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Aug 31, 2017 · An out of work fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer wintering on the Cape. She returns two years later with his child, and when she is murdered, the fisherman is the prime suspect. Based on the Christa Worthington case.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Arthur Egeli
- 2017-08-31
Jan 9, 2018 · By some strange twist of fate, Murder on the Cape is actually loosely based on the murder of fashion writer Christa Worthington, a single mom who was found stabbed to death in her Cape Cod...
- Jade Budowski
- No Shortage of Suspects
- A Stunning Break
- Mccowen on Trial
- The Verdict
- Epilogue
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Christa Worthington's savage murder in January of 2002 left 2-year-old Ava without a mother, and it left the townspeople of Truro edgy, nervous and silently wondering if the killer might be one of them. "Who else would come down to the end of the world in January and do this?" Williams wonders. "You think, 'It's gotta be someone who is here, 'cause...
In the three years police were searching for Christa Worthington's killer, an uneasy peace settled over Cape Cod, as the investigation dragged on. Only the random DNA round-up got much public attention. "It's just needle in a haystack kind of stuff. It did seem to smack of some desperation," Williams remarks. Meanwhile, whole books were being writt...
Prosecutors go into Christopher McCowen's trial confident the jury will accept their simple theory of Christa Worthington's murder. "That he went to this location for the purpose of having sex with this person, that was denied to him, and in a rage, he raped and killed her," explains District Attorney Michael O'Keefe. The case against Christa's all...
While the jury in the Christa Worthington murder trial deliberated, the case was still being tried in the court of public opinion. And everyone in town's had an opinion. "I think the preponderance of the evidence indicates that he's guilty," one person said. "He deserves every bit of reasonable doubt if it's there," another said. Days went by and t...
For nearly 16 years, "48 Hours" has covered the aftermath of Christa Worthington's murder and Christopher McCowen's trial. Soon after his convicton, the verdict was called into question when several jurors made allegations of racial bias during their deliberations. That prompted the trial judge to take the unusual step of calling all 12 jurors back...
A former New York fashion writer was stabbed to death in her Cape Cod home in 2002, leaving her daughter an orphan. The case remained unsolved for years, as police questioned and re-questioned the suspects, including her former lover and the father of her child.
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A fisherman is accused of killing his lover, a fashion writer, in this low-budget thriller. Read the critics' and audience's ratings and opinions on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Arthur Egeli
- Crime, Drama
- Jade Harlow
Nov 24, 2017 · McCowen, who worked as a garbage man on the Cape and had Worthington’s home on his trash route, didn’t testify at his 2006 trial, but was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary in connection with Worthington’s death.
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A movie based on the Christa Worthington case, where a fisherman is accused of killing a fashion writer who returned to Provincetown with his son. The plot summary is not available yet, but you can see the cast, crew, reviews, and trivia on IMDb.
Murder on the Cape. Based on the true story of New York fashion writer Christa Worthington who has an affair with a man during a winter in Cape Cod. She returns two years later with his child. When she is murdered, a mystery unfolds within the community.
