Does anyone know what "true story" this was based on? It said it on the screen at the beginning it was based on true events. Even through I thought the movie could of been better, maybe the book it was based on was better and more through! Does anyone know?
shareIt was "inspired" by the murder of Elizabeth DeCaro. Her husband Richard hired a hit man who shot her twice in the head, but it was in the kitchen of their home on 03-06-92.
Also Elizabeth was 28 years old and the mother of 4 children. The hitman, Daniel Anthony Basile, was executed by lethal injection in 2002.
Check this page. It's a review on Amazon.com about the book, A Killer Among Us. One of the people responding with a review is the cousin of Elizabeth Caro. Scroll down a little bit.
http://www.amazon.com/Killer-among-Onyx-True-Crime/product-reviews/045 1408543
Here is the review:
A truly emotional book about my cousin, Elizabeth DeCaro., January 25, 1999
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This review is from: A Killer among Us (Onyx True Crime) (Mass Market Paperback)
It's a heartbreaking true story about my cousin Elizabeth. It's hard to imagine that she went through all this turmoil even to her death. My heart reaches out to my family: My Aunt, my Uncle and all my cousins for their courage and strength to write this book and especially Melanie. Elizabeth is now with our Father where she is at peace. May her love continue to shine in her children, her brothers and her sisters, for she will never be forgotten.
This does not appear to be the same case. I am still looking. The real case happened in the 70's/
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Check this page. It's a review on Amazon.com about the book, A Killer Among Us. One of the people responding with a review is the cousin of Elizabeth Caro. Scroll down a little bit.
http://www.amazon.com/Killer-among-Onyx-True-Crime/product-reviews/045 1408543
Here is the review:
A truly emotional book about my cousin, Elizabeth DeCaro., January 25, 1999
By
[email protected] (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Killer among Us (Onyx True Crime) (Mass Market Paperback)
It's a heartbreaking true story about my cousin Elizabeth. It's hard to imagine that she went through all this turmoil even to her death. My heart reaches out to my family: My Aunt, my Uncle and all my cousins for their courage and strength to write this book and especially Melanie. Elizabeth is now with our Father where she is at peace. May her love continue to shine in her children, her brothers and her sisters, for she will never be forgotten.
Though interesting, I really don't think that is it. I actually came across that case when I was researching the movie. It seems like that could be it, but according to the movie's writer those aren't the facts in the case. Here is Fugate's interview.
http://moviesbasedontruestoriesdatabase.blogspot.com/2012/08/killer-among-us-true-story-lifetime.html
Thanks so much for the info!!
shareAlthough, it is possible. Here lately Lifetime's producers are getting really creative with their movie plots since we always try to find the true stories. Thanks for the link.
shareAccording to other reports it was about some one else.
Here is a link to an interview with the writer of the movie
http://webegirls.com/entertainment/movies-entertainment-bee-hive/tune-in-alert-a-killer-among-us
Many times they mix details of different cases to make a movie "inspired by true events" on Lifetime, so everyone who answered you may be right LOL.
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