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When police raid a house in [[Poughkeepsie, New York]], they discover over 800 videotapes shot by serial killer Edward Carver,{{efn|The killer, though not named in the film, is credited as "Edward Carver" and uses the name Ed when picked up as a hitchhiker. For simplicity, this name is used in the plot section.}} which present a visual record of his murders, filmed in full from the point of abduction to the postmortem mutilation of the victim. Despite the volume of evidence, Carver is careful not to be shown on film unless fully disguised, leading to police and law enforcement beginning an investigation into histhe whereabouts andof theboth whereaboutshim ofand his victims.

With his crimes gaining a rising level of attention, Carver changes his ''[[modus operandi]]'' and begins targeting sex workersprostitutes while posing as a police officer; he is dubbed the "Water Street Butcher". The police investigating the murders are led to officer James Foley; because Foley has a history of purchasing sex, is mentioned in eyewitness statements, has no alibi and has matching sperm samples, he is convicted and sentenced to death in 1996. Foley continues to plead his innocence and refuses to make any [[Plea bargain|plea deals]]. He is executed by [[lethal injection]] on September 9, 2001. Days later, his former partner finds a map in his mailbox with the location of another body. The real killer had presumably taken Foley's sperm from a fertility clinic and framed him. Foley is posthumously exonerated of the murders on September 12; but because of theits proximity to the [[September 11 attacks]], this goes unrecognized by the public.

After another murder, the police reverse-engineer the killer's map search and Cheryl is discovered in his empty house. She is rescued but is irreversibly damaged from her ordeal, suffering from malnourishment and harming herself in secret. In an interview, she [[Stockholm syndrome|identifies with her captor]] and defends him, saying that he loved her. Two weeks later, she dies by suicide. Her body is exhumed after its burial, with a tape left in her empty coffin. The investigators ponder where Carver is and assert that he will watch the documentary. A [[post-credits scene]] shows a restrainedbrutalised woman being filmed by Carver, who says shehe will belet allowed toher live for asso long as she does not blink. As soon as she does, the film cuts to black.

* [[Todd Cahoon]] as [[Ted Bundy]]

* [[David Haack]] as Tim Surrey

===Critical receptionresponse===

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on seven reviews, and an average rating of 5.60/10. Michael Gingold of ''[[Rue Morgue (magazine)|Rue Morgue]]'' called the film "a creepy yet frustrating experience", criticizing it for not giving enough "insight into the reasons why [the villain] brutalized and slew his victims".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rue-morgue.com/blu-raydvd-review-the-poughkeepsie-tapes-dont-quite-reveal-enough/|title=Blu-ray/DVD Review: "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" Don't Quite Reveal Enough|last=Gingold|first=Michael|date=October 3, 2017|work=[[Rue Morgue (magazine)|Rue Morgue]]|access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com gave the film a rating of 4 out of 10 stars, writing that the film "teases a few interesting directions" but "loses tension the longer it recycles the same beats of distress, selecting a cheap way to disturb its audience."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Poughkeepsie-Tapes/357209/#Review|title=The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) Review|last=Orndorf|first=Brian|date=August 7, 2014|website=Blu-ray.com|access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref>

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