Law & Order: Special Victims Unit American Tragedy (Season 15, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

American Tragedy (Season 15, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A celebrity Southern chef shoots and kills a teenage African-American boy that she thought was a serial rapist. But was her life in danger, or was she just an over-reactive racist?

Director

Fred Berner

Writers

Dick Wolf (created by) | Warren Leight (teleplay by) | Julie Martin (teleplay by) | Jill Abbinanti (story by)

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Directors

Philip Huffman | Jonathan Strauss

Production Designer

Dean Taucher

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 2, 2013

Release date

Oct 2, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 51 wins & 179 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
43 cast members

Name	Known for
Mariska Hargitay Detective Olivia Benson Detective Olivia Benson See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Danny Pino Detective Nick Amaro Detective Nick Amaro See fewer	Cold Case (2003)
Kelli Giddish Detective Amanda Rollins Detective Amanda Rollins See fewer	Chase (2010)
Richard Belzer Sergeant John Munch Sergeant John Munch See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Ice-T Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T) Detective Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola (as Ice T) See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Raúl Esparza ADA Rafael Barba ADA Rafael Barba See fewer	Ferdinand (2017)
Dann Florek Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen (credit only) Captain Donald 'Don' Cragen (credit only) See fewer	Hard Rain (1998)
Cybill Shepherd Jolene Castille Jolene Castille See fewer	Cybill (1995)
Jeffrey Tambor Ben Cohen Ben Cohen See fewer	Transparent (2014)
Kevin Carroll Cory Carter Cory Carter See fewer	Blindspotting (2018)
Leslie Odom Jr. Reverend Curtis Scott Reverend Curtis Scott See fewer	Hamilton (2020)
Pablo Schreiber William Lewis William Lewis See fewer	13 Hours (2016)
Cindy Katz Chloe Chloe See fewer	Heat (1995)
Allison Mackie Bethenny Bethenny See fewer	Original Sin (2001)
Tamara Tunie ME Dr. Melinda Warner ME Dr. Melinda Warner See fewer	Flight (I) (2012)
Sonja Sohn Lisa Carter Lisa Carter See fewer	Slam (1998)
Bill Irwin Dr. Peter Lindstrom Dr. Peter Lindstrom See fewer	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Alice Barrett Aubrey Trisler (as Alice Barrett Mitchell) Aubrey Trisler (as Alice Barrett Mitchell) See fewer	Heels (2021)
Francis Jue Judge Steven Ong Judge Steven Ong See fewer	Rendezvous (2019)
Joshua Boone Willie Willie See fewer	Premature (2019)
Albert M. Chan Lloyd Chang Lloyd Chang See fewer	Julia (2022)
Gregory Konow Craig Craig See fewer	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Patrick Byas Shawn Shawn See fewer	The First Purge (2018)
Joshua Rivera Darryl Darryl See fewer	The Last O.G. (2018)
Déon Ragin Tyrone (as De'on Ragin) Tyrone (as De'on Ragin) See fewer	Taking Chance (2014)
Kal Parekh Doctor Doctor See fewer	New Year's Eve (2011)
Moise Morancy Mehcad Carter Mehcad Carter See fewer	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
Andrew Rein Reporter #1 Reporter #1 See fewer	The Blacklist (2013)
Sope Aluko Reporter #2 Reporter #2 See fewer	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Bill Kocis Reporter #3 Reporter #3 See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Rhonda Ayers Jury Foreperson Jury Foreperson See fewer	I Origins (2014)
Crystal Chapman Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited) See fewer	Helen at Risk (2006)
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Danielle Kronenberg Front Line Protester (uncredited) Front Line Protester (uncredited) See fewer	Taste (I) (2016)
Cat Lynch Sorority Pledge (uncredited) Sorority Pledge (uncredited) See fewer	The Fuzz (2014)
Paul Nielsen Press (uncredited) Press (uncredited) See fewer	Hustlers (2019)
Rich Petrillo Court Officer (uncredited) Court Officer (uncredited) See fewer	The Heart Machine (2014)
Karah Serine Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited) See fewer	Mob Fathers: Permanent Rehab (2016)
Isaiah Seward Clerical Staff (uncredited) Clerical Staff (uncredited) See fewer	The Bastard Sons (2023)
George Signoriello Detective / Hospital Visitor (uncredited) Detective / Hospital Visitor (uncredited) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
John Stepanian Chez Jolene Customer (uncredited) Chez Jolene Customer (uncredited) See fewer	Redrum (2013)
Louis Troche Protestor (uncredited) Protestor (uncredited) See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Kelli Wilcoxen Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)