Lifetime's latest thriller is a doozy, even by the network's scandalous standards: part of the channel's "Ripped from the Headlines" movie slate, Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story is based on a disturbing true story of a man who impregnated his biological daughter after reconnecting with her as an adult years after her adoption, an encounter that will have lasting and, horrifyingly, fatal consequences for the Pladl family.
The official film synopsis reads: "Alyssa (Jackie Cruz) and Steven (Matthew MacCaull) have an intense relationship from the start and move in together when Alyssa is an impressionable teen. After they have a daughter of their own, their path takes a dark turn when Steven becomes physically abusive toward the infant. Alyssa senses the situation is dire and puts the child up for adoption…little does she know, 18 years later their daughter, now named Katie (Matreya Scarrwener), would seek them out."
