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A Killer in the Family (1983)

A Killer in the Family poster
Directed by
Richard T. Heffron
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man escapes from prison and joins his sons. Together they go on a violent crime spree in the Arizona desert.

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What happens

A Killer in the Family is a 1983 American made-for-television crime film directed by Richard T. Heffron. The film is based on the Tison v. Arizona case, which took place in Arizona in 1978. Warner Home Video released the movie on DVD in 2010 after it first aired on ABC on October 30, 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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