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The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror | Episode 1 : Don’t Talk to Strangers

2024/5/28
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In the early 1980s, Southern California was a relatively safe and innocent place, but that changed when young women began disappearing. Authorities discovered that a man named Christopher Wilder was responsible for the abductions and murders of multiple young women, including aspiring models and beauty queen contestants. Wilder, originally from Australia, was a successful businessman and race car driver who used his charm and connections to gain the trust of his victims.

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**The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror **

Episode 1 : Don’t Talk to Strangers

Breaking a nearly 40 year silence, Tina Risico reveals a harrowing account of captivity with a killer who left a trail of death in his wake.

The Beauty Queen Killer: 9 Days of Terror was produced by Ample Entertainment and 101, the producers of Yellowstone, for ABC News Studios.

The series is now streaming on Hulu.

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