| Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Thriller |
| Written by | Caliope Brattlestreet Stephen Glantz |
| Directed by | Larry Peerce |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jennifer Alward |
| Producers | Richard Briggs Tom Fortuna (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Editors | Michael Berman Harvey Stambler |
| Production companies | Hearst Entertainment Productions Morgan Hill Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | February 2, 1993 |
Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders, also known as, Murder So Sweet, (1993) is an American TV movie starring Harry Hamlin and Helen Shaver that aired on CBS on February 2, 1993.[1][2] It is based on the real-life murders carried out by Steven David Catlin that occurred in Bakersfield, California in the 1980s.
Steve Catlin was known as a real lady-killer. But it's his new bride's mysterious death that causes his former wife, Edie Ballew, to question how accurate that nickname really is. With little more than a hunch and the help of an out-of-town detective, Edie secretly pieces together clues that reveal her cunning and smooth-talking ex-husband as a cold, methodical killer.[1]