Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann(1991)

"She screamed but nobody heard."

5.1/10
9 votes
95 minMay 6, 1991

Overview

True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.

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