Criminal Law is a film directed by Martin Campbell released in 1989. It is notable for having been an inspiration for Canadian serial killers Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka, who changed their last names to "Teale", in honor of the film's villain, serial killer Martin Thiel, played by Kevin Bacon. Despite the fact that Karla requested a divorce from Paul in early 1993, she never bothered to revert back to her maiden name, she instead chose to keep Teale as her last name.
A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different. Written by BOB STEBBINS
