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The Livingston Gardener (2015)
In order to close the case files on over a dozen disappearances, a persistent detective, a bereaved senator, and a skeptical prison warden agree to the request of a convicted serial killer - Jim Gardener - granting him a live television interview in exchange for the locations of his remaining victims. But when Gardener faces off against newsman Pierce Lawrence, he reveals that many of the girls he abducted are still alive, in captivity. Gardener uses this information to manipulate Pierce, as well as the warden, the senator, and the detective - setting in motion a sinister plan that will leave them all scrambling for the upper hand.
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In order to close the case files on over a dozen disappearances, a persistent detective, a bereaved senator, and a skeptical prison warden agree to the request of a convicted serial killer - Jim Gardener - granting him a live television interview in exchange for the locations of his remaining victims. But when Gardener faces off against newsman Pierce Lawrence, he reveals that many of the girls he abducted are still alive, in captivity. Gardener uses this information to manipulate Pierce, as well as the warden, the senator, and the detective - setting in motion a sinister plan that will leave them all scrambling for the upper hand.
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Genre:Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Written By:Ryan Roy
In Theaters:5/15/2015
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Murderabilia Entertainment, Samaco Productions
Cast
Ryan Roy
Director
Christine Elise
Detective Ellen Carnes
James Kyson
Pierce Lawrence
Douglas M. Griffin
Jim Gardener
Billy Slaughter
Manny Guerrera
Lance E. Nichols
Warden Bishop Wells
Miles Doleac
Aiden Reynolds
Amye Gousset
News Anchor
Jessica Harthcock
Chrissie Brady
Kelly Lind
Annette Colson
Jessica Lemon Wilkinson
Leslie Ellis
Megan Few
Maggie Bernard
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