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It is revealed in the final scene of the episode that Mitchell had killed Dexter's wife, Rita , beforehand, in the bathtub of Dexter's house, and that he left Dexter's son Harrison in her blood, mirroring the childhood trauma that put Dexter on the path to becoming a serial killer.
- The Trinity Killer
- Description
- Personality
- History
- Kill Cycles
- Cycle Victims
- Non-Cycle Victims
- Attempted Victims
- Indirect Deaths
- Alleged Victims
A pattern of killings that continued for fifteen years was first noticed by Special Agent Lundy, but he was unable to identify the perpetrator. Then, in "Living the Dream," Lundy discovered an additional fifteen years of kill cycles, dating back to Vicky Noonan in 1979. Lundy had initially thought that each kill cycle consisted of three murder vict...
Before Arthur died, he was a man in his early 60s with white-gray thinning hair, blue eyes, as well as an imposing height and build. In spite of his age, Arthur possessed a considerable amount of strength, which was seen when he held a strong individual like Dexter in a chokehold and overpowered his athletic son, Jonah, with startling ease. Clothin...
Being "born in blood" (Dexter's euphemism for psychological trauma leading to homicidal impulses), coupled with Arthur's longevity as a successful serial killer, made this man incredibly complex. Arthur's life was comprised of schedules, routines, and identical kill cycles. If something did not go according to his plan, he found it difficult to imp...
Arthur Mitchell was born in Tampa, Florida, and lived in a two-story house for most of his young life. One day in 1959, an event forever scarred him. As a curious ten-year-old boy, he stood in the bathroom doorway, watching his elder sister, Vera, take a shower. When she noticed him in the mirror, she slipped, shattering the shower doors. A shard o...
With his original family long gone in a tragic past, Arthur often reminisced about them. In fact, the four victims in each of his kill cycles represented himself, sister, mother, and father. Due to his life as a teacher, Arthur often carried out kill cycles during school holidays while he was out of town with Four Walls One Heart. The plaques he re...
List of victims killed in Season Four. For a full list of Cycle Victims, see: Trinity Case. 1. Christopher Kavanaugh- Live Burial (off-screen) 2. Lisa Bell- Bathtub 3. Tarla Grant- Jumper 4. Earl Doorman- Bludgeoned
Arthur usually did not kill outside of his well-established cycle, and generally posed no threat to anyone once the cycle was completed. However, there were exceptions. 1. Henry Mitchell- Arthur's father. Due to the profanity that Arthur shouts while bludgeoning the men, it's probable that Henry was Arthur's first kill. 2. Kyle Butler - His name wa...
Himself - failed to commit suicide from falling, like he forced some of his female victims to do ("Road Kill")Jonah Mitchell ("Hungry Man")Scott Smith ("Lost Boys")Kyle Butler ("Hello, Dexter Morgan")Vera Mitchell - She was startled by young Arthur while she was taking a shower and accidentally sliced her femoral artery. (mentioned, ("Road Kill")Frank Lundy - He was shot by Christine Hill, who tried to prevent her father from being caught. ("Dex Takes a Holiday")Stan Beaudry - He was killed by Dexter because he needed to frame someone for Trinity's murders. {"Hello, Dexter Morgan")Christine Hill - She committed suicide by shooting herself after police realized she killed Lundy, and Arthur rejected her. ("Hello, Dexter Morgan")Frank Lundy - Initially thought to be a victim of the Vacation Murderers, and then by Trinity. Later, it was confirmed that he and Debra were shot by someone shorterthan Trinity.Sally Mitchell - Bludgeoned by Jonah Mitchell, but Debra believed that Trinity killed her.Stan Beaudry - For a time, he was a Trinity suspect. Later on, because Dexter had planted Arthur's DNA in Stan's homeand truck, the police may have blamed Arthur for Stan's disappearance.Jul 7, 2024 · Arthur Mitchell was an incredibly interesting serial killer in Dexter because he had an incredibly specific cycle with his killings, which both made him fascinating and meant he was able to evade capture for decades.
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Arthur Mitchell - He showed up on Homicide's radar when they learned that Trinity had tried to kill a little boy. This led to the discovery of boy burials around the country connected to Arthur's construction sites .
Dec 14, 2009 · Some readers are questioning the time-line of the killing, suggesting that Arthur Mitchell couldn’t have made it over to Dexter’s house, murder Rita, and be on the road when Dexter catches him in...
Arthur Mitchell aka The Trinity Killer is a character and the main antagonist in Season Four of the Showtime series DEXTER. He also briefly appears in Dexter: New Blood in a podcast photo ("H is for Hero") and in flashbacks ("Skin of Her Teeth").
Nov 5, 2019 · Because of Dexter's push and pull with the Trinity Killer, a.k.a. Arthur Mitchell (John Lithgow), he leaves room for Rita to be Trinity's last kill. Trinity even leaves Dexter's son Harrison...
