Marty Fowler

Marty Fowler is the main villainess from the 2014 Lifetime film, Crimes of the Mind.

She was played by Paula Trickey.

Marty,Fowler (along with her husband, Joel) ran a boarding ranch where she had three teenage girls as her ranch hands. She took in 16-year-old Laura Raeburn after Laura's mother, Carolyn, took her there with plans to practice horseback riding.

It is quickly revealed that Marty is actually the leader of a cult, having brainwashed and manipulated her trio of teenage ranch hands. Regarding Laura, the evil Marty planned to groom her to replace her own deceased daughter, so she quickly worked her manipulation on Laura, continuously turning her against her mother and the rest of her family. Marty keeps Carolyn from seeing Laura, often threatening Carolyn with violence and informing the police on her.

Marty controlled Laura for 18 months, knowing that once Laura turns 18, she'll be able to keep her in her clutches permanently. On the day of Laura's 18th birthday, Carolyn (with the help of the rest of the family) freed Laura from the ranch, prompting Marty to fire her shotgun at Carolyn as she sped away with Laura. at the film's end, Marty was not charged for her actions, but she was ordered to pay a civil suit, and the final scene sees Marty "grooming" another teenage girl.