The Murder of an Aspiring Model Told by the Woman Who Narrowly Escaped the Killer

The highly publicized 2003 murder of aspiring model Kristine “Kristi” Johnson is explored with actress Cathy DeBuono who encountered Victor Paleologus, the violent sexual predator Johnson lost her life to, 5 years prior. DeBuono recounts how the purported filmmaker preyed on women in the Century City mall for years, luring them back to a Hollywood Hills mansion with the promise of modeling work before attacking them. Finally, we look at a short introduction to DeBuono’s documentary, which exposes the dark side of the Hollywood dream, in this episode of Crime Time hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.

Guest Bio

Cathy DeBuono was born in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Crazy Bitches (2014), And Then Came Lola (2009) and Gay Propaganda (2002).

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Episode Breakdown

00:01 Welcoming Cathy DeBuono to Crime Time.

02:15 Clip: Documentary introduction.

04:10 The attempted abduction of DeBuono in 1999.

13:40 DeBuono identifies the predator and takes matters into her own hands.

17:20 Sexual predator Victor Paleologus’s photo pops up on the news.

20:10 The 2003 murder of Kristine Johnson and previous attacks by the killer.

26:40 What changed from 1999 to 2003? Why Johnson and not DeBuono?

33:00 Did any of Paleologus’s victims attempt to come forward?

37:35 DeBuono’s documentary and giving female victims a voice.

43:10 Thank you and goodbye.

Guest Bio

Cathy DeBuono was born in Yonkers, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Crazy Bitches (2014), And Then Came Lola (2009) and Gay Propaganda (2002).