Sex Crimes Unit
A Documentary by Jackson Films

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY
LISA F. JACKSON

CO-PRODUCER
JENNIFER OLLMAN

EDITOR
CHRISTINA KAUFMAN

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
JOHN HAZARD
GUY MOSSMAN

ORIGINAL MUSIC
M.G. ESPAR

ADDITIONAL EDITING
RICHARD ALLARD

CELLO
CAROLYN JESELSOHN

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
JOEY FORSYTE
LISA F. JACKSON
TYLER RIBBLE
ASHKA WIERZYCKA

PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
JUDY TUCKER

LEGAL SERVICES
J. STEPHEN SHEPPARD

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
LINA CARDONA
JUAN ROBLES

ONLINE FACILITY
GLUE EDITING & DESIGN, NYC

ONLINE EDITOR/COLORIST
STEVE PEQUIGNOT

RE-RECORDING MIXER
JOHN M. DAVIS

SPECIAL THANKS

NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 
CYRUS R. VANCE, JR.,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DANIEL ALONSO,
CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
KAREN FRIEDMAN-AGNIFILO,
CHIEF OF THE TRIAL DIVISION
ERIN DUGGAN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

SEX CRIMES PROSECUTION UNIT
LISA FRIEL, UNIT CHIEF
COLEEN BALBERT, DEPUTY UNIT CHIEF
JENNIFER GAFFNEY, DEPUTY UNIT CHIEF

SPECIAL THANKS

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
MARTHA BASHFORD, COLD CASE UNIT
SIOBHAN CARTY
ANDREA CHILAKA
RANDOLPH CLARKE, JR.
JESSICA LYNN
ARTIE MCCONNELL
MELISSA MOURGES, COLD CASE UNIT
MELISSA PENABAD
VANESSA PUZIO
MAXINE ROSENTHAL
JENNIFER SCULCO
JAMES ZALETA

SPECIAL THANKS

EDWARD TACCHI, SENIOR INVESTIGATOR
LAUREN LIEBHAUSER. INVESTIGATOR
STEPHANIE DAVIDSON,
TRIAL PREPARATION ASSISTANT
VIVIAN KIM, SENIOR ANALYST
INN-YOUNG PARK, TRIAL PREPARATION ASSISTANT

EMILY THERIAULT, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
ANERIS MONTALVO, ASSISTANT TO LISA FRIEL
IDA VAN LINDT, ASSISTANT TO MR. MORGENTHAU

NYC OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
ELLEN BORAKOVE, DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MECHTHILD PRINZ, PHD, DIRECTOR,
DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC BIOLOGY

SPECIAL THANKS

CAROLE MEYERS, RESEARCH ASSISTANT,
DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC BIOLOGY
SARAH PHILLIPS, FORENSIC EXAMINER

NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM
THE HONORABLE THOMAS FARBER
SUSAN J. MILLER, COURT ATTORNEY
DAVID BOOKSTAVER, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
MIKE STEIN, TECH COORDINATOR
SHARNETTE WILLIAMS, SENIOR COURT OFFICER

SPECIAL THANKS

ROBERT M. MORGENTHAU

LINDA FAIRSTEIN

NATASHA ALEXENKO

NEVART ALEXENKO

TREVOR BALLIN

KIMBERLY SUMMERS

“DNA TIES THUG TO SITTER RAPE” © NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, L.P.
USED WITH PERMISSION

"RAPE-HERO STRIPPER HELPED COPS NAB SUSPECT" BY KATI CORNELL AND LARRY CELONA, FEB 19, 2008 © NEW YORK POST

"DNA SPELLS I.D - STATE INDICTS 'DOE' PERVS" BY JEANE MACINTOSH, APRIL 26, 2004 © NEW YORK POST

“THE ORDEAL OF RAPE IS EASED BY THE CITY'S SEX CRIME UNIT” BY NAN ROBERTSON FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © NOV 20, 1976, THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“NEW DRIVE ON TO MAKE RAPE CONVICTIONS EASIER” BY PAUL L. MONTGOMERY FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © NOV 13, 1973
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“WOMAN, 27 IS RAPED IN HER APARTMENT” FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © DEC 9, 1973 THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“RAPE SUSPECT SEIZED” FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © JAN 26, 1978 THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“WOMAN ABDUCTED AND RAPED IN PARK; 2 SUSPECTS SEIZED” FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © JUL 10, 1976.
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“WOMAN, 24, RAPED IN CENTRAL PARK” FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES
© MAY 21, 1977 THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“WOMAN RAPED AND STABBED OUTSIDE HER E. SIDE HOME”
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © AUG 4, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“RAPE SQUAD; MANY CASES, SOME ARRESTS, FEW CONVICTIONS”
BY GRACE LICHTENSTEIN FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © MAR 3, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“RAPED BY THE LAW” FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © FEB 14, 1972
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“Q. IF YOU RAPE A WOMAN AND STEAL HER TV, WHAT CAN THEY GET YOU FOR IN NEW YORK? A. STEALING HER TV” BY MARTHA WEINMAN LEAR, FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © JAN 30, 1972
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“BECAUSE LADIES LIE'; LAW OF RAPE” BY LESLEY OELSNER
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © MAY 14, 1972.
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“CORROBORATION HELD VITAL TO PROTECTION OF RAPE SUSPECTS”
BY LES LEDBETTER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © OCT 28, 1971
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“EASED RAPE LAW GAINS IN ALBANY; ASSEMBLY VOTES 130-0 TO CUT CORROBORATION RULE 2 EXCEPTIONS IN BILL” BY DAVID ANDELMAN FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © JAN 15, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“ASSEMBLY VOTES TO RESTRICT, TESTIMONY ON SEX CONDUCT”
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © OCT 30, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“WEAPON AGAINST RAPE; A MOVE TO SPEED UP DNA TESTING”
BY BOB HERBERT FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © APR 29, 2002.
THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

“TAKE THE DNA KITS OFF THE SHELVES; BETTER WEAPONS AGAINST RAPISTS” BY BOB HERBERT FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, © APR 15, 2002. THE NEW YORK TIMES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

NY STATE POLICE LAB, PHOTO © ALAN SOLOMON

AND SPECIAL GRATITUDE TO THE SURVIVORS
WHO ALLOWED US TO TELL THEIR STORIES.

FOR HBO
SENIOR PRODUCER
NANCY ABRAHAM

FOR HBO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
SHEILA NEVINS

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