The film returns to the disturbing true story of a man who impregnated his daughter and then killed her and their child

‘Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story’ premieres October 19 at 8/7c on Lifetime, and PEOPLE has a first look at the trailer

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The disturbing true story of a North Carolina man who impregnated his biological daughter, then killed her, her adoptive father and his own infant son in a triple suicide is being adapted into a new Lifetime movie.

IN Husband, Father, Killer: The Story of Alyssa Pladlpremiering October 19 at 8/7c on Lifetime, viewers will follow the lives of Alyssa (Jackie Cruz) and her ex-husband Steven (Matthew MacCaull) as they begin an affair with their biological daughter when she returns to their apartment after for the first 18 years she lived with her adoptive parents.

(Exclusive trailer shown below.)

“After making an instant connection when they reunite, Steven convinces Katie (Matreya Scarrwener) to come live with him, Alyssa and their two young daughters,” reads the trailer description.

“Then Steven starts neglecting the rest of the family, and Alyssa finally has enough and moves out. When Alyssa discovers that Katie and Steven are having an affair and are expecting a child, she confronts them and tries to convince Katie of Steven’s violent past. “Katie doesn’t want to listen until it’s too late.”

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The film, directed and produced by Elisabeth Rohm, follows the true story of Steven Pladl, who was arrested in January 2018 for impregnating his biological daughter, Katie Pladl, whom he and his ex-wife gave up for adoption when she was a child. They met again two years earlier.

Related: Incest suspect accused of impregnating daughter kills her and their infant son in murder-suicide

According to CBS News, Katie and Steven were married illegally in July 2017 and welcomed a baby boy in September before moving to North Carolina, where they lived publicly as husband and wife. Katie and Steven were released on bail in February 2017, shortly after their arrest on incest charges.

But later events were even worse.

Husband, Father, Killer: The Story of Alyssa Pladl Premieres October 19 at 8/7c on Lifetime.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Violence Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

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