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2018 · 1h 27m · US PG-13 · Drama / TV Movie / Crime

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.

Starring Katie Douglas · David James Elliott · Rossif Sutherland · Amanda Arcuri · Chris Owens

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