Vance Dennis is the ex-boyfriend of recovered drug addict Tricia Knowles, whose murder he facilitated.
History[]
Det. Odafin Tutuola, then a Narcotics Division detective, went undercover to bust Dennis. During Fin's investigation, he got close to Dennis and learned about his organization as well as his personal life, such as dating drug addict Tricia. After she had a son, Austin, Tricia sold Dennis out and got him imprisoned on drug charges. Out of revenge, he sent the Murphy Twins, two twin drug dealers and mercenaries, to overdose Tricia and kill her on a tip from her former friend/fellow addict Lizzie Jones.
Tricia's mother Sandra Knowles never forgave an undercover Fin for not saving her, and he went to interrogate Dennis in prison. He didn't admit to the murder, but an informant of Mike Sandoval confirmed the truth.
Dennis' charges were added to with murder for hire, and his sentence was changed to life without parole. (SVU: "Haunted")