Was inspired by the 1996 murder of former child beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey. Her murder remains unsolved as of 2022.
Michael Hobbs has played three different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 4.19 Appearances (2003) - Mr. Roumel
- Episode 2.10 Consent (2001) - Joe Templeton Sr.
- Episode 1.6 Sophomore Jinx (1999) - Mr. Gallagher
Stabler says "As in JonBenet?", Benson replies "Yep. We've got ourselves a dead beauty queen". This is in reference to the 25th of December 1996 murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, who competed in child beauty pageants. As of 2024, the murder remains unsolved.
S-Tools is a real steganography instrument program. As of 2024, it is still in use.