A Killing in a Small Town
A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

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1990
1h 40m
4.8(11 votes)
Drama
TV Movie
Crime

Overview

The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.

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31 members
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Barbara Hershey

Candy Morrison

Barbara Hershey
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Brian Dennehy

Ed Reivers

Brian Dennehy
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John Terry

Stan Blankenship

John Terry
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Richard Gilliland

Dale Morrison

Richard Gilliland
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Lee Garlington

Peggy Blankenship

Lee Garlington
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Hal Holbrook

Dr. Beardsley

Hal Holbrook
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Matthew Posey

Norman Billings

Matthew Posey
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James Monroe Black

Dr. Giles

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Dennis Letts

Chief McAlester

Dennis Letts
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Marco Perella

Rick Slocum

Marco Perella
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Norman Bennett

Jim Ramsey

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Jerry Haynes

Judge Scott

Jerry Haynes
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Rodger Boyce

Rex Staples

Rodger Boyce
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Daphne Eckler

Dede Alexander

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Jan DeWitt

Connie Keating

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Charles Carroll

Bob Shelton

Charles Carroll
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Blue Deckert

Andy Blassingame

Blue Deckert
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Spencer Prokop

Kevin Sanders

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Jacob Parker

Sean Morrison

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Lisa Renee Wilson

Sara Morrison

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Haley Miller

Meg Blakenship

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Louanne Stephens

Claire Meriwether

Louanne Stephens
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Karis Paige Bryant

Little Candy

Karis Paige Bryant
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Willie Minor

Baliff

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Aaron Chadwick

Deputy

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Wendye Clarendon

Little Candy's Mom

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Peyton E. Park

Jury Foreman

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John Hussey

Al Stevens

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Jack Gould

Parishioner #1

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Gary Ragland

Reporter #1

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Vennessa Tate

Reporter #2

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