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Full Name & Title:
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Lieutenant Anita Van Buren |
Played by:
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S. Epatha Merkerson |
FILE
STATUS: OPEN since
9/15/1993
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Juvenile
Records:
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Grew up in Washington Heights |
Current
Marital/Family Status:
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Married to Donald, who owns a
hardware store; two sons, Ric and Stefan |
Social
Viewpoints:
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Concerned about the rising tide of children
involved in crime |
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Ambivalent about the death penalty |
Prior
Bad Acts:
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Transferred to homicide from narcotics,
where she worked with ADA Abbie Carmichael on
at least one occasion |
Known
Associates:
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Lisa Russo, forensics expert and friend |
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ADA Claire Kincaid |
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EADA Jack McCoy |
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ADA Jamie Ross |
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ADA Abbie Carmichael |
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ADA Serena Southerlyn |
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Det. Lennie Briscoe |
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Det. Mike Logan |
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Det. Rey Curtis |
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Det. Ed Green |
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Borough Commander Deitz,
supervisor |
Other
facts:
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A fan of Langston Hughes |
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Writes to her mother regularly |
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Takes an interest in breast cancer
research |
Notable
Moments:
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Cherished |
"So you go back to the judge and tell
her what...the Devil made them do it? She'll tell you you need an
exorcist, not a warrant."
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Shadow |
(investigating a break-in and murder at a
bail bond office)
Van Buren: "Any prints at the
scene?" Curtis: "Too
many. Half the ones we've run have felony sheets." Van
Buren: "Let me guess... the other half are their mothers."
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We Like Mike |
"Tell you what... I'll call the first
thousand Ricky Garcias in the phone book, you call the second
thousand."
Click here to read about S. Epatha Merkerson.
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