Men who offed their wife, fiancee or girlfriend
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- StarsKarl MaldenEva Marie SaintBarry NewmanA retiree spends nine years relentlessly seeking to prove that his son-in-law, a former Green Beret Army doctor, murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters.
- StarsPeter CoyoteStockard ChanningRobert LoggiaBased on the true life story that took place in 1979, this movie follows the murders of Susan Reinert (Stockard Channing) and her two children in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, a case that lasted seven years.
- DirectorMike RobeStarsKeith CarradineJoBeth WilliamsKathy BatesBased on the true story of a bedroom-eyed Kansas preacher who decided that getting rid of his wife, and his secretary's husband, was the will of the Lord.
- DirectorFrancis MankiewiczStarsKate NelliganKenneth WelshRobert BensonNarcissistic Saskatchewan Tory politician Colin Thatcher is engaged in a bitter divorce from his wife JoAnn. When the court rules in JoAnn's favor, Colin hires a hit man to kill her--and almost gets away with it.
- StarsRobert UrichJoanna KernsDavid Barry GrayA wealthy businessman is accused of murdering his wife to collect insurance money to pay gambling debts. Although his three sons initially believe his innocence, his actions and court evidence soon begin to prove otherwise.
- DirectorJerrold FreedmanStarsKen OlinMargaret ColinAnnabella PriceFact-based story about a Boston furrier and his pregnant wife who was shot in their car on October 23, 1989. The wife and child subsequently died. The husband then told that his attacker was a black man. The following investigation incited racial tensions in the city. However, there was question of the husband's innocence in the crime. Real life tv crime show "Rescue 911" was on hand to film the paramedics that answered the call to the couple's vehicle.
- StarsValerie BertinelliMichael OntkeanTimothy CarhartA true story about a woman who fights her brother-in-law's parents for custody of her deceased sister's baby upon learning that her brother-in-law murdered her sister.
- StarsClancy BrownSheryl LeeMoira KellyWhen a young housewife is murdered, the cops find her troubled daughter guilty after she confesses to the crime - but was she really the killer?
- DirectorJohn KortyStarsBrian DennehyTreat WilliamsEmbeth DavidtzAlan Masters is a despicable businessman with his hands in organized crime. He marries Diane, a kind and gentle woman, and abuses and batters her viciously. Sergeant John Reed has had enough of his city's organized crime and, against the wishes of his dirty-cop superiors, tries to get evidence against Alan Masters. After Alan finds out that Diane has been helping Reed, he beats her to death...and its up to John Reed to put him away for it, and clean up the dirty cops that want to stop him. Part I starts with Diane's death and then, in a flashback, details her struggles against abuse and Reed's struggles as he coaches her to gather evidence against Alan. Part II deals with Reed's struggles with intimidating cops.
- DirectorRod HardyStarsSusan LucciPatrick Van HornRaymond J. BarryAn older woman seduces a younger man and then breaks up with him. He becomes obsessive and refuses to accept the break up and subsequently turns violent.
- DirectorCharles CorrellStarsCheryl LaddJameson ParkerG.W. BaileyA wife with a young family finds life becoming unbearable with her successful but violent and abusive husband. After filing for divorce, she quickly learns that her husband, through fear of his personal life embarrassing his clients, has commissioned an assassin to murder her before going to court. Unfortunately for him, the hired assassin turns out to be an FBI agent. The FBI convinces her that she must "pretend" to have been murdered in order to prove her husband's involvement. Based upon a true story.
- StarsKen OlinLindsay FrostAnnette O'TooleA doctor meets a handsome, successful man and soon marries him--unaware that he cheated on his first wife, raped her, abused and tortured his children, and when his wife was about to leave him, murdered her.
- DirectorBill NortonStarsHolly Marie CombsRoxanne HartSarah ChalkeFact-based true crime story about the murder of publishing heiress Anne Scripps Douglas who, in 1989, married a young hunk who eventually killed her.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsHolly Marie CombsDavid LipperCassidy RaeDiane and David love each other, but when they go to separate army academies, David has an affair. Diane snaps and ultimately something very sinister happens that the couple get involved in.
- DirectorPeter LevinStarsMark HarmonRachel WardKathryn MorrisThe true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
- DirectorMarcus ColeStarsTreat WilliamsMarcia Gay HardenGary BasarabaQuiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class Matt and leaves him. Jenny begins an affair with the manipulative and charming Dr. Stephen Carrow, who is also deacon of her church and a married man. Someone kills Carrow's wife after she learns of the affair between Jenny and her husband. The murderer is caught and confesses, but that confession leads to new lies which tear apart Jenny Moran's life.
- DirectorRoger YoungStarsDean CainSarah Joy BrownG.W. BaileyAs the police search for a missing pregnant woman, new evidence emerges that throws suspicion on her seemingly devoted husband.
- DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsKelli WilliamsAmy MadiganSusan HoganThe "true story" of John Smith and his disappearing wives, and how the perseverance of the daughter and sister of his second wife Fran finally brought the story together and broke at least a part of the case.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsRob LoweKaley CuocoCatherine DentFollowing the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife, a man is accused of the murder of his third.
- DirectorNadia TassStarsBilly MillerAmber ClaytonGary SweetA man is accused of drowning his wife during their scuba diving trip at Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
- StarsNickole AtkinsonSusan ConstantineJarrett FerentinoThe disturbing case of a father who killed his own family for the sake of an affair.
- DirectorMichael NankinStarsAshley WilliamsChloe Van LandschootBrooke SmithWhen Chris Watts stoically yet smirkingly pleaded to television cameras for the safe return of his missing pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters, dark secrets loomed just beneath the surface.
- DirectorOliver PriceNeil RawlesDaniel SmithStarsAlexander DenningExamines Gabby's life through the curated lens she created and immerses the viewer in the world of social-media sleuthing that was crucial to the case.
- StarsChris WattsShanann WattsBella WattsChris Watts appeared to have a perfect life until he shockingly confesses to strangling his pregnant wife and two daughters.
- DirectorThora BirchStarsSkyler SamuelsEvan HallThora BirchFollows Gabby's tragic murder, centering on her complicated relationship with her fiancé Brian Laundrie and what might have gone wrong during their cross-country trip.
- DirectorVictoria DuleyStarsLouisa WarwickJameca Woody CooperJason K JensenWhen a young couple goes missing, witness sightings, social media tips, and details about a domestic dispute fuel the public's concern that something has gone terribly wrong.