The Perfect Murder Murder by the Book (Season 3, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The Perfect Murder

Murder by the Book (Season 3, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

In 1988, a Burbank couple is shot in their own home - husband Dan Montecalvo survives, but wife Carol dies in the hospital. The investigation will reveal a dubious past, and a scheming killer who almost got away with the perfect murder.

Director

Kevin Kaufman

Cinematographer

Matthew Ryan Schwartz

Editor

Lee Pacheco

Casting Director

Laura Zaboras

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Release date

Jul 27, 2016 (United States)

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Bill Graves Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	X-Men: Destiny (2011)
Eric Rolland Dan Montecalvo Dan Montecalvo See fewer	The Men Who Built America (2012)
Kimberly Apadula Carol Montecalvo Carol Montecalvo See fewer	Bruce (2019)
Joe Monahan Detective Shaw Detective Shaw See fewer	The Perfect Murder (2014)
Nathaniel Tauber Detective Redding (as Nat Tauber) Detective Redding (as Nat Tauber) See fewer	The Perfect Murder (2014)
Kevin D. McGee Pastor Wil Strong (as Kevin McGee) Pastor Wil Strong (as Kevin McGee) See fewer	The Irishman (2019)
Brian Arnspiger Self Self See fewer	The Perfect Murder (2014)
Robert Cohen Self Self See fewer	The Perfect Murder (2014)
Rick Medlin Self Self See fewer	The Perfect Murder (2014)
Wil Strong Self Self See fewer	The Perfect Murder (2014)
Melody Baugh Medical Examiner (uncredited) Medical Examiner (uncredited) See fewer	The Moment (II) (2016)
Michael Bell Prison Guard #1 (uncredited) Prison Guard #1 (uncredited) See fewer	Gex (1995)
Lisa Bettencourt Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited) See fewer	Flyering (2019)
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Niceto Darcey Festin Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
Sharon Gallardo Lucy (uncredited) Lucy (uncredited) See fewer	Liza Anonymous (2021)
Victor Hazan Detective Sanders (uncredited) Detective Sanders (uncredited) See fewer	Oneohtrix Point Never: Black Snow (2018)
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Eric Leeb Inmate #1 (uncredited) Inmate #1 (uncredited) See fewer	Feud (2017)
Sylvestre Sly Maldonado Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited) See fewer	Trapped (I) (2017)
Steve Nooney Defense Attorney (uncredited) Defense Attorney (uncredited) See fewer	Impossible Monsters (2019)
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Trip Rockafellow Professor (uncredited) Professor (uncredited) See fewer	Life in Pictures (2016)
Schnider Simeon Juror #5 (uncredited) Juror #5 (uncredited) See fewer	Bon Jovi: Come on Up to Our House (2016)
Laura Spitze Marie Kelly (uncredited) Marie Kelly (uncredited) See fewer	Portlandia (2009)
Karina Summers Diana Atwater (uncredited) Diana Atwater (uncredited) See fewer	Robotropolis (2011)
Daniel Tirelli Detective Anspiger (uncredited) Detective Anspiger (uncredited) See fewer	Counter Convention: A Free New York Special (2005)
Gillian Todd Marge (uncredited) Marge (uncredited) See fewer	Evil Lives Here (2016)
Vincenzo Vaccaro Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	Consequential Matters (2018)
Alex Xenos Prison Guard #3 (uncredited) Prison Guard #3 (uncredited) See fewer	Reign Supreme (2020)
Daniel Boyd Yahraes Juror #2 (uncredited) Juror #2 (uncredited) See fewer	Equal Standard (2020)