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With Henry Lee Lucas, Weldon Lucas, Phil Ryan, Paul Smith. A post clinical style of commentary and re-cap by the judges, lawyers, psychologists, forensic scientists and serial killers themselves, who were engaged in the criminal prosecution of Henry Lee Lucas, one the most infamous serial killers.
- (22)
- Documentary, Crime
- Neal Ashford
- 1995
Dec 6, 2019 · Henry Lee Lucas Was Considered America's Most Prolific Serial Killer. But He Was Really a Serial Liar. Netflix's 'The Confession Killer' examines the true story of the man who said he...
Dec 3, 2019 · The general consensus is that Lucas actually did murder both of them, and he confessed to doing so when he was picked up in 1983. And then he didn’t stop confessing. According to Lucas, he had spent the last few years roaming the country with Toole and committing random murders.
Fellow jailbird and drug dealer Otis (Tom Towles) becomes a willing accomplice in Henry's bloody killings. But as the depravity escalates and Henry forms a bond with Otis' sister, Becky...
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- Michael Rooker
- John Mcnaughton
- Maljack Productions
- Lucas Had A Poor Upbringing
- Claims of First Murders
- Drifter Years
- False Confessions
- Were Lucas' Confessions Discredited?
Lucas was born in 1936 in a one-room log cabin in the mountainous town of Blacksburg, Virginia, the youngest child of Viola and Anderson Lucas. Lucas' mother Viola allegedly abused him, forcing him to cross-dress at school until a court order put an end to it. He lost an eye aged 10 after it got infected following a fight with his brother, not rece...
Here's where things get a bit hazy. Lucas claimed to have killed his first victim, a 17-year-old girl, 1n 1951 when he was aged only about 15, only to later retract this claim. While drifting around Virginia he was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison, and following a short-lived escape attempt was eventually released in 1959. Upon releas...
Lucas was imprisoned again in 1971 for attempting to kidnap three schoolgirls, and upon release was married for two years to another prison pen pal. Following the marriage breakdown, Lucas moved between relatives and jobs for several years. Lucas befriended Ottis Toole, who also later confessed to murders then recanted them. Lucas became close with...
This is where the Netflix documentary gets really in-depth: Lucas confessed to several more unsolved killings, thought to be corroborated enough for the Lucas Task Force to be established. Lucas confessed to over 600 murders, was interviewed for over 3000 homicides in over 40 states. Law enforcement closed nearly 200 cold cases. Lucas was given res...
In 1985 The Dallas Times-Herald newspaper undertook an investigation into the confessions. They found it impossible for Lucas to have committed so many murders, claiming Lucas would have to cover 11,000 miles in a month in his old station wagon. A year later Lucas himself recanted the confessions, citing police's bribery of food his reasoning. Howe...
Four narrative films have been made based on his confessions: Confessions of a Serial Killer (1985); Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), in which the title role is played by Michael Rooker; Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part II (1996); and the 2009 film Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas.
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Dec 6, 2019 · H enry Lee Lucas was a notorious self-proclaimed serial killer who confessed to committing as many as 600 murders. But as detailed by the new Netflix documentary series The Confession...
