In A Nightmare On Elm Street, Frederick Charles Krueger is a serial killer who preys on children. The people of his hometown, Springwood, find out and he is put in jail. However, a warrant that was not signed allowed him to be freed. This outraged the townspeople and they set out to find him. They cornered him in a boiler room and poured gasoline around. They then threw molotov cocktails and burned Freddy alive. Freddy’s spirit came back and seeks revenge now by entering children’s dreams where he murders them.