The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a 2007 mockumentary horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and produced by Drew Dowdle.

New York homicide investigators find hundreds of videotapes of torture, murder, and dismemberment showcasing a serial killer's work over decades.

Victims

Before The Film

• At Least 5,400 Unnamed People - Killed by the Water Street Butcher off-screen. (See Notes)
• Mike Moakes' Sister - Kidnapped and killed by an unknown person in an unknown manner, mentioned.
  • Total - 5,401

During The Film

• Unnamed Woman - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, body shown.
• Two Unnamed Women - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Unnamed Man - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Unnamed Woman - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Unnamed Baby - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Unnamed Male Tenant - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Four Unnamed Women - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Jennifer Gorman - Kidnapped and killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen.
• Unnamed Man - Bludgeoned in the head by the Water Street Butcher with an unknown weapon.
• Unnamed Woman - Kidnapped and bisected by the Water Street Butcher.
• Mrs. Anderson - Decapitated and burned by the Water Street Butcher off-screen, body shown.
• Mr. Anderson - Decapitated by the Water Street Butcher off-screen, head shown.
• Elizabeth Jackson - Decapitated by the Water Street Butcher with a circular saw.
• Unnamed Woman - Decapitated by the Water Street Butcher with a hack saw.
• Unnamed Person - Decapitated by the Water Street Butcher with a fire axe off-camera.
• Tim Surrey - Gutted, castrated, and head crushed by the Water Street Butcher.
• Six Unnamed Female Prostitutes - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Unnamed Female Prostitute - Throat slit by Cheryl Dempsey after being coerced into doing so by the Water Street Butcher.
• Four Unnamed Female Prostitutes - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• James Foley - Executed by the state of Philadelphia via lethal injection after being framed by the Water Street Butcher.
• Unnamed Woman - Suffocated by the Water Street Butcher with a plastic bag.
• Unnamed Female Prostitute - Stabbed in the neck by the Water Street Butcher with needles.
• Three Unnamed Men - Killed by the Water Street Butcher in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
• Cheryl Dempsey - Committed suicide in an unknown manner off-screen, mentioned.
  • Total - 38

Deaths

• Total - 5,439
  • 5,406 Victims of Unknown Gender
  • 27 Women
  • 8 Men

Kill Counts

1. Edward "Ed" Carver/The Water Street Butcher - 5,437 (At Large)
2. Cheryl Dempsey - 1 (Deceased)

Gallery

All 5,400 video tapes.

Notes

• The Poughkeepsie Butcher had VHS recordings of every single one of his victims, with at least one on each tape. In the picture above, it shows every single one of his tapes. There are 900 tapes in a 150X6 pattern in each bin and there's six bins. That's 5,400 tapes in total.

Trivia

• VHS Tapes can hold about two hours of footage, so that's about 10,800 hours (450 Days) worth of content in the Poughkeepsie Tapes.