Mark Your Calendar for Lifetime's New Ripped from the Headlines Movie Series

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Looking for some true crime for your Saturday entertainment? Well, you're in serious luck. Lifetime is airing a "ripped from the headlines" series with seven all-new movies. You'll see some high-profile stars (Bill Pullman! Melissa Joan Heart!) in the Truly Unbelievable Movies event, and it all starts on September 16. The highlight of the lineup is Murdaugh Murders: The Movie. The two-parter marks Lifetime's 500th original movie. Here's everything you need to know about the edge-of-your-seat content.

How She Caught a Killer—September 16

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Sarah Drew, Eric Keenleyside, Jamall Johnson, and Delilah Hamlin star in this new movie about a rookie detective who goes undercover to catch a serial killer.

Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard—September 23

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Emily Osment and Anna Hopkins star as longtime friends Magen and Heidi. When Heidi goes missing after giving birth to her daughter, Magen's loyalties are called into question.

Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story—September 30

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Miranda MacDougall, Luke Macfarlane, and Kirsten Vangsness star in this movie about an Amish man with a secret life. It's based on the book A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal and a Cold-Blooded Murder.

Buying Back My Daughter—October 7

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Meagan Good and Roger Cross star as parents searching for their missing teen daughter. After a year, they find her listed in an online escort ad and spring into action to get her back.

Murdaugh Murders: The Movie—October 14-15

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By now, you've likely heard the story of the Murdaugh family, but you've never seen it told like this before. Bill Pullman stars as the patriarch of the twisted family.

Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story—October 21

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Wendi McLendon-Covey and Rossif Sutherland tell the story of Vicky White, the prison corrections officer who helps her inmate boyfriend break out of jail.

Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story—October 28

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Melissa Joan Hart stars as a mother and grandmother in the true story of Mary Bailey, an 11-year-old who was forced to do the unthinkable after facing abuse.

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Tune in on Saturdays at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST. The movies are available to watch on Lifetime, or through a streaming provider with live TV, like DIRECTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, or Philo.

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