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The Town that Dreaded Sundown

In the spring of 1946, in the small town of Texarkana, on the Texas/Arkansas border, a...

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In the spring of 1946, in the small town of Texarkana, on the Texas/Arkansas border, a series of horrific murders were committed by a masked assailant known only as the phantom killer. For three harrowing months, the phantom stalked the back roads of Texarkana following young couples looking for privacy to isolated areas where their screams for help would go unanswered. Though several arrests were made in connection to the brutal slayings which ended as suddenly as they began, the killer's identify was never confirmed. Indeed many people who lived through that nightmare time believe t4h phantom spend the rest of his days free, walking the streets of Texarkana quietly, anonymously, until his assumed death in 1976 a film inspired by the infamous Moonlight Murders was released. Every year on Halloween "The Town that Dreaded Sundown" is screened somewhere in Texarkana, in tribute to the Phantom's legacy of death and blood. Today, Texarkana is a place haunted by its past, defined by a mystery that was never solved, and a tragedy that could never be forgotten. The following happened in Texarkana last year

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For three harrowing months
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the Phantom stalked the back roads of Texarkana
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following young couples looking for privacy to isolated areas
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where their screams for help would go unanswered
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Though several arrests were made in connection with the brutal slayings
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which ended as suddenly as they began
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the killer's identity was never confirmed
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Indeed many people who lived through that nightmare time
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believed the Phantom spent the rest of his days free
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walking the streets of Texarkana
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quietly anonymously until his assumed death
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In 1976 a film inspired by the infamous
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Moonlight Murders was released
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Every year on Halloween The Town That Dreaded Sundown
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is screened somewhere in Texarkana
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in tribute to the Phantom's legacy of death and blood
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Today Texarkana is a place haunted by its past
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defined by a mystery that was never solved
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and a tragedy that could never be forgotten
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The following happened in Texarkana last year
Duration
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296
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:49
Uploaded
Nov 27, 2022

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Movie Summary

65 years after a masked serial killer terrorized the small town of Texarkana, the so-called "moonlight murders" begin again. Is it a copycat or something even more sinister? A lonely high school girl may be the key to catching him.