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The Child I Never Was
Summary: The true-life story of 19-year-old Jürgen Bartsch, a German pedophile serial killer who murdered four boys, based on his correspondence, over the course of eight years, with German American author Paul Moor.
Release Date: June 12, 2003
Director:
Kai S. Pieck
Runtime: 1 h 26 min
Domestic: $ 2,609
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