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To Catch a Killer (1992)

To Catch a Killer poster
Directed by
Eric Till
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
6h
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 62 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a two-part TV film about police hunting a serial killer in 1978. It follows the investigation over ten days as detectives close in on a suspect.

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What happens

To Catch a Killer is a two-part television film from 1992, directed by Eric Till and starring Brian Dennehy and Michael Riley. It is the mostly historically accurate story of the pursuit of American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, which took place during a 10 day period in December 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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