Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart

A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but does he know more than he’s letting on?, A respected, church-going couple are found to hide dark secrets when their adopted son must fight back against an accusation of their murder., When a devout and community-minded couple is found viciously murdered in their own backyard, suspicion initially falls on the eldest of their three adopted sons: at 17, he is an in-patient at a state mental hospital, has a history of violence, and has expressed hostility toward his parents. Furthermore, hospital records indicate that he had not signed in on the night of the murder., A devout and socially conscious couple is found brutally slain. A prime suspect immediately presents himself: the couple’s 17-year-old adopted son, who has a history of mental illness and violent behaviour. But appearances can be misleading, and as the cops and counsellors begin to dig deeper, they learn that the church-going parents were not the model mother and father whom everyone believed them to be. This chilling look at a family torn apart by domestic violence stars Neil Patrick Harris (Dougie Howser, M.D.) John Galecki (Vanilla Sky) and Gregory Harrison (Trapper John, M.D.)., Neil Patrick Harris and Johnny Galecki play brothers accused of murdering their abusive parents in this fact-based crime story. Joe Hannigan: John M. Jackson. Maureen Hannigan: Linda Kelsey. Tom Kelley: Gregory Harrison. Barbara: Lisa Banes. Chris: Eric Lloyd. Det. Cahill: Tim Kelleher. Det. Stockman: James Handy. Ken Pierson: Timothy Bass. Craig Baxley directed., In a dramatic and disturbing look at the consequences of domestic violence, an apparently devout, community-minded couple is found brutally murdered in their own backyard, and the eldest of their three adopted sons becomes the prime suspect. But what dark secrets were hidden away by the slain parents? And what powerful bond of brotherhood finally tore the family apart?, A brutal murder sends a family into chaos in this made-for-TV drama. Daniel Hannigan (Johnny Galecki) becomes the key suspect in the killing of his foster parents when they’re found dead in their home. While his younger brother Chris (Eric Lloyd) claims that he saw Daniel commit the crime, other evidence suggests that his half-brother Brian (Neil Patrick Harris) may actually be the culprit. So what did Chris really see, and who is actually guilty? Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart was based on the novel by Leslie Walker; the cast also includes Linda Kelsey and John M. Jackson as Maureen and Joe Hannigan, the ill-fated parents.