Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.

2001

Documentary·Thriller·Crime·Horror

1h 0min

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Top Billed Cast

Richard Morgan
Narrator
Robert K. Ressler
Self
Jeffrey Dahmer
Self (archive footage)
Andrei Chikatilo
Self
Ted Bundy
Self
John Wayne Gacy
Self

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