‘Secrets of a Marine’s Wife’ on Lifetime – Cast, True Story, Plot

‘Secrets of a Marine’s Wife‘ is the next Lifetime Channel original movie following ‘Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer,’ in the 6 true story movies for the Summer 2021 lineup. It is based on the true story of 19-year-old Erin Corwin (Sadie Calvano), who was married to U.S. Marine Corporal Jon Corwin (Evan Roderick) and expecting her first child, when she suddenly went missing.

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‘Secrets of a Marine’s Wife’ on Lifetime Plot – Based on a True Story

Sadie Calvano portrays 19-year old Erin Corwin, a marine’s wife in the original Lifetime movie. Erin was married to a U.S. Marine Corporal, Jon Corwin (Evan Roderick) and was expecting the couple’s first child. When Erin suddenly disappeared, it sparked a grueling search led by her family, friends, and law enforcement. They searched in the difficult conditions of the Joshua Tree National Park.

The search was ongoing until they found her body, two months later at the bottom of an abandoned mineshaft. Suspicions were high as they started to suspect the killer was in the Marine community. While investigating, something shocking was uncovered. Detectives found out that an illicit relationship was taking place between 19-year old Erin and her neighbor and marine, Christopher Lee (Andre Anthony). The questions arose about who Erin’s baby’s father really was.

Was this the reason for her murder? Who really did it? Detectives work endlessly to discover just who is responsible for killing Erin and bringing them to justice.

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Who is in the ‘Secrets of a Marine’s Wife’ Cast?

Sadie Calvano as Erin Corwin

Sadie Calvano is an actress best known for her role as Violet in CBS’s “Mom.” Calvano has been focusing on acting full time ever since the fifth grade. Prior to that, she was a gymnast.

The 24-year old is in a relationship with her boyfriend, Douglas. For Valentine’s Day Sadie posted this short video of them waking up together. She wrote, “happy valentine’s day ❣️ wishing you a day full of love, compassion, understanding, and laughter. don’t forget to tell your people you love them. hold them tight. kiss. laugh. cry. talk. embrace. our time here is so short.”

Evan Roderick as Jon Corwin

Evan Roderick is a Canadian actor and a former ice hockey player. He was raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He co-starred in one of the Garage Sale Mysteries from the Hallmark Movie & Mysteries Channel alongside Lori Loughlin.

The 25-year old is not very active on social media. His most recent photo was from 2020.

[Read Also: Where is Jon Corwin Now from Secrets of a Marine’s Wife on Lifetime]

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Tom Stevens as Chris

Tom Stevens is a Canadian actor, best known for his role on FOX’s Wayward Pines. He landed his role as Eric Griffith in Hallmark Channel’s Cedar Cove opposite Andie McDowell in 2013. Tom was in this role for two seasons. In addition to acting, Tom is also a singer, songwriter and guitarist.

The 33 year old actor met his wife, Erika Valliere while playing together in the rock band AtomAtom. The couple have a daughter together. He snapped a photo of his wife and daughter lounging one morning at home. His caption reads, “Not at all a rare sighting to catch these girls lounging on a lazy Sunday morning digging into their favourite book. Happy Mother’s Day @erika.madeleine this is one of the many reasons I love you. #mothersday“

He and his real life wife have been together for 9 years. However, his TV wife posted some behind the scenes photos of the cast filming their newest Lifetime movie.

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Get a List of the Full Cast

Sadie Calvano as Erin Cornyn
Evan Roderick as Jon Cornyn
Tom Stevens as Chris
Emma Johnson as Nichole Lee
Christie Burke as Ash Malakie
Matt Visser as Conor Malakie
Stephen Adekolu as Police Officer 1
Andre Anthony as Marine Christopher Lee
Daniel Bacon as Detective John Woods
Josh Byer as Alaskan Detective
Mark Chavez as Technician
Ben Derrick as Bill Heavilin
Andrea Drepaul as Detective Cathy Tabor
Ian Gregson as Judge
Darcy Laurie as Doug Billings
Teresa Laverty as Lore Heavilin
Kelli Ogmundson as Jessie
Theresa Wong as Jury Foreperson

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What Happened to Erin Corwin in Real Life?

Erin Corwin was strangled at the hands of her secret lover, Christopher Lee. He lured her out to the mountains where she hoped he was going to propose marriage. Instead, he dumped her body down an abandoned mine shaft out in the deserts of Nevada.

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Erin Corwin

Born: July 15, 1994, Oak Ridge, TN
Died: June 28, 2014, San Bernardino County, CA

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What Did the Letter Say that Chris Wrote to Erin?

In the Lifetime movie, you will see Christopher Lee hand Erin Corwin a love letter. When she opens it and reads it, she starts tearing up. What did it exactly say?

Like it or not, you still hold a part of my heart
Ready or not we were gonna get caught
Don’t give up and I won’t too
Hopefully like me, you still think “I love you”

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When Does ‘Secrets of a Marine’s Wife’ Premiere?

‘Secrets of a Marine’s Wife’ is set to air on Lifetime on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 8pm EST.

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Watch the Official Movie Trailer

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