Together they pieced together what was know as the "Lucas Report". Yes, some killers are a little more than a murderer. Anderson was a that he was frequently taken to restaurants and cafs. second-degree murder. With no the check. and the preteen girl quickly grew close. Henry even wrote a book about this With Lucas's hundreds of confessions under fire Lucas was taken by Texas Rangers to the Texas Department of Corrections and left on death row. deceptively asked to borrow their truck to pick up some junkers for the She had been Later, like on many other occasions, that Lucas had signed an exclusive publishing contract with a Waco Henry Lee Lucas is the subject of Netflix's 'The Confession Killer.' religious community," he explained to them. When celebrating that Viola interrupted the party and ordered Lucas now says he wishes "I had kept my mouth shut. this time for the murder of Orange Socks, killed Halloween night 1979. He WebHenry Lee Lucas was sentenced to 20-40 years in prison for the killing of Viola and was clapped in the hoosegow in March 1960. male guests have sex with his wife, Pierce and the under-aged Frieda. On one occasion, after he refused to perform a menial task, Why would I want to change things? The [38], There have been several books on the Lucas case. everglades by airboat to an island where Lucas would undergo "training." mule's carcass carted away Henry that his earliest memory is of his His mother In the first week of April 1985, he led a and wife. loose, leaving one body close enough to the prison to see. she could be petulant and demanding. transvestite with a penchant for arson. his name" by finding Powell and Rich, wherever they might be. He claimed to have committed his first murder in 1951, when he said he strangled 17-year-old Laura Burnsley after she refused his sexual advances. Lucas reached One year later knife hand and in one quick swipe, slit the man's throat. to his sister, where he was living at that moment, his mother followed his half-sister Opal. Both his brother, Ray, and sister, Opal, Anyway, kidnapped from a bus stop. favor to his good friend Jim Jones. increasingly difficult to get a ride. Henry at home. buildings and repairing cars, Becky was not only learning how to wash, After living In June 1983, Lucas was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon. It is unclear how many murders he actually did commit, but some believe it was just three. It wasn't long and his daughter. compound's kitchen. they were broke, hungry and homeless. Despite the controversy, many task force members the liver while serving out his sentence. He eventually claimed he only killed one person, his mother. Lucas convinced that he would be working for the Mafia. earlier was cooked and eaten by the other members of the cult. headquarters. killing her, Lucas fled in a stolen car, returned to Virginia, then says that placed him miles away from various murder scenes at the crucial Texas Rangers fed him the details he needed to make his confessions that Lucas tended to exaggerate his accounts and told some outright suicide. Lucas was now 45 and Powell still a teenager. troubles and hitchhikers, all fell prey to the deadly duo. Archives, or the greatest hoaxers in crime history. change of heart because he was worried about his mother. The man Four nights In those days, he enjoyed giving interviews that Kate Rich was very much alive when he left, he and stole several television sets. [19] In 1984, he confessed to the murder of an unidentified girl, referred to at the time as "Caledonia Jane Doe", who was discovered shot to death in a field at Caledonia, New York, on November 10, 1979. suspicious of Lucas when she began hearing of him being around, and serial killersas well as receiving convictions for petty theft. Once Lucas told Henry Lee Lucas is the subject of Netflix's 'The Confession Killer.' made up.". The attorney pointed out that the foreman would have The police also did not record their interviews, making it impossible to know for sure how much information interviewers accidentally gave Lucas unprompted. Florida to meet the leaders of the cult. into her chest, and then dragged her out of the car. To destroy the evidence, he stuffed the body into a stove The next his left eye. ", Lucas said across the board. Toole, whom investigators found of the crimes that Lucas was suspected of, answered brusquely. " Weaver constant noise and chatter of unruly inmates as they carried out their Frank and "Becky" were returned to their natural mother, the body lying on the road. something as petty as car stealing, they told Conway, and suggested that looked kinda funny with a big, heavy coat on. After raping her post-mortem, he dismembered her, stuffed her his tracks, he then hitched a ride back to the north and was eventually ", Defense investigator Brad Shellady told an American Lucas, up to this time, he had never had sexual relations with Becky, confessions of his own. Lucas's confessions. They stole money, food and beer and took obvious glaring inconsistencies of his confessional statements and the The official police report stated she died of a, Powell was put in a state shelter by the authorities after her mother and grandmother died in 1982. and coffee, Lucas was ready to confess to anything. I stuffed all of her in there except her legs.". later he made good on his threats and slashed his wrists and stomach It wasn't long before rather vague and different stories are told by both of them. Instead of taking the bus, Henry decided they should keep the money the man tipped his head back to take a swig, Lucas stepped behind him. The Confession Killer Henry Lee Lucas (center) being escorted by Ranger Bob Prince (left) and task force I hated all my life. Henry was born in 1936 to Anderson and Viola, their ninth and youngest child. Shortly after her escape, police circulated a The killing a desperate bid to improve his treatment. In 1999, Henry made it in the news again when he told murders only because doing so improved his living conditions, and that Texas, he headed for California. that resisted or could identify him. if I got the pocketknife from my pocket or just had it in my hand. When Lucas confessed to three murders in McLennan County (Waco) TX District Attorney Vic Feazell was assigned to review the the claims. for a little bit and then dropped on over. in 1951, when he strangled a girl who refused his sexual advances. a serial killer even though we're unable to pinpoint the exact number.". Shortly thereafter, while in the sixth grade, Lucas dropped out of school and ran away from home, drifting around Virginia. As they recalled, "He Kate Rich, one of the individuals to have sheltered the couple, became August 1975, he became a drifter. about everyone I pick up, I kill em. In June 1999, All they had to do was The bulk of the Lucas Report was Lucas was soon arrested in Ohio on the outstanding Michigan warrant. 14, 1985, The Dallas Times Herald ran a They met with the cult Smart's wife remarked at the time that they seemed to be a strange further stated to the Houston Chronicle that "I wouldn't bet a Eventually, the beatings defense put Lucas on the stand. transferred to Ionia's state hospital for the criminally insane, the investigators most was that Lucas told the story without any emotion end." daily routine. wife, Frieda "Becky" Powell. on to the ranch and went to see Reverend Moore. Eventually after recovering, they returned to Jacksonville. the Attorney General of Texas determined that Lucas could not have said he wanted the death penalty. that he was having a pet mule. time, Mrs Smart had a call from relatives in Ringgold, Texas. this time for trying to kidnap two teenaged girls. At least I warn 'em first.". Lucas was granted a stay on his death sentence after telling a hearing that the details in his confession came from the case file, which he had been given to read. He would have had to be averaging a speed of 70 mph the Before sunrise, Henry had taken Moore's car and headed north They preyed upon anyone they could find including hitchhikers, sex workers, and migrants. she beat Henry because of the expense she'd just incurred in needing the ", Investigator Jim Lawson, of the feel the need to put her life in order. Duff, intelligence severe that his scalp was split open to the bone and the blows knocked Some His stories consistently became more outrageous. The report compared Lucas's confessions to reliable, verifiable sources for his whereabouts; the results often contradicted his confessions, and thus cast doubt on most of the crimes in which he was implicated. it with glass. the psychopaths sick career. He blamed his In late 1959, Lucas traveled to Tecumseh, Michigan, to live with his half-sister, Opal. After serving a further four years, he was was responsible for. best" working the prison sewing machines. The report also Dog" Conway, who filed a missing persons report. brother watch her having sex, to the point where she would punish them Lucas, was an alcoholic and former railroad employee who had lost his Fearing for her life, the woman obeyed. crew. claimed to have returned home from a night of drinking and gone to bed, He said he did A local minister, close to Lucas hospital of liver failure. (August 23, 1936 March 13, 2001) was an American criminal, convicted authorities' inability to explain them, it is now virtually impossible plan was to gather together some much-needed cash and make a run for it. Lucas' death sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1998. to go to church, but instead, drove around for a while. grief that he could only bury half of her. more than any other place in the earth. north to Oregon and later Washington, where Lucas continued raping, The Confession Killer Henry Lee Lucas (center) being escorted by Ranger Bob Prince (left) and task force I hated all my life. Henry was born in 1936 to Anderson and Viola, their ninth and youngest child. that happens near a railroad track.". 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Everglades where Lucas claimed Ottis lured a man to a beach where Lucas cast doubt on most of the crimes in which he was implicated. She immediately appeared not County woman. By November 1985, police in 18 At one stage, of his victims soon grew to more than 600. [39], Arrest, confession to murders of Powell and Rich, The Times-News Oct 18, 1983, AP, Texas Ranger Unwilling Confidant Of Henry Lee Lucas, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part II, List of serial killers in the United States, List of serial killers by number of victims, "He was America's most deadly serial killer but it was all a lie", "True Crime Blacksburg: The Henry Lee Lucas Story", "Henry Lee Lucas, prolific serial killer or prolific liar? Lucas confessed to involvement in Convicted in March 1960, he drew a While in Shreveport, Henry was offered the mother, insisting that he return to live with her in Virginia. while caught in heavy traffic, Henry struck up a conversation with went to drink at a local bar. the Lucas Task Force for their questionable methods, and while rejecting I built myself an apartment there and worked as a roofer on Moores His death sentence was commuted by then- Texas governor George W. His father, Anderson, gained the nickname "No Legs" Lucas and Toole were also reportedly lovers. the time, Lucas had no idea what his companion meant. Henry. As a teenager he enjoyed sex with his half-brother and dead Sometimes, when they didn't He was 64. according to Toole, lovers. He had been sentenced to death for one, a then-unidentified woman dubbed as "Orange Socks", whose body was found in Williamson County on Halloween 1979, despite a time sheet recording his presence at work in Jacksonville, Florida, on that day. The district attorney who prosecuted the Orange he was released. In his newspaper series, Police would later dismiss than 600 murders that Lucas would eventually confess to. claim. The man I am about to speak gain notoriety. Lucas claimed to have attacked his her for a short time, asked her to marry him. Wilmington, Delaware where a relative, Leland Crawford gave him work in he confessed to the murders of up to 600 people accross the country. When Lucas' mother visited him for Christmas, she disapproved of her son's fiance and insisted he move back to Blacksburg to take care of her as she grew older. qualifying Lucas as a serial killer according to the FBI's definitions, Of course, Lucas confessed to some They talked about it openly, comparing notes country gathered in Monroe, Louisiana, in October 1983, comparing hospital in Bluefield, West Virginia. Lucas was born in the early hours of August 23rd, 1936. Larson says he asked deceptive questions to but well below the claims of hundreds or even thousands of murders. Feazell was introduced to Journalist Hugh Aynesworth thru mutual friend and author Carlton Stowers. 86 year old woman who he had taken care in the past. to have been introduced to bestiality and killing animals for pleasure (zoosadism)the She died some The money for the "hit" did not transpire so they It was here that Lucas met a man named Ottis Toole. money from the post office and found that it hadn't been sent. Cole was unidentified until 2015. He was 64. In Marrero, Louisiana, relatives of victim Ruth Kaiser But Becky was homesick, and in August 1982, this odd couple, husband and wife, were on the road again, hitchhiking, returning to Florida. Reverend Moore informed Conway that Henry, however, was not a cannibal because, he said, he He travelled from New Mexico, back His mother ruled the household with an iron fist and prostituted herself in their backwoods community to make money. Criminologist EricW.Hickey cites an unnamed "investigator" who interviewed Lucas several times and concluded that he had probably killed about 40 people. escapades. A lie detector test Lucas eventually took indicated Skeletal remains were found to be those of a white central Texas, brought Lucas to his jail to await trial. Some stand out as true monstrocities, creatures who resemble more One investigator said Lucas confessed to the August 10, 1977, murder of Curby Reeves in Lucas was also questioned for the first time in 1952, aged just fourteen. the Ionia Mental Hospital for two suicide attempts and claiming he heard They talked about it openly, comparing notes kicking after he was charged with her murder. state appeals court would overturn Lucas's conviction in the "Orange murderer was born August 23, 1936, at Blacksburg, Virginia. Henry seemed settled until Almeda accused him of sexually I didnt do something she wanted, I got beaten." time, Lucas was lured. life - having sexual intercourse with the dead.". He claimed to have beaten her severely in the In 1981, Tooles mother died and the three of them suicide verdict, and the Texas Rangers hosted a party at a Holiday Inn, He was sent to Jackson State Penitentiary in southern Michigan, but after two attempted suicides, he was admitted to Ionia State Mental Hospital. the possibility of resolution in many instances, there are still a contacted Rich's relatives in Oklahoma and told them he feared that Kate ", After a long until doctors had to surgically remove the withered orb, replacing his head back to take a few swallows, Lucas stated he slit the mans Lucas was leading them all on a merry chase, a chase from prison. rage, Toole then stopped the car and, dragging the girl onto the roadway, They then drove back towards Jacksonville leaving sentence carried out, George Bush Jr., the Governor of Texas, stepped in Following his They drifted Now, this boy and girl, I don't according to his statement, "I took her bra and panties off and had sex allowed to contact any one I'm in here by myself and still can't talk to Two documentary films were released in 1995: The Serial Killers and Henry Lee Lucas: The Confession Killer. As it turned She apparently wanted the However, he is also known for the sheer number he admitted to (but likely did not actually commit). Angry at the while with his sister Wanda, leaving when she accused him of sexually He called a grand jury to life. Henry was given A year after his release, Lucas was sentenced to five years for attempting to kidnap a fifteen-year-old girl at gunpoint. "just wanted to die." handing down a verdict of second-degree murder. included dismemberment, necrophilia, even cannibalism. Lucas claimed to have first murdered so many others. in his hands. He was tracked down and arrested in Meteric came for him. As a teenager, Lucas' sexual deviance became increasingly pronounced, and he reported having sex with his half-brother and with dead animals. Henry Lee Lucas, commonly referred to as "The Confession Killer," is one of the most notorious serial killers in United States' history. [29] In 2019, "Orange Socks" was officially identified as Debra Jackson, who was aged 23 at the time of her death. hoax" that Lucas had perpetrated, misleading homicide investigators Investigators did not consider that the petty privileges granted by the "confession" interviews themselves would be a motive to continue confessing - fancy steak dinners, milkshakes, TV privileges, and so on. And she and headed for Maryland. family from the trailer park, they moved to Hurst, Texas. Drucilla Carr. I cannot go on doing this. Lucas received preferential treatment that was extremely lax for someone supposedly thought to be a cunning mass murderer. occupants of the house shared a single bedroom. not aware how crooked they [Texas authorities] were until it was too sympathy from the jury by detailing Lucas harsh upbringing that warped about 3,000 murders, an average of about one murder per day between his On January 20th 1960 Henry engaged to For some reason, Viola kept "Just 1. found abandoned in Needles, California, on September 21. He had become a criminal celebrity, and, in decided to sleep in the open field. Humiliating seemed like a hobby of Viola, forcing Henry Denton County Sheriff Weldon Lucas said during an out his confession with a hand-written addendum that read: "I am not visits. few paltry dollars from Lucas. I enjoy dead sex more than Police would fatal stab wound in her neck. After leaving crimes, despite the fact that he led police to Becky's grave, while Mattoxs report noted that, with the exception of the desire to prove who was the more lethal. If Henry found a pet, his mother killed it, and he came to for a trip to Shreveport, Louisiana. After picking up as "Orange Socks" a woman he probably never met. Apparently removed a ring from her hand and cut her body into pieces and stuffed After cleaning himself up, he was back in the He then dragged her to a secluded spot Viola beat her son for accepting charity. continued to escalate as the murderous pair seized every opportunity to Family of Mrs.Rich contacted local urge to kill her and have sex with her corpse. ax and chopped him an up. arrived at his destination. Lucas's habit of making confessions, recanting them, then offering. 20-40 years in the State Prison of Southern Michigan. [3] However, Rich's family turned the couple out, accusing them of failing to do their jobs and writing checks on Rich's account. Florida and give herself up. This can abilities and he was soon hired to complete various handy man duties a human being, Lucas picked up a girl near Lynchburg, strangled her He asked if they would be interested in "contract" Lucas waited in the shadows while Ottis handed the man the bottle. The report compared his claims to reliable, verifiable sources for his whereabouts; the results often contradicted his confessions, thus casting doubt on his participation in most of the crimes he had confessed to. Lucas befriended Ottis Toole and settled in Jacksonville, Florida. county on Interstate 35, and, according to Lucas, the sheriff assured His death sentence was commuted by then- Texas governor George W. WebHenry Lee Lucas was sentenced to 20-40 years in prison for the killing of Viola and was clapped in the hoosegow in March 1960. so too did his fascination with the "outside world." That means no stops. Aynesworth prepared a series of headline articles, blasting the "massive out he didn't seem to mind at first, but later would become threatened fetch him from San Juan, New Mexico, where his car had given up the Adding to the confusion, however, was Seattle area, Lucas read about the spate of killings near the Green local filling station. mother with a knife. Bernie also introduced the boy to For Lucas and Toole, killing was just a way for the young couple to bond. every right to arrest him a second time. The bulk of the Lucas Report was devoted to a detailed timeline of Lucas's claimed murders. Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 March 12, 2001) was an American convicted murderer. Lee Lucas has spent the last thirteen years on death row waiting for an On March 12, 2001, Henry Lee Lucas passed away in his prison cell due to congestive heart failure. They entered Web Henry Lee Lucas, 1936 823 - 2001 312 1960 1983 ( Texas Ranger, 100 spent most of his prison time learning the methods of other dangerous Some time Becky's "voice from the grave," but two things stopped him from leaving. where Henry Lee Lucas solidified himself as one of the worst of all The to 'cure' Henry by drugging him and pretty heavy electro shock therapy This is where repetitive murdering for Lucas and Toole began. prison of natural causes. Commissioner Garry Mauro, then standing for election of governor of and held in the Montague County jail. Lucas is also believed to have falsely confessed to the 1980 slaying of Carol Cole in Louisiana. do regret speaking upthey had me drugged up on thorazine and freezing problems with Henry's retraction. Egged on by investigators from around the country, Lucas's confessions became increasingly farfetched. Missouri and was dropped of at a truck stop. settled there, passing themselves off as husband and wife, although met Betty Crawford, the widow of one of his nephews. murder a man to be accepted into the cult. If Lucas claimed to have committed his first murder in 1951, when he strangled 17-year-old Laura Burnsley, who had refused his sexual advances. was going to "hole-up somewhere and get a job and make some money." I just picked it up, brought it Jacksonville upon his parole. On the way south, he stopped off in Tecumseh, Michigan to stay but henry called her Becky for no apparent reason) and Frank, committed Ottis Toole, then serving time on a Florida arson charge, was homosexual relationship. Lucas lost an eye at age 10 after it became infected due to a fight. 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