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The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000) — film information
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Unforgotten CasebookThe cases. The books. The screen stories.Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · 1991

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Sixteen-year-old Laurie Show was attacked and killed in her Pennsylvania home in 1991. Investigators uncovered hostility and harassment connected to a teenage relationship. Lisa Michelle Lambert and Tabitha Buck were convicted of murder. The case later generated extensive litigation over the evidence and the conduct of the investigation.
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IMDb title reference connected to the Laurie Show case. Listed release: 2000. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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IMDb episode reference connected to the Laurie Show case. Listed release: 2010. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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IMDb episode reference connected to the Laurie Show case. Listed release: 1999. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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Listen to the episodeLOVE MURDER
Podcast coverage of the Laurie Show case. Released March 1, 2023. About 89 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTrue Crime Brewery
Podcast coverage of the Laurie Show case. Released August 24, 2026. About 90 minutes.
Listen to the episodePeople are the Worst
Podcast coverage of the Laurie Show case. Released February 5, 2026. About 79 minutes.
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Internet Archive · Library record · 2001
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A federal appellate decision addressing the exhaustion of state remedies in Lisa Michelle Lambert’s challenge to her conviction for Laurie Show’s murder.
The Third Circuit’s later review of Lambert’s claims concerning the Laurie Show prosecution, including alleged suppression of evidence.
A Pennsylvania appellate decision examining Lambert’s requests for postconviction relief in the Laurie Show murder case.
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25 years ago - Laurie Show murder
Video from wgaltv covering the Laurie Show case. Length: 0:34.
Watch on YouTubeBrooke Makenna
TEEN STALKED AND KILLED - The Laurie "Show"
Video from Brooke Makenna covering the Laurie Show case. Length: 18:21.
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Tabitha Buck, serving life sentence for 1991 murder of Laurie Show, could be released this month
Video from wgaltv covering the Laurie Show case. Length: 1:10.
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