Acts of Violence

6.0/1019851h 12mReleased

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A riveting expose about the personalities of murderers and their motives. This 72 minute film covers the McDonalds' restaurant massacre, President Reagan's assassination attempt, serial murderer Henry Lee Lucas and others.

Released: Jan 2, 1985

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John Hinckley Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Henry Lee Lucas

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