I am looking for the basis of these movies based on true crimes:
Moment of Truth: Abduction of Innocence
With a Vengeance
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
5 Dark Souls
Final Appeal
If Someone Had Known – found (Cynthia & James Hutto)
Obsessed (2002) – found [Diane Schaefer]
In the Shadow of a Killer
In My Daughter’s Name
Night of Evil found [Dixie Ann Gottfried] thanks!
Two Faces of Evil
Last House on the Left
A Kiss So Deadly
If you can help me, please email me! Thanks! Also, if you know of any other true crime movies that are not on this list and that I have not covered, give me a holler! I know I am missing a lot! (But not the very popular ones that Lifetime shows a lot – I know of those and am working on them).
Bonnie
Night of Evil ……
search for Dixie Ann Gottfried
By: Pam on March 20, 2010
at 8:50 pm
Pam,
Thank you!!! I will do that!
By: mylifeofcrime on March 21, 2010
at 7:17 am
Could this be
Final Appeal:
Anatomy of a Frame?
Wilbert Colin Thatcher (born 25 August 1938 in Toronto) was a Canadian politician convicted for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson. Thatcher has always insisted he is innocent. His father was premier of Saskatchewan from 1964 to 1971
By: Pam on March 21, 2010
at 8:20 pm
Pam,
I don’t think that is the basis, but not positive. There was a movie made on the Thatcher murder:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097788/
I remember the movie, but have not seen it in years.
By: mylifeofcrime on March 22, 2010
at 9:50 am
Two Faces of Evil
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=9TH&navby=case&no=9416601&exact=1
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=932&dat=19820302&id=cXsLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jFMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4132,84773
By: Pam on March 21, 2010
at 8:33 pm
Go to imdb and look up those moves, it will tell you the basis of them.
As for more movies to name.
- an american haunting (ghost)
-Bundy (serial killer)
-Ed Gein (serial killer)
-Hillside Stranglers (serial killers)
-Mommy Dearest (Life of an actress and abuse of her daughter)
-Bastard out of Carolina (child abuse)
-12 days of terror (Shark attacks on the Jersey shoreline)
-Child of rage (child abuse)
-The accused (rape)
-Mississippe burning (murder)
-Strangers (murders)
-The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (murder)
-Helter Skelter (manson family)
-Gacy (serial killer)
-Karla (serial killers)
-Monster (serial killer)
-An American crime(abuse, torture)
I know many many more, but theres a start
By: shannon on April 6, 2010
at 9:32 pm
Shannon,
The movies I specifically asked about do not have their true stories listed at IMDb.com. I check there often. I link there often as well.s for the ones you mentioned, I have covered some of them. The shark one does not fit my blog. I have covered:
An American Crime (Sylvia Likens)
Helter Skelter (Tate/LaBianca murders)
The Strangers (Keddie Murders)
Most of the others will be covered soon. Thanks for the suggestions.
By: mylifeofcrime on April 7, 2010
at 9:17 am
I am looking for the stories BEHIND the movie. Example: Desperate for Love At the IMDb, it just has a description of the movie, but not the crime. It is about a muder in MS, the Steve Brown murder.
I want the crime story, not the movie stories. I know those, as I have seen many of the movies.
By: mylifeofcrime on May 27, 2010
at 1:15 pm
A moment of truth: abduction of innocence?
I have not read or found ANYWHERE if it’s a true movie
If someone had known? Is based on a true story
and I’m still looking for the other two for you.
I will get back to you shortly. And sorry for the misunderstanding for what exactly you were looking for.
By: Brandy on May 28, 2010
at 6:30 am
Brandy,
I have done research looking for these movies. I hoped someone with personal knowledge might be able to help.
And the other comments you left about the other website, I know about that site as I have worked with her in the past and I link to her. But thanks anyway. I need the stories behind the ones I posted, as I have the ones you suggested.
By: mylifeofcrime on May 28, 2010
at 8:58 am
ok
By: Brandy on May 28, 2010
at 10:30 am
I recently watched a couple of movies that were based on true crimes , one of them was A matter of Justice and the other was When he didn’t come home . They both have Patty Duke in them and I have wondered about the true story behind the movies
By: Tammy on July 5, 2010
at 5:38 pm
I have posted on When He Didn’t Come Home: http://wp.me/p1gRX-fv
I will try to get to A Matter Of Justice this week.
By: mylifeofcrime on July 6, 2010
at 12:49 pm
Um not sure, will look into for ya, but BIG C may get to ya before I do .
By: Brandy on July 6, 2010
at 6:11 am
From what I read? A Matter Of Justice Is NOT based on a true story. Here’s a link to all of Patti Duke’s movies. http://www.fandango.com/pattyduke/filmography/p2648 Keep scrolling down and you’ll find the movie your looking for.
By: Brandy on July 7, 2010
at 5:24 am
Yes, it is based on a true story. And the names were not changed either. It happened in Hawaii. Here is a link to a blog about it:
http://amatterofjusticeakafinaljusticemovie.blogspot.com/
By: mylifeofcrime on July 7, 2010
at 10:13 am
My bad BIG C. I guess it didn’t give that info. I was reading it fast and doing other things at the sametime. But I read drama, as for the other one said “Based on a true story” . It’s ok , you got the right info for her. After seeing all the Patti Duke movies I went looking for the Jessica McClure Movie to buy, err couldn’t find it. Amazon was OUT. UGH! lol.
By: Brandy on July 7, 2010
at 5:18 pm
Hi Bonnie have you checked out Tracey Curry Reyes’ website she has the majority that you are looking for you should check it out
By: caroline on June 5, 2011
at 6:31 am
Yes, I regularly go to her site. The ones she has that I asked about she added since I made that post (which was quite a while ago).
By: mylifeofcrime on June 5, 2011
at 8:44 am