Edward Syrratt

Edward Surratt

In the fall of 1977 in the quiet, suburban neighborhoods of NW Pennsylvania families and young adults fall victim to gruesome slayings at random in the dead of the night. One of the first victims, a young Frank Zeigler, is found shot dead in the cab of his truck. Less than a month later, Joseph and Catherine Weinman, a couple with two young children, are found murdered in their home. The randomness and brutality of these attacks leave neighbors on edge. With a serial killer on the loose, police know they need to act fast, setting out on an exhaustive manhunt to restore the sense of safety these neighborhoods once knew

.Edward Arthur Surratt (born August 8, 1941) is an American murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer. Convicted of a single murder and several rapes in 1978, he remains the prime suspect in a series of murders in Pennsylvania, Ohio and South Carolina between 1977 and 1978. In 2007, after serving 29 years in prison, Surratt confessed to six murders, but no charges were brought against him, despite credible circumstantial evidence indicating that he was indeed the perpetrator. In 2021, he confessed to six more murders.