by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The 11th Victim was partially based on the activities of California's Hillside Strangler. Bess Armstrong stars as a Des Moines TV journalist whose younger sister, an aspiring actress, has entered a life of prostitution in Los Angeles. When the sister becomes the eleventh victim of a sex murderer, Armstrong conducts her own investigation into Hollywood's night world of commercial sex. Max Gail plays a sympathetic cop who tries to save her from becoming a victim herself. The 11th Victim had potential, but was defeated by the usual TV-movie budgetary restrictions and desire to exploit rather than explore a "hot" issue.
characteristics
- Woman In Jeopardy
- Amateur Sleuths
- Members Of The Press
- Serial-killer
- Rival
- Prostitute/prostitution
- Streetwalker
- Victim
- Anchorperson
- Whore
- Newscaster
- Murder
- Hooker
- Courtesan
- Investigation
