{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | director = Noel Nosseck | producer = Philip K. Kleinbart | writer = Rob Fresco | starring = Ari Meyers<br>Soleil Moon Frye<br>Tess Harper<br>Mark Kassen | music = | cinematography = | editor = | based_on = {{Based on|''The murder of Emily Garcia''}} | company = | network = NBC | released = {{Start date|1997|01|06}} | runtime = | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''The Killing Secret''''' (also known as ''The Secret'') is a 1997 made-for-television drama that originally aired on January 6 on NBC. The film, directed by Noel Nosseck and produced by Philip K. Kleinbart, starred Ari Meyers, Soleil Moon Frye, Tess Harper, and Mark Kassen.
== Plot == ''The Killing Secret'' was thought to be based on the true story of Emily Garcia,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stillunsolved.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/the-unsolved-murder-of-emily-jeanette-garcia/|title=The Unsolved Murder of Emily Jeanette Garcia|accessdate=6 January 2017|work=Still Unsolved}}</ref> however, her murder was later solved<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kwtx.com/2021/09/15/cold-case-solved-texas-man-arrested-connection-teens-1993-murder/|title=Cold case solved: Texas man arrested in connection to teen's 1993 murder|accessdate=15 September 2021|work=KWTX|date=15 September 2021 }}</ref> and does not match the storyline of the film. It may also have been based in part on the murder of Becky Stowe by her boyfriend Robert Leamon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/robert-leamon-killed-pregnant-teen-becky-stowe|title=Robert Leamon Killed Pregnant Teen Becky Stowe|accessdate=3 March 2022|work=Oxygen|date=3 March 2022 }}</ref>
In the film, Greg (Kassen) is dating Nicole (Meyers) but sleeps with Emily (Frye), who becomes pregnant. Faced with the loss of his college athletic scholarship, Greg kills Emily. The film revolves around the investigation and eventual arrest and conviction of Greg for the murder.
== Home Video == ''The Killing Secret'' was released on DVD in the United States in 2006.
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0120089}}
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