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The Riverman

Bill Eagles, 2004

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The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer
Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes, 1989

The Riverman is a movie directed by Bill Eagles in 2004 and based on the book The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer by Robert D. Keppel and William J. Birnes, first published in 1989. The movie features Bruce Greenwood, Cary Elwes, Sam Jaeger, Kathleen Quinlan, Sarah Manninen, Jeremy Akerman, and others.

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Storyline

Seattle is terrorized by the Green River Killer, a notorious serial murderer. To understand his psyche and capture him, detectives working on the case carry out a sequence of interviews with incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy.

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Biography
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Movie vs Book

Poster of The Riverman, the 2004 movie by Bill Eagles

Year

2004

Minutes

91

Movie Rate

6.00

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Movie

The Riverman

Director: Bill Eagles

Country: USA

Year: 2004

Length: 1h31m

Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Cary Elwes, Sam Jaeger, Kathleen Quinlan, Sarah Manninen, Jeremy Akerman, Cindy Sampson

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Cover of The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer, the 1989 book by Robert D. Keppel and William J. Birnes

Year

1989

Pages

624

Book Rate

7.86

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Book

The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer

Author: Robert D. Keppel, William J. Birnes

Country: USA

First published in: 1989

Length: 624 pages

Genre: Biography

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