TV show features storyline in crematory case

ATLANTA - A popular TV crime drama will kick off Sept. 29 with a storyline similar to that of the Tri-State Crematory investigation. <br> <br> NBC has announced that the second season of ``Law & Order; Criminal Intent&#39;&#39; will begin with an episode titled ``Dead.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> In the show, police ``investigate a suspicious crematorium - and discover a graveyard of decomposing bodies in a nearby field that were never incinerated,&#39;&#39; according to an NBC press release. <br> <br> While the release doesn&#39;t cite the case involving the crematory in Noble, ``Criminal Intent&#39;s&#39;&#39; executive producer had already done so. <br> <br> ``We have a story taking off on the Georgia crematorium story that was in the news last May with a very unusual twist,&#39;&#39; Rene Balcer told TV critics in Los Angeles this summer. <br> <br> But while the storyline will be familiar, the show will be about fictional characters. A spokeswoman said Wednesday the show does not appear to have any scenes set in Georgia or contain any mention of the state.

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