SVU: The rapist's new partner is...Stabler!

A retired cop tells Detective Elliot Stabler the perp he's looking for is Ray Schenkel (played by Robert Patrick), who got out of jail the morning a girl was raped. Schenkel had kidnapped victims with the help of his cousin, and Huang predicts he'll seek a new partner. Stabler poses as a sex offender, befriends Schenkel, and joins his therapy group to monitor his actions. They set up a sting, but he resists attacking their decoy. Captain Cragen thinks Schenkel might be sincere in his effort to change his ways, but Detective Olivia Benson thinks it's just a matter of time. Even undercover, Stabler cannot hide his anger issues from the therapist. Schenkel finally gives into his urges. He kidnaps a girl and drives to an abandoned factory where he orders Elliot to rape her. The girl escapes, but Stabler and Schenkel are left to confront one another...and confront their own demons. We're talking about Special Victims Unit season 7 episode 1 "Demons." Our guest is Chris Farrah from the Vanity Farrah podcast. This episode takes some cues from the Hillside Strangler case. New episodes of These Are Their Stories will return July 8! For exclusive content from Kevin and Rebecca, sign up on Patreon . This show was recorded in The Caitlin Rogers Project Studio . Click to find out more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This episode is 00:54:35 long.

This episode was published on Feb 4, 2026.

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