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Sins of the Past (1984)
A ring of call girls leaves the "business" when one of them is murdered. The survivors change their names and leave town. However, they are reunited 15 years later when another one of them is murdered and the rest realize that they are all being tracked by the same serial killer.
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A ring of call girls leaves the "business" when one of them is murdered. The survivors change their names and leave town. However, they are reunited 15 years later when another one of them is murdered and the rest realize that they are all being tracked by the same serial killer.
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Genre:Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Written By:Steve Brown
In Theaters:4/2/1984
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Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:Taft Entertainment Company, ABC
Cast
Peter H. Hunt
Director
Barbara Carrera
Terry Halloran
Kim Cattrall
Dr. Paula Bennett
Debby Boone
Clarissa Hope
Tracy Reed
Maureen Warren
Kirstie Alley
Patrice Cantwell
Anthony Geary
Lt. Malovich
John Anderson
Rev. Donald Randolph
Kristen Meadows
Diane
Roger Aaron Brown
Dennis Warren
Matthew Faison
Gene Dynarski
Ralph Easton
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