Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996– )

True crime story of a Wisconsin teacher's aide who hired teenaged students to murder her estranged husband.

Stars:

Ann-Margret, Peter Coyote, Leslie Hope

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ann-Margret	...	Diane Kay Borchardt (2 episodes, 1996)
Peter Coyote	...	Ruben Borchardt (2 episodes, 1996)
Leslie Hope	...	Claire Brown (2 episodes, 1996)
Christian Campbell	...	Doug Vest (2 episodes, 1996)
Hedy Burress	...	Brook Borchardt (2 episodes, 1996)
Tobey Maguire	...	Chuck Borchardt (2 episodes, 1996)
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Michael Maldonado (2 episodes, 1996)
Cliff De Young	...	Det. Burstyn (2 episodes, 1996)
Dean Norris	...	Detective Pike (2 episodes, 1996)
Jonah Blechman	...	Josh Yanke (2 episodes, 1996)
Tomas Arana		(2 episodes, 1996)
Kurt Fuller		(2 episodes, 1996)
Alanna Ubach	...	Shannon Johnson (2 episodes, 1996)
Veronica Lauren	...	Regan Borchardt (2 episodes, 1996)
Johnny Strong	...	Tim (2 episodes, 1996)
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Cory (2 episodes, 1996)
Aeryk Egan	...	Elgin (2 episodes, 1996)
Andrew Kavovit	...	Jeb (2 episodes, 1996)
James Marsh	...	Jay (2 episodes, 1996)
Angela Paton	...	Joan (2 episodes, 1996)
George Wallace	...	Tom (2 episodes, 1996)
Thomas Charles Simmons	...	Cal Orin (2 episodes, 1996)
Cordelia Richards	...	Sally (2 episodes, 1996)
Susan Barnes	...	Barb (2 episodes, 1996)
Charles Boswell	...	Steve (2 episodes, 1996)
Belinda Balaski	...	Principal (2 episodes, 1996)

Storyline

Based roughly on real-life events, this tv-movie recounts the story of a Wisconsin teacher's aide convicted of hiring 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 criminal convictions of both Borchardt and the teens.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | student | wisconsin | teacher | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene of violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seduced by Madness

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brian Pike Productions, Ann Margret Productions, NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References To Die For (1995)

User Reviews

Pretty good movie, a bit long though.

I'm not usually one to watch many Lifetime movies. My wife frequents the channel, though and sometimes only through boredom in it's purest form, will I watch a Lifetime movie with her.

But I must say that I thouroughly enjoyed this movie. I'm not the sentimental type by any means, but even I could not hold back tears as Ruben is shot as he's coming up the basement steps, thinking the person coming down is his son (it's actually the killers), saying, "I thought I was gonna have to drag you out of bed at this time of night."

Diane got away with the crime for about six months, then one of the boys cracks and shoots his mouth off to the wrong person, who then out of guilt, feels compelled to go to the cops, who felt that Diane was involved from the get-go.

The funeral scene is the most disturbing scene to sit through. Where Diane put's on a grief show, crying over Ruben's corpse. Then she runs out of the chapel, and into the bathroom wipes the crocodile tears, and puts on lipstick and smiles, What a b!tch!

I remember reading this story in the newspaper back in 1994 when it happened.

I like the picture so much I had to record it.