I don't know about this case. According to one reviewer, the murder took place in Brookfield, Connecticut and not Newport, Rhode Island. Kevin Bacon is the defendant in a bizarre case where he has been possessed to murder somebody else. The cast is first rate and I love Beverlee McKinsey and the psychic wife to Andy Griffith. I was lucky to get a copy of it on DVD off the internet. I thought Beverlee McKinsey gave her best performance and a shame that she never got a career worthy of her talent. Joyce Van Patten is also a terrific actress, under-rated as the mother of the possessed boy. The cast has plenty of familiar names. This was a television movie that hasn't been seen much since it aired in 1983. I wished it was readily available. Kevin Bacon did a superb job in his role. The cast included Richard Masur and Cloris Leachman as well. I wished I knew more about the case now.