Mord unter Freunden

i am in the tenth grade at Barbe high school and i met Kerry myers today. we took a class trip to Angola, and he was one of our speakers. he said he was a trustee there, meaning that he hasn't broken any "laws" or rules that they have there at the jail and hasn't been in trouble since he was arrested. he seemed incredibly intelligent, and mentioned that he had a masters in mass communication. at the end of his speaking, he allowed questions, and when someone asked "what are you in for?" and he answered "second degree murder", i was shocked. he seemed very nice and even made a few jokes. i never would have guessed if he hadn't have told us. i got off the bus from Angola about 2 hours ago, and immediately went to Google to find out more, and realized there was an entire movie based on this man that spoke to us. if anyone knows more and might be able to tell me where i can watch this movie, please let me know.

I was friends with Kerry and Janet Myers and Bill Fontanille. I knew all three for years and can say without reservation none were portrayed in this movie as they were in real life. All three were intelligent college educated people with responsible jobs. The day after this movie was first shown in New Orleans the local paper ran a two page outline listing the blatant discrepancies between the actual individuals and the movies' characters. In the article the movies' producer said they were under no obligation to portray the Myers and Bill in any fashion other than the way they chose to portray them. Bill's attorney, a former football player at the University of Alabama, was played by an actor seemingly attempting to channel Truman Capote. The movie is nothing more than fiction using the names of real people while promoting itself as factual. One of the worst made for television movies I have ever seen.

There is little doubt, 25 years latter, Kerry Myers murdered his wife and attempted to place blame on an innocent Bill Fontanille. Dr. Henry Lee now says the DA's office withheld information that would have cleared Bil of any wrong doing. So sad, but I am happy to report Bill is free and enjoying great success in his life.

This murder happened only miles from where I live and both men did state they fought in the house for hours and never knew the wife and children were in the house. Of course they did, forensics showed the husband killed her and the friend was there.The house is not really big and you would have seen Janet Myers lying in the living room almost as soon as you entered the home. Very bizarre case, but it is true and happened in a west bank suburb of New Orleans. Every time I go by this house it reminds me of the tragic ending of a young mother and how her children lost her and their father(since he is in prison with no chance of parole.) The friend will be eligible for parole soon.

I think this is one of the best T.V. movies I have ever seen. Martin Kemp is wonderful in this film, he is so handsome and his acting is great. My question is why has Martin Kemp never been chosen to play James Bond he would be perfect in this role he is so sexy. I love Murder Between Friend's.

I read this book many years ago, and was wondering whatever happened to the young boy who was severely injured? Who raised the two children of Kerry and Janet, and how are they today? Do they have a relationship with their dad? Has anyone ever come clean about the true details to this crime? How did the parents of the beautiful Janet fare after her murder? Are her parents still alive? Whatever happened to Bill's wife and son?

I know this happened back in the 1980's; I was in my 20's and living on the East Coast when this occurred. I remember seeing the two men appear on an episode of Maury (Povich) after Kerry and Bill were arrested and I had written to the show for a copy of the transcripts, but never received a response. In any event, the book was well written and I would love to see the movie if it is available on DVD. It's an absolutely fascinating case and one that remained with me for all these years due to the twists and turns and the characters in this horrific murder.