Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story is a 1996 American television film directed by John Patterson[1] and starring Ann-Margret, Peter Coyote, Leslie Hope, Christian Campbell, Hedy Burress, Tobey Maguire, and Freddy Rodríguez.
Based roughly on real-life events, the film recounts the story of Wisconsin teacher Diane Borchardt, who hired teen students first to spy on her cheating husband and later to kill him.
In the film, the story begins with three teenage boys breaking into the house of Ruben Borchardt with the intention of killing him for payment.
On that day, Doug and his friends break into Ruben's house, shoot him with a shotgun, and flee the scene.
The Borchardt family, along with Brook's husband and newborn son, visit Ruben's grave and reflect on his life.