*Contains spoilers*
Netflix has just dropped a new chilling series – and fans just can’t get enough of it.
The Confession Killer documents the case of murderer Henry Lee Lucas and it could well be the most baffling and sinister story we have ever heard (and seen).
Lucas was convicted of the murder of his mother in 1960, and then two others in 1983. But at this time, he started declaring he had killed hundreds of other people.
Texas Rangers worked closely with Lucas, who ‘solved’ dozens of seemingly unconnected cases as he claimed he would kill ‘at random’ over the course of eight years.
However, people are soon quick to question both his confessions, which were often highly detailed, and whether or not they’re the truth.
If he is to be believed, his kill count goes beyond that of some of the world’s most known serial killers…but to this day, he’s only truly been convicted of 11 more people.
The new series examines just what went on in the investigation, and how he darkly embraced an almost celebrity persona as his case became more famous.
Befriending the police force who were trying to convict him, he would be given fast food, strawberry milkshakes and lived a much more comfortable life than the one he had as a drifter.
Speaking to relatives of the victims he claimed to have killed, it becomes clear that some, while they want to believe the case is solved, simply don’t believe that he did it.
Lucas went on to take back many of his confessions, as he claimed that police bribed him with food – and exclaimed how they provided him with new information about some of the crimes so that his confessions would be more convincing.
DNA tests discovered that he was not guilty of at least 20 of the murders.
Many of the murder cases to which he had previously confessed were never reopened by police.
The Confession Killer directors Robert and Taki hope that their Netflix series will help bring the pain these families still feel to light.
‘We met with a lot of victims’ family members,’ Robert told The Guardian.
‘They’re still in pain — they want to know what happened to their loved ones … Justice was denied by what happened. And there’s a chance to reopen it, and I’m hoping the juries will and the series can bring about some comfort to the victims’ family members.’
Fans have also taken to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the new series.
Are you watching #TheConfessionKiller on Netflix, because you should be.
— rus_ty (@yt_sur) December 10, 2019
Ok I know everyone is going crazy for marriage story on @netflix but this is me watching #TheConfessionKiller rn pic.twitter.com/IsQOd4rKnK
— sierra lorenzini (@si__lo) December 10, 2019
I don't understand why they never corroberated his confessions. They needed to be an investigation taskforce. #TheConfessionKiller #WatchingSeries #Logghttps://t.co/TXNujhZMwa pic.twitter.com/LEJT5q5O3P
— Claudia Hernandez (@Mrs_Hdz) December 10, 2019
This documentary series about Henry Lee Lucas is the most insane show I’ve watched since Abducted in Plain Sight. #TheConfessionKiller
— Dusti Troutman Wilson (@dustitoff84) December 8, 2019
"The police work was less than competent"
That's generous #TheConfessionKiller pic.twitter.com/WJ41lB5ojQ
— Sherry (@sherrykaur89) December 8, 2019
It's disgusting in this day and age that men in law enforcement in some murder cases would rather risk a murderer go free than admit they could have been wrong #TheConfessionKiller
— TrueCrimeZone (@TrueCrimeZone) December 8, 2019
The Confession Killer is available to watch on Netflix.
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