Details about the real people and events portrayed in A Matter of Justice ( Final Justice ) were researched by Traciy Curry-Reyes and are based on court records and interviews she conducted between 1998 and 2013 with several key figures connected to the case, including Mary Brown, Rocky Jackson, the former attorney involved in the case, and family and friends of Dusty Brown, Chris Brown, and their daughter, Christi. The film used the real names of the people involved; however, the research presented here includes additional information, photographs, court-record details, and firsthand interviews that go beyond what was portrayed in the movie.  I remember the movie aired in two parts, and it was based on the 1982 murder of Chris Randall Brown, a Marine who was stationed in Hawaii, according to Variety . His murder went unsolved until police were able to trace the savage killing back to another Marine named Ralph “Rocky” Jackson. the real Kathy Dusty Brown and Ralph Rocky Jackson...

Sins of the Father is a TV One movie inspired by a true story. The producers don’t specify which one inspired Sins of the Father. But those who watch true crime will think it’s loosely based on the Pauletta Burleson and Tracy Burleson murder case out of Houston, Texas. Prosecutors say Tracy Burleson, a respected pastor, needed a hitman to kill his wife to collect the insurance money and live in luxury with his younger mistress, Tyonne Palmer. He also didn't want to simply walk away from his marriage and risk losing his position as pastor if his affair became public. Tracy Burleson chose his own son, William Fuller, 21, to carry out the wicked deed. Originally posted by Traciy Curry-Reyes in 2019 Sins of the Father is likely based on the Tracy Burleson murder case Another interesting detail found in the court files shows the life insurance policy was about $60,000, and testimony indicated Tracy promised William Fuller a portion of the money for carrying out the killing. The court re...

The Falicia Blakely movie, When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story , debuted on TV One. Inspired by an episode of For My Man , When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story dramatized the tragic tale of 18-year-old Falicia Blakely, an Atlanta dancer who shot and killed three men in Atlanta, Georgia, along with her accomplice, Ameshia Ervin, 15 years earlier. The thrilling true-story television movie was directed by Tasha Smith and written by Cas Sigers-Beedles. It starred Lil Mama as Falicia, Lance Gross as Dino, Tami Roman as Stacey, Tiffany Black as Pumpkin, Walter Fauntleroy as “Q,” and Kendrick Cross as Raymond. Originally Posted By: Traciy Curry-Reyes August 19, 2017 When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story Tease A young and inexperienced Falicia Blakely entered the world of exotic dancing and attracted the attention of a dangerous predator named Dino. Chronicling the turbulent and tumultuous relationship with her mom, When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story showed us the ...

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 ...