Movies Based on True Stories History Timeline I began researching crime and movies in the 1990s and was the first to archive movies based on true stories, matching those stories to the real people who made headlines. (screenshots below of my archived websites. 2000 Created The Movies Based on True Stories Database at Geocities.com.   Movies Based on True Stories original site GeoCities 2000 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 In 2009, Geocities.com announced they were closing. I moved all of my original research from Movies Based on True Stories/Index2000 to Blogger.com and changed the name to Movies Based on True Stories Database. I maintained that site until 2013-2014. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 2013-2014 Version page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22        2013--2015 Began writing crime and movie news fo...

I’m Traciy Curry-Reyes, a true crime and TV entertainment writer, and the former founder of TV Crime Sky. I began my career in the 1990s as a freelance writer for my website,  The Movies Based on True Stories Database/Archives , and have contributed to other platforms, including Examiner.com and Inquisitr.com. 2026 (Traciy Curry-Reyes) I’ve also appeared as a true crime expert and commentator on TV One’s  Fatal Attraction ,  For My Man , and  Justice by Any Means ; Investigation Discovery’s  Murder Calls  and  Scorned ; Oxygen’s  Snapped ; FOX’s  Crime Watch Daily ; Lifetime Television’s  Killer Kids ; and VH1’s  Infamy: When Love Turns Deadly  and  Celebrity True Crime Story . Traciy Curry-Reyes (photo credit: Ivy Brook Walker 2018) My articles have inspired over 20 television episodes and are referenced in numerous books and podcasts. A few true crime documentary episodes have even used my sound bites as their official s...

Girl in the Closet , the Lifetime true story movie, is possibly inspired by the Linda Ann Weston Philadelphia “basement of horrors” case and her r eal-life victims, Beatrice Weston and Tamara Breeden. The Girl in the Closet synopsis tells us that 10-year-old Cameron disappears after she’s placed in the custody of her aunt, Mia, when her mother falls ill. This Lifetime movie takes us on the mother’s years-long hunt for her daughter. Lifetime’s Girl in the Closet cast includes Tammy Roman as Mia and Remy Ma as Patricia. The movie takes its direction from Jira Thomas, and the true crime drama script is written by Sarah Jones.  This is a partial transcript of my conversation from the 2023 video. **Note: Some other outlets believed the movie was based on another case. However, if you watch the movie and read the article, I think you'll agree that the Linda Weston story is most likely the main inspiration. Credit: movie poster (Lifetime), other graphics (Traciy Curry-Reyes) Now let’s...

A list of rare stories you've never heard, some of which have never been covered in a television documentary.  Original Stories The Rochelle Graham Story A nine-year-old girl disappears from the school playground and turns up in a burning house a minute away. The killer is a person the community never expected. The Legend of Dead Darrius Traciy Curry-Reyes investigates a 50-year-old mystery after her daughter, Ivy, discovers a creepy post on Twitter. Who Killed Dr. Michele St. Romain A female Children's Hospital doctor in Birmingham, Alabama, vanishes in the summer of 1991.  Lisa Eatmon, Roscoe Glinton : Secrets of the Hudson River  What police believe is a doll or a mannequin in the Hudson River turns out to be a pregnant Black woman. 

Traciy Curry-Reyes has appeared as a true -crime expert in several television documentaries on   A merica’s favorite true crime channels . On TV One Fatal Attraction Lance Herndon–Dionne Baugh—episode (Millionaire Murder) 2014 Exondia Salado–Manny Salado—episode (A Wooded Path) 2015 Mekole Harris–Clarence Jenkins, and Carman Jenkins—episode (A Deadly Message) 2015 Christie Neely–Shawn Southerland—episode (Excess Baggage) 2015 Kizzie Styles–Monroe Finley—episode (Sex, Drugs, and Murder) 2016 Marisha Jeter–Pernell Thompson—episode (Deadly Ultimatum) 2016 Shari Bethel–Deon Cartmell—episode (Lethal Weapon) 2016 Leon Baucham–Jacqueline Ray, and Umeko Roberts—episode (Death Trap) 2016 William Charles Lewis–Rosa Lewis, and Cynthia Floyd Rolle: episode (Shooting Spree) 2017 Tiffany Bailey–Deunta Grier—episode (An Unlikely Witness) 2018 Justice By Any Means Richelle Ransom–Rosaline ‘Rhonda’ Ransom Lee, and Bobbie Lee Taylor 2016 Chauncey Bailey–Devaughndre Broussard 2016 For My...