The Riverman
Ted Bundy helps detectives hunt the Green River Killer.
The Riverman is a 2004 American biographical crime drama television film directed by Bill Eagles and written by Tom Towler. It is based on the 2004 non-fiction book The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer by Robert D. Keppel and William J. Birnes. The film premiered on A&E on September 6, 2004, and stars Bruce Greenwood, Sam Jaeger, Kathleen Quinlan, and Cary Elwes.
Quick Facts
- Teleplay
- Tom Towler
- Director
- Bill Eagles
- Starring
- Bruce Greenwood
- Sam Jaeger
- Kathleen Quinlan
- Cary Elwes
- Music
- Jeff Rona
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Location
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Executive producers
- Hawk Koch; Peter Lance
Facts from the source article.
Plot
Criminology professor Robert D. Keppel is asked by Detective Dave Reichert to help profile a serial killer targeting prostitutes in Seattle. Keppel agrees despite his wife Sande's objections. He receives a letter from convicted serial killer Ted Bundy, whom Keppel helped send to death row, offering to consult. Keppel interviews Bundy, hoping Bundy will reveal details of his own murders. Bundy provides little help profiling the killer, whom he calls "The Riverman," but discusses his own pathology, including necrophilia. Bundy confesses to unsolved murders hoping to delay his execution. Keppel and Reichert question suspect Gary Ridgway and take a DNA sample, later used to convict him.
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