Prime Suspect (1982) | Full Movie

A respectable businessman becomes the prime suspect in the abduction and murder of several young girls. He is hounded by the media and disowned by his friends and neighbors.
Starring: Teri Garr, Barry Corbin, Veronica Cartwright, Mike Farrell, Lane Smith
Directed by: Noel Black
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[@paullong9504]

Every time I see Mike Farrell while watching this movie I keep waiting for him to say "hawk, come here for a second and look at this" from his MASH days.

[@glennchristie2316]

Me too… He and Trapper were the perfect people to play that role. I’m not sure I could choose between the two. Every character in M A S H was Perfect.

[@vanessaboman9840]

Haha yes!

[@Rara-pr9wg]

Goes to show how people can turn against you in a sec

[@janetharris4237]

So very true! Case in point is the story of my police murdered brother which can be found on the social media page we created for him Justice For Marvin William Harris.

[@maricamaas2326]

Yes, sadly one cannot really trust anyone - even those closest to you; especially not them, since they can cause one most harm.

[@user-lh9pj5px3i]

Most people have no discernment

[@TheKilkenny21]

Absolutely true

[@nighthawktt]

⚘⚘⚘​@@janetharris4237

[@AL-ru3nk]

Love how everyone at this work was so quick to judge and the looks they gave him were so wrong.

[@user-jk1cl4rd3n]

I think a whole lot of us should look at our back yard and clean up before judging before proven guilty

[@yehmen29]

I love how his secretary kept his family pictures while he was away.

[@coreencasey5109]

Cant beleive they didnt have one friend between them who beleived he was innocent. True friends are a true blessing. 😢

[@caseyisadore7952]

So this is what happened after he left mash. Why didn't they come support him in civilian life? Is this what happened because of ptsd

[@AE-yt4lx]

@@caseyisadore7952haha

[@CrimeAllTheTime]

​@@caseyisadore7952 he is an actor acting a part so why are you talking about his role like it *actually* happened to him in real life? If you can't separate and actor/actress's role as opposed to their real life then maybe you should not watch TV or movies.... PERIOD!

[@calgal5752]

@@caseyisadore7952. You do realize he is an actor, playing a fictional role….don’t you?!?! WTF

[@KaterinaStamatelos]

THERE IS NO FRIENDSHIP/

[@Emulous79]

Not bad for a TV movie. Thought-provoking. You can see how people still get accused of all sorts in this day and age.

[@user-vv3po2wk2b]

Dumb how the parents r in the van while kids r going anywhere..but "i told you a thousand times".

[@kellyberry]

Here get this back when I was a teen my older sister lied to our parents (we are not blood related to our parents) they asked me hey ur older sister said u borrowed little sisters gloves do u know where they are? I told them they looked and said they arent there are u sure? I showed them but the gloves were gone so older sister went to a corner and I was sent to bed sometime in the middle of the night I was called back to the kitchen and the truth came out how she lied and said I stole the gloves both parents tell me how sorry they were for not listening to me I was told U wanna be mad at Mom and Dad for a few days thats fine and u wanna be mad at older sister for a few days thats fine too we know she lied its ok shes gonna be punished I just felt hurt that I was accused of lying and stealing I wonder what made her lie and say I did it

[@Emulous79]

@@kellyberry Life lied to us all

[@lynette3151]

​@@user-vv3po2wk2b I just saw the part where he "failed" the lie detector and I'm going to quit watching. I don't think for a second that you can keep the last person that was seen with a missing child for 48 hours and I'm positive you wouldn't be asked if you know "child's name" because it's too vague a question. I'm disappointed that Mike would be in a movie where there's so much deviation from reality!

[@akak6936]

Mike Farrell, this is my first time that I have the honour to see a movie of his.. It is a great honour❤

[@akak6936]

Thanks for your kind response ❤❤❤

[@akak6936]

❤❤❤

[@CrimeAllTheTime]

Weird I don't see a response!

[@danielletaylor9428]

For 22 years I have remembered this movie even tho I only watched the first 10 minutes because Sharon harris is my mums name, I have been searching for it ever since so thank you

[@CrimeAllTheTime]

WOW 22 YEARS IS A LOOOONG TIME to not only REMEMBER this movie (regardless of the actress having the same name as your mother) but especially because you only saw 10 minutes of it!

[@l.m.iniowa3983]

That's why you never talk to the cops! Anything you say can and will be held against you!

[@johnpaulbrown3526]

There is a flaw in the coherence of this film. The accused man comes forward and tells the police that he met the young girl and bought cookies from her and they don't arrest him. A woman comes forward and tells the police that she saw him with the girl and they arrest for something he has already told them. Yet the woman tells them nothing more than the accused had already told them.

[@MusiciansWithVision]

The worst possible crime you could possibly be wrongly accused of is one involving children; opens the door to THE most horrific nightmare!

[@cecilejoubert7933]

Yes and then this innocent man's whole family were on national TV for something he did not commit!

[@chipsramek3868]

Your "Conditioned" response is expected. The bigger crime is how the TRIBE that controls entertainment forced their Evil beliefs on the public.

[@chipsramek3868]

@@cecilejoubert7933 Another reason to STOP WATCHING TV (((Tell-Lie-Vision))). Remember Nixon said if the stupid USA people see it on TV they believe it to be real.

[@Alice-rm9ge]

It doesn't seem to have had any negative effect on the DS

[@theunholinesswithin70]

Yes, and what's almost as scary as a murderer on the loose is how people behave toward somebody they hate (when they don't even know whose actually guilty). So much focus on a person and not looking out.

[@stacydetwiler1475]

Other girls had already disappeared and they let the kids go around like that door to door?

[@user-lh9pj5px3i]

Now days it's the parents who sell the cookies instead of the scouts...😮

[@timebot000]

Ah, the days of no shoulder strap seat belts and kids riding in the front!

[@TargetedFreedom]

And no air bags and traumatic brain damage. Those were the days.

[@rajashekharkarajagi6665]

Great movie. We won't get to see such movies now a days!

[@isellehalforty1219]

Ahh, the days when it was safe (usually) for kids to sell door to door - now it's dangerous for them to cross the street on their own!!!

[@rkgaustin9043]

It's still that safe. The media just has everyone terrified into believing it's not.

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

rubbish, it has never been safe for children especially in the land of guns

[@peeudo]

Hell it isn’t safe for grownups to cross the street these days or knock on strangers’ doors.

[@Gecko....]

It wasn't safe then, there have always been child predators. Actually violent crime and murder was higher in the 70s and 80s than it is now, it peaked in the late 90s and has been dropping almost every year since. Today just feels unsafe because of the internet, we see every instance of crime with cameras everywhere now when before we did not.

[@kristinab1078]

@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 In the 80s, we sold Girl Scout cookies door to door without an adult and played Kick the Can in the early evening with the kids in my neighborhood. Apparently, all the parents in my neighborhood thought it was safe enough to do so back then. We survived. Lol.

[@jan-mareew6234]

If this happened to my husband I would stick by him and believe in his innocence all the way. Never say a thing without a lawyer.

[@strangevisions5162]

yeah, the police want to question you about your involvement, your enabling and covering up after the crime. Or were you involved from the beginning?

[@patsywhitten4739]

Id be so messed up. Men canbe sodevious true socippaths.wife canbe last to know. Hated wayheacted. Purposely made him wierd. Anormal person be screamingvhes innocent. I thoughthewas guilty as hell. So wierd. Noaffect. Too controlled .

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@patsywhitten4739Women can be as devious?

[@roslynaubrey7766]

You must be married to a good man! I would trust neither of my two x husbands!

[@thisisme3238]

@Jan Maree "Never say a thing without a lawyer," I agree 💯. Most people have this misconception that if you want a lawyer, you must be guilty. Wish people would understand that a lawyer is "legal representation" for a person guilty or not guilty.

[@yvonneconte3040]

In this country you are actually guilty until proven innocent not the other way around everyone thinks

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Truth!

[@1cpascal]

It's amazing that people were saying that he murdered the little girl before it was even proven that the little girl was dead.

[@JuanHernandez-ev4bb]

I noticed.

[@minkeuk549]

Happend to Scott Peterson to in Modesto California in 2002.

[@elvinaraposo523]

@@minkeuk549 Scott Peterson did murder his pregnant wife I followed the trial and he was guilty as hell

[@minkeuk549]

@@elvinaraposo523 Ok how did Scott kill Laci?

[@thegreatselkie6009]

@@minkeuk549except he was guilty…

[@sharegreats2157]

Gripping and thoughtful movie, excellent actors, especially the "suspect", Mike Farrell.

[@cedricliggins7528]

Mike Farrell is so underrated

[@valerieannshort7109]

The police said they would question the farmer but never did.

[@maricamaas2326]

Yes, the police should have driven asap with the suspect to where he said he was, and if they went right away, the poor old timer might have recollected better? There also was the flat tyre, which could have served as proof, since it could not yet have been fixed, or the tyre company would have been able to confirm that they had patched it?

[@limedickandrew6016]

@@maricamaas2326 What gets me is that the woman who described the man she saw with the girl (who's face was drawn) saw the girl get into a car that clearly wasn't the car of the prime suspect. Yet she didn't mention this. Maybe the movie makers screwed up on this one.

[@ramdomgiltter5590]

Innocent or not always get a lawyer before you answer even one question....

[@kathleendobens6648]

if you have nothing to hide. Talk and help with investigation

[@les7613]

​@@kathleendobens6648, you are right! But, it depends on the charge also! You NEVER know what is going through the minds of the authorities(Government)! Just Saying 🤷🏼‍♀️😏

[@domichrome1825]

​@@kathleendobens6648 alllll km lly

[@sandyblue4235]

Absolutely.

[@relentless319]

Absolutely!!!

[@leonidplyatt]

Great movie. watching is a pleasure. The content and acting is top notch. I am tormented by the question, why post a photograph of a detainee in a public space if the guilt is not proven? After all, this can break the life of an innocent person and his loved ones?!

[@ladavidson9269]

Published *before proven guilty* YES YES YES Cherokee county ga RUINED an innocent life. In a county where our family h

[@yohanannatanson4199]

Sloppy police work anyhow...

[@leonidplyatt]

@@yohanannatanson4199 it depends on what you compare it to ..

[@thomasbaldwin5209]

It always amazes me when a neighbor or so-called neighbor can turn on a dime and be an accuser and talk behind the back and yet turns chicken when it comes face to face. If it had been me, I would build a tall fence between me and the neighbor so he would remember what kind of back stabber he is. The news media is good for doing things like this and never have the KAHUNAS TO APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING THE GUN and destroying a family.

[@ladavidson9269]

The Cherokee Tribune who sold our story to Atlanta 🔥 Journal-Constitution who sold it to national syndicate- so that a mug shot of innocent man turns up front page on a slow news night in 🔥 Seattle Washington... all while holding the innocent in pretrial detention & no family can talk to him to find out what's going on. JOURNALISTS deserve to ROT IN HELL as God is my witness. They can take the money they make and shove it up their butt. It's been a year now since the poor man's trial, plea bargain, completed without incident. Now the family is considering relocation - so grandkids leave three grandparents behind. Fock the Journalists Fock the sherif Fock the DA & Fock the Judge. They're all making money in bed together. 🇺🇸 supposed to be "innocent til proven guilty" I don't know where we could have headed this off.. y'all better be kissing sheriff's button if you live in a generational community. We will relocate to where our ancestors are from. 😱

[@ladavidson9269]

Poor man gets no trial. Plea bargain got him home with his family, but employment ruined.

[@emf49]

Look how easily the crowd turned on Jesus! It’s human nature.

[@dingledangledingdong2693]

Move.

[@mariamarisi6154]

Thank you for the great movie. ❤

[@thisisme3238]

He needed to get a lawyer right at the beginning. Just because you get a lawyer, doesn't mean you're guilty. A lawyer speaks for his client and can avoid a lot of misinformation.

[@16voyeur]

Yes! He let his pride get in the way of common sense!

[@wannawatchu66]

@@16voyeurPride? He didn't do it, thus, he didn't think he *needed* a lawyer. I don't think pride had anything to do with it.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

I'm 16 and I know a lot about life and positive change is needed! Innocent people don't ask for lawyers!

[@sunbeam8866]

@@swallowedinthesea11Nah! They just let the legal-system grind them up and spit them out, while the media finishes wrecking their lives on the six-o'clock news!

[@robinkemmerer289]

That ending would never happen without the real criminal being caught.

[@gatorduran3288]

I can’t believe this guy talked to the police without a lawyer!

[@user-vc1oz9rv6v]

His days in South Korea fighting 4' tall commies impaired his judgment.

[@thegreatselkie6009]

@@user-vc1oz9rv6vtalk about a racist comment…

[@strangevisions5162]

1:34:09 They're only happy he's back because he's the ONLY person in the office that actually does any work.

[@spartandodge6034]

They found out the hard way.

[@jrewing1512]

Great movie. Man I would sue the pants off the police and the news station for distress and anguish. I would also knock out that so called neighbor.

[@E-Kat]

The scary thing is, this is really happening, all around us; the papers intrude on our privacy and no one is able to stop them! The trial by the neighbourhood is like if it were happening in the 12th century! The police, looking to solve crime would eagerly frame just anyone, just to boost their crime solving figures, they're that heartless!!

[@markkuheikkila2020]

Yes tha'ts right 😡

[@maricamaas2326]

The police did a sloppy job in general; with many clues not followed-up

[@joanna76]

The polis does a sloppy jobb to often!

[@shellyduval9646]

Horrible police work. I hate seeing this stuff. They ruin the lives of innocent people and sometimes the suspect commits suicide from all the harm. It's a tragedy all around.

[@CarolynRessel]

Wow. I’m never buying cookies again! Seems in all aspects of the law your guilty until YOU prove your own self innocent. Good movie 🎥

[@maureenbenson6766]

Thought about that too

[@Richard-me2pq]

"It could be the ice cream man or the archbishop for all we know...?" Forgot to add: " Or, it could be a cop?"

[@dfuher968]

An excellent TV movie. Really shows the harm, that lazy, closeminded police work and appalling media ethics can do. And how quickly so-called friends and neighbors can turn on u with glee. Makes me even more happy to live in a country with legally mandated police standards, media standards and judicial standards, including that it is prohibited under penalty of law to bring name or any other personal information about a suspect, until such time they have been convicted, in order to protect the innocent.

[@memom2227]

What country do you live in? Obviously not USA!

[@LARSAKER-tr1mw]

MIKE. FARREL BEFORE. OR. WAIT. THIS. WAS 1982. Just. A. Year. Before. MM*A*S*H. ENDED

[@LARSAKER-tr1mw]

IF. I. REMEMBER. MIKE. FARRELL. PLAYED. A. DOCOTRCVON. MASH

[@LARSAKER-tr1mw]

WHO. WAS. MARRIED. AND. LIVED IN. CENTRAL -- NORTH. CALIFORNIA ( MILL. VALLEY TO. BE. EXACT )

[@GAPeach58]

The police are in a hurry to close a case & the media just wants ratings. Prisons are probably full of innocent railroaded citizens. The recent increase of overturned convictions with now DNA testing is just proof people have been wrongly accused & convicted. And even if found innocent, a person's life is ruined after being accused of such a crime. The media going to his child's school like that & surprising his wife while her daughter was present is simply disgusting im my opinion.

[@cecilejoubert7933]

I saw him in vows of deception and he was outstanding - with Cheryl Ladd!

[@rolandomoralescastro7372]

Police always trying to solve the case quickly

[@dallasarnold8615]

I do a lot of travel on the roads. I am astounded that Frank had so little recollection of where he had looked at property, especially since he took photos. I can recall all the roads I have taken because I learned the old fashion way, with an actual map, not GPS.

[@hoomancatslave1738]

Not so astounding... people have different skills and memory recalls. I lose my car all the time and can't remember which roads I've walked down almost immediately after walking them.

[@fritula6200]

Dallas: you are brilliant .... gotta know my surrounds, this makes me comfortable, and in control so that I am safe. I know what you mean !!!

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@hoomancatslave1738 If you are just out for a stroll is one thing, but to go out with a purpose to specific place, and take pictures is another. How many times do you take pictures of where you parked your car ? Maybe you should try it, if that happens often.

[@hoomancatslave1738]

@@dallasarnold8615 oh yeah I take a photo and write down instructions and any key landmarks now haha

[@MTknitter22]

Memory also gets affected when under extreme stress like when police are asking you questions insinuating you are a murderer. Cops have told me it always is people think they know exactly how they would remember everything but they have no idea.

[@jordancarlin9687]

"...Because up until 2 days ago he was in the Vacaville penitentiary, probably for a crime he did not commit" . lmao

[@Rara-pr9wg]

This happens in real life.... The justice system is flawed🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@ladavidson9269]

"Justice " system makes $ off innocent accused citizens. They ruin lives 😢

[@cecilejoubert7933]

Totally!

[@daisy4750]

And the media!

[@glennchristie2316]

It’s all about Reporters wanting to “Sensationalize a story and Cops wanting to be Hero’s.”

[@swallowedinthesea11]

People are flawed! Guy would have been immediately stoned.

[@HillyPat]

Very well done movie - and great acting! Much enjoyed, thanks for uploading.

[@intuitknit]

A dumb story. He had photos of the property he photographed. But he doesnt show these to the police. All of a sudden he is not a suspect and goes back to work.

[@AnsyCrofts]

The police already had the pictures.

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@AnsyCrofts After the police had found his camera, they developed the film?

[@AnsyCrofts]

@@maricamaas2326 Yes

[@maricamaas2326]

He still was a suspect, but he took control of the situation by refusing to allow this to ruin his life... It would have been nice to at the end see (at least some of) those accusers, come to apologise to him and his family?

[@larryvillars1340]

Great movie love it

[@kaywallace6139]

Wonderful that his wife stood beside him throughout the ordeal. 😊

[@hoomancatslave1738]

The turmoil the media put her and her daughter through was so infuriating. Very irresponsible, with only self serving interests.

[@jrewing1512]

A real keeper.

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@hoomancatslave1738Vultures

[@julieshaw4142]

Excellent film, thank you .............

[@TheHighPriestessStudio]

If she was the 4th to be abducted then the stupid mother should have been with them! I never ever let my kids go walking off selling things even in our neighbourhood alone. 🤦‍♀️

[@wendyelsey7765]

Enjoyed this movie. Thanks.

[@Anna-Rose-]

There have been cases where someone walked into the police station and confessed to murder and were sent away because they had no proof to show the police that they did it. Unbelievable.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

That’s Because nutters confess to murders they did not commit.

[@bobbailey7024]

That is why, in the UK and probably in the USA the police do not generally give many details about a serious crime. If the person confessing knows all the details, e.g method, weapon, time etc then it is probable they are responsible. If, for example somebody has been found strangled and the confessor said a knife was used, it's probable that that person will get his arse kicked out of the door.

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree Or could be a business plan - an option for lodging and free meals - instead of scrambling for survival on street?

[@wannawatchu66]

@@maricamaas2326 And Bubba turning your farts into yawns.

[@missthunderstormable]

Excellent movie!

[@myleshagar9722]

Because of the hysteria at that time, children ever since have been closely monitored and kept inside.

[@forpeace1580]

The music in this movie, as well as the actors brought me back in time...miss it. Today, if this movie had been made they would show the graphics of the acts and detail of the gore would be everywhere. This was so much better to not and it was a kind of happy ending to boot.

[@thedinnerparty4795]

The 6-year-old was not confused. Her behavior was the same as her mum or any person in a similar position. Don't treat six as idiots. I was 7 when my father died and I understood perfectly.

[@dfuher968]

Yeah, kids understand far more than adults realise. They may call it treating kids like kids, but its really, like u say, treating kids like idiots. In my experience, kids are often far smarter and more accepting than adults, coz theyre not yet as closeminded and prejudiced as adults. Treating them as idiots does more harm than good.

[@highlightoftheday7058]

Good film. Thank you for posting.

[@cousinevey]

This is why you should NEVER, EVER, EVER talk to the police without your lawyer present.EVER!

[@vicentepineda1860]

Great movie. Thanks for posting.

[@vicentepineda1860]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it too.

[@susiefoxy8130]

The mums are negligent, letting their young kids walk about selling stuff all by themselves, while they sit in a van waiting…stupid parents!

[@favesongslist]

The world has changed a lot since this film was made :(

[@mjrussell414]

We also went trick or treating by ourselves in the 70’s and 80’s. I also sold a lot of cookies when I was a Brownie door to door by myself.

[@donnaflynn8064]

This was the way it was in the 70s, and 80s. We walked to school by ourselves. Sold girl scout cookies, played with our friends until it got dark.

[@janinewilkinson4894]

It’s a travesty by simply speaking to a child you can be accused of ‘Situational Recklessness unto Homicide’ over a box of biscuits. The first rule to teach children fundraising is to stick to a specific perimeter TOGETHER, as well as, the adults pay attention to the situation and NOT gossiping (called ‘Situational Recklessness unto Negligence’). OMAIN

[@MTknitter22]

And nowadays no little girl or boy should be alone doing it in ANY neighborhood. Parent or adult needs to be along.

[@maricamaas2326]

And what about men relating to women... Have they not concocted some politically correct laws about that also?

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

Those typewriters sound like jets.

[@vladracul40]

This movie shows the perfect American employees' friendship and also employers' friendliness - it doesn't EXIST, EVERYTHING IS FAIK, even a corps is much warmer .

[@JacGBoots1]

Corpse?

[@vladracul40]

@@JacGBoots1 o îmi pare foarte rău că nu scriu chiar 100 la % corect în engleză, - mulțumesc frumos pentru corectare - yes , corpse that I try to say, about a dead body .

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@JacGBoots1 Found 'FAIK' more troublesome though... Imagine it actually being an acronym ('for all I know'); as well as having two different meanings as a noun, and one as a verb; besides for being a name with special meaning 😅

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@vladracul40 Also appreciate when someone bothers to correct my spelling or grammar; strange how some get as offended

[@maricamaas2326]

When it comes to your comment: Challenges one to pay attention to not being that way. With as much fakeness around; not as easy to not start pretending oneself...

[@karencarter8292]

I hate it when movies or documentaries have very low volume. Good grief, most of us do not have sharp hearing.

[@glennchristie2316]

I don’t like movies where the music is way too loud for the movie. When you have to keep the remote in your hand to keep adjusting the volume of the movie. Happens a lot in older movies and war movies..

[@rajalingamkandasamy1044]

Good movie indeed

[@ledenhimeganidleshitz144]

If a cop knocks at your door, say nothing and get a lawyer!

[@spartandodge6034]

What about the fire department? They have badges too.

[@ledenhimeganidleshitz144]

@Spartan Dodge A fireman ain't a cop. "Any damn fool knows a catfish. Be the converse true?" Mark Twain A fireman's badge doesn't look like a cop's badge. The only fireman I ever saw with a gun was an arson investigator. He was running in a pack with cops.

[@kw2299]

Wouldn’t even answer the door.

[@jonathanchartrand3351]

Aa polygraph test is only as good as the operator. The operator could make you appear guilty by asking ridiculous questions that have no bearing on the case.

[@dingledangledingdong2693]

Polygraphs are inconclusive. They can be manipulated by the operator. A good lawyer will advise the client to never take one.

[@kelseymathias3881]

The media has even more power today, 40 years later.

[@jonathanchartrand3351]

The press or media shouldn't know anything about someone who is merely a suspect. They should only be provided information when an arrest is made and the DA believes there is enough solid evidence to indict.

[@petebeckett3756]

it felt like this had some momentum. And with his car being similar to that in the womans memory of the girl getting into, we were wondering if there maybe a twist. He was in a bit of turmoil. Then, all of a sudden he see's the funny side of things, after confronting the farmer, and the whole film kind of melts. He goes home happy, that now he's taking things lighter, he goes back to work. And then the real killer is found, and things all align perfectly, hmm. maybe that's a theme- if you're innocent, don't become a victim, stay positive, live you're life, and things may just work out. Also, always stay in a group when selling cookies

[@johnknoefler]

I've been arrested for horrible crimes I didn't commit. Got the cases tossed out but it was horrible.

[@TargetedFreedom]

Or purchasing them

[@maricamaas2326]

Yes, asking for wisdom to accept things one cannot do anything about, and see what one can learn from going through trials... Life is a test. God sees everything; He knows the truth, and eventually what was done in darkness, comes to light. Thought the cars were not similar? This is where security camera footage nowadays comes in

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@johnknoefler Wow, that sounds terrible... How come that this is a pattern? Is it because of friends you're keeping company with, and/or being at the wrong places?

[@petebeckett3756]

@@maricamaas2326 yes, was this a one time charge for a few crimes, or various charges over time?

[@irenestrmnss4331]

There were already some earlier killings of girls in the area , but still they let girls go knock on strangers door to sell coockies. With the moms just sitting in the cars waiting. Why cant grownups go with them selling. Especially in the States so many missing kids. I would never let my young daughter go around alone and knock on random houses doors. And I live in Norway where very seldom kids disappear.

[@francinebarr1204]

Thank You,, Good Happy Ending 👍🌼

[@maricamaas2326]

... at least with one noble male character 👍

[@theunholinesswithin70]

The case could have been closed if the cops simply asked that one woman about the actual murderer's car.

[@limedickandrew6016]

Yup. Movie guys probably left that bit out.

[@annewanjiru5508]

exactly my thought......@@limedickandrew6016

[@dingledangledingdong2693]

Ask her what? Both cars were the same make, model, year, both convertibles, same top, similar interior, close in color & both were in clean good condition. That could confuse anyone, even a 'so-called' car buff.

[@thegreatselkie6009]

This is why I’m against capital punishment.

[@sueme1954]

Today with DNA tests, cameras everywhere, cellphones; databases it is very possible to prove without a shadow of a doubt.

[@thegreatselkie6009]

@@sueme1954possible, but not 100% foolproof.

[@25vrd48]

That happen's too often to innocent people and it's a scar that they have for life . Very good movie .

[@debrarouse2794]

I MISS THE GOOD OLE DAYS!!🙏🇺🇸💞✌

[@maricamaas2326]

Oh yes, love seeing them driving those old cars, and using land-line phones...

[@kelseymathias3881]

@@maricamaas2326 Well, if he'd had a modern smart phone he could have proved his where-abouts without having to rely on that memory-challenged farmer.

[@maricamaas2326]

@@kelseymathias3881 Yes, modern inventions like cell phones, and DNA testing certainly do help a lot to make police investigations more efficient. Previously it was far more challenging to solve crimes, which is why as many cases went cold. For those who also enjoy reliving 'the good ole days'; find one of the best series to watch is THE FUGITIVE.

[@kelseymathias3881]

@@maricamaas2326 yes, I love The Fugitive!

[@sohmygod.jasminesingleton5534]

Where the hell is his lawyer 🤬🤬🤯

[@petrsson]

I would sue everyone who accused me in that case...Period

[@strangevisions5162]

and you would lose.

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

@@strangevisions5162 so people can be falsely accused and have their life ruined, but have no recourse against it in the most litigious country on the planet. I feel sorry for anyone who lives in that god forsaken land.

[@maricamaas2326]

Including the media vultures... What they're willing to do in order to dig out supposed newsworthy footage, is despicable.

[@strangevisions5162]

@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 the problem is there were multiple eye witnesses that saw him with the girl the day she went missing, he asked the receptionist to cover for him (who was one of the witnesses), no one could corroborate that he was at the lake, and no one actually publicly accused him, so yeah...he would lose any lawsuit. Also, he wasn't falsely accused for the reasons above...falsely accused is when someone knows you are innocent and/or has no reason to accuse you.

[@ladavidson9269]

One must have $ to sue with, and at same time be paying county supervision fees

[@memom2227]

If you close your eyes and just listen to the audio, the lead sounds just like Mr. Brady!!! I can't unhear it!

[@janjbowman]

Parents are still as stupid today as they were back then . I never just let my kids go off some place unattended by them selves . I was a very watchful aware patent .

[@Eitner100]

Mediocre movie with amateur one-dimensional acting, a very simple and inconsistent scenario and mostly extremely annoying high pitch music making it next to impossible to hear the voices. Out of 10 points I would give it a 3. But the theme is quite interesting.

[@sunbeam8866]

A memorable movie when I first saw it decades ago, and despite the happy ending, still terrifying!

[@andrewdangelo1052]

because a women seen him with her and she gives a description of him to the police and the police say with have a pic of the kidnapper, thats bs

[@tkm1550]

What?

[@petebeckett3756]

He told the police he was with the girl selling cookies. police tell him thanks so much for your help. Then a woman says she saw that man with the girl selling cookies - just like he originally told the police. Then the police arrest him for seeing the girl with the cookies, that he already told them about. what??

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@petebeckett3756 Only the woman also said she saw the girl getting into his car...

[@getonlygotonly]

that guy needs a couple real good lawyers

[@claudiayapgsell105]

Very good Movie!

[@carolinehoward180]

He sounds very like Martin Landau sometimes 💕

[@dreamycalm]

I find better movies here than Netflix 😂

[@LupusLifestyle]

This was almost believable until I saw how happy he was to go back to work. 😭

[@strangevisions5162]

why? he got away with the crime!

[@LupusLifestyle]

@@strangevisions5162 No one is that happy going back to work. Crime or no crime 😭

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@LupusLifestyle It's when one had (nearly) lost something, that it becomes much more precious? Besides, people are different; with some completely addicted to their work - where they escape to - instead of dealing with other important aspects of their lives.

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@LupusLifestyle You must be in favour then of the proposed universal basic income programme?

[@cynthiadavid5282]

Good movie good cast

[@gatorduran3288]

Parents should never allow kids to go places on their own!

[@mickgatz214]

I liked the Reel to Reel tape recorders... :)

[@winonamassingill7895]

Character assassin by the guy that put out the broadcast about Frank Stapleton. 😡😡😡😱😱😱

[@E-Kat]

This script was written with the assumption that the police detectives are really stupid. From my life experience I can agree with that person completely!

[@dallasarnold8615]

I would really like to see how well you would do solving such a crime with little to nothing to go on.

[@maricamaas2326]

​@@dallasarnold8615 In this case there clearly were clues they did not follow up on; could then very well be that in the previous connected cases the same happened? Sherlock would not have approved...

[@fokthewef]

​@@dallasarnold8615if the policy arrested everyone that looked like a criminal, we'd all be a suspect

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@fokthewef I am guessing you did a typo there. But I said nothing at all pertaining to arresting anyone, much less whether or not they look suspicious. So, really strange that you made this comment toward me.

[@fokthewef]

@@dallasarnold8615 yes I meant police. But in reality, fortunately it doesn't apply to every policemen, they see everyone as a suspect. Therefore if it was up to them they'd arrest anyone they didn't like.

[@gatorduran3288]

I love murder mysteries! But they’re so tough to watch so I have to give it a break sometimes!

[@blokhet]

Don't let your kids in the streets they said, bring them to school they said. They will be safe there they said

[@annegribben444]

EXCELLENT movie... SUSPECTS DO GO THRU HELL ....often such a excellent side to tell....

[@elizabethelliott3175]

What a darling little girl Elizabeth Hoy was:) (Sharon character)

[@holylandfan3275]

“You’re a murderer”. The girl, or no body had been found at that time. 😳 Talk about jumping to conclusions!

[@axiomist4488]

Not bad, I enjoyed seeing Mike again. I liked him on MASH. Hadnt seen him since.

[@cecilejoubert7933]

This male actor looks like such a good guy. I love this actor.

[@dipiti8739]

Used to be 4:3 in those days, even in 1990s. Similar were Computer monitors. Took time to move to 16/9 screen

[@E-Kat]

Watching this gives me hypertension!

[@user-vc1oz9rv6v]

Take amlodipine.

[@E-Kat]

@@user-vc1oz9rv6v I'm already on it!🤣

[@flip1sba]

This was the early 80s. CCTVs didn't exist and if it did, it wasn't that widespread.

[@measl]

I'll say one thing - they certainly did capture the true press.*

[@user-vv3po2wk2b]

Yes and they r not like our paid out woke press at the moment.

[@letitiabradin5576]

I read back then in 70,80 put a lot of innocent people in jail being wrongful accused just being in a wrong place and wrong time. This is what I read through some articles. I am not an expert. The polygraph destroyed many lives

[@maricamaas2326]

Is it believable for media to know about and expose someone while still just being interviewed? Whatever the case, each one of us will be treated unfairly somewhere along the way; to be challenged with how we're going to respond... One can either choose to forgive, or to become bitter and resentful. This is however not to say there should not be consequences for what others had done wrong.

[@sarahlinkhorne6953]

Who knew that buying cookies can make you a suspect. 🤔

[@TinyMaths]

I guess the duty of the press is to keep the public informed????? 👀 Anyway, that bit with the farmer when they questioned him... hilarious 🤣

[@girishsavant2302]

Inconclusive but good.