Lies My Mother Told Me is a 2005 Canadian drama television film directed by Christian Duguay, written by Matt Dorff, and starring Joely Richardson, Hayden Panettiere, Kailin See, Tim Henry and Colm Feore.

In 1992, Laren Sims is a single mother living in Destin, North Carolina with her parents and young daughter Haylei.

Mother and daughter work their way across the country, supporting themselves by passing bad checks and using stolen credit cards while frequently stealing license plates from other cars in order to escape detection from the authorities.

She and Haylei ultimately arrive in Las Vegas, where Laren applies for a job with Lucas McKenzie, a wealthy alcoholic attorney and ranch owner, under the name of Allison.

In a state of fear, Laren sends Haylei away to school and hires a college student named Kristin to help her with the horses on Lucas' ranch.

Laren and Kristin then remove the body from the hotel and bury it under a bridge spanning a shallow creek, where it is eventually found.

Prosecutors decided not to pursue the death penalty, but if found guilty of first-degree murder, she faced life in prison without parole.