The Stalking of Laurie Show
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The Stalking of Laurie Show (known as Rivals outside the United States) is a 2000 movie made for television and based on the real-life account of the murder of a Lancaster, Pennsylvania
, native named Laurie Show.
) became entangled in the lives of Lisa Michelle Lambert (Marne Patterson) and her boyfriend, Lawrence Yunkin. Lambert initially befriended Show, but after Yunkin allegedly raped Show, Lambert became jealous and enraged, convinced Show was pursuing Yunkin. Lambert began a campaign of harassment, stalking Show, often with the assistance of friends.
On December 20, 1991, Laurie Show was murdered in her home by Lambert and Lambert's friend, Tabitha Buck; Show's mother found her. Lambert, Yunkin, and Buck were quickly arrested. Yunkin plead guilty and testified against Lambert in exchange for a reduced sentence of 20 years, and Lambert and Buck were convicted and sentenced to life without parole.
During Laurie Show's harassment
and stalking
, there were no anti-stalking laws in Pennsylvania
.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
, native named Laurie Show.
Plot
The film shows how a naive and trusting 16 year old Laurie Show (Jennifer FinniganJennifer Finnigan
Jennifer Christina Finnigan is a 3-time Daytime Emmy Award winning Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2004. She appeared in the ABC sitcom Better with You.-Biography:Finnigan was born in Montreal...
) became entangled in the lives of Lisa Michelle Lambert (Marne Patterson) and her boyfriend, Lawrence Yunkin. Lambert initially befriended Show, but after Yunkin allegedly raped Show, Lambert became jealous and enraged, convinced Show was pursuing Yunkin. Lambert began a campaign of harassment, stalking Show, often with the assistance of friends.
On December 20, 1991, Laurie Show was murdered in her home by Lambert and Lambert's friend, Tabitha Buck; Show's mother found her. Lambert, Yunkin, and Buck were quickly arrested. Yunkin plead guilty and testified against Lambert in exchange for a reduced sentence of 20 years, and Lambert and Buck were convicted and sentenced to life without parole.
During Laurie Show's harassment
Harassment
Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behaviour intended to disturb or upset, and it is characteristically repetitive. In the legal sense, it is intentional behaviour which is found threatening or disturbing...
and stalking
Stalking
Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person and/or monitoring them via the internet...
, there were no anti-stalking laws in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
Cast
- Mary-Margaret HumesMary-Margaret HumesMary-Margaret Humes is an American actress best known in recent years for playing Gail Leery, the title character's mother on the WB television drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.- Biography :...
(Hazel Show) - Jennifer FinniganJennifer FinniganJennifer Christina Finnigan is a 3-time Daytime Emmy Award winning Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2004. She appeared in the ABC sitcom Better with You.-Biography:Finnigan was born in Montreal...
(Laurie Show) - Marne Patterson (Michelle Lambert) (credited as Marnette Patterson)
- Rel HuntRel HuntHunt played Angus in Macbeth, an updated modern version of the Shakespeare play and portrayed Al Corley in the fictionalized 2005 American television movie/docudrama Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera...
(Butch Yunkin) - Jessica Greco (Samantha Gardner)
- Joanne VannicolaJoanne VannicolaJoanne Vannicola is a Canadian actress, born in Montreal, Quebec. She is most notable for her role as Dr. Mia Stone in PSI Factor and as the voice of Willy Zilla in Gene Simmons' animated television show My Dad the Rock Star....
(Tabitha Buck) - Richard FitzpatrickRichard FitzPatrickGeneral Richard FitzPatrick , styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, Whig politician and ‘sworn brother’ of the illustrious statesman of Charles James Fox...
(Uncle Jake) - Sandra Caldwell (Mary Rudolph)
- Don Dickinson (Pete Webster)
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(Christine) - Dominic ZamprognaDominic ZamprognaDominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.-Early life:...
(Andrew) - Karyn DwyerKaryn DwyerKaryn Elizabeth Dwyer, also known as Karen Dwyer or Karyn O'Dwyer, is a Canadian actress. Her best known role is Maggie in the 1999 film Better Than Chocolate.- Early life :...
(Jennifer) - Courtney Hawkrigg (Paula)
- Jeff Berg (Danny Gardner)
- Michael Facciolo (Kenny)
- Vickie Papavs (Mrs. Lambert)
- Michael Proudfoot (Mr. Lambert)
- Jean Daigle (Art Gardner)
- Jefferson Brown (Charlie Haber)
- Nick HamiltonNick HamiltonJoseph Nicholas "Nick" Patrick Hamilton Jr. , better known by his ring name Nick Patrick, is a professional wrestling referee. He is a former referee for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
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(School Band) - Emily Mercer (Heather)
- Marisa DeSimone (Betsy) (credited as Marisa Desimone)
- Heather Smith (Blond Michelle Look Alike)
- Marisa McIntyre (Penn Dutch Waitress)
- Shoshana Sperling (Dee Dee) (credited as Shoshanna Sperling)
- Tara Daigle (Diane)
- Joe Matheson (Judge Stengel)
- Satori Shakoor (Jury Forewoman)