ego is completely deflated, and the scene where's he directly confronted by his mother, the source of his trauma, is just the cherry on top.

The SVU reduced this schmuck from a sadistic killer to a sniveling child; probably violating some of his rights with the closet torture, but hey, it's TV.

[HollysHeart]

Love the fact these 2 never get fired for literally torturing a perp, great writing, so realistic

[Barrythebarnabas]

“You see how he treats his mother” with all due respect ma’am, you seem like you kinda deserve it

[heysoulsister]

He is all tough and smug until his mother walks in and starts talking him down 😅

[MariAnimates]

I was really really rooting for Jeanette Henley to live. Imagine my relief when they found her alive

[deepspacetrash]

I know it's a show, and I know the character is a murderer, but christ the scene of them locking him in a pitch black closet really perturbs me. I guess it's a testament to how good of an actor he is, it's just uncannily similar to how some children (often disabled ones) are treated by their parents or teachers and it's just a bit too real for me

[speedmastermarkiii]

Doug Hutchison is actually as creepy in real life as the characters he portrays

[angelh]

You gotta admit. Doug Hutchison is an amazing actor. Just amazing.

[philipmarable]

Love how he is going insane. It’s funny and awesome how they treat a guy like that.

[dfmrcv]

7:30

Elliot shifting from "I should restrain him" to "I guess he's just having a tantrum" to "I should restrain him" was a neat background detail.

[TheKrispyfort]

Maybe parents being criminally liable for their children's acts of violence isn't such a bad idea

[glamstar]

One of my favorite episodes. When Stabler threw him in the closet and Olivia knocked out the light. After he told them where Jeanette was he said let me out Stabler said Jeanette first. I love it!

[darrylbrown]

Doug Hutchinson plays those psycho parts brilliantly....He was in a film with Jamie Foxx (Bait) playing the same type of role.