Farewell, Detective Munch: Richard Belzer's Cop Character Leaves SVU

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit … These words, of course, are spoken right before the credits roll on NBC’s long-running procedural Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. And for the first time since the series debuted on Sept. 20, 1999, Detective John Munch will not be part of their stories: R...