MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND - Charles Starkweather TV Movie [May 1993]

Murder in the Heartland is a television miniseries that aired on ABC in 1993. It was based on the 1957–58 murder spree carried out by 19-year-old Charles Starkweather throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. The first half of the miniseries covers the murders. The second half covers the trials of Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, his 14-year-old girlfriend accomplice. Their increasingly disparate versions of events are contrasted as the trials unfold. The film received strong praise from critics and Emmy nominations. Cast featuring Tim Roth, Fairuza Balk, Brian Dennehy, Randy Quaid, Renée Zellweger, Kate Reid, Milo O’Shea and Rondi Reed Part One : 0:00:00 Part Two : 1:27:43