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Movie Based on real life case in South Carolina??

posted 19 years ago by MissPriss06
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The info provided by "Treelojuice" about this TV movie "Twisted Desire" was great, but there are a couple of holes. For starters, I noticed that on the front of the character Jennifer Stanton's car (at the beginning of the movie when she and her friend Karen stop at the gas station) is a South Carolina license plate. Also, take notice that the Stanton House (portrayed in the movie) is seaside. And also, the high school in the movie that Jennfer attends is Stratford High School. There are also extras in the movie who are wearing red and black cheerleading outfits with the word "Knights" on the front. Now, after conducting some online research, I found that Stratford High School is located in Goose Creek (eastern) South Carolina, which is near the coast. I also came across the website for Stratford High School and in fact, their school colors are red and black and their mascot is the Knights. There is also a picture of the main entrance of the high school, which appears to be the exact same as the high school in the movie. And lastly, during a court scene, the court clerk announces "The state of South Carolina vs. Nicholas Ryan." In the scence where Jennifer and Karen are cleaning out Jennifer's closet at her house and Karen is looking for paper, she comes across stationary that has Emma's name on it. The address on the stationary is a Charleston, SC address. Strange huh?!? So did the really life events occur in South Carolina or not????

[–] elizabethbennett 19 years ago

Hi, yes, this occured in South Carolina. Goose Creek is near Charleston, SC and Charleston and Goose Creek are on the coast.

I wonder what happened to the real Jennifer Stanton and Nick Ryan?

[–] CatLover4 19 years ago

She served 7 years and he was executed in 2000.

"oooooh....someone needs a RAID enema to kill that bug up their ass!"

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[–] CatLover4 19 years ago

Under the thread...Information needed. Second post by sunflowr.

"oooooh....someone needs a RAID enema to kill that bug up their ass!"

[–] jaymilliner 19 years ago

Were the real names Jessica Stanton and Nicholas Ryan? Or were those name used for the movie? I can't find anything online about this case.

[–] CatLover4 19 years ago

No the real names were Douglas Thomas and Jessica Wiseman...check under the thread information needed. Its the second post.

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[–] serasister 19 years ago

Thomas was sentenced to death for the November 1990 capital murders of Kathy and J.B. Wiseman. Thomas was 17 years old at the time of the crime. Thomas had been dating 14 year old Jessica Wiseman, the daughter of Kathy and "J.B." for a while before the murders. Their relationship was serious and her parents did not approve. They pressured Jessica to break-up the relationship with Thomas, however, Jessica was unwilling to do so. She became angry with her parents and stated that she wished they were removed from her life. In his confession Thomas stated that he had smoked some marijuana on his way over to the Wiseman house and carried with him a shotgun. He said Jessica helped him in the window and they then arranged some drugs on the floor to make it appear to be an attempted robbery. Thomas then went down the hall to the Wiseman's bedroom and shot them as they slept. Thomas said Mrs. Wiseman did not die from the first shooting and Jessica implored Thomas to shoot her again. He did, killing her instantly. Jessica was tried as a juvenile and was released when she turned 21.

[–] chessimprov 18 years ago

She served only 7 years? The way the movie portrayed it, seems like the girl should have gotten executed since she coerced her boyfriend into doing the murder. Since I missed the whole movie unfortunately, there is probably a lot I'm missing. Was what the girl said about wishing her parents weren't there more of just a form of expression, or did the girl actually try to tell her boyfriend to go through with the murder?

[–] triadchick 17 years ago

This movie was shot at Stratford High School, where I graduated June of 1998. I think I was a sophomore when it was shot there and I remember a few of my friends being asked to be extras in the film. I liked Melissa Joan Hart before she did this film but not during the shooting. I was features newspaper editor of Stratford that year and I spoke with her agent to see if she would allow us to interview her for the school newspaper. Her agent told us yes. When my camera guy, Shawn, and I walked toward her to interview her, she gave us the bird and refused to speak to us. The whole thing was caught on camera, although I couldn't even begin to tell you if there is a copy available today. Now everytime I see MJH in a movie, I deliberately change the channel. spoiled little brat. oh, and the guy I was dating at the time worked at one of the more upscale hotels in the area and MJH just happened to be a guest there...he said every night she brought home a different guy. not sure if that is true or not but it's what was told to me. i have to say, even though she was arrogant, the experience of having a movie shot at my high school was unforgettable. what you can't tell from the movie is just how huge my high school was. there was over 2600 students when i graduated in '98.

[–] laurenlee653 13 years ago

My friend's brother went to Stratford when they filmed this and also said she was a jerk! Hard to believe! I didn't attend there until 8 years later, but that would have been a really cool thing to have them film there.

[–] shainemartz 12 years ago

No, this didn't occur in South Carolina. It happened in Virginia.
The real names are Jessica Wiseman and Douglas Christopher Thomas.

[–] anitapet-1 19 years ago

There is a website where you can get information on this case as Douglas Thomas was executed in 2000.
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/thomas601.htm.

[–] brladytiger93 18 years ago

i live in sc lo.,

[–] faith2337 18 years ago

is there a website that shows the pictures of these two people....i was just curious ty

[–] wilmari-carrasquillo 18 years ago

The movie is based on Douglas Thomas and Jessica Wiseman, but it happened in Virginia not SC. A co-worker of mine lived very close to the Wiseman's, in Richmond, VA.

[–] atomicmystieboy 18 years ago

The movie was filmed in and around Charleston, South Carolina, explaining things like the license plates and other Lowcountry characteristics.

[–] bmks 18 years ago

No, it happened in VA. Please remember that it is a movie and when they change the names, they usually change the locations too.

[–] kfighterlife 18 years ago

Jessica served seven years and was then killed by asian gangbangers in her jail cell.

[–] bmks 18 years ago

Where did you find that out? I can't verify that anywhere. Please help.

[–] Ree30ree 18 years ago

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/thomas601.htm

[–] bmks 18 years ago

Maybe I am just missing it, but I could not find anywhere in that article where it said that Jessica was murdered by some gangbangers. All I found was that she was released at age 21 in 1997 and was currently living in Virginia. Please tell me where on htat page it talks about her being killed by gangbangers? I have searched the Internet and found nothing.

[–] the_green_monster 18 years ago

Its a shame- the biggest crime that seems to be committed here was one that the state made- executing a child offender and thus breaking an international law.

[–] artistgirl89 18 years ago

But that didn't happen; she got out when she was 21 didn't she?

[–] the_green_monster 18 years ago

she did, but he was put to death.

I just found this on the web that was unsettling to say the least

There are serious questions about Chris Thomas's guilt. Witnesses have recently come forward to reveal that Chris Thomas's co-defendant, his girlfriend Jessica Wiseman, admitted to those witnesses and others that it was she who killed her mother. The killing of Ms. Wiseman's mother is the offense for which Chris Thomas received the death penalty. The injustice of Chris Thomas's pending execution is further exacerbated by the fact that his co-defendant, Ms. Wiseman, was also a juvenile at the time of the killings, but by virtue of her age, 14, she was not eligible for the death penalty in Virginia and has since been released from custody. Indeed, the law applicable at the time required that she be tried as a juvenile. The vast disparity in sentences between these two juvenile co-defendants - death for the 17 year-old and release from prison at age 21 for the 14 year-old - is particularly troubling because, as noted by the federal district court judge who reviewed the case, "[t]he record strongly supports the conclusion that it was Jessica Wiseman who wanted her parents killed and who instigated Thomas to carry out her wishes."

http://www.abanet.org/poladv/congletters/106th/dp121099thomas.html

[–] bmks 18 years ago

Wait, you are missing something. A previous poster, ffighterlife, says that she was killed by some asian gangbangers. That is what my question came from. It had nothing to do with Chris Thomas. I wanted more information about Jessica being killed by the asian gangbangers. Not to be rude to you, the green monster, I just want to know about what I asked.

Thanks.

[–] the_green_monster 18 years ago

Oh no, I can’t find any information on her other than she was released. And I imagine that if she were killed by Asian gang bangers they'd have several articles on it since it was a big case. I imagine that whatever happened to her, it isn't likely to end up on a website or a TV movie anytime soon. She probably is just trying to have as normal as a life as possible.

[–] draconisprime 18 years ago

Hey people, the age of adulthood in several states is 17. I know in SC, where I live, the age is 17 to be tried as an adult. As such, because he was tried as an adult and convicted as an adult, he could be executed.

And yes, it was strange seeing Stratford in a movie.

[–] xcandys21 17 years ago

FFighterlife was just kidding.

[–] AgentStarling3 16 years ago

Hi - NO, Jessica was not killed by anyone. Jessica was released from prison. I don't know why someone said that because it's simply not true. I think someone out here just felt like saying something dumb and completely groundless. You can use Google and put in the teenagers names and you can read for yourself that she's not dead. By the way, I happen to know that true-crime is not all 100% truth. People actually think it must be true if it's printed, but I can assure you that it's NOT. Criminals in some states cannot sue authors for the BS they write. Just remember that whenever you read these stories because they often exaggerate and fabricate relationships between the people involved and what they were actually like.

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[–] Xapora 16 years ago

I know your post is a few years old, but here's another site you may be interested in ...

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/thomas601.htm

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