Henry Lee Lucas

American murderer (1936–2001)

Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 – March 12, 2001), also known as the Confession Killer, was an American murderer and serial killer who was convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two others in 1983. He rose to infamy as a claimed serial killer while incarcerated for these crimes, falsely confessing to approximately 600 other murders to the Texas Rangers and other law enforcement officials. Many unsolved cases were closed based on the confessions and the murders officially attributed to Lucas.

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