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Kathy Stabler is a fictional character portrayed by Isabel Gillies in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Payback (season 1), they were 29 years old.
They appear in 32 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far

Kathy Stabler

by Isabel Gillies

character

Episodes32

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    Payback
    episode S1.E1 september 1999
    Stabler and Benson investigate the murder and castration of a New York cab driver. They discover that the victim had assumed the identity of another man because he himself was wanted by police.
  • 8
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    A Single Life
    episode S1.E2 september 1999
    A probable suicide becomes a murder investigation with suspects that include the writer's psychiatrist, a family member and a local news anchor, but the woman's sister brings evidence that will turn the case on its head.
  • 7.7
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    ...Or Just Look Like One
    episode S1.E3 october 1999
    Two underage models are attacked, raped and killed. The detectives identify the background details of the modeling business.
  • 8.1
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    Hysteria
    episode S1.E4 october 1999
    Benson and Stabler investigate the murder of a young woman who is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims.
  • 7.7
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    Wanderlust
    episode S1.E5 october 1999
    When a travel writer is found dead, gagged by a pair of female underwear, suspicion first falls on his landlady, and then to her rebellious teenage daughter.
  • 7.8
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    Sophomore Jinx
    episode S1.E6 october 1999
    Benson and Stabler investigate a female student's murder at a local college. When they develop a suspect on the basketball team, they experience resistance from the college, which is trying to preserve its reputation and its chance at an upcoming championship.
  • 8.3
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    Uncivilized
    episode S1.E7 november 1999
    After a young boy is found raped and murdered in Central Park, suspicion obviously falls on a known child molester in the area, but the true offender may be closer than anybody knows.
  • 7.9
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    Chat Room
    episode S1.E18 april 2000
    A teenager's report of being raped by someone she met in a chat room lead the detectives into the middle of a child porn ring.
  • 8.6
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    Nocturne
    episode S1.E21 may 2000
    The trial of an accused child molester is jeopardized when the prime witness has difficulty dealing with his past.
  • 8.1
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    Wrong Is Right
    episode S2.E1 october 2000
    Detective Stabler's daughter witnesses a gory crime scene involving a murdered man who had a secret life. Meanwhile, a new ADA is assigned to the unit while Stabler and Jeffries come under review by the department.
  • 8.7
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    Countdown
    episode S2.E15 february 2001
    The Team at SVU has 72 hours to locate a man who has kidnapped, raped, and murdered four young girls. Can they find him before time runs out?
  • 8.1
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    Popular
    episode S3.E16 march 2002
    When Stabler hears from a family friend about a teenage girl who was raped, but refuses to report it to police, he begins a covert investigation, and the case progresses to uncover a web of sexual activity among teenagers.
  • 8.2
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    Risk
    episode S4.E12 january 2003
    When cans of baby formula are found to be filled with cocaine, Detective Elliot Stabler, with the help of Detective Olivia Benson and the rest of SVU, goes undercover to bust open the world of corporate drug trafficking.
  • 8.3
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    Home
    episode S5.E16 february 2004
    Detectives interview an overprotective mother to find out why her son is scavenging for food.
  • 7.5
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    Blood
    episode S6.E21 may 2005
    After a young woman's baby is tossed out of a car, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out what happened, and after learning the young woman is addicted to prescription painkillers, their investigation leads them to an elderly woman named Jenny Rogers, who lives with her son Kevin and daughter-in-law Carol. The young woman finally identifies Carol Rogers as the person who sold her the drugs, but when detectives go to confront Carol, they find her body and are left trying to uncover who really killed Carol.
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    Clock
    episode S8.E2 september 2006
    A 17-year-old with the features of a little girl is kidnapped. Stabler sees parallels with his own daughter, and must deal with a new partner.
  • 8.2
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    Cage
    episode S8.E8 november 2006
    SVU investigates a shady private adoption agency after two undocumented children are found deserted near an automobile accident.
  • 8.6
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    Scheherazade
    episode S8.E10 january 2007
    A dying man's confessions to Benson and Stabler reveal secrets about the true identity of his estranged daughter and other, more disturbing secrets.
  • 8.4
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    Burned
    episode S8.E11 january 2007
    Elliot thinks a possible rape victim is lying to enhance her divorce settlement. But Olivia thinks it's a sign of her husband's escalating violence, and believes that Stabler's judgment is clouded because of his divorce.
  • 8.1
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    Dependent
    episode S8.E14 february 2007
    A woman is murdered and her husband attacked, with their 6 year old son a witness to the attack. The man awakens in the hospital and remembers seeing his teenage daughter at the scene.
  • 8.2
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    Annihilated
    episode S8.E20 may 2007
    The investigation of a bride-to-be's murder uncovers a man's double life; a turn in the case rattles Stabler, who turns to his wife and children for comfort.
  • 8.8
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    Screwed
    episode S8.E22 may 2007
    Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.
  • 8.8
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    Alternate
    episode S9.E1 september 2007
    A woman's child is missing, but her multiple personalities make finding out what happened to the child more difficult. And the case is further complicated by the appearance of a relative.
  • 8.1
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    Blinded
    episode S9.E7 november 2007
    Stabler suffers temporary blindness after an injury bringing a sexual predator who suffers from schizophrenia into custody. Benson's special interest in the case puts her at odds with ADA Novak, who has a personal agenda of her own.
  • 8.7
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    Paternity
    episode S9.E9 november 2007
    The discovery of a lost boy leads detectives to a case involving the rape and murder of a nanny, and an automobile accident puts the lives of Stabler's wife and unborn child in jeopardy.
  • 8.7
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    Swing
    episode S10.E3 october 2008
    Stabler is forced to confront his mother and the ghosts of his childhood when he learns that his daughter is in trouble with the law and in desperate need of psychiatric attention.
  • 8.2
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    Wildlife
    episode S10.E7 november 2008
    Stabler is shot while working undercover investigating a violent animal smuggling ring believed to be connected to a young woman's murder.
  • 8.1
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    Turmoil
    episode S11.E8 november 2009
    ADA Cabot is being investigated by the state bar because of a rape case, but Benson and Stabler are too preoccupied to come to her aid because Stabler's son and best friend are missing.
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    Gray
    episode S12.E9 november 2010
    Benson and Stabler discover that an accused campus rapist may have used a drug to make his girlfriend have an abortion without her knowledge.
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    Pop
    episode S12.E11 january 2011
    While investigating a boy's death, Stabler uncovers a teenage fighting ring, and tries to reach out to one of the fighters, who is being abused and forced to participate by his cruel stepfather.
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    Delinquent
    episode S12.E23 may 2011
    After a teenage predator falsely accuses Stabler of sexual assault, Stabler goes on a personal mission to catch him in the act, leading to a shocking discovery about his troubled past.
  • 8.3
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    Return of the Prodigal Son
    episode S22.E9 april 2021
    The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family.