Film 1973. Written by Richard Matheson. Directed by Dan Curtis. Starring Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jo Ann Pflug and Richard Anderson. Source Features: BBB (15) TIMELINE (27) MAP (3) QUOTES (2) SOURCE CATEGORY MAP Find a Source All MediaAdvertisingAnimated FilmAnimated SeriesComedy ActsComic BooksComic StripsFilmLiteratureMagazinesMusicOtherRadioTheaterTV SeriesVideo Games Search Records Record Name/DescriptionRecord Comments All SourcesThe Night Strangler Categories All GroupsBogus Business BureauFictitious TimelineMake Believe MapOther Order by Record Name GroupCategorySubcategory ASCDESC Total Record Results: 48 - Medium: FILM

# Record Name Group  Category Subcategory BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU 1 Atlas Services, Inc. BBB Services Job Services Atlas Services, Inc. Job service in the background. 2 Confession of a Newsman BBB Literature Books-Joke Confession of a Newsman Joke Kolchak makes when explaining that he had ulterior motives for inviting the belly dancer from Omar's Tent to join him on a tour of the Seattle underground. 3 Dr. Malcolm Richards BBB Healthcare Doctors Dr. Malcolm Richards Founder of the Richards Free Clinic. Kolchak's research reveals that Dr. Malcolm Richards is the same person as Dr. Richard Malcolm, a member of the original staff of the Westside Mercy Hospital when it opened in 1882 on there site where the Richards Free Clinic now stands.   4 Dr. Richard Malcolm BBB Healthcare Doctors Dr. Richard Malcolm Surgeon in the Union army, and member of the original staff of the Westside Mercy Hospital when it opened in 1882. Kolchak's research reveals that Dr. Richard Malcolm is the same person as Dr. Malcolm Richards, the founder of the Richards Free Clinic that now resides where the Westside Mercy Hospital used to be.   5 The Elixir of Life BBB Products Medicine The Elixir of Life The potion the murderer had to drink every 21 years in order to continue living. 6 Jerry's BBB Apparel Clothing Stores Jerry's Clothing store visible in background on the set. 7 Omar's Tent BBB Nightlife Nightclubs Omar's Tent A well known bar in the Pioneer Square area featuring belly dancers where Marissa, a victim of the Night Strangler, worked. 8 Pioneer Loans BBB Financial Companies Financial Services Pioneer Loans Loan service visible in the background on the set. 9 Richards Free Clinic BBB Healthcare Hospitals Richards Free Clinic Kolchak's research reveals that Dr. Malcolm Richards - founder of the Richards Free Clinic - is the same person as Dr. Richard Malcolm, a member of the original staff of the Westside Mercy Hospital when it opened in 1882 on there site where the Richards Free Clinic now stands.   10 Richard's Clinic BBB Healthcare Hospitals Richard's Clinic 11 Seattle Daily Chronicle BBB Media Newspapers-Chronicles Seattle Daily Chronicle Newspaper where Tony Vincenzo now works, where he recruits Kolchak to come work, though by the end of the movie, both get fired and are heading to New York. 12 Seattle High School BBB Education High Schools Seattle High School Local high school that the Seattle Underground tour guide mentions, whose students cleaned out 10 tons of debris. 13 Seattle Press Club BBB Entertainment Private Clubs Seattle Press Club Bar where Tony Vincenzo runs into Kolchak, still muttering about his vampire story. 14 Sidney-Charles Co, Inc. BBB Companies Import Export Companies Sidney-Charles Co, Inc. Import company visible in background on the set. 15 Westside Mercy Hospital BBB Healthcare Hospitals Westside Mercy Hospital Kolchak's research reveals that Dr. Richard Malcolm - member of the original staff of Westside Mercy Hospital when it opened in 1882 - is the same person as Dr. Malcolm Richards, the founder of the Richards Free Clinic that now resides where the Westside Mercy Hospital used to be. FICTITIOUS TIMELINE 16 March 1, 1910 Dates 20th Century: 1st Half Events March 1, 1910 Date on Seattle Daily Chronicle archive notebook (March 1, 1910 through May 15, 1910) - while researching the newspaper's archives, Kolchak discovers a similar series of murders that took place 42 years earlier, in 1931.   17 May 15, 1910 Dates 20th Century: 1st Half Events May 15, 1910 Date on Seattle Daily Chronicle archive notebook (March 1, 1910 through May 15, 1910) - while researching the newspaper's archives, Kolchak discovers a similar series of murders that took place 42 years earlier, in 1931.   18 February 15, 1931 Dates 20th Century: 1st Half Events February 15, 1931 Date on Seattle Daily Chronicle archive notebook (February 15, 1931 through April 14, 1931) - while researching the newspaper's archives, Kolchak discovers a similar series of murders that took place 42 years earlier, in 1931. 19 March 29, 1931 Dates 20th Century: 1st Half Events March 29, 1931 Date of first of 6 strangulations in the 1931 series of murders that Kolchak discovers while researching the newspaper's archives, continuing a trend every 21 years. 20 April 14, 1931 Dates 20th Century: 1st Half Events April 14, 1931 Date on Seattle Daily Chronicle archive notebook (February 15, 1931 through April 14, 1931) - while researching the newspaper's archives, Kolchak discovers a similar series of murders that took place 42 years earlier, in 1931. 21 April 16, 1931 Dates 20th Century: 1st Half Events April 16, 1931 Date of the last of 6 strangulations in the 1931 series of murders that Kolchak discovers while researching the newspaper's archives, continuing a trend every 21 years. 22 March 26, 1952 Dates 20th Century: 50s Events March 26, 1952 The Night Strangler kills Myra Johns, the first of his victims in the 1952 series of murders 21 years earlier, which Kolchak discovers researching the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives. 23 March 27, 1952 Dates 20th Century: 50s Events March 27, 1952 The Night Strangler victim Myra Johns' body is found, which Kolchak discovers researching the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives. 24 March 30, 1952 Dates 20th Century: 50s Events March 30, 1952 The Night Strangler kills his second victim in the 1952 series of murders 21 years earlier, which Kolchak discovers researching the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives. 25 April 2, 1952 Dates 20th Century: 50s Events April 2, 1952 The Night Strangler kills his third victim in the 1952 series of murders 21 years earlier, which Kolchak discovers researching the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives. 26 April 5, 1952 Dates 20th Century: 50s Events April 5, 1952 The Night Strangler kills his third victim in the 1952 series of murders 21 years earlier, which Kolchak discovers researching the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives. 27 April 14, 1952 Dates 20th Century: 50s Events April 14, 1952 In total, 6 women have now been found murdered in the Night Strangler's 1952 series of murders 21 years earlier, which Kolchak discovers researching the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives. 28 April 1, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 1, 1973 The Night Strangler kills Marissa on her way home from work - one of the three belly dancers at Omar's Tent, a well known bar in the Pioneer Square area. 29 April 4, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 4, 1973 Kolchak introduces himself at the local police headquarters, and visits Omar's Tent, where the previous victim worked as a belly dancer. 30 April 6, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 6, 1973 The Night Strangler kills a cocktail waitress named Gail a block and a half from the previous murder. 31 April 7, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 7, 1973 Kolchak interviews Louise Harper, a belly dancer at Omar's Tent, where the Night Strangler's first victim also worked. 32 April 8, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 8, 1973 Kolchak researches the Seattle Daily Chronicle archives, discovering a similar series of murders that took place 21 years earlier, in 1952. 33 April 9, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 9, 1973 The Night Strangler kills Joyce Gabriel while she walks home from a date in the Pioneer Square area. 34 April 10, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Headlines April 10, 1973 Date of Seattle Daily Chronicle headline: Third Waterfront Slaying. Police are not happy about Kolchak's claim about the pattern of 6 similar strangulations occuring every 21 years. 35 April 11, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 11, 1973 Kolchak invites belly dancer Louise Harper from Omar's Tent to join him on a tour of the Seattle underground, departing from the Blue Banjo bar. 36 April 15, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 15, 1973 The Night Strangler kills Omar's Tent belly dancer Charisma Beauty. 37 April 15, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 15, 1973 The first of four nights that Kolchak convinces belly dancer Louise Harper to act as bait in an attempt to attract the Night Strangler. No luck. 38 April 16, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 16, 1973 The second of four nights that Kolchak convinces belly dancer Louise Harper to act as bait in an attempt to attract the Night Strangler. No luck. 39 April 17, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 17, 1973 The third of four nights that Kolchak convinces belly dancer Louise Harper to act as bait in an attempt to attract the Night Strangler. No luck. 40 April 18, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 18, 1973 The fourth of four nights that Kolchak convinces belly dancer Louise Harper to act as bait in an attempt to attract the Night Strangler, when things begin to happen - the Night Strangler spots her, but the police arriving to arrest Kolchak scares him off. 41 April 19, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events April 19, 1973 After Tony Vincenzo bails him out of jail, Kolchak confronts the Night Strangler in the Seattle Underground, where he manages to destroy the serum that the killer needs to maintain his youth, effectively killing him. 42 April 20, 1973 Dates 20th Century: 70s Headlines April 20, 1973 Date of Seattle Daily Chronicle headline: Killer Found, changed from Kolchak's original story: 144-Year-Old Killer Found.   MAKE BELIEVE MAP 43 Fun Town Map Urban Areas Cities-Joke Fun Town Llewellyn Crossbinder, owner of the Seattle Daily Chronicle, mentions: Get this straight Mr. Kolchak. No carnival or hoopla tactics on this paper. This isn't Fun Town, USA. This is Seattle. 44 St. James Street Map Transit Routes Streets St. James Street Seattle street where Night Strangler victim Marissa goes to catch a bus. 45 Werdin Place Map Transit Routes Streets-Places Werdin Place Kolchak convinces belly dancer Louise Harper to act as bait to attract the Night Strangler. OTHER 46 Captain Roscoe Schubert Other Quotes Quotes Captain Roscoe Schubert Captain Roscoe Schubert: Listen, I don't like you, Mr. Kolchak. You might say I dislike you monumentally. 47 Llewellyn Crossbinder Other Quotes Quotes Llewellyn Crossbinder Llewellyn Crossbinder: Get this straight Mr. Kolchak. No carnival or hoopla tactics on this paper. This isn't Fun Town, USA. This is Seattle. We have standards here. We mind our P's and Q's. We do precisely to the mark. 48 The Night Strangler Other Criminals Serial Killers The Night Strangler Serial killer that terrorizes Seattle every 21 years in order to create the serum needed to maintain his youth, also known as Dr. Richard Malcolm and Dr. Malcolm Richards.

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