Charles Starkweather, a 19-year-old garbageman from Nebraska, struggles with a dark and violent alter ego that drives him to commit cruel acts for thrill. After falling in love with 14-year-old Caril Ann Fugate, he loses control and goes on a deadly rampage, killing her entire family and others during a cross-country car chase. As the authorities, led by Sheriff Merle Karnopp, close in, Starkweather's violent spree becomes a national sensation.
Starkweather
In 1958, a 19-year-old garbage collector named Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, embarked on a three-month killing spree, brutally murdering 11 people and forever etching their names in the annals of American crime.