References in Popular Culture
The episode "The Saint" from the third season of Law and Order: Criminal Intent was based on the Salamander Letter case. In the episode, authenticator James Bennett (played by Stephen Colbert) forges several documents in an attempt to ruin the Brother Jerome foundation, named for a religious figure being considered for canonization. To conceal his forgery, Bennett murders an elderly woman with an exploding, lye-filled balloon.
The episode "Hollywood A.D.," from the seventh season of The X-Files, was also based on the Salamander Letter case.
The radio play The Salamander Letter written by Dylan Ritson and directed by Ned Chaillet was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 15 January 2005.
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