Roseann Quinn Wilson was not convicted, murder charges would have been brought against Guest, though he was innocent. The case has been depicted (or adapted) several times, including: Roseann Quinn Roseann Quinn (November 17, 1944 – January 2, 1973) was an American schoolteacher in New York City who was stabbed to death in 1973. Her murder inspired Judith Rossner's best-selling 1975 novel "Looking for Mr. Goodbar", which was adapted as a 1977 film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Diane Keaton. Quinn's murder also inspired the 1977 account "" by "New York Times" journalist Lacey Fosburgh. The case was the subject of
William Atherton He got his big break playing hapless fugitive Clovis Poplin in "The Sugarland Express" (1974), the feature film debut of Steven Spielberg. After this, he garnered major roles in dark dramas such as "The Day of the Locust" (1975) and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1977), as well as the big-budget disaster film "The Hindenburg" (1975). Atherton also starred as cowboy Jim Lloyd in the miniseries "Centennial" (1978), based on the novel by James Michener. Atherton appeared in the comedy "Ghostbusters" (1984) as the EPA agent Walter Peck. Martha Coolidge chose Atherton to play Professor Jerry Hathaway in the teen comedy