Lawrence Horn, the killer dad who inspired the movie Deliberate Intent, is dead, according to a recent Investigation Discovery TV series. Lawrence Horn, also known as Lawrence Thomas ‘LT Horn, hired a man from Detroit to kill his quadriplegic son and his ex-wife in 1993. Here’s what many Investigation Discovery Channel viewers didn’t know—there is a true-story movie based on the Lawrence Horn murder case. Millie Horn According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Deliberate Intent aired on television for the first time on August 6, 2000. It premiered on the FX Channel before airing on Lifetime Television for the next several years. The movie was based on the book Deliberate Intent: A Lawyer Tells the True Story of Murder by the Book by First Amendment attorney Rod Smolla, which examined the Horn murders and the subsequent lawsuit against the publisher of the book Hit Man. Deliberate Intent was based on the 1999 book Deliberate Intent by Rod Smolla and starred Timothy Hutton as Rod S...

When CBS aired A Killer Among Friends, the character names were changed to Jenny, Jean, Ellen, and Carla. Over 24 years ago, I revealed the true story behind A Killer Among Friends, which was based on the Missy Avila murder case. Some of the information was lost when the original sites went down, but this post contains rare details I have never published on social media---including some of my original archived interview notes with Victor Amaya, information from former classmates, and historical court timelines. When I first researched the movie between 1998 and 2000, there was no digital record connecting it to the Missy Avila murder. While local California print journalists, like the Los Angeles Times , covered the original crime and murder trial, those newspaper articles were not accessible to most people across the U.S., and news outlets were not publishing them online back then. The Birmingham Public Library was my go-to place. After many hours of sifting through archived printed n...

Loved to Death is a TV One true-story movie that is inspired by the Nathan Burris, Debbie Ross toll booth shootings in California. All the names and the locations were changed in the film. Loved to Death is directed by Lee Davis and written by Chad Quinn. It stars rapper MC Lyte, Chrystee Pharris, McKinley Freeman, and Malinda Williams.  Nathan Burris shot and killed Deborah ‘Debbie’ Ross, 51, and her lover, bus driver Ersie Everette III, 58, on August 11, 2009.  Nathaniel Burris is referred to as “ The Laughing Killer ." Today, Nathaniel ‘Nathan’ Burris sits on death row. Loved To Death: True Story Movie Based On Debbie Ross--Nathan Burris Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Shooting  Loved to Death TV One Movie Synopsis When a toll booth worker finds love again after a bitter breakup with her violent ex, she becomes the victim of a man who decided no one could have her if he couldn’t. The True Story Behind the Film  Deborah Ross broke free of Nathan Burris’ abuse and began ...

I cried like a baby at the end of Fried Green Tomatoes. Without a doubt, Ninny was Idgie! She had to be. Now, the movie’s ending deviates from the book, and people say Ninny couldn’t have been Idgie, but she was. In the movie version, she was Idgie.  The writers probably altered the ending because it’s a great twist. Fannie Flagg, the author of the book, had already written an amazing story, but that adaptation…that tiny twist at the end was just perfect. Sometimes our grandmothers tell stories just like that---in a circular way while holding back information until they are ready to reveal it, so it would make sense that the sweet little old lady telling this story was Idgie the whole time. What a surprise…what an unforgettable story and ending. It was 2000 when I went to the Irondale library to research the movie and the true story. I remember there was an archive of old newspaper clippings, local magazine articles, and a scattering of black and white pictures of the real people ...

William Charles Lewis was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 2001 murders of Cynthia Floyd Rolle and Antonio Stephney in East Point, Georgia. During the series of shootings, Lewis also shot Roger Orr and Rosa Lewis, both of whom survived. At first, detectives thought the shootings were unrelated until they discovered similar notes signed "Jack" at the crime scenes. Investigators later developed lip prints from the notes, helping link William Charles Lewis to the attacks. All clues led detectives to William Charles Lewis. They determined that Lewis wanted revenge after his wife, Rosa Lewis, left him. To instill fear and cause emotional distress, he killed her best friend and co-worker, Cynthia Floyd Rolle. Cynthia and Rosa were both probation officers. William Charles Lewis was a charismatic man who often portrayed himself as a Christian. In reality, he had multiple affairs and, behind the scenes, was abusive to his wife. Cynthia Floyd Rolle became a target beca...