The Poughkeepsie Tapes

The Terror is Real

Investigators sift through video archives left by a serial killer who terrorized the Poughkeepsie region for years. Through surveillance footage, confessions, and intimate moments of violence, a fragmented portrait emerges of a predator obsessed with documenting his crimes. Each tape strips away illusions, exposing both the brutality of his acts and the chilling absence of psychological restraint.