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Lethal Vows (1999)

Lethal Vows poster
Directed by
Paul Schneider
Genre
drama, crime, tv movie
Country
United States
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is tried and convicted for poisoning his third wife. The film shows the events that led to her death and the following trial.

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What happens

Lethal Vows is a 1999 made-for-television American drama film based on the events which led to the trial and conviction of Richard K. Overton for the poisoning death of his third wife, Janet Overton. Starring John Ritter, Marg Helgenberger and Megan Gallagher, the movie premiered October 13, 1999, on CBS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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