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Tennessee · 1997

The Lillelid family

Series artwork: Killer Kids — Peeping Theodore & The Six — Lifetime / Apple TV
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Vidar and Delfina Lillelid and their daughter Tabitha were killed during a 1997 carjacking in Tennessee. Their young son Peter survived being shot. Six teenagers traveling together were prosecuted, and the case generated continuing questions about their individual roles and sentences.

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01Books

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02Movies

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Six (2003)

IMDb title reference connected to the The Lillelid family case. Listed release: 2003. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.

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03TV & documentaries

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Women Behind Bars — Natasha Cornett & LaSonya Larry

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04Newspaper clippings

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The Courier-Journal · 1997-04-10 · Page 6

Friends remember the Lillelid family

Friends describe Vidar and Delfina Lillelid's family life, their children, and the community's grief after the roadside attack.

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The Messenger · 1998-03-12 · Page 4

Sentencing testimony in the Lillelid case

The article reports testimony after six defendants pleaded guilty, including conflicting accounts about who fired the shots.

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05News & reporting

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06Podcasts

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True Crimecast presents Paradigm — Episode 1: The Murders

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True Crime All The Time

The Lillelid Murders

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released August 3, 2020. About 74 minutes.

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This Is Monsters

The Lillelid Family Murders : Natasha Cornett, Karen Howell, Jason Bryant, Joseph Risner, et al.

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released May 13, 2024. About 45 minutes.

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True Crime Brewery

Natural Born Killers: The Lillelid Killings

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released July 18, 2017. About 85 minutes.

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True Crime Weekly Podcast

The Lillelid Murders

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released March 29, 2021. About 33 minutes.

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The Midwest Crime Files

Escaping Kentucky: The Lillelid Murder

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released July 31, 2026. About 21 minutes.

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True Crimecast

Paradigm, Episode 2: Sharing the Faith - The Lillelids

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released July 8, 2026. About 18 minutes.

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Mountain Mysteries: Tales from Appalachia

The Rest Area Murder (The Lillelid Family)

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released September 23, 2020. About 28 minutes.

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Murder Files Unsealed

Legacy of Pain: Almost 30 Years Since the Lillelid Murders

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released September 10, 2026. About 40 minutes.

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Reverie True Crime

90. The Pikeville Six: Murders of the Lillelid Family

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released November 15, 2021. About 72 minutes.

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Paradigm

Sharing the Faith - The Lillelids

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released October 22, 2023. About 17 minutes.

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Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

15. Lillelid Murders

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released November 13, 2017. About 97 minutes.

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It Wasn’t Me: A True Crime Podcast

The Lillelid Family: A Brutal Killing - EP44

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released August 15, 2020. About 64 minutes.

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Teachers Talk Crime

Ep. 59 - The Lillelid Murders

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released February 6, 2023. About 70 minutes.

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True Crime Cam

07 - The Lillelid Roadside Murders

Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released August 19, 2021. About 51 minutes.

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07Social Media

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WBIR Channel 10

WBIR Vault: Lillelid murder suspects appear in court (1997)

Video from WBIR Channel 10 covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 1:41.

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WBIR Vault: 6 suspects caught in Lillelid murders (1997)

Video from WBIR Channel 10 covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 1:33.

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WJHL

Former D.A. and first responders look back on Lillelid murders 20 years later

Video from WJHL covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 3:16.

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WJHL

Former DA, first responder reflect on Lillelid murders 25 years later

Video from WJHL covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 3:51.

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WBIR Channel 10

Extended interview with Peter Lillelid Heier 25 years later

Interview or news segment from WBIR Channel 10 covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 17:51.

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this is MONSTERS

The Lillelid Family Murders : Natasha Cornett, Karen Howell, Jason Bryant, Joseph Risner, et al.

Video from this is MONSTERS covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 44:21.

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10From the journal

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11Court records & documents

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Cornett v. Lindamood — federal appeal in the Lillelid case

Federal habeas opinion concerning Natasha Cornett’s guilty plea in the Lillelid family murders, including her challenge to the joint plea arrangement. The date follows the opinion itself.

Court / agency
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Document date
October 20, 2006
Case / citation
04-5776
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13Where are they now?

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