Ralph Volkov is the brother of Roxie Volkov, who convinced him to join her and her boyfriend Joe Utley in a heist of the Crivello family.
History[]
Ralph took more of a role of armed backup, as Roxie insisted to him Utley was in charge, would do what he wanted, and was ultimately in charge of the main plan the three agreed to. But Roxie and Ralph leaned on each other more when Utley became unstable and was raging at the Crivello family, down to raping teenage daughter Tess.
When Benson, who got pulled into the hostage situation by mistake, sent out a veiled distress call to her team, who sent armed responders to surround the home, she took the chance to isolate Utley. Appealing to Roxie and Ralph being family, she convinced the siblings to stick together and surrender to arrest so they wouldn't lose their lives and each other from the crisis. Utley tried to flee with Benson at gunpoint in a police cruiser, but a sniper shot him dead.
Ralph was likely found guilty for his role in the crimes along with being an accessory after the fact for the hostage crisis, and was imprisoned. (SVU: "Townhouse Incident")
Known Victims[]
- January 4, 2016: The hostage situation at the Crivello home (all were taken hostage with the assistance of Joe Utley and Roxie Volkov):
- The Crivello family:
- Richard Crivello (father; assaulted)
- Lisa Crivello (mother; later kidnapped and held at gunpoint; was rescued before the others)
- Tess Crivello (daughter)
- Luca Crivello (son)
- Lieutenant Olivia Benson
- The Crivello family: