The Sleepwalker Killing

The Sleepwalker Killing also known as From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: The Sleepwalker Killing, is a 1997 TV movie based on a popular real-life case from the Unsolved Mysteries television series. The film was written by June Callwood and Lyle Slack and directed by John Cosgrove. Cosgrove also served as executive producer on the TV series.

The Sleepwalker Killing
Genre	Crime Drama
Based on	Unsolved Mysteries
Written by	June Callwood Lyle Slack
Directed by	John Cosgrove
Starring	Hilary Swank Jeffrey Nordling Charles Esten Natalija Nogulich Lisa Darr
Music by	Gary Malkin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	John Cosgrove Terry Dunn Meurer
Producers	John Cosgrove Lyle Slack Cyrus Yavneh
Cinematography	Eric Van Haren Noman
Editor	Edward A. Warschilka
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Cosgrove/Meurer Productions World International Network
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)

Plot

A segment from the Unsolved Mysteries TV series inspired this story, in which Mark Schall kills his mother-in-law and wounds his father-in-law in the middle of the night, then turns himself in. He claims, however, that he cannot remember the crime itself. His defense team finds evidence that suggests the crimes were committed while Mark was sleep walking. They build their defense around this theory.^[1]

Cast

• Hilary Swank as Lauren Schall
• Jeffrey Nordling as Det. Lloyd Boyko
• Charles Esten as Mark Schall
• Natalija Nogulich as Atty. Brooke McAdam
• Lisa Darr as D.A. Mary Ellen Matulus
• Sean Murray as Christopher Lane
• Victor Love as Det. Ike Nolan
• Marisa Coughlan as Tanya Lane
• Sam Anderson as Roth Lane
• Julianna McCarthy as Eileen Hunter
• Joel Polis as Asst. Atty. Jimmy
• John Rubinstein as Dr. Frank Corrigan

Releases

The TV movie was originally aired NBC on April 28, 1997 and was released later released on DVD on May 24, 2005.^[2]