This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugliosi. (Bugliosi is the L.A. prosecutor that put Charles Manson away.) On December 11, 1966, a murder occurs in a small neighborhood of El Sereno, CA. In the middle of the night, Henry Stockton is shot three times in the head and twice in the chest and then his house is set on fire. The murderer left no clues, baffling the police, until a year later when a young pregnant woman is found bludgeoned to death in a Jaguar. Strangely, these two murders are related. As the mystery unfolds a horrific tale of greed, lust and ambition are revealed.
Yves Simoneau, Vincent Bugliosi
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Treat Williams
Alan Palliko
Arliss Howard
Vincent Bugliosi
Rebecca Jenkins
Sandra Stockton
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Michael Brockington
Dean Norris
Matt Hobert
Ashley Judd
Gwen Fox
Richard Schiff
Jack Wells
J.E. Freeman
Det. Robert Guy
Embeth Davidtz
Katherine Palliko
John Schuck
William Lang
Valerie Mahaffey
Gail Bugliosi
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Wes Anderson offers a light-hearted comedy in the Middle East centering around Catholic motifs.
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Can a homeless yet optimistic teenage girl learn to accept a helping hand?
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