Alec Bernardi was a student at Blessed Heart High School. He is also the prime suspect in the murder of his neighbor.
History[]
He killed his schizophrenic neighbor Josh Galli after eavesdropping on his sister's phone call about their night together. Believing Josh had raped his sister and got her pregnant, he confronted Josh and they came to blows and Alec castrated him, then set him on fire. Alec did not mean to kill Josh but his anger clouded his judgment and, in the process, suffered a burned hand while burning Josh would run down the street screaming, before he ultimately died.
Alec was implicated after it was discovered he had experience with the materials. When he was arrested by SVU, he showed some remorse for the fire but believed he handled the situation for defending his sister. Alec even claimed his father would be proud of his actions. His sister clarified that he misunderstood things while his mother tried to defend him.
Much later, his mother gathered money and bailed him out. While lounging, Alec was angry that the cops and gathered mob were accusing his mother of driving Fidelia Vidal to suicide. He was forced to back down after being reminded that he should not violate his bail conditions.
For the crime, he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, much to his family's sadness. Tina also apologized to Josh's father Tom for what Alec did and he offered Tina help. (SVU: "Babes")