Partly inspired by the death of Caylee Anthony.
Hilary Duff, Peter Hermann, and Anastasia Barzee would all later star together in the TV show Younger (2015).
The missing girl's name is established to be Sierra Walker, but Fin refers to her as "Sierra Miller" when interviewing Maria Fernandez.
The show does an episode with a similar plot six years later in season 16 episode 19, Granting Immunity (2015) featuring Missi Pyle as the antagonist.