Based off the widely known case of serial killer BTK (Dennis Rader), which stood for "Bind, Torture, Kill." Ironically, the real BTK was captured in February 2005 - four months after this episode aired.
Diane Neal's line " I just set a world record getting these search warrants, not to mention risking my life to interrupt Judge Terhune's poker game... again!" refers to an event in Bound (2004).
Anne Meara would later make a second guest appearance in Season 14's Dreams Deferred (2012), which was her final television role before her death in 2015.
A horologist is a person skilled in the practice of making of clocks or watches.
Madison Arnold has played four different roles over the course of the series:
- Episode 12.18 Bully (2011) - Donald Fielding
- Episode 6.4 Scavenger (2004) - Morty Graf
- Episode 3.15 Execution (2002) - Plumbing Company Boss
- Episode 1.16 The Third Guy (2000) - Owner