What 2006 criminal case led by Mike Nifong was the basis of an episode of "Law & Order"?
St. John's lacrosse case The St. John's lacrosse case was a 1990 criminal case in which some members of the St. John's University men's lacrosse team were accused of raping an African American female. The St. John's Lacrosse rape case was a sports scandal that caused significant controversy within the school, amongst feminists, New York City, and the lacrosse community. This case was a predecessor to the Duke lacrosse case. The case was the basis of a "Law & Order" episode called "Out of Control".
Abraham Shakespeare Abraham Lee Shakespeare (April 23, 1966 – ca. April 7, 2009) was an American casual laborer who won a thirty million dollar lottery jackpot in Florida, receiving $17 million in 2006. In 2009, his family declared him missing, and in January 2010 his body was found buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of an acquaintance. Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore was convicted of his murder and is now serving life in prison without the possibility of parole. Shakespeare's troubles began after winning the lottery. The case was profiled in the American E! television program "Curse of the Lottery"; and also was made the subject of an episode of "Snapped" on Oxygen Channel, DTV, on March 16, 2014 as well as the subject of a 2013 episode of "American Greed". The case also featured on Season 7 of "Deadly Women". Also showcased on "I Killed My BFF" on Lifetime Channel.