Some students would kill for a teacher like this.

Seduced by Madness

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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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Production Details

Languages: English

Director: John Patterson

Starring Cast: Ann-Margret, Peter Coyote, Leslie Hope, Christian Campbell, Tobey Maguire, Cliff DeYoung

Cast

Ann-Margret

Diane Kay Borchardt

Peter Coyote

Ruben Borchardt

Leslie Hope

Claire Brown

Christian Campbell

Doug Vest

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Borchardt

Cliff DeYoung

Burstyn

Dean Norris

Detective Pike

Freddy Rodríguez

Michael Maldonado

Johnny Strong

Tim

Hedy Burress

Brook Borchardt

Alanna Ubach

Shannon Johnson

Veronica Lauren

Regan Borchardt

Mary Donnelly-Haskell

Judge Randis Schmidt

Amy Smart

Girl #1

Jann Carl

Reporter #2

Shay Astar

Girl #2

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