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Murder Ordained

Murder Ordained

1987TV Movie⏱️ 3h 5m
CrimeDrama
7
IMDB Rating
423 votes

Based on the true story of a bedroom-eyed Kansas preacher who decided that getting rid of his wife, and his secretary's husband, was the will of the Lord.

Director
Mike Robe
Writers
Mike Robe, James Steven Sadwith
Stars
Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, Kathy Bates
Release Date
May 3, 1987
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 20
Reviews
📋 1.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine
as Trooper John Rule
JoBeth Williams
JoBeth Williams
as Lorna Anderson
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
as Bobbi Birk
Guy Boyd
Guy Boyd
as Mike Buckley
Terence Knox
Terence Knox
as Martin Anderson
Darrell Larson
Darrell Larson
as Ronald Stark
John Goodman
John Goodman
as Hugh Rayburn
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Annabella Price
as Sandy Bird
Robert Harper
Robert Harper
as Warren
Margot Rose
Margot Rose
as Nancy Horst

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Production
Braun Entertainment Group, Interscope

🏷️ Keywords

ministersecretarykansaschurchtrue crime

🎯 Categories

True CrimeCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

This movie, I believe is true
by terry43972006-11-16
9/10

"I think this movie is excellent. I have followed this case for many years now and I have spoken to Dave Racer thru e-mail who wrote the book about this case and he was strongly trying to get me to see the other side. I read the book, I have seen the movie and I still feel the movie was accurate. I often wondered what the trooper, John Rule thought of the book caged bird and I just finished reading a newspaper article from 2004 that stated he did in fact read the book and he said he was even more convinced of what he believed to have happened. I warred with myself for years over Tom Bird's..."

💡 Did You Know?

Based on events in Emporia, Kansas, from 1983 to 1987. Lorna Anderson was paroled in 2007; Tom Bird was paroled in 2004--and announced his intention to work as a marriage counselor.

📖 Synopsis

Based on the true story of a bedroom-eyed Kansas preacher who decided that getting rid of his wife, and his secretary's husband, was the will of the Lord.