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Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance

Name: Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance
Director: John Borowski
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2011-05-28T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: John DiMaggio, Brett Jetmund, Tom Lodewyck, David Salmonson, David Weiss

20111h 20m

DocumentaryCrime

Overview

The true story of lifelong criminal and serial killer, Carl Panzram who wrote his autobiography for a jail guard in 1928. Carl Panzram was a lifelong prisoner and a hate-filled serial killer. Brutalized in and out of various U.S. state prisons during 20th century America, Panzram unleashed a rampage of revenge that resulted in over 20 murders and countless acts of violent sodomy. A single act of kindness, by prison guard Henry Lesser, sparked a friendship that eventually influenced Panzram to write his autobiography. In 1930, Panzram was hanged for killing a laundry foreman at Leavenworth prison.