Desc: The Real Chainsaw Massacre: Directed by Paul Douglas, Andrew Mackenzie-Betty. With Sean Barrett, Robert Elmer Kleasen, Jimmy Bird, Eddie Davis. Robert Elmer Kleasen (1934-2003) was an American who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1975 for the murder of two young men near Austin, Texas. His conviction was later overturned and Kleason emigrated to the United Kingdom where he was eventually imprisoned on gun violations. Kleason died in the United Kingdom while fighting extradition back to the US for retrial on the murder charges.