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Nightmare in Columbia County

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Nightmare in Columbia County

6.5

1h 40m

1991

Synopsis

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger sister.

Director

Roger Young

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kidnappingbeauty contestmurder

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Cast & Crew

William Devane

William Devane

as Sheriff Jim Metts

Jeri Ryan

Jeri Ryan

as Dawn Elizabeth Smith

Michele Abrams

Michele Abrams

as Shari Smith

Nick Searcy

Nick Searcy

as Asst. Sheriff McCarty

Linda Pierce

as Hilda Smith

J. Don Ferguson

J. Don Ferguson

as Bob Smith

James Slade

as Larry Gene Bell

Joyce Bowden

as Carol Metts

Stephen Preusse

as SLED Officer

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