The original 1996 TV film No One Would Tell is based on the true story of Jamie Fuller, a 16-year-old boy who murdered his 14-year-old girlfriend, Amy Carnevale, in 1991 in Beverly, Massachusetts. (He stabbed her with a knife and then dumped her body, weighted down with cinder blocks, in a pond.) In 1992, a jury rejected defense claims that Fuller was driven to kill by his abuse of steroids and alcohol. Asked why he killed Carnevale, Fuller said: ″Why? I don’t know. I can’t really explain why. I wasn’t in the right state of mind, I guess.″ Fuller received the mandatory life sentence without parole.
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In the 1996 movie, Candace Cameron (Growing Pains) played the shy girl, and Fred Savage (The Wonder Years) played the boy. The girl’s mother was portrayed by actress/singer Michelle Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas), and talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael played the judge.
In the 2018 remake, Shannon Doherty (Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed) plays the victim Sarah’s (Matreya Scarrwener) single mother, and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino plays the judge. Sorvino won an Oscar for her performance in Woody Allen’s 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite. She’s also known for her roles on Modern Family (Hayley’s kooky boss), Falling Skies (Sara), and in Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam (Dionna), Robert Redford’s Quiz Show (Sandra Goodwin), Whit Stillman’s Barcelona (Marta), and Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (Romy), among others. No One Would Tell premieres on Lifetime on Sunday, September 16 at 8pm.
