In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy is a 1995 American film loosely based on the story of Ralph Hand III, and his ex-wife Olivia Browning.

The story begins when Luke Constable III (Michael Hayden) and his fiancée Elaine Phelps (Neith Hunter) drive around on the way to see his rich farmer grandfather Mr. Constable (Richard Crenna) and Aunt Alice (Bonnie Bartlett) after going past Laurette Wilder (Laura Leighton), a poor woman from the wrong side of the tracks.

Later, while Laurette makes love with Billy Farber (Todd Terry), Luke and Elaine make love, and before they can drive home, Luke accidentally drives into a tree and is injured, causing Elaine to cry.

After a car accident with his fiancée Elaine, Luke can no longer walk without the assistance of orthopedic canes.

While at a barbecue at the home of his best friend Billy, Luke, now using crutches and wearing leg braces, then meets both Laurette and Pamela Jo Payton (Rebeccah Bush).

While Billy and Pamela Jo make love, Luke begins his new relationship with Laurette and falls for her since he has been crippled in an automobile accident.

At Pamela Jo's house, she helps Laurette get ready and drives her to the wedding that Luke and Mr. Constable are in.

And on the next day, Aunt Alice arrives and visits with Laurette, who tells her that she plants the flowers outside gardening.

Luke chooses to stay with Laurette and is told to leave with nothing, but tells him to go to hell for treating her like a bitch and a whore and a slut.

Outside the motel, Luke tells Laurette to give the credit card to the motel manager (Rodger Boyce), and before Laurette and Luke are about to spend the night, they face him, and the credit card is not good and won't want them to stay.

Luke calls for Laurette and reminds her to put the sandwich down and line up the beer bottles he will later shoot with his gun.

After Laurette dies, Luke somehow manages to get her body out of the house and to a remote location on his family's property.

Principal photography began on June 7, 1995, and the film was shot entirely on-location in Denton, Aubrey, Pilot Point, Sanger, Bolivar, Lewisville, and Dallas, Texas.

[1] The film was shot in 19 days,[2] during which time the visiting cast commuted around the area from a hotel in Denton.