Victim of Beauty

Victim of Beauty

1991 · 100 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger sister.

Directed by Roger Young · Written by John Robert Bensink

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