Freight Train: Slayer of Innocence

Freight Train: Slayer of Innocence

2017 · 43 min · ★ 5.3 · Documentary, Crime, TV Movie

This documentary details the investigations into the disappearances and murders of several young boys throughout the Midwest in the 1970s. Detectives conducted a nine-day, twenty-four-hour surveillance of a suspect for several hundred miles with a team of police officers from several agencies. With William 'Freight Train' Guatney in custody the kidnappings and murders of young boys stopped.

Directed by Jim Conover · Written by Jim Conover

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Dave Barth Det. Ron Hearn
Brian Benassi Det. Don Benassi
Terry Castleman Self
Steve Christopher Det. Dan Sadler
Jim Conover Self
Chancellor Davis Mark Helmig
Roger Davis William "Freight Train" Guatney
Ken Hackney Narrator
Bob Handegan Det. Jim Conover
Jack Harmon Lucky Boy X
Hal Harper Det. Terry Castleman
William Homel Capt. M.P. Gifford

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