'Homicide' trivia and fun facts

'Homicide' won four Emmy Awards

Richard Belzer (John Munch), Kyle Secor (Tim Bayliss), Yaphet Kotto (Lt. Al Giardello) and Clark Johnson (Meldrick Lewis) are the only actors to remain with the series for its entire run.

On several occasions, 'Homicide' teamed with Dick Wolf's 'Ley y orden' for either single or two-part crossover episodes.

Producers insisted that staff writers live in the Balitmore area whenever possible.

Characters were often named after grunge musicians, for example Layne Staley ('Alice in Chains') and Krist Novoselic ('Nirvana').