Seduced by Madness

Seduced by Madness

Seduced by Madness

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Seduced by Madness

"Some students would kill for a teacher like this."

1996- 1996

1 Seasons

2 Episodes

4.8(4 votes)

Ended

Drama

Crime

Overview

Based roughly on real-life events, this miniseries recounts the story of Jefferson, Wisconsin teacher's assistant Diane Borchardt, who hired teen students first to spy on her cheating husband and later to kill him. The film begins with the murder then traces in flashback the events leading up to it, followed by the subsequent police investigation leading to arrests and eventual murder convictions of both Borchardt and the teens.

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NBC

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Diane Kay Borchardt

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Ruben Borchardt

Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope

Claire Brown

Christian Campbell

Christian Campbell

Doug Vest

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Borchardt

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Burstyn

Dean Norris

Dean Norris

Detective Pike

Freddy Rodríguez

Freddy Rodríguez

Michael Maldonado

Johnny Strong

Johnny Strong

Tim

Hedy Burress

Hedy Burress

Brook Borchardt

Creative team

Created by: Carmen Culver
Showrunner: Alan Margulies
Brian Pike
Written by: Carmen Culver
Produced by: Brooke Kennedy

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