On New Year's Eve 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona, William "Pat" Redmond, his wife, Marilyn, and her mother; Helen Phelps, are hustled into a bedroom in their house by three men with guns and are each shot in the back of the head. Both Pat and Phelps die while Marilyn survives. Joyce Lukezic, the wife of Pat Redmond's business partner, Ron Lukezic, is charged with masterminding the murders.
After going to jail, Joyce suffers a heart attack, is abandoned by her lawyer and husband, and is attacked in prison. She also attempts suicide. When Joyce gets a new lawyer, she tells him she suspects her husband is the true mastermind behind the murders. She eventually gets a retrial and is found innocent.
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false, arrest, film, false, arrest, 1991, american, television, film, based, real, life, murders, william, redmond, helen, phelps, true, story, joyce, lukezic, wrongfully, convicted, being, masterminds, behind, murders, directed, bill, norton, starring, donna,. False Arrest is a 1991 American television film based on the real life murders of William Redmond and Helen Phelps and the true story of Joyce Lukezic who was wrongfully convicted of being one of the masterminds behind the murders 1 Directed by Bill L Norton and starring Donna Mills and Steven Bauer the film was broadcast in two parts on November 3 and 6 1991 2 3 4 False ArrestGenreDramaBased onFalse Arrest The Joyce Lukezic StoryWritten byJoyce LukezicTed SchwarzAndrew LaskosDirected byBill L NortonStarringDonna Mills Steven Bauer Lane Smith Robert WagnerMusic bySylvester LevayCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersJoel FieldsRonald H GilbertLeonard HillProducersArdythe Goergens co producer Susan Daria Landino associate producer Andrew Laskos co producer CinematographyRobert DraperEditorMark W RosenbaumRunning time192 minutesProduction companiesJoel Fields ProductionsLeonard Hill FilmsRon Gilbert AssociatesOriginal releaseNetworkABCReleaseNovember 3 1991 11 03 November 6 1991 1991 11 06 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis editOn New Year s Eve 1980 in Phoenix Arizona William Pat Redmond his wife Marilyn and her mother Helen Phelps are hustled into a bedroom in their house by three men with guns and are each shot in the back of the head Both Pat and Phelps die while Marilyn survives Joyce Lukezic the wife of Pat Redmond s business partner Ron Lukezic is charged with masterminding the murders After going to jail Joyce suffers a heart attack is abandoned by her lawyer and husband and is attacked in prison She also attempts suicide When Joyce gets a new lawyer she tells him she suspects her husband is the true mastermind behind the murders She eventually gets a retrial and is found innocent Cast editDonna Mills as Joyce Lukezic Steven Bauer as Detective Dan Ryan Lane Smith as Martin Busey James Handy as Thomas Thinnes Lewis Van Bergen as Arnie Merrill Dennis Christopher as Wally Roberts Paul Gleason as Arthur Ross Penny Fuller as Marilyn Redmond Kiersten Warren as Eden Jason London as Eric Brian Bonsall as Jason Lukezic Robert Wagner as Ron Lukezic Robert Sampson as Pat Redmond Harriet White Medin as Helen PhelpsReferences edit Fitzpatrick Tom November 6 1991 As seen on TV a famous Phoenix murder Phoenix New Times Archived from the original on January 28 2024 Retrieved February 3 2024 Arizona wants to execute last surviving defendant of Valley murder plot KPNX July 19 2022 Archived from the original on January 1 2024 Retrieved February 3 2024 Shales Tom November 2 1991 Arrest Shut And Open Case The Washington Post Archived from the original on January 28 2024 Retrieved February 3 2024 Willman Chris November 6 1991 TV Reviews ABC s False Arrest Manages to Remain Arresting Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on January 31 2024 Retrieved February 3 2024 External links editFalse Arrest at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title False Arrest film amp oldid 1203161767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
