The Toolbox Murders (1978)

A serial killer, plagued by the memory of a fatal car accident, uses various tools to murder female tenants of a Los Angeles apartment complex, then abducts a teenaged girl who lives there with her family. When the police express doubt that the murders are connected to the girl's disappearance, her brother sets out to search for her on his own.

Originally passed with cuts for cinema. The Toolbox Murders was on the uk video nasties list but wasn't prosecuted! Released with 1 minute 46 seconds cut in 2000. Re-released uncut in 2017.