The Murder That Wouldn't Die

The Murder That Wouldn't Die 1980

William Conrad stars as a retired L.A.P.D. detective who has moved to Hawaii and taken a job as a college security chief and assistant football coach in this pilot to a post-"Cannon" series to have been called "Battles." With the aid of his niece, the school's star football player, a local tough-turned-college student, and the college dean, he investigates two related murders that occurred nearly 40 years apart.

  • Released: 1980-03-09
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
  • Stars: Sharon Acker, Kenneth Tobey, John Hillerman, William Conrad, Robin Mattson, Ben Piazza, Roger Bowen, Edward Binns, José Ferrer, Tommy Aguilar, Don Porter, Marj Dusay, Lane Caudell, Mike Kellin
  • Director: Ron Satlof