Synopsis
A serial killer, plagued by the memory of a fatal car accident, uses various tools to murder female tenants of a Los Angeles apartment complex, then abducts a teenaged girl who lives there with her family. When the police express doubt that the murders are connected to the girl's disappearance, her brother sets out to search for her on his own.
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Director & Writers
Dennis Donnelly
Director
Ann Kindberg
Screenplay
Neva Friedenn
Screenplay
Robert Easter
Screenplay
Robert Easter
Story
Cast
Cameron Mitchell
Vance Kingsley
Pamelyn Ferdin
Laurie Ballard
Wesley Eure
Kent Kingsley
Aneta Corsaut
Joanne Ballard
Nicolas Beauvy
Joey Ballard
Tim Donnelly
Detective Jamison
Faith McSwain
Mrs. Andrews
Marciee Drake
Debbie
Evelyn Guerrero
Maria
Kelly Nichols
Dee Ann (as Marianne Walter)
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