Murder in the Heartland: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Murder in the Heartland
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 1993-05-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 150 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28755
• IMDb ID: tt0107619
• TVDB ID: 294192

Cast and credited roles

• Randy Quaid — Elmer Scheele
• Tim Roth — Charles Starkweather
• Brian Dennehy — John McArthur

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-05-03; final listed air date 1993-05-04; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Murder in the Heartland on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.