Death in Small Doses 1995

Overview

Death in Small Doses is a crime, drama, thriller, and television movie released in the United States on January 16, 1995, with a runtime of one hour and twenty-eight minutes. The film depicts an authentic case centering on Nancy Lyon, who wakes up in pain one night and dies shortly after from arsenic poisoning. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who had temporarily left her the previous year due to an affair, and Nancy's brother is particularly eager to remove the children from the suspected murderer. Although all evidence points against Richard, he surprisingly presents proof in court suggesting his wife had depressions and may have killed herself, leaving it open whether these proofs are fake. The main cast features Richard Thomas, Tess Harper, Glynnis O'Connor, Shawn Elliott, Gary Frank, Matthew Posey, Evan Rachel Wood, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ann Hearn, and Mitchell Laurance.