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How She Caught a Killer on Lifetime Starring Sarah Drew – Plot & Trailer

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HOW SHE CAUGHT A KILLER, LIFETIME

Sarah Drew is working with Lifetime once again. The actress is starring in and executive producing the ripped from the headlines movie How She Caught a Killer. The movie premieres on September 16, 2023 and is based on a true story. Drew previously starred in the holiday film Reindeer Games Homecoming for the network. Get plot and cast details, see the trailer, photos and more below.


How She Caught a Killer on Lifetime

How She Caught a Killer Plot

Detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy. She hears her boss David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside) talk about a serial killer who seems to be targeting sex workers. So, Linda teams up with FBI agent Neil Carter (Jamall Johnson) and fights to go undercover to help solve the murders. And, if all goes accordingly, capture a serial killer. Delilah Hamlin also stars as a former sex worker and aspiring nurse who is the killer’s first victim.


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How She Caught a Killer Cast

Sarah Drew as Linda Murphy

Sarah Drew is an actress who appeared in 9 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy. More recently, fans may have seen her on Freeform’s Cruel Summer season 1. Nowadays, Sarah is working on films, including Hallmark Channel’s Guiding Emily and Pure Flix’s Birthright Outlaw.

Drew previously appeared in Lifetime’s Stolen By Their Father: The Lizbeth Meredith Story.

The 42-year-old is married to husband Peter Lanfer and they have two children together. Sarah often posts about her family, hobbies, causes and projects, keeping her over 4 million followers in the loop.

For example, she shared a behind the scenes video about filming How She Caught a Killer. “Cannot wait for you all to meet Linda Murphy in HOW SHE CAUGHT A KILLER on September 16th at 8pm on @lifetimetv,” Drew wrote.

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How She Caught a Killer on Lifetime (2023) Movie
How She Caught a Killer on Lifetime (2023) Movie

Full Cast List

Sarah Drew (Detective Linda Murphy)

Graeme Duffy (Coroner)

Benita Ha (Kristen Mills)

Delilah Hamlin (Former Sex Worker / Aspiring Nurse)

Jamall Johnson (FBI Agent Neil Carter)

Eric Keenleyside (Detective David Goodman)

Donavon Stinson (Stan Peterson)

Bradley Stryker (Wilson)

Barbara Tyson (Lady)


SARAH DREW, HOW SHE CAUGHT A KILLER, LIFETIME
Sarah Drew stars in How She Caught a Killer. Credit: Lifetime.

When does the movie premiere?

How She Caught a Killer premieres Saturday September 16 at 8/7c, only on Lifetime.

Next up on the Ripped from the Headlines Lifetime lineup is ‘Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard’, airing on Sept 23rd


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