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Jan 2021
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“The Beauty Queen Killer” Christopher Wi...

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In 1984, Wilder went on a weeks-long killing spree across the U.S., abducting, raping and murdering as many young women as he could find. As he targeted malls across the country, the FBI launched a manhunt for the Australian fugitive. 

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