B.T.K. Killer (2005)

Director
Ulli Lommel

Main cast
Gerard Griesbaum; Eric Gerleman; Victoria Ullmann; Shyla Fernandes; Danielle Petty

Genres
Drama, Horror, Crime

Description
Veteran Boogey Man and Zodiac Killer director Ulli Lommel continues his long tradition of delivering tense thrills with this relentless look at the life of the elusive, Kansas-based serial killer known to authorities only as "B.T.K." before his arrest...


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