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Its a pop-culture crime, one which demands solving.

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Vulture decided to investigate.Dun-DUN!

Unfortunately, the usual culprits dont seem to apply withLaw & Order.

Up until late 2014, the first eight seasons of the show were a staple on Netflix.

ThatL&Owould leave Netflix back in 2014 isnt particularly surprising.

But a spokesman for the company responded to our questions with a flat no comment.

Our gumshoe role models onLaw & Orderoften have doors slammed in their faces (literally, rather than metaphorically!

), so we kept poking around the various back alleys of Hollywood in search of answers.

(Translation: We kept emailing sources.)

And finally, after some prodding, we hit upon a couple of leads.

Wolfs creation lasted for 20 years and, more importantly, a jaw-dropping 456 hour-long episodes.

When it finally wrapped up in 2010, it tiedGunsmokeas TVs longest-running drama series.

But in the streaming world, bigger isntalwaysbetter.

As noted earlier, all seasons ofSVUare now streaming on Hulu.

WhileOxygen did make the switch to crime, the Wolf branding never happened.

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