The HBO doceri Last Call digs to the hunt for a serial killer who targeted gay men New York the early '90s—and why the victims were almost lost to history.
Contents:
- STEPHEN MERCHANT HS OUT AT POLICE AFTER PLAYG GAY SERIAL KILLER STEPHEN PORT FOUR LIV
- SERIAL KILLER DUBBED 'THE PHER' IS KILLG CY'S GAY MEN BY PHG THEM TO NALS, SAYS THOR
- LAST CALL: BEHD THE TERRIFYG UNTOLD STORY OF NEW YORK'S GAY BAR KILLER
- THE GAY MEN FREQUENTED MANHATTAN PIANO BARS. SO DID THEIR KILLER.
- ‘RIGHTEO ANGER WAS A PART OF ’: THE SHOCKG STORY OF NEW YORK’S GAY BAR KILLER
STEPHEN MERCHANT HS OUT AT POLICE AFTER PLAYG GAY SERIAL KILLER STEPHEN PORT FOUR LIV
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SERIAL KILLER DUBBED 'THE PHER' IS KILLG CY'S GAY MEN BY PHG THEM TO NALS, SAYS THOR
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LAST CALL: BEHD THE TERRIFYG UNTOLD STORY OF NEW YORK'S GAY BAR KILLER
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THE GAY MEN FREQUENTED MANHATTAN PIANO BARS. SO DID THEIR KILLER.
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‘RIGHTEO ANGER WAS A PART OF ’: THE SHOCKG STORY OF NEW YORK’S GAY BAR KILLER
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