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Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

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Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
Directed byAlex Chapple
Written byDennis Foon
StarringKathleen Robertson
Callum Keith Rennie
Brenda Fricker
Victor Garber
Release date
  • March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story is a 2002 Canadian made-for-television crime thriller film directed by Alex Chapple and starring Kathleen Robertson. It is based on the 1946/1947 murder trial of Evelyn Dick that remains a lurid murder case in Canadian history. After children find only the torso of her missing husband, John, Evelyn is arrested for his murder.[1] The film was originally scheduled to be aired on September 11, 2001, but was delayed until March 18, 2002 due to the terrorist attacks on the original air date.[2]

Plot summary

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In 1940s Hamilton, Ontario, after her husband's corpse is discovered in the woods without its head or limbs, beautiful would-be socialite Evelyn Dick (Kathleen Robertson) is arrested by Canadian police for the murder. Her ever-changing jailhouse testimony leads Inspector Woods (Callum Keith Rennie) in various directions as the devoted detective tries to piece together a coherent chain of events and motives. But once Dick's manipulative mother (Brenda Fricker) is implicated in the scheme, Dick's story changes again, this time with twist that leads to a tragic denouement. Her future in grave danger—her sentence could be death by hanging—Dick hires attorney J.J. Robinette (Victor Garber) for one last attempt at freedom.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (TV Movie 2002) - IMDb". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (TV Movie 2002) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ^ Buzz McClain (2016). "Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2001) Alternate title: Torso". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  4. ^ a b Rebecca Flint Marx (1973-07-08). "Kathleen Robertson - Biography - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-03.