The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980)

4.3/10 97 min Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie

Overview

William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.

Cast

William Conrad

William Battles

Lane Caudell

Deacon Johnson

Robin Mattson

Shelby Battles

Marj Dusay

Dean Mary Phillips

Jimmy Borges

Lt. Frank Fowler

Roger Bowen

Coach Spaulding

Sharon Acker

Jill Spencer

Edward Binns

Allan Battles

José Ferrer

Jeff Briggs

John Hillerman

Paul Harrison

Mike Kellin

Capt. Ames

Ben Piazza

Dr. John Spencer

Don Porter

Gen. Rocky Jensen

Kenneth Tobey

Chuck Parks

Recommendations

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
The Assault
Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder
Garage Sale Mystery
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
Garage Sale Mystery: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
Murder in Three Acts
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
The Mirror Crack'd