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The Confession Killer

TV·2019–2019·1 season, 5 episodes·Netflix·Documentary, Crime·50m·7.2·Created by Robert Kenner, Taki Oldham

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Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Confession Killer S01E03War in WacoS01E03 · 6.8Suspicions about Lucas’s confessions crescendo as a front-page investigative story hits the newsstands, and an ambitious DA takes on the Texas Rangers.
  2. 02The Confession Killer S01E04All the Damn LiesS01E04 · 6.8As families long for closure, the manipulation continues. Years later, on death row, Lucas steps up the fight for his life. But the lies don't stop.
  3. 03The Confession Killer S01E05Not One Shred of EvidenceS01E05 · 6.8DNA testing and a close examination of the evidence reveal the truth about Lucas and the officers who let the real killers get away with murder.

Cast

Bob Prince
Bob PrinceSelfHenry Lee LucasHenry Lee LucasSelf

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2019Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Confession Killer S01E01Everything Except PoisonDecember 6, 2019 6.5The hunt for two missing women leads authorities to Henry Lee Lucas. In court, he drops a bombshell, setting off a media circus and riveting
  2. S01E02The Confession Killer S01E02Make It StrawberryDecember 6, 2019 6.5At Georgetown, Lucas regales visiting officers with stories to clear murder cases. But one Lubbock family will do their own police work to r
  3. S01E03The Confession Killer S01E03Season's bestWar in WacoDecember 6, 2019 6.8Suspicions about Lucas’s confessions crescendo as a front-page investigative story hits the newsstands, and an ambitious DA takes on the Tex
  4. S01E04The Confession Killer S01E04All the Damn LiesDecember 6, 2019 6.8As families long for closure, the manipulation continues. Years later, on death row, Lucas steps up the fight for his life. But the lies don
  5. S01E05The Confession Killer S01E05Not One Shred of EvidenceDecember 6, 2019 6.8DNA testing and a close examination of the evidence reveal the truth about Lucas and the officers who let the real killers get away with mur

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