Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story

Jun 7, 2025

1h 30m

★ 6.3

Overview

This is the TRUE STORY of how Heather Robinson grew up in a loving family in Illinois and, by the time she was a teen, had long known that she had been adopted as an infant. But in 2000, the then-15-year-old’s world was shattered when she learned that the man she knew as her uncle, John Robinson, was actually a serial killer accused of murdering multiple women in the Kansas City area, including her biological mother. Following her uncle’s arrest, Heather learns the shocking truth about her birth mother’s disappearance.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Marwar Junction Productions

Allegheny Image Factory

Redletter Media

Lifetime

Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story Trailers

Cast

Heather Robinson

Rachel Stubington

John Robinson

Steve Guttenberg

Jana Kramer

Mike Robinson

Ross Crain

Jill Robinson

Sarah Hudson

Young Heather

Rose Decker

Detective Jenna Carmack

Déjá Dee

Parole Board Member

Cindy Lowther

Karen Robinson

Molly Miller

FBI Agent

Larry Orton

Doctor

Robyn Parrish

Colette

Jackie Sanders

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