I Killed My BFF

This article is about the Lifetime television movie. It is not to be confused with the LMN television series I Killed My BFF.
I Killed My BFF
Written by
  • Blake Berris
  • Danny Abel
Directed by Seth Jarrett
Starring
  • Katrina Bowden
  • Olivia Crocicchia
  • Chris Zylka
  • Blake Michael
  • Jessica Wilkinson
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Jen Gatien
Cinematography Tobias Datum
Editor(s) Timothy Dixon
Production company(s) Red Hippo Productions
Distributor Lifetime
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original release
  • June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13)[1]
External links
Website

I Killed My BFF (originally titled The Neighbor) is a Lifetime television film starring Katrina Bowden, Chris Zylka and Olivia Crocicchia. It was written by Blake Berris and Danny Abel, and directed by Seth Jarrett. I Killed My BFF is inspired by a true story, the murder of Anne Marie Camp by Jamie Dennis and her husband, Michael Gianakos, in Minnesota in 1997.[2]

Plot

Shane Riley (Katrina Bowden) and Heather Thomas (Olivia Crocicchia) become friends after they both give birth in a shared hospital room. Chase (Blake Michael), the father of Heather's new baby, confronts her, prompting Shane to come to Heather's defense. Two years later one of these two young mothers will be found brutally murdered.[3]

After giving birth the young women become close friends as Shane endeavors to achieve her dreams and Heather grapples with being bipolar. This disorder leads to Heather having a couple of meltdowns. At first they are supportive of each other, but their friendship eventually becomes strained. When Shane is denied a loan to fund her dream she and her boyfriend Alex (Chris Zylka) commit a crime to secure the necessary cash, stealing it from the neighbourhood bar where Alex works.

As Heather fights a bitter custody battle with Chase for her daughter Molly, she soon begins to suspect that Shane and Alex were the ones who actually robbed the bar. But Heather feels pressured; she doesn't know what to do or what to say to the police. She soon finds the bar's security computer that Shane threw out after committing the robbery. Shane begins to realize that Heather is acting weird and becomes suspicious.

Meanwhile, Heather begins to develop a dangerous attraction to Alex that will ultimately have lethal repercussions. Shane becomes aware of Heather's attraction to Alex and forces Alex to pretend that he likes Heather in order to lure her to a remote location. Shane arrives after Heather and Alex holding a gun in her hands. She kicks Heather. Heather is shocked and surprised when she finds out that the whole thing was a part of Shane and Alex's plan. Heather confesses that she told the police everything and then accuses Shane of only caring about herself. She tells Alex that he still has time to tell the truth and get away from Shane. Heather and Shane struggle and Alex points the gun at both of them. Alex cannot bring himself to shoot Heather, so Shane takes the gun and shoots Heather herself. While dying on the floor Heather tells Alex that she loves him and that Shane will betray him too. Upset by Heather's accusation, Shane grabs a piece of broken glass and kills Heather. Alex watches on in horror. Shane and Alex drag Heather's corpse to nearby a lake and dump her body there. Meanwhile, the custody hearing is in session and Heather's mom stares at the clock when Heather fails to appear.

Heather's body is discovered and the police call to inform her mother. Shane talks to the police, and blames Alex for both the robbery and Heather's murder. Heather's mother finds the security computer that Shane threw out and gives it to the police. The police later arrest both Alex and Shane. The end credits indicate that the real Alex was arrested and convicted for kidnapping and murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole; Shane was sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder after an agreement to testify against Alex.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Matt (June 12, 2015). "Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk: 'I Killed My BFF' and more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  2. ↑ "'I Killed My BFF' Lifetime Babysitter Movie Based On True Story Of Anne Camp, Jamie Dennis Gianakos Case". The Inquisitr News. June 13, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ↑ "I Killed My BFF". Lifetime. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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