Description
Filmed by Charles B. Pierce and set in the late 40s, the semi-documentary is loosely based on a string of murders in 1946 that happened in and around Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas area. The movie was shot in the Garland and Texarkana area. Some local landmarks included in the film no longer exist, specifically the old Texarkana College Auditorium, shown in a still taken from the movie. The old church is abandoned but still there (photo).
The citizens are left terrorized by a mysterious hooded killer who is stalking victims during the evening and leaving the local police at a loss. The murder spree became known as the "Texarkana Moonlight Murders" and ultimately would claim five lives and injure many others. The only description of the killer ever obtained was of a hooded man. To this day no one has been convicted and these murders remain unsolved.
Academy Award-winning veteran actor Ben Johnson plays the Texas Ranger, Andrew Prine is a local deputy and Gilligan’s Island’s Dawn Wells is one of the victims.
An account of the actual events can be found on www.trutv.com.
