La rivale (TV Movie 1995)

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Courtney Thorne-Smith

Cheryl Ann Davis

Kyle Secor

Kevin Reese

Stephen Fanning

Larry

Tracey Gold

Beth

Ewan 'Sudsy' Clark

Mr. McKinnis
(as Ewan [Sudsy] Clark)

Joely Collins

Cheryl's Girlfriend

Don S. Davis

Sheriff

Bruce Harwood

Cameraman

Duane Keogh

Hank Fisher

David James Lewis

Officer
(as David Lewis)

Kevin McNulty

Minister

Chris William Martin

Jimmy Nolan
(as Chris Martin)

Sheelah Megill

Store Manager

Jenny Mitchell

Tracy Addison

Larry Musser

Mr. Davis

Michael Roberds

Bartender Hal

Chantal Strand

Young Girl

Meredith Bain Woodward

Mrs. McKinnis

Director
- William A. Graham
Writer
- Duane Poole
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While much artistic license was taken in the making of this movie, it is based on the 1989 murder of Lisa Cihaski in Wausau, Wisconsin by 20-year old Lori Esker. Esker's boyfriend, Bill Buss, broke off his relationship with her and began dating Cihaski and they became engaged. Esker left school one night, drove 150 miles to Cihaski's workplace, and strangled her with a belt--Cihaski's own belt. Esker removed Cihaski's engagement ring from her finger and drove back to school in River Falls. Esker pleaded self defense, but the act of strangulation showed intent. She was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in 1990. As in the movie, Esker was the Dairy Princess; Cihaski was a former Homecoming Queen.

I will have to check my "archives" at home, but I am sure I have a magazine with an article about this murder and situation. I don't remember the names of the people involved, as the movie may have changed them, but I believe it may have happened in Northern Wisconsin in the 1980's. The magazine had a picture of the obsessed female, a brunette, on its cover, and other pictures inside of the young man and deceased female's family. The three belonged to Future Farmers of America or a similar club, if I remember correctly.

Unfortunately, I only saw the last 15 minutes of this movie and cannot comment on the quality of it, yet with Tracey Gold, Kyle Secor, and Courtney Thorne-Smith as the leads, I am sure it is worth watching.