Prosecutors argued wright was tired of married life, and angry at her. Lifetime has made a movie out of all this, subtly titled blueeyed butcher. Based on a true story, the film follows the story of susan wright, a shy, young. The true crimes behind your favorite lifetime movies are. Based on a true story, the film follows the story of susan wright, a shy, young woman whose quick marriage to jeff ends in murder when things turn abusive, leading susan to stab her husband to death and bury him in their backyard. Annie werschings next role will be in the lifetime original movie, blueeyed butcher formerly titled killing mr. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Nov 03, 2010 houston, texas a houston woman known as the blue eyed butcher was resentenced tuesday to 20 years for stabbing her husband some 200 times susan wright was convicted of firstdegree murder. Blueeyed butcher to air march 3rd on lifetime annie wersching. Blueeyed butcher is based on the true life murder scandal of susan wright who brutally took her husbands life one night. Houston, texas a houston woman known as the blueeyed butcher was resentenced tuesday to 20 years for stabbing her husband some 200 times. The character is based on jamie darhall, the real life friend of susan. Rent blueeyed butcher 2012 starring sara paxton and justin bruening on dvd and bluray. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
The news made national headlines after skylar, who had run. The film starred sara paxton as susan wright, justin bruening as her husband, jeff wright, and lisa edelstein as siegler. Blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven. The film blueeyed butcher based on a true story of a texas housewife convicted of brutally murdering her husband by stabbing him almost 200 times in their bed. Thora birch, michael riley, robert bockstael, makyla smith. Crime films based on actual events films set in houston lifetime tv network films drama. It stars sara paxton, justin bruening and lisa edelstein. The lifetime network will air blueeyed butcher on saturday, a.
Blueeyed butcher to air march 3rd on lifetime annie. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school. Interview with justin bruening and sara paxton of blueeyed. All my children alum justin bruening jamie takes a walk on the dark side this saturday night in the lifetime original movie blueeyed butcher, based on the true story about susan wright who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after stabbing her abusive husband nearly 200 times. Lisa edelstein, sara paxton to star in lifetimes blueeyed. Erin cahill in blue eyed butcher 2012 after the power. The former house actress and recurring good wife guest star will headline lifetimes new tv movie, blueeyed. Interview with justin bruening and sara paxton of blue. As far as lifetime cable movies go, blue eyed butcher may have a more lurid title than most, but the stabbing scenario of an unhappy marriage that ends in violence seems familiar. A houston woman known as the blueeyed butcher was resentenced. Blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring justin bruening tvs ringer, sara paxton the innkeepers and lisa edelstein tvs the good wife. And for true lifetime movie fans, nothing is more exciting than a film that promises it was based on a true story.
Mar 18, 2018 blueeyed butcher, a film directed by stephen kay, was released on lifetime in 2012. The film is based on the 2003 stabbing death of jeff. Susan appeared to be the model wife and mother, living the fairytale life, literally married to mr. Sony pictures and lifetime teamed up to produce the blue eyed butcher, airing on lifetime in march 2012. Lucky for me, this weekends tainted love marathon were based on true stories. The true story the movie is based on is the july 5, 2012 murder of skylar neese by her former best friends, shelia eddy and rachel shoaf. Because lets face it, if lifetime was interested in your true story, it wasnt. Liz murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drugaddicted parents. The true story of susan wright kindle edition by ashley gorman. But six years into their marriage, the fairy tale crumbles when jeff is found dead and buried in the backyard of their suburban home. Erin cahill in blue eyed butcher 2012 last week, the lifetime original movie blue eyed butcher premiered.
Susan wright gets email saying her children died, but they didnt. It depicted the life of wright, what led her to commit her crime, and her lengthy and aggressive court hearing. But of course that wouldnt make for a compelling story. The mary kay letourneau story justice for natalee holloway the capture of the green river killer the i5 killer held hostage the elizabeth smart story natalee holloway romeo killer. The movie, which is based on a true story, follows the story of susan wright sara paxton, a beautiful young wife and mother of two who violently murders. Lisa edelstein portrays tough texas prosecutor kelly siegler in this lifetime original movie costarring sara paxton and justin bruening. Dubbed by the media as the blueeyed butcher, susan wright appeared to have a fairytale life an adoring husband, jeff bruening, two beautiful kids, and close family and friends. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to. Blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring sara paxton the innkeepers, justin bruening tvs ringer and lisa edelstein. Texas beauty susan wright appeared to have a fairytale life with an adoring husband, jeff, two. What is the real story of the blueeyed butcher answers. All my children alum justin bruening jamie takes a walk on the dark side this saturday night in the lifetime original movie blueeyed butcher, based on the true story about susan wright who was. Battered housewife susan sara paxton reaches the point of no return with her abusive, immature husband, eventually ties him to their bed and stabs him to death.
Rent blueeyed butcher 2012 on dvd and bluray netflix. Mar 03, 2012 blueeyed butcher premieres tonight, march 3rd at 8pm on lifetime. Overview of blueeyed butcher, 2012, directed by stephen kay, with lisa edelstein, sara paxton, justin bruening, at turner classic movies. Blueeyed butcher is distributed by sony pictures television. The movie, based on a true story, was directed by stephen kay and filmed in december 2011. Blue eyed butcher, a movie lifetime really hyped heavily they showed it no fewer than four times in three consecutive weekends, is a film that could have been considerably better than it was, though it still had its moments, and it helped that it was well acted. Susan wright was convicted of firstdegree murder in. Mar 02, 2012 lifetime has made a movie out of all this, subtly titled blue eyed butcher. Houston a murder case that captivated houstonians in 2003 and 2004 is getting some fresh attention with a madefortv movie. Jun, 2018 the true story the movie is based on is the july 5, 2012 murder of skylar neese by her former best friends, shelia eddy and rachel shoaf. Sony pictures and lifetime teamed up to produce the blue eyed butcher, airing on. Blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring sara paxton the.
Lifetime biopic based on the story of susan wright. Blue eyed butcher is distributed by sony pictures television. Blue eyed butcher is a 2012 american crime drama television film directed by stephen kay. Mar 11, 2012 erin cahill in blue eyed butcher 2012 last week, the lifetime original movie blue eyed butcher premiered. Dubbed by the media as the blueeyed butcher, susan wright appeared to have a fairytale life an adoring husband jeff bruening, two beautiful kids, and close family and friends.
Blueeyed butcher based on a true story of the beautiful suburban housewife dubbed the blueeyed butcher, whose husband was stabbed and found buried in the backyard of his suburban. Annie wersching starred in the lifetime original television movie titled blueeyed butcher. Texas beauty susan wright appeared to have a fairytale life with an adoring husband, jeff, two beautiful kids, and close family and friends. Beyond the headlines the real blueeyed butcher 2012 tv was released on. An incomplete list of lifetime movies, categorized the toast.
Dubbed by the media as the blueeyed butcher, wright sara paxton appeared to have the perfect life with an. Wright, which is scheduled to premiere on saturday, march 3rd at 8. Review of blueeyed butcher on lifetime from the tv megasite. Based on a true story, the sony pictures televisiondistributed film, costarring sara paxton superhero. Blueeyed butcher premieres tonight, march 3rd at 8pm on lifetime. Mar 02, 2012 on saturday march 3, lifetime will air the madefortv movie blueeyed butcher which chronicles the very disturbing true story of jeffrey and susan wright, a texas couple who should have been the stereotypical, happy suburban family. The film is based on the 2003 stabbing death of jeff wright by the hands of his wife, susan wright, but focuses on kelly siegler, the cases prosecutor. Lisa edelstein, sara paxton to star in lifetimes blue.
Blueeyed butcher lifetime blueeyed butcher sara paxton. Although susan wright, who was found guilty of her husband jeffreys murder in 2003, alleged she stabbed her husband in selfdefense, harris county district attorneys claimed the blue. As far as lifetime cable movies go, blueeyed butcher may have a more lurid title than most, but the stabbing scenario of an unhappy marriage that ends in violence seems familiar. Brian wice represented wright on appeal, got her sentence reduced to 20 years, and is portrayed in the movie. Texas beauty susan wright appeared to have a fairytale life with an. Following the murders at the rollerdome, skye rotter leaves town in search of a normal life. Niebieskooka zabojczyni blueeyed butcher blue eyes. This dark chain of events looks too crazy to be true, but filmmakers claim they indeed got the idea from a news story. Jul 09, 20 jul 9, 20 niebieskooka zabojczyni blueeyed butcher.
Wrights case was also the subject of the 2012 lifetime original movie, blue eyed butcher, starring sara paxton as wright and lisa edelstein as. The former house actress and recurring good wife guest star will headline lifetime s new tv movie, blue eyed. Based on the true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband. Oct 09, 2012 blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring sara paxton the innkeepers, justin bruening tvs ringer and lisa edelstein. Blueeyed butcher 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dubbed by the media as the blueeyed butcher, wright sara paxton appeared to have the perfect life with an adoring husband, jeff justin bruening, two beautiful kids and close family and friends. Youve probably read about this story in the news because it was a very public and sensational trial for a while. But in 2003, six years into their marriage, the fairy tale.
Though i watched nearly six historically based movies portraying women who went postal on their hubbies, it was the blue eyed butcher, that really interested me to investigate further. In 2014, canadian director chloe bellande released a seventeenminute shortfilm entitled will of fortune, which was inspired by the murder trials of wright and guy turcotte, a man who had stabbed his two children to death in canada. Lifetime pulls from truecrime mystery for a weak wifevs. As with many true crime stories, the details eventually inspired a film. In 2014, the susan wright case was explored again, and compared to the true story of murderer guy turcotte, in a film entitled will of fortune. Annie plays a character named allie, a single mother and close friend of susan wright. Reunited with the mother who abandoned her as a child, skyes dream of a happier life starts to. Sara paxton has the right combination of seeming innocence and willful.
Youve probably read about this story in the news because it was a very public and. Susan met handsome salesman jeff on vacation and their storybook romance quickly led to marriage and a family. Blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring sara paxton the innkeepers, justin bruening tvs ringer and lisa edelstein tvs the good wife. The jonbenet ramsey story prosecuting casey anthony fatal honeymoon blue eyed butcher all american girl. Blueeyed butcher, a movie lifetime really hyped heavily they showed it no fewer than four times in three consecutive weekends, is a film that could have been considerably better than it was, though it still. This lifetime original movie tells the shocking true story of houston housewife susan wright. Wrights case was also the subject of the 2012 lifetime original movie, blue eyed butcher, starring sara paxton as wright and lisa edelstein as kelly siegler. Susan lucille wright born april 24, 1976 is an american criminal from houston, texas, who. See more ideas about blue, blue eyes and lifetime movies. In 2014, canadian director chloe bellande released a seventeenminute shortfilm entitled will of fortune, which was inspired by the murder trials of wright and guy turcotte, a man who. Houston, texas a houston woman known as the blueeyed butcher was resentenced tuesday to 20 years for stabbing her husband some 200 times susan wright was convicted of first. Blueeyed butcher is the shocking true story of a wife and mother driven to kill by her abusive husband, starring justin bruening tvs ringer, sara paxton the innkeepers and lisa edelstein. On saturday march 3, lifetime will air the madefortv movie blueeyed butcher which chronicles the very disturbing true story of jeffrey and susan wright, a texas couple who should have. The true and inspiring survival story of kidnapped teen, anne sluti, and how she manages to stay alive by manipulating her captor, engineering her own rescue and negotiating her safe release after 6 days of hell.
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