A Murder in Mansfield (2017)
1h 27min | Documentary | 12 November 2017 (USA)
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple explores the legacy of the 1989 murder of Noreen Boyle in Mansfield, Ohio. Her 12-year-old son Collier gave a devastating videotaped testimony blaming his father for the murder. Now, over two decades later, Collier returns to Ohio seeking to retrace his past and confront his imprisoned father, who remains in denial of his guilt. Collier's depth of character is a wonder to behold from childhood to adulthood. Out of this tragic story, we witness the power of human resilience.
—DOC NYC
Director: Barbara Kopple
Star: Collier Landry
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There is an episode of Forensic Files “Foundation of Lies” (2000) that describes her life and final days. “Police suspect a man in the disappearance of his wife.” Provided by: Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
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Timeline of Boyle case -
Key dates in the case of Dr. John F. Boyle Jr., who was convicted of the Dec. 31, 1989, murder of his wife, Noreen, in their Mansfield home.
1989
• Nov. 13: John Boyle and his pregnant mistress sign a contract for a $299,900 home in a suburb of Erie, Pa.
• Nov. 17: Noreen Boyle files for divorce in Richland County court.
• Nov. 27: Boyle sends a letter to his patients telling them he will soon close his local office.
• Dec. 15: The purchase of the Pennsylvania home is complete.
• Dec. 29: Boyle rents a jackhammer.
• Dec. 30: Boyle called his Pennsylvania real-estate agent and asks what soil is under the basement floor.
• Dec. 31: Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., Boyle hits his wife on the back of the head and suffocates her with a plastic bag. Their 11-year-old son hears the trouble but doesn't know what happened.
1990
• Jan. 1: One of Noreen's friends calls police to say that she cannot reach Noreen, and the son tells police he heard thumps the night before.
• Jan. 2: The brother of the mistress returns the rented jackhammer in Mansfield.
• Jan. 4 and 8: Boyle buys pieces of indoor/outdoor carpet.
• Jan. 25: Police search the homes in Mansfield and Pennsylvania. At 6 p.m., they find the body, and at 11 p.m., Boyle is arrested after he arrives back in Mansfield.
• Jan. 31: He is indicted on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse. His assets are frozen.
• February: He admits that he is the father of his mistress's baby.
• March: His patients start a public campaign asserting that he is not guilty and create a legal-defense fund.
• June 4: Trial begins in Richland County Common Pleas Court.
• June 29: A jury convicts John Boyle, and a judge sentences him to life in prison with his first chance of parole in 20 years.
• August: The Boyle children are adopted.
1995/1996
• Noreen Boyle's body is exhumed and positively identified.
December 2010
• Boyle will have his first parole hearing today or Wednesday.
Sources: Dispatch archives; Mansfield/Richland County Public Library records; the (Mansfield) News Journal archives
****************** Noreen Schmid Boyle
Ohio, Death Index, and 1958-2007
Name: Noreen Schmid Boyle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1990
Time: 06:35 PM
Event Place: , , , United States
Registration Place: Out of State Hospital
Residence Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1945
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Surname: Schmid
1h 27min | Documentary | 12 November 2017 (USA)
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple explores the legacy of the 1989 murder of Noreen Boyle in Mansfield, Ohio. Her 12-year-old son Collier gave a devastating videotaped testimony blaming his father for the murder. Now, over two decades later, Collier returns to Ohio seeking to retrace his past and confront his imprisoned father, who remains in denial of his guilt. Collier's depth of character is a wonder to behold from childhood to adulthood. Out of this tragic story, we witness the power of human resilience.
—DOC NYC
Director: Barbara Kopple
Star: Collier Landry
****************************
There is an episode of Forensic Files “Foundation of Lies” (2000) that describes her life and final days. “Police suspect a man in the disappearance of his wife.” Provided by: Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
****************************
Timeline of Boyle case -
Key dates in the case of Dr. John F. Boyle Jr., who was convicted of the Dec. 31, 1989, murder of his wife, Noreen, in their Mansfield home.
1989
• Nov. 13: John Boyle and his pregnant mistress sign a contract for a $299,900 home in a suburb of Erie, Pa.
• Nov. 17: Noreen Boyle files for divorce in Richland County court.
• Nov. 27: Boyle sends a letter to his patients telling them he will soon close his local office.
• Dec. 15: The purchase of the Pennsylvania home is complete.
• Dec. 29: Boyle rents a jackhammer.
• Dec. 30: Boyle called his Pennsylvania real-estate agent and asks what soil is under the basement floor.
• Dec. 31: Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., Boyle hits his wife on the back of the head and suffocates her with a plastic bag. Their 11-year-old son hears the trouble but doesn't know what happened.
1990
• Jan. 1: One of Noreen's friends calls police to say that she cannot reach Noreen, and the son tells police he heard thumps the night before.
• Jan. 2: The brother of the mistress returns the rented jackhammer in Mansfield.
• Jan. 4 and 8: Boyle buys pieces of indoor/outdoor carpet.
• Jan. 25: Police search the homes in Mansfield and Pennsylvania. At 6 p.m., they find the body, and at 11 p.m., Boyle is arrested after he arrives back in Mansfield.
• Jan. 31: He is indicted on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse. His assets are frozen.
• February: He admits that he is the father of his mistress's baby.
• March: His patients start a public campaign asserting that he is not guilty and create a legal-defense fund.
• June 4: Trial begins in Richland County Common Pleas Court.
• June 29: A jury convicts John Boyle, and a judge sentences him to life in prison with his first chance of parole in 20 years.
• August: The Boyle children are adopted.
1995/1996
• Noreen Boyle's body is exhumed and positively identified.
December 2010
• Boyle will have his first parole hearing today or Wednesday.
Sources: Dispatch archives; Mansfield/Richland County Public Library records; the (Mansfield) News Journal archives
****************** Noreen Schmid Boyle
Ohio, Death Index, and 1958-2007
Name: Noreen Schmid Boyle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1990
Time: 06:35 PM
Event Place: , , , United States
Registration Place: Out of State Hospital
Residence Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1945
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Surname: Schmid
A Murder in Mansfield (2017)
1h 27min | Documentary | 12 November 2017 (USA)
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple explores the legacy of the 1989 murder of Noreen Boyle in Mansfield, Ohio. Her 12-year-old son Collier gave a devastating videotaped testimony blaming his father for the murder. Now, over two decades later, Collier returns to Ohio seeking to retrace his past and confront his imprisoned father, who remains in denial of his guilt. Collier's depth of character is a wonder to behold from childhood to adulthood. Out of this tragic story, we witness the power of human resilience.
—DOC NYC
Director: Barbara Kopple
Star: Collier Landry
****************************
There is an episode of Forensic Files “Foundation of Lies” (2000) that describes her life and final days. “Police suspect a man in the disappearance of his wife.” Provided by: Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
****************************
Timeline of Boyle case -
Key dates in the case of Dr. John F. Boyle Jr., who was convicted of the Dec. 31, 1989, murder of his wife, Noreen, in their Mansfield home.
1989
• Nov. 13: John Boyle and his pregnant mistress sign a contract for a $299,900 home in a suburb of Erie, Pa.
• Nov. 17: Noreen Boyle files for divorce in Richland County court.
• Nov. 27: Boyle sends a letter to his patients telling them he will soon close his local office.
• Dec. 15: The purchase of the Pennsylvania home is complete.
• Dec. 29: Boyle rents a jackhammer.
• Dec. 30: Boyle called his Pennsylvania real-estate agent and asks what soil is under the basement floor.
• Dec. 31: Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., Boyle hits his wife on the back of the head and suffocates her with a plastic bag. Their 11-year-old son hears the trouble but doesn't know what happened.
1990
• Jan. 1: One of Noreen's friends calls police to say that she cannot reach Noreen, and the son tells police he heard thumps the night before.
• Jan. 2: The brother of the mistress returns the rented jackhammer in Mansfield.
• Jan. 4 and 8: Boyle buys pieces of indoor/outdoor carpet.
• Jan. 25: Police search the homes in Mansfield and Pennsylvania. At 6 p.m., they find the body, and at 11 p.m., Boyle is arrested after he arrives back in Mansfield.
• Jan. 31: He is indicted on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse. His assets are frozen.
• February: He admits that he is the father of his mistress's baby.
• March: His patients start a public campaign asserting that he is not guilty and create a legal-defense fund.
• June 4: Trial begins in Richland County Common Pleas Court.
• June 29: A jury convicts John Boyle, and a judge sentences him to life in prison with his first chance of parole in 20 years.
• August: The Boyle children are adopted.
1995/1996
• Noreen Boyle's body is exhumed and positively identified.
December 2010
• Boyle will have his first parole hearing today or Wednesday.
Sources: Dispatch archives; Mansfield/Richland County Public Library records; the (Mansfield) News Journal archives
****************** Noreen Schmid Boyle
Ohio, Death Index, and 1958-2007
Name: Noreen Schmid Boyle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1990
Time: 06:35 PM
Event Place: , , , United States
Registration Place: Out of State Hospital
Residence Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1945
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Surname: Schmid
1h 27min | Documentary | 12 November 2017 (USA)
Filmmaker Barbara Kopple explores the legacy of the 1989 murder of Noreen Boyle in Mansfield, Ohio. Her 12-year-old son Collier gave a devastating videotaped testimony blaming his father for the murder. Now, over two decades later, Collier returns to Ohio seeking to retrace his past and confront his imprisoned father, who remains in denial of his guilt. Collier's depth of character is a wonder to behold from childhood to adulthood. Out of this tragic story, we witness the power of human resilience.
—DOC NYC
Director: Barbara Kopple
Star: Collier Landry
****************************
There is an episode of Forensic Files “Foundation of Lies” (2000) that describes her life and final days. “Police suspect a man in the disappearance of his wife.” Provided by: Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
****************************
Timeline of Boyle case -
Key dates in the case of Dr. John F. Boyle Jr., who was convicted of the Dec. 31, 1989, murder of his wife, Noreen, in their Mansfield home.
1989
• Nov. 13: John Boyle and his pregnant mistress sign a contract for a $299,900 home in a suburb of Erie, Pa.
• Nov. 17: Noreen Boyle files for divorce in Richland County court.
• Nov. 27: Boyle sends a letter to his patients telling them he will soon close his local office.
• Dec. 15: The purchase of the Pennsylvania home is complete.
• Dec. 29: Boyle rents a jackhammer.
• Dec. 30: Boyle called his Pennsylvania real-estate agent and asks what soil is under the basement floor.
• Dec. 31: Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., Boyle hits his wife on the back of the head and suffocates her with a plastic bag. Their 11-year-old son hears the trouble but doesn't know what happened.
1990
• Jan. 1: One of Noreen's friends calls police to say that she cannot reach Noreen, and the son tells police he heard thumps the night before.
• Jan. 2: The brother of the mistress returns the rented jackhammer in Mansfield.
• Jan. 4 and 8: Boyle buys pieces of indoor/outdoor carpet.
• Jan. 25: Police search the homes in Mansfield and Pennsylvania. At 6 p.m., they find the body, and at 11 p.m., Boyle is arrested after he arrives back in Mansfield.
• Jan. 31: He is indicted on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse. His assets are frozen.
• February: He admits that he is the father of his mistress's baby.
• March: His patients start a public campaign asserting that he is not guilty and create a legal-defense fund.
• June 4: Trial begins in Richland County Common Pleas Court.
• June 29: A jury convicts John Boyle, and a judge sentences him to life in prison with his first chance of parole in 20 years.
• August: The Boyle children are adopted.
1995/1996
• Noreen Boyle's body is exhumed and positively identified.
December 2010
• Boyle will have his first parole hearing today or Wednesday.
Sources: Dispatch archives; Mansfield/Richland County Public Library records; the (Mansfield) News Journal archives
****************** Noreen Schmid Boyle
Ohio, Death Index, and 1958-2007
Name: Noreen Schmid Boyle
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 25 Jan 1990
Time: 06:35 PM
Event Place: , , , United States
Registration Place: Out of State Hospital
Residence Place: Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1945
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Surname: Schmid
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