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Manifesto of a Serial Killer
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Manifesto of a Serial Killer

2023-01-01 · 43 min / episode · ★ 6.0

Documentary · Crime

In a riveting character-led narrative full of unimaginable twists and turns normally reserved for fiction, detectives discover two depraved men who killed at least 25 people in pursuit of their macabre sexual fantasy to enslave young women at a remote cabin in the woods, and who documented their horrifying crimes. All these years later, mystery still swirls around the facts of this case and the possible involvement of a third person, whose story the show will seek to uncover.

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Creators
Todd Howe
Production companies
Bungalow Media + Entertainment, Oxygen Media
Countries
United States of America
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Ron McFallSelf - Deputy Sheriff Calaveras County
Sharon SellittoSelf - Sister of Paul
Steve MatthewsSelf - Detective Calaveras County
Jim WiederSelf - Former Bay Area Crime Reporter
Ed ErdelatzSelf - Homicide SF Police Dept
Todd HoweSelf - Presenter Filmmaker
Greg OwensSelf - Author - No Kill No Thrill

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