Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (2011): Cast

The film recounts the true story of Carl Panzram, a lifelong prisoner and hateful serial killer who terrorized early‑20th‑century America, committing over 20 murders and numerous violent assaults. While incarcerated, he formed a rare friendship with guard Henry Lesser after the guard showed him a brief act of kindness, prompting Panzram to dictate his autobiography in 1928. Two years later, he was executed by hanging for the murder of a laundry foreman at Leavenworth prison.

• JB Director John Borowski

• JD John DiMaggio as Carl Panzram
• DS David Salmonson as Young Carl Panzram
• TL Tom Lodewyck as Adult Carl Panzram
• BJ Brett Jetmund as Charlie Panzram

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