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zack007attack · 10-16-2009, 09:47 PM

We know the Jesse James Hollywood case inspired "Alpha Dog" but other than that, have any other cases been made into movies, if so, which ones?

crystaldawn · 10-17-2009, 08:37 AM

I've seen a couple movies on Lifetime based on UM cases. I believe one is called "Gone in the Night" (or something like that) about the Jacqueline Dowaliby case. Shannon Doherty played the mom. Also I can't remember the title but there's one that seems almost identical to the Jared Peters case (grandma taught him satan worship and kidnapped him). I believe Jaclyn Smith was on that one. If I can think of any more, I'll post.

dynoguy88 · 10-17-2009, 10:02 AM

Dixie Carter played David Dowaliby's mother - the grandmother who lived in the basement.

I remember several years back, Lifetime did a movie about the Theresa Stamper case. Cindy Williams played Theresa's mother and I remember a scene where they are shown watching the UM segment towards the end of the movie.

This was part of a week long marathon where Lifetime showed movies "from the files of Unsolved Mysteries." But I can't remember the other movies they showed that week.

shanejm · 10-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Judith Light played Marie Hilley in the movie "Wife, Mother, Murderer" in 1991.

Necco · 10-17-2009, 01:39 PM

The Teresita Basa story was in the 1996 made for TV movie Voice From the Grave.
And Tracey Gold starred in A Kidnapping in the Family as the LaDonna Morrow character, the one crystaldawn referenced.
The Shannon Mohr (Davis) case was made into A Victim of Love.

Man, I watched too much lifetime back in the day.

DP1 · 10-18-2009, 12:21 AM

Wasn't there a TV movie with Dwight Schultz where he played a guy who killed his wife and tried to pass it off as a horseback accident?

Necco · 10-18-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DP1

Wasn't there a TV movie with Dwight Schultz where he played a guy who killed his wife and tried to pass it off as a horseback accident?

That's the "Victim of Love" one I mentioned.

Luvers · 10-19-2009, 03:56 AM

The movie Jeepers Creepers was based off the Dennis Depue

browneyes106 · 10-22-2009, 12:05 PM

The 2002 Hallmark movie Silent Night is about on the Fritz Vincken story about the German mother and son who brought together German and American soldiers together on Christmas Eve during WWII. Linda Hamiliton played Elisabeth Vincken and her acting was very good.

Todd Mueller · 10-22-2009, 01:07 PM

This was made before the case was on UM (actually "Final Appeal") but there was a movie about the Jeffrey MacDonald case. It was many years ago and I remember seeing only part of it.

It was made from the perspective of his wife Collette's parents. I think it came out after Fatal Vision was published and well before UM presented his case.

justins5256 · 10-22-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Mueller

This was made before the case was on UM (actually "Final Appeal") but there was a movie about the Jeffrey MacDonald case. It was many years ago and I remember seeing only part of it.

It was made from the perspective of his wife Collette's parents. I think it came out after Fatal Vision was published and well before UM presented his case.

Was Karl Malden in it? I thought he was in a movie about the MacDonald case.

10-16-2009, 09:47 PM	#1
zack007attack Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2009 Posts: 402	which UM cases HAVE been made into movies? We know the Jesse James Hollywood case inspired "Alpha Dog" but other than that, have any other cases been made into movies, if so, which ones?

10-17-2009, 10:02 AM	#3
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,675	reply Dixie Carter played David Dowaliby's mother - the grandmother who lived in the basement. I remember several years back, Lifetime did a movie about the Theresa Stamper case. Cindy Williams played Theresa's mother and I remember a scene where they are shown watching the UM segment towards the end of the movie. This was part of a week long marathon where Lifetime showed movies "from the files of Unsolved Mysteries." But I can't remember the other movies they showed that week.

10-17-2009, 08:37 AM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	I've seen a couple movies on Lifetime based on UM cases. I believe one is called "Gone in the Night" (or something like that) about the Jacqueline Dowaliby case. Shannon Doherty played the mom. Also I can't remember the title but there's one that seems almost identical to the Jared Peters case (grandma taught him satan worship and kidnapped him). I believe Jaclyn Smith was on that one. If I can think of any more, I'll post.

10-17-2009, 10:36 AM	#4
shanejm Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2009 Posts: 55	Judith Light played Marie Hilley in the movie "Wife, Mother, Murderer" in 1991.

10-17-2009, 01:39 PM	#5
Necco Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2006 Posts: 1,149	The Teresita Basa story was in the 1996 made for TV movie Voice From the Grave. And Tracey Gold starred in A Kidnapping in the Family as the LaDonna Morrow character, the one crystaldawn referenced. The Shannon Mohr (Davis) case was made into A Victim of Love. Man, I watched too much lifetime back in the day.

10-18-2009, 12:21 AM	#6
DP1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 394	Wasn't there a TV movie with Dwight Schultz where he played a guy who killed his wife and tried to pass it off as a horseback accident?

10-19-2009, 03:56 AM	#8
Luvers Member Forum Cub Join Date: Oct 19, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 2	The movie Jeepers Creepers was based off the Dennis Depue

10-22-2009, 12:05 PM	#9
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	The 2002 Hallmark movie Silent Night is about on the Fritz Vincken story about the German mother and son who brought together German and American soldiers together on Christmas Eve during WWII. Linda Hamiliton played Elisabeth Vincken and her acting was very good.

10-22-2009, 01:07 PM	#10
Todd Mueller Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,626	This was made before the case was on UM (actually "Final Appeal") but there was a movie about the Jeffrey MacDonald case. It was many years ago and I remember seeing only part of it. It was made from the perspective of his wife Collette's parents. I think it came out after Fatal Vision was published and well before UM presented his case.