An aspiring young model who becomes the target of a serial killer is based on a true story in “The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story.”

“The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story” airs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, on Lifetime.

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The synopsis from Lifetime is, “Based on a true story, ‘The Girl Who Survived’ follows 15-year-old Alina Thompson (Brielle Robillard), an aspiring model in Los Angeles during the ‘80s, who gets caught in the dangerous web of a serial killer.

“Without the knowledge of her parents, Carl (Sam Trammell) and Nancy (Ashley Jones), Alina sneaks off to attend an amateur photo casting call where she meets up-and-coming photographer William B

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