''Voice from the Grave'', also known as ''From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: Voice from the Grave'' and ''Crimes of Passion: Voice from the Grave'', is a 1996 television film based on a real-life case from the ''

Unsolved Mysteries ''Unsolved Mysteries'' is an American mystery documentary television show, created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer. Documenting cold cases and paranormal phenomena, it began as a series of seven specials, presented by Raymond Burr, Karl ...

'' television series. The film was written by Bill Phillips and directed by David Jackson.

Premise

A segment from the ''

'' TV series, the February 1977 murder of 47-year-old respiratory therapist Teresita Basa in

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, inspired this story, in which a nurse (Megan Ward) claims that she is possessed by a murdered co-worker's spirit which identifies the killer.

Cast

Kevin Dobson Kevin Patrick Dobson (March 18, 1943 – September 6, 2020) was an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted protege of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) in the CBS crime dr ...

as Detective Joe Stachula *

Megan Ward Megan Marie Ward (born September 24, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her numerous credits in science fiction and horror movies and television series. In 2007, she joined the cast of the American daytime drama ''General Hospi ...

as Renee Perkins *

John Terlesky John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is best known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film ''Deathstalker II'', and Mike in '' Chopping Mall'' (1986) ...

as Bill Perkins *

Michael Riley Michael Riley (born February 4, 1962) is a Canadian actor. From 1998 to 2000, he portrayed Brett Parker in ''Power Play''. He has acted in over 40 films and television series, including '' This Is Wonderland'', for which he received a Gemini Awa ...

as Adam Schuster *

Kim Dickens Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. Her film debut was in the 1995 comedy film ''Palookaville (film), Palookaville''. Dickens played lead roles in the films ''Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film), Truth or Consequences ...

as Terry Deveroux *

Robert Knepper Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series '' Prison Break'' (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series ''Heroes'' (2 ...

as Milosh *

Kelli Williams Kelli Renee Williams (born June 8, 1970) is an American actress and director. She is known for her roles as lawyer, Lindsay Dole on the legal drama ''The Practice'', psychologist and deception expert Dr. Gillian Foster on ''Lie to Me'', and Jac ...

as Yvonne Shuster *

John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in '' Fargo'' (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show ...

as Prosecutor O'Gane *Michael Mantell as Attorney Smith *

Eric Menyuk Eric Menyuk (born November 5, 1959) is an American attorney and former actor. He is best known for his brief appearances in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' as the Traveler. He was originally considered for the role of ...

as Nate Bradshaw

Releases

The television film originally aired on

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on April 22, 1996, and was later released on

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References

{{Unsolved Mysteries 1996 television films 1996 films 1996 crime drama films American crime drama films American television films 1990s English-language films Crime films based on actual events Films directed by David Jackson (director) 1990s American films