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The Preppie Murder

The Preppie Murder

The Event That Stunned New York City And The World... Was It An Accident... Or Was It Murder?

1989 · 96 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, TV Movie

This is the story of a young woman who was found dead. Now the police investigate, and evidence points to a man she was seen leaving a party with. Now when questioned, he claims that her death was accidental, as a result of rough sex. Now her family doesn't believe this, so they press the district attorney's office to try him for murder, but he has a good lawyer who plays his defense right down to putting the dead girl on trial.

Directed by John Herzfeld · Written by Irv Roud

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