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Harrison Thomas was a comic book artist who specialized in macabre art regarding Robert Morten.

Background[]

A delusional man, Thomas was a fan of infamous serial killers such as Ted Bundy and Robert Morten. He would collect memorabilia of the killer and use them for inspiration while he drew the Le Morte comic book series, which not only recounted Morten's crimes, but tried to predict what kind of murders he would do if he were not captured. This garnered him great success and led to Morten's cult expanding.

Svengali[]

Years later, he was interrogated by Detectives Benson and Stabler while they were investigating the murder of Tina Snow. He became enraged at them searching his home and was annoyed by Benson insulting his fascination with killers and Morten, since his acts led to the success of his comics. Regardless, Thomas tells them that he wasn't involved in any murder because he was writing a new book. Soon he caught wind that SVU were about to connect Morten to a recent murder and decided to protect him. He threatened SVU by using a voice filter in a call to Benson about her investigation but that didn't work. As a result, he disguised himself as a pizza man and sent Benson a pizza with a pipe bomb hidden in the box. However, this act failed and left a few detectives injured, namely Odafin Tutuola and Chester Lake. It was determined that the bomb radius was not enough to seriously harm anyone and a search was issued for him, but the only thing they match was his neck tattoo.

Later, Thomas stalked and attacked Benson at her apartment, just as she realized his role. After forcing her in, he shouted that he warned her to stay away from Morten and slashed her arm with a knife. However, she was still on the phone and was able to call for help before she overpowered Harrison, who suffered a bruised face and broken shin with a book, until he was knocked unconscious. He was arrested and tied to a chair, while saying that nobody can stop Morten.

He was taken to the prison ward at Bellevue Hospital Center, before he was arraigned and imprisoned for the bombing and Benson's assault, ending his comic book and destroying Morten's legacy.

Known Victims[]

  • 2007:
    • October 16: The SVU precinct bombing:
      • Detective Chester Lake (injured and hospitalized)
      • Detective Odafin Tutuola (injured in the ear)
      • Four unnamed police officers (all injured and hospitalized)
    • October 16-23: Detective Olivia Benson (the target of the bombing; assaulted; was slashed in the arm)
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