The Town That Dreaded Sundown(1976)
In 1946 this man killed five people... Today he still lurks the streets of Texarkana, Arkansas.
When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.
Movie: The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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Captain J.D. Morales
Deputy Norman Ramsey
Helen Reed
Sgt. Mal Griffin
Patrolman A.C. Benson
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