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| “ | I was unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. | „ |
| ~ Cheney lying about being wrongfully convicted. |
Albert Lawrence Cheney is the main antagonist of the Law & Order episode "Vengeance".
He is a serial killer who tortures and murders women leaving their bodies in degrading poses. Cheney is loosely based on the late Albert DeSalvo, the serial killer known as the "Boston Strangler".
He was portrayed by the late James Rebhorn.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Cheney killed his first known victim while working as an electrician. Police eventually connected him to the victim, and he was imprisoned for five years for manslaughter.
Upon his release, he married a woman named Sara who had corresponded with him through a prison pen pal program, and started a new career as a bookkeeper, working mostly for doctors in his area. He went to church and prayed with Sara to conceal his true nature, as a way of "hiding in plain sight". He also kept his electrician's badge and the elevator keys to his old building, which allowed him to claim more victims.
"Vengeance"[]
NYPD Homicide Sergeant Phil Cerreta and Detective Mike Logan come to suspect Cheney after discovering that his latest victims had all gone to doctors who had employed him to keep their books. They detain him as person of interest in the investigation and interrogate him for 12 hours, but he does not confess.
They learn that he has a storage locker, where they find gruesome Polaroids of his victims. Cheney's lawyer argues that the search was illegal, and his wife gives him an alibi for the time of the murders.
When Executive Assistant District Attorney Ben Stone and Assistant District Attorney Paul Robinette show Sarah the Polaroids, however, she admits she lied to protect him because she didn't know what he really was. As a result, Cheney is found guilty of several murders, and sentenced to life in prison.
External links[]
- Albert Lawrence Cheney on the Law & Order Wiki
