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.

Cast

Richard Morgan

as Narrator

Phil Morrison

as Hannibal Lecter

Robert K. Ressler

as Self

Jeffrey Dahmer

as Self (archive footage)

Andrei Chikatilo

as Self

Ted Bundy

as Self

John Wayne Gacy

as Self

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