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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

20188.01h 27m

Overview

On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.

Directed by Jim Donovan
Written by Christina Welsh
Produced by Kim Bondi
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Top Cast

Katie Douglas

Katie Douglas

Lisa McVey

David James Elliott

David James Elliott

Sgt. Larry Pinkerton

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Bobby Joe Long

Amanda Arcuri

Amanda Arcuri

Lorrie

Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Det. Wolf

Bruno Verdoni

Bruno Verdoni

Morris

Megan Fahlenbock

Megan Fahlenbock

Betty

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Leo Petrus

Portly Man

Jamie Robinson

Jamie Robinson

Ed

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Kim Horsman

Diane Martin

Themes & Keywords

suicidesexual abusekidnappingdetectivebased on true storyserial killermurdererheld captivesole survivorpolice forcesexual assaultdonut shopabductionre-creationteenagersurvivor

About Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey is a drama, tv movie, crime film released in 2018 exploring themes of suicide, sexual abuse, kidnapping, detective, based on true story, serial killer. Directed by Jim Donovan, it stars Katie Douglas, David James Elliott, Rossif Sutherland. On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.

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