The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

They lived to watch you die.

R 2004 · 97 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.

Directed by Chuck Parello · Written by Chuck Parello

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Cast

Allison Lange Claire Shelton
Nicholas Turturro Angelo Buono
C. Thomas Howell Kenneth Bianchi
Zarah Little Carrie Ploskonko
Jennifer Tisdale Erin
Kent King Gabrielle
Aimee Brooks Felicia Waller
Natasha Melnick Karyn
Brandin Rackley Janice Cooley
Lin Shaye Jenny Buono
Marisol Padilla Sánchez Christina Chavez
Damon Whitaker Ronnie

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