The River Murders

The River Murders is a 2011 American mystery thriller directed by Rich Cowan from a screenplay by Steve Anderson. Ray Liotta plays Jack Verdon, a homicide detective whose latest investigation turns personal when he realizes the victims of a serial killer are women from his own past.

As more bodies surface, the pattern becomes impossible to ignore, and Jack is removed from the case. An FBI agent, played by Christian Slater, takes charge of the investigation and comes to suspect Jack himself, while his captain, played by Ving Rhames, suspends him. Working outside official channels, Jack tries to clear his name and stop the killer. Gisele Fraga, Sarah Ann Schultz and Michael Rodrick also appear in the cast, which runs to 33 credited performers.

The film was released on June 30, 2011, and runs 93 minutes. It is one of several features Cowan directed, with Anderson handling the script. Audience response has been modest: on IMDb it holds a rating of 5.2 from around 5,500 votes, and on TMDB it stands at 5.2 from 136 votes, indicating limited and largely unenthusiastic viewership rather than a broad following.