In a modern day version of True Romance or Bonnie and Clyde, the bikini-clad "Instagram Influencer" Lucy Li and her ex-con husband, Oliver Karafa, embark on a cross country getaway after murdering their business associate and millionaire cocaine dealer, Tyler Pratt, and leaving his pregnant and bullet-riddled girlfriend, Jordyn Romano as collateral damage.
Their crimes spurred an international manhunt much of which is caught on CCTV footage tracking the twosome by Hamilton police who were hell-bent on capturing the killers.
Pretty People Murder focuses on two spoiled, entitled rich kids who didn't understand the meaning of “enough” when they murdered for money something their wealthy, politically connected parents had plenty of making this tale of two brats more remarkable given the fact that they had options most people dream of.
And yet, they chose murder in an abandoned parking lot showdown on the outskirts of Hamilton, leaving two dead.
Or so they thought….
While the three part series documents the dirty deeds of our fugitives on the run, Oliver and Lucy (who left behind an abundance of bread crumbs), what the killers didn’t anticipate is that the woman they shot through the heart survived.
A video of the killers’ names scribbled on a piece of paper is revealed to be written by Jordyn Romano as she emerges from a coma to single-handedly solve the case, and accelerate the investigation in a race to capture the runaway killers...
A cache of CCTV footage and text messages reveals a premeditated murder by a cold-blooded couple who, we discover, weren’t that bright.
What ensued was a high stakes game of cat and mouse led by Det. Sgt. Jim Callendar who traced the couple to Europe and orchestrated their arrest outside a church in Budapest, Hungary.
While Oliver, backed by his enabling parents, resisted extradition, Lucy came home. In fact, her mother, the multi-millionaire businesswoman, Winnie Li, offered up a private jet for a more comfortable return flight. Hamilton police demurred.
With Lucy in custody, it was only a matter of time before Oliver would return to Hamilton to face the music, as Lucy turned against him, leaving one to wonder where exactly the truth lies amongst all the…lies.
Today, both killers are doing life in prison but not before the trial first pits Lucy against Oliver and then Lucy against Jordyn, in a tale that is full of twists, turns, unreliable narrators, damning videotape, and very pretty, privileged people.
With exclusive interviews, social media, police video, and archival film footage weaved throughout the series, we strike a note that aligns our “Pretty People” with the cinematic characters they believe themselves to be romanticizing their delusional, yet deadly crime spree in a complex web of shady business investments, millionaire lifestyles, and false friendships.
Pretty People Murder has exclusive and full access to Jordyn Romano, who weaves together this deadly tale, complete with text messages, videotape and photos, culminating in a courtroom showdown with Lucy Li, where Jordyn emerges not only as an unlikely survivor but a winner.