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New York · 1992

Laurie Kellogg

Movie artwork: Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994) — ABC / Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Movie artworkLies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994)ABC / Michael Toshiyuki UnoScreen artwork via TV Insider

Partners & family

Laurie Kellogg was convicted of arranging the 1992 killing of her husband Bruce at a New York vacation property. Teenagers participated in the plot and shooting. Her account of an abusive marriage and the prosecution’s murder-for-hire case became the basis of Lies of the Heart.

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02Movies

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04Newspaper clippings

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Syracuse Herald-Journal · 1994-03-06 · Page 106

County hires lawyer to answer Kellogg appeal

Seneca County hired John Cirando to handle its response to Laurie Kellogg's expected appeal of her conviction in Bruce Kellogg's death.

The lawyer described here represented the county's position, not Kellogg.

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Syracuse Herald-Journal · 1993-12-20 · Page 17

ABC sets a date for the Laurie Kellogg movie

A television column announces Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg, starring Jennie Garth, and explains its title change.

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05News & reporting

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Interview with the shooter — 2017

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06Podcasts

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Residue — Sleeping With the Enemy: The Laurie Kellogg Story

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Episode 3 - Laurie Kellogg AKA Lies of the Heart

Podcast coverage of the Laurie Kellogg case. Released October 30, 2019. About 31 minutes.

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87: Sleeping With The Enemy: The Laurie Kellogg Story

Video from Residue: A True Crime Podcast covering the Laurie Kellogg case. Length: 22:16.

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Seneca Co. woman who convinced teen to kill husband in 1991 to be released

Video from News 8 WROC covering the Laurie Kellogg case. Length: 0:27.

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11Court records & documents

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Kellogg v. Parole Board — judicial review decision

A New York court decision reviewing the denial of Laurie Kellogg’s parole application. This is a related civil Article 78 proceeding, not a current parole-status record.

Court / agency
Supreme Court of New York, New York County
Document date
March 20, 2017
Case / citation
160366/2016 · NYSCEF Document 32
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