Just Cause is a 1995 American legal thriller film written by Jeb Stuart and Peter Stone, directed by Arne Glimcher; starring Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris, Blair Underwood, and Kate Capshaw. It is based on the 1992 novel of the same name written by John Katzenbach.
The film sees a Harvard professor, strictly against the death penalty, investigating the horrific murder of an 11-year-old girl that happened eight years prior, under the request of the supposed killer's grandmother.
Victims[]
- Joanie Shriver - Raped, tortured, and murdered by Bobby Earl Ferguson in 1986, photo seen.
- 23 Unnamed Male Defendants - Sentenced to death and executed, mentioned.
- Delores Rodriguez's 1st Husband - Died of unspecified causes, mentioned.
- Delores Rodriguez's 2nd Husband - Died of unspecified causes, mentioned.
- Delores Rodriguez's 3rd Husband - Died of unspecified causes, mentioned.
- Bobby Earl Ferguson's Mother - Overdosed on heroin sometime prior to 1986, mentioned.
- Unnamed Waitress - Murdered by Blair Sullivan in the Florida Keys sometime around 1986, mentioned.
- Two Unnamed Tourists - Murdered by Blair Sullivan in Lakeland sometime around 1986, mentioned.
- Unnamed Prostitute - Murdered by Blair Sullivan in Tampa sometime around 1986, mentioned.
- Susan Castle - Murdered by Blair Sullivan sometime prior to Paula's murder, mentioned.
- Two Unnamed Men - Murdered by Blair Sullivan sometime prior to Paula's murder, mentioned.
- Three Unnamed Women - Murdered by Blair Sullivan sometime prior to Paula's murder, mentioned.
- Paula Laurence - Stabbed repeatedly and throat cut by Blair Sullivan as his seventh victim, mentioned.
- At Least 12 Unnamed Victims - Murdered by Blair Sullivan, mentioned.
- Unnamed Victim - Murdered by Blair Sullivan, mentioned.
- Blair Sullivan's Father - Killed by Bobby Earl Ferguson off-screen, body shown.
- Blair Sullivan's Mother - Killed by Bobby Earl Ferguson off-screen, body shown.
- Blair Sullivan/The Angel of Death - Executed in the electric chair off-screen.
- J.T. Wilcox - Throat cut by Bobby Earl Ferguson off-screen, body shown.
- Robert "Bobby" Earl Ferguson - Stabbed to death by Paul Armstrong with his own knife.
Deaths[]
- Total - 57
- 32 Men
- 15 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 10 Women
- 1 Child
Kill Counts[]
- Blair Sullivan/The Angel of Death - 24 (Deceased)
- Robert "Bobby" Earl Ferguson - 4 (Deceased)
- Paul Armstrong - 1 (Alive)
Notes[]
- Blair Sullivan mentions having killed a dozen more.
- One of Blair's letters is addressed to the Wilkinson family. This suggests that one of his victims had the last name "Wilkinson".