Murder in the Heartland

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83
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1Core Metadata

Title & Origin
Canonical title
Murder in the Heartland
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Global
Release & Format
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film_tv
Release status
concluded
Release date
1/1/1993
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Creator
Michael O'HaraWriter
Robert MarkowitzDirector
Network
American Broadcasting CompanyDistributor

2Content

Synopsis

Murder in the Heartland is a television miniseries aired on ABC in 1993. It was based on the 1957–58 murder spree carried out by 19-year-old Charles Starkweather throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. The first half of the miniseries covers the murders. The second half covers the trials of Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, his 14-year-old girlfriend accomplice. Their increasingly disparate versions of events are contrasted as the trials unfold. The film received strong praise from critics and multiple Emmy nominations.

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4Audience Intelligence

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Score
93.7
Score count
334
Rank
207
Audience size
2,624,038
Last updated
6/11/2026

5Industry Links

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6Community Sentiment

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Positive ≥0.6Mixed 0.4–0.6Negative <0.4
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Positive0.70
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