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1. Steve Railsback won rave reviews for playing Charles Manson in what 1976 mini-series?
2. Helen Hunt played Pamela Smart in the tv movie "Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story." It is the story of a high school employee who gets her teen-age boy friend to kill her husband. Who played the boy friend?
3. Justine Bateman appeared in the 1985 film "Right to Kill?" as Deborah Jahnke, an abused teen who helps her brother, Richard, kill their abusive father. What classic 80's sitcom is she best known for?
4. "Menendez:A Killing in Beverly Hills" was the story of Erik and Lyle Menendez. Arrested for killing their parents, Jose and Kitty, they are now serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. Damian Chapa, who played Lyle, had a role on what Aaron Spelling show?
5. "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" is the story of a San Diego woman who killed her ex-husband and his new, younger wife after feeling she was treated unfairly. The actor who played her ex-husband, Dan, is best known for playing a preacher on "Seventh Heaven." Who is he?
6. In 1996's "In Cold Blood" Anthony Edwards and Eric Roberts play killers Richard Hickcock and Perry Smith. Eric Roberts is related to Academy Award winning actress Julia Roberts.
7. Randy Quaid stared as Randy Weaver in 1996's "The Siege at Ruby Ridge." The story of an anti-government family's stand-off with the F.B.I., it is as tragic as it is controversial. What Academy Award nominated actress played the part of Vicki Weaver, Randy's wife?
8. 1993's "Judgment Day: The John List Story" tells us of a man who kills his family and hides out for years before being found with the help of "America's Most Wanted." The show's host John Walsh had his own family's true-crime story first told in what tv movie?
9. "Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story" is about the first well-known female serial killer. The title role was played by actress Jean Smart, best known for playing what character on "Designing Women"?
10. "The Deliberate Stranger" was about serial killer Ted Bundy and starred Mark Harmon in the title role. His friend, Martha, was based on what best-selling author?
11. ABC, NBC, and CBS all made a movie about "The Long Island Lolita" which was the moniker given to the teen-age girl who shot the wife of the man she was in love with. What was the girl's name?
12. 1993's "In the Line of Duty: Ambush at Waco" was based on cult leader David Koresh who, with the help of his followers, were involved in a deadly stand-off with the F.B.I. Actor Tim Daly was great as the religious fanatic Koresh. He is probably best known for his role on what sitcom?
13. "I Know My First Name is Steven" was the story of Steven Stayner. Steven was kidnapped at the age of seven and lived as the son of his abductor for seven years. Steven's brother, Cary, has also made news in his own right. What is Cary Stayner known for?
14. 1993's "Murder in the Heartland" is based on 1950's spree killer Charles Starkweather. Most of his murders were committed in his homestate. What state would that be?
15. "The Preppie Murder" was the story of Jennifer Levin, played by Lara Flynn Boyle, who was killed in Central Park by Prep School graduate Robert Chambers, played by William Baldwin. Mike Sheehan has a cameo in this film and was involved with the case in real life. What was his role in the case?
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