Dalton Rindell is an alcoholic and the main suspect in the rape and murder of abortion doctor Audrey Hale, which was committed while he was intoxicated.
History[]
Prior to becoming sober, he sexually assaulted his assistant, Glenna Fletcher, and paid her for her silence. As a result, he was never charged for the assault due to lack of evidence. This incident prompted him to join Alcoholics Anonymous and stop drinking for over a year and three months. This streak stopped when his business partner pressured him into taking a drink at a business function.
Following this, he went on a drinking binge, during which he met Hale, whom he later killed in a drunken rage. He was cleared of the second-degree rape charge based on a lack of evidence, but the second-degree murder charge stood, based on a CGI-animated reenactment of him beating Hale with a hammer. However, ADA Sonya Paxton accidentally inserted a DVD of the video with Dalton's face photoshopped on it, which was not meant for the jury. Dalton was able to note that she was drunk at the time. As a result, a mistrial was declared, and because of prosecutorial misconduct, the murder charge was dismissed with prejudice, leaving a remorseful Dalton to walk and confess to Benson. (SVU: "Hammered")
Known Victims[]
- Unknown date in 2007: Celina Rindell (his ex-wife; assaulted)
- Unknown date in 2008: Glenna Fletcher (flashed, grabbed her breast, and forced his hand down her pants)
- July 29, 2009: Dr. Audrey Hale (beaten to death with a hammer)