Murder in the Heartland (1993)

Directed by

Robert Markowitz

Genre

crime, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 37m

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage couple goes on a killing spree across the Midwest in the 1950s. The first part shows the murders and the second part contrasts their conflicting trial testimonies.

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What happens

Murder in the Heartland is a television miniseries that aired on ABC in 1993. It was based on the 1957–58 murder spree carried out by 19-year-old Charles Starkweather throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. Starkweather is played by Tim Roth. The first half of the miniseries covers the murders. The second half covers the trials of Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, his 14-year-old girlfriend accomplice. Their increasingly disparate versions of events are contrasted as the trials unfold. The film received strong praise from critics and Emmy nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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