Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance

Name: Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance
Director: John Borowski
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 2011-05-28
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: John DiMaggio, Brett Jetmund, Tom Lodewyck, David Salmonson, David Weiss

Directed by John Borowski

Crime

Documentary

20111h 20m6.7

Overview

The true story of lifelong criminal and serial killer, Carl Panzram who wrote his autobiography for a jail guard in 1928. Carl Panzram was a lifelong prisoner and a hate-filled serial killer. Brutalized in and out of various U.S. state prisons during 20th century America, Panzram unleashed a rampage of revenge that resulted in over 20 murders and countless acts of violent sodomy. A single act of kindness, by prison guard Henry Lesser, sparked a friendship that eventually influenced Panzram to write his autobiography. In 1930, Panzram was hanged for killing a laundry foreman at Leavenworth prison.