Love, Lies and Murder
A true story of treachery, adultery and murder.
1991 · 1 season · 2 eps · ★ 4.9 · Crime, Drama
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When a young homemaker is murdered, the cops find her troubled daughter guilty after she confesses to the crime--but was she really the killer? LOVE, LIES, AND MURDER is a 1991 American miniseries starring Clancy Brown, Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, Tom Bower, John Ashton, and Cynthia Nixon. It is based on the 1985 murder of Linda Bailey Brown. The names were not changed for the film. The miniseries is four hours long and aired on NBC in two parts, the first on February 16, 1991, and the second on February 18, 1991. Lifetime airs the miniseries.
Directed by Robert Markowitz · Written by Danielle Hill
Network: NBC
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John Ashton Carrothers
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