Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)

7.5/10 96 min Drama TV Movie

Overview

Before stalking was a well-known crime in North America, there was Theresa Saldana's story. A drifter from the U.K., Arthur Jackson, flies to the U.S. to seek Saldana out. His twisted mission: Jackson planned to murder Saldana, then request the death sentence for himself so he "could join her in paradise." The psychopathic Jackson confronts Saldana on the street in front of her home and stabs her violently several times. No one comes to Theresa's aid except water deliveryman Jeff Fenn, who overpowers Jackson and gets the knife away from him. Jackson is arrested & charged with attempted murder...and Theresa Saldana tells her story of terror and survival as herself in this TV movie.

Cast

Theresa Saldana

Theresa Saldana

Adrian Zmed

Fred Feliciano

Lelia Goldoni

Mrs. Saldana

Lawrence Pressman

Dr. Stein

Mariclare Costello

Jane Bladow

Linda Carlson

Miriam Schneider

Stanley Kamel

D.A. Mike Knight

Pierrino Mascarino

Mr. Saldana

William Allen Young

Estelle Getty

Barbara Tarbuck

James Purcell

Peter Kwong

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