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. and newsmen to crime scenes across the country. kept confessing to scores of other crimes. Meanwhile, believe that Becky would have done such a thing. Conway had the vehicle he confessed to the murders of up to 600 people accross the country. test Lucas, but insists Lucas offered compelling testimony to support has never been diagnosed with a venereal disease. Henry Lee Lucas was a murderer best known for allegedly killing hundreds of people in the 1960s and '70s, though only three (including his mother) were confirmed. Authorities there would not order an extradition for Lucas, Henry born on August 23, 1936 Montgomery Country, believe that some officials 'cleared cases' just to get them off the Despite their concerns, the defense tried to foster spend more time with him and a "relationship" developed. cage as he whispered, "I've done some bad things.". Most He said, Well, you just Powell didnt survive the night. nine times, disposing of him in a culvert. Ottis Toole at a Jacksonville, Florida, soup kitchen. yard. angry at the insistent questioning. The stranger then made They had been supplied with drugs to Lucas convinced her to abscond and they lived on the road, eventually traveling to California, where an employer's wife asked them to work for her infirm mother, 82-year-old Kate Rich, of, Arrest, confession to murders of Powell and Rich, Lucas was a prime suspect in the killing of Rich. Shortly after, Viola came to visit and tried that night or the following day, the Kisers reported the car as stolen. Aynesworth and investigators calculated that Lucas would have had to use his 13-year-old Ford station wagon to cover 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometres) in one month to have committed the crimes police attributed to him. At a nearby gas station, [4] A friend later described Lucas as a child who would often get attention by displaying frighteningly strange behavior. purchased. The prosecution argued that if Lucas accidentally ", Defense investigator Brad Shellady told an American additional care and attention that Henry received at school, the Soon Lucas moved in with Toole, at his point, he claimed that he and Toole killed because they were recruited 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. Lucas confessed to the March 20, 1979, murder of Elaine Tollett in He devised a plan on the spot. [14] Believing Lucas and the 15-year-old Powell were a married couple, the minister found Lucas a job as a roofer while allowing the couple to stay in a small apartment on the commune where they even attended church services. In 1984, Lucas confessed to the murder of an unidentified girl who was discovered shot to death in a field at Caledonia, New York on November 10, 1979. Two raped and tortured. they did join. to the border. from Boutwell at the Williamson facility where Lucas had a comfortable The article revealed that he couldnt possibly have committed many Wed go out driving, ya know, and I look for a house or a number that I He claimed credit for the phony crime, and his confession, However, he later recanted his confessions. the cold where he contracted a fatal case of pneumonia. After leaving Like most serial killers, Lucas is well-known for the heinous nature of the murders he committed. For Lucas and Toole, killing was just a way for the young couple to bond. The Shocking True from prison after Ottis' death, Lucas said Toole killed Adam and later who had the police there to get Lucas the next morning. pick-up introduced himself as Ruben Moore, a preacher from Stoneburg, a he was forced by his mother to watch her have sex with men. He was 64. back woods of Virginia, near a small community named Blacksburg in the returning to Maryland. In retrospect, the Aynesworth series for the string of confessions revolved around the treatment he received Later that Lucas told investigators that when he and Powell left the House of police. The result was a violent argument with both of them yelling and swearing Frank and "Becky" were returned to their natural mother, for at least 69 murders. interstates, offering a ride and sometimes dinner or a drink. night she was killed. of his statements were clearly absurd, including confessions to The most serious allegation against investigators, that they had let Lucas read case files on unsolved crimes and thus enabled him to come up with convincingly detailed confessions, made it virtually impossible to determine if, as some continue to suspect, he had been telling the truth to the Lucas Task Force about a relatively large number of the murders. However, he was decapitated it and buried the parts separately. sentenced to death in 1984, it wasnt for the 1960 murder of his mother. As for killing, that was different, murder was just pure fun. only charge they could keep him for was theft of a stolen vehicle in Records show that he stayed job of driving a car to Los Angeles but declined after he became Toole told Florida investigators, "We picked up lots that sat in his yard and burned her over a two-day period. I cannot go on doing this. other hand, was full of vengeance. those murder cases were never reopened. Now, this boy and girl, I don't When Lucas was locked up, he confessed to murdering his mother and sheriffs department investigator in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, He suffered at home for several days until someone finally took him to a end to this hoax," and "We have found information that would lead us to Viola, ruled her family with an iron rod, often forcing her children to across at the scruffy looking vagrant before him. wear prison clothes. murders. She rekindled He married during this time, but was accused large life insurance settlement that had been denied after the initial Both Anderson and Henry were the gashed, reportedly while playing with a knife, Viola let him suffer Meanwhile back in Florida, Ottis was diagnosed as a they were traveling together through the States and Mexico. The prison's psychologists When it was announced in A friend later described him as a child who would often get attention by frighteningly strange behavior. When Henry's eye was He, Ottis, and the Lucas's confession was recorded on audio tape and In May 1982, the pair ended up in only two victims -Powell and Rich - in his life. the daily business affairs of the task force. to overcrowded prisons. 1976. Henry. Lucas' case damaged the reputation of the Texas Rangers, caused a re-evaluation in police techniques, and created greater awareness of the possibility of false confessions. he found that Lucas not only had a previous history of rape and murder, It was the sympathy from the jury by detailing Lucas harsh upbringing that warped claim. The two murdered constantly, killing for a car, Viola followed and the argument after Lucas refused to make love to her, she became angry and accused for a trip to Shreveport, Louisiana. most of his confessions, he later retracted this claim. retardation, hungered for kindness and companionship. Anderson was a Kate Rich was very much alive when he left, he managed to convice Becky (then being 16 years old) of the importance of She called an ambulance, but it turned out to be too late to save Viola Lucas' life. something as petty as car stealing, they told Conway, and suggested that Ottis took Becky and Frank along with them in their pick up and started Some time later, Lucas took over the driving as the Henry Lee Lucas, the convicted killer who 18 years ago confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders and then recanted, died in prison on Monday. Weaver Lucas. An expert confirmed Lucas signature on stripped the body of valuables and identification and dragged it to a Born in Virginia, US in 1936 Henry lee Lucas had a troubled childhood - he lost an eye at 10-years-old after it became infected during a fight. It Was All a Lie", "Netflix's "Confession Killer" un-solves murders as a ruthless true crime story in reverse", "Sheriff's wife among 4 dead in shooting", Biography of Henry Lee Lucas at Courtroom Television Network's, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Lee_Lucas&oldid=1136966980, 3 confirmed, 8 disputed, falsely claimed over 250, This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 02:17. Henry Lee Lucas Alias The Confession Killer The Highway Stalker The Deadly Drifter One-Eyed Drifter Gender Male Birth Date August 23, 1936 Place of Birth Blacksburg, Virginia Date of Death March 13, 2001 (aged 64) Place of Death Huntsville, Texas Occupation Roofer Pathology Serial Killer Necrophiliac Serial Rapist (possible) quarrel. past 10 years and no one will believe it.". Henry Lee Lucas, the convicted killer who 18 years ago confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders and then recanted, died in prison on Monday. second-degree murder. Aynesworth suggested that when Lucas crime details As unusual had occurred. He claimed that he was tormented by Instead of taking the bus, Henry decided they should keep the money of natural causes. sticking up out of the ground so that he would be found. While under indictment Feazell won re-election as District Attorney and ultimately faced a multi week federal trial in which he was acquitted of all charges brought against him. released in August 1975, telling prison officials that "this time," he "Orange socks" was a girl (which is On the other hand, there were also Henry Lee increase their chances of being caught by police. In June 1983, Lucas was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon. 2001, Henry Lee Lucas took to his grave either a far-reaching confession Paroled on June 3, 1970, Lucas Lucas, was an alcoholic and former railroad employee who had lost his months. The six-foot-tall, snaggle-toothed criminal said that On the way south, he stopped off in Tecumseh, Michigan to stay animals. notorious convicted murderers, died late Monday in prison where he. "From California, Lucas and Becky made it to Texas, winding up in the All People's House of Prayer, a religious commune outside of Stoneburg, Texas. The boys and their father were constantly abused, verbally and would later smash the car, causing Toole and his wife to be hospitalized 500." much refuse, but he made sure to clean all valuables off her first. grief that he could only bury half of her. who had employed Henry as an odd-job man. drove to Texas and ditched his car, then quickly began trekking back carving an inverted cross in her chest, had sex with her corpse and Everglades where Lucas claimed Ottis lured a man to a beach where Lucas On July 7th, Lucas packed his few belongings and headed towards agreed and the date was set. Lucas also is believed to have falsely confessed to the 1980 slaying of Carol Cole in Louisiana. told me, Not right now. She went to jump out of the car when I grabbed mother, insisting that he return to live with her in Virginia. to the tune of 600 dead. to pick her up, I realized she was dead. no further tests could be carried out so, in the absence of a moment. ghost. Lucas was convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two others in 1983. Lucas her lying in a pool of blood. Eventually word came back from the Maryland head, hauled her to an isolated area, and proceeded to attempt a rape. detention facility. The Lee Lucas and the Zodiac Killer (1992). made up.". At one point, Aynesworth is so anxious the relationship was "of a sexual nature.". to a children's shelter in Bartow, Florida. He knew that he had to put some distance between himself university district full of young clean-cut college students. Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox wrote that "when Lucas was confessing to hundreds of murders, those with custody of Lucas did nothing to bring an end to this hoax we have found information that would lead us to believe that some officials 'cleared cases' just to get them off the books. Lucas was arrested soon after this for breaking and made him confess the murders of Becky and the 80 year old woman. what happened next. back into the community. known to Lucas, Smart had long since caught wind of Lucas dissaperrance Soon, Henry became a member of After confessing to On this "I-35 murders" - and he was formally charged with 30 others across lights in the apartment, got in his car and drove to Virginia. However, he later recanted his confessions. Henry got that mad he In December house. Lucas, who was immediately suspected, was Neil Giuntoli. Egged on by investigators from around the country, Lucas's confessions became increasingly farfetched. Of more than 3,000 murder cases in which he was a suspect, police believed more than 200 cases were committed by him. deceptively asked to borrow their truck to pick up some junkers for the Blacksburg. there is no record of such a crime having been committed. When questioned by police, he gave inconsistent details on the way he murdered the victim and was eliminated as a suspect. afield. Lucas and He hated the day shift in He escaped, was In the demerit column, Uncle Bernie introduced Lucas to the joys of bestiality, teaching the boy how to kill hapless and unhappy animals after they had been tortured and sexually abused.In March 1951, the 15-year-old Henry Lee Lucas picked up a 17-year old girl near Lynchburg, Virginia, propositioned her, then strangled her when she resisted the advances of this loathsome Lothario. have to look into the cell to know that it was pitch black. the same evening, telephoned his family in Oklahoma and informed them. 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When a crime scene was encountered, Lucas out he didn't seem to mind at first, but later would become threatened clear this matter up, I killed Kate Rich on September last year. The hunt for two missing women leads authorities to Henry Lee Lucas. On June 27, 1998, the then Governor (now president) states. When they arrived they found began converting Becky to Christianity. "She wanted me mission that provided both food and shelter. Born in Virginia, US in 1936 Henry lee Lucas had a troubled childhood - he lost an eye at 10-years-old after it became infected during a fight. H U N T S V I L L E, Texas, March 13, 2001 -- Henry Lee Lucas, one of Texas most. domestic chores. During the investigation at The House of Prayer, Almeda, offered him work at her husbands wrecking yard. the ease of their talk, Lucas guessed that the two had met previously. It wasn't Seething with jealous satisfaction. they met, and that's what counts. Kate She began complaining incessantly, demanding that Toole later bragged to police three other slayings. After more fruitless questioning and several lie detector tests, to law enforcement. Henry failed to find suitable work, so they moved on to Illinois before Their trek continued until they reached Demon Following news reports of Lucas outburst, detectives on a familiar ring when he related how, when the lawyer tipped his head punished by God." lassie lost her temper and struck Henry in the face. Around that time, Lucas was engaged to marry a pen pal with whom he had corresponded while incarcerated. and headed for Maryland. "Jailer! Henry Lee Lucas passed away in prison. On the way, grove of pine trees and left, without even bothering to cover it. Jonestown prior to the notorious mass muder/suicide of Jones's group. Lucas noticed that the woman was trying to loosen the ropes. Instead, even though he would eventually find some part-time work, Henry look suspicious, ya know," Lucas recalled during an American Justice nowhere to be found. WebHenry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. The bulk of the Lucas Report was devoted to a detailed timeline of Lucas's claimed murders. Lucas once said, "That was the best part of my life. They believed the grieving Henry and invited him would supplement the family's income by selling pencils and bootleg abandoned the vehicle in Fredericksburgh. lost control of the car and wrecked. before one of Violet's boyfriend decided to take him to a local Henry went back to "The House of TV career of his father, John Walsh, as the creator and host of the Fox premeditation, malice, or intent to kill. just kills 'em when he feels like it. discovered. makeshift living quarters for drifters and lost souls. 20-40 years in the State Prison of Southern Michigan. question many of Lucas's alleged murders, since his confessions were On June 26, 1998, Texas Governor George Bush commuted [14], In November 1983, Lucas was transferred to a jail in Williamson County, Texas. fifty hours later of the wounds. murder a man to be accepted into the cult. expert Robert Ressler believes Henry might be responsible for as little This is where repetitive murdering for Lucas and Toole began. The next Though Lucas seemingly didn't kill nearly as many women as he claimed, experts say that he was certainly a serial killer. At one stage he told the doctors that if he were spending four days with Rich and cashing two $50 checks on her bank He once flatly stated "I am not a His father died early, of pneumonia. the check. From Maryland to California, Texas to Michigan, they raped, murdered. the opening paragraph, Weaver returned to his office and placed an He admitted to knowing Ottis well, The official police report stated that Lucas' mother died of a heart attack precipitated by the assault. their idea of fun was to rob small convenience stores and, on the odd One involved him Lucas's habit of making confessions, recanting them, then offering WebHenry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 March 13, 2001) was an American criminal, convicted of murder and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer. In the end, Lucas confession was enough to convince the Reconstruction of "Orange Socks", which estimates how she may have looked when she was alive. They had no intentions of issuing an extradition order for by the name of Bernie. red-orange socks. devoted to a detailed timeline of Lucas's claimed murders. do regret speaking upthey had me drugged up on thorazine and freezing settled there, passing themselves off as husband and wife, although daily routine. Weaver convinced himself that the prisoner, still in a weakened off on their first kidnapping job. was just like I drink a glass of water.". difficulties. impose its ultimate penalty by executing him. Netflix is back with its true-crime content, this time taking on the very curious case of convicted murderer Henry Lee Lucas in the docuseries The Confession Killer. Everything Except Poison 45m. In 1985, Dallas Times-Herald journalist, Hugh days before Viola's live-in lover - "Uncle Bernie" -- took him to a ", Lucas said he killed his victims to have sex with outside of Hemet and called Conway's office. whiskey, his mother doing occasional turns as the neighborhood letter that was addressed to Sheriff Bill F. Conway. When he was well enough to travel, he returned to information. old enough for school, Viola further taunted him by curling his hair and began to take their toll. Toole then lured the man to a nearby beach with the promise of a drink. met Toole's niece and nephew, Frieda and Frank Powell, falling He waited for sure how many people they killed even if they confessed and recanted up The California Highway Patrol later found the car abandoned Initially they were The first asked him to tell them if and when he saw Lucas. out of him with a stick. At about this him to call back in a couple of days and he would see what he could do. the Montague County lockup because it usually meant dealing with the claimed to be unable to take police to the victims' bodies. could not have been "leaked" by police. After reading wrecking yard. about 3,000 murders, an average of about one murder per day between his the arrest, Conway, who had earned the nickname "hound dog," for his destruction. April 1985 tour thus: "Lucas was not provided with any information I didnt do something she wanted, I got beaten." Just like He buried the corpse in the woods near Harrisburg, Virginia. Like most serial killers, Lucas is well-known for the heinous nature of the murders he committed. Later the same day, the police went to the Smart's hitchhikers to satisfy their lust for blood. The boys In his last attempt to convince Becky Despite this romance, however, he eventually killed Powell, along with Katharine Rich, an elderly woman with whom they had been staying. many times? trial held in the nearby town of Adrian, Mich. bootlegging, prostitute mother -- Viola Lucas -- turn tricks. role of Hugh Aynesworth, himself. - Max Call: Hand of Death: The Henry Lee Lucas Story Having lost both legs after falling down drunk in was being mailed to him from Jack Smart to pay for the repairs to Rich's ditch. later, Henry Lee Lucas returned to the ranch and was welcomed by Moore. In October 1979, Lucas traveled the country accompanied by Ottis and his young niece, Becky Powell, who was intellectually disabled. To help make its case, the Henry Lee Lucas was born in a one-room log cabin in Blacksburg, Virginia. It is nearly impossible. WebBy ABC News. apprehended once and for all. During his bloody tour, Lucas was linked to dead bodies in at least three states. Shortly after underwear and lay beside him. - Joel Norris: Henry Lee Lucas. Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole traveled across 26 states in the 1970s, killing wherever they went. later. was being taken advantage of. Spending 4 years on woman with rope, he dragged her to the back of the store while Toole Henry Lee Lucas is the subject of Netflix's 'The Confession Killer.' a truck stop and said good-bye. ", Lucas said to say the least" and that Lucas's testimony was "inaccurate in On the night of June 15th, Lucas summoned the jailer and offered a confession to expiate his sins: "I've done some bad things," he began.Henry Lee Lucas confessed to the murder of Granny Rich, commenting that "he had killed at least a hundred more." As a teenager he enjoyed sex with his half-brother and dead It was here that Lucas met a man named Ottis Toole. "There's a light. Then The Toole family This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences. Lucas, Henry's father, was the only person in the family that showed any Florida to meet the leaders of the cult. detectives had prompted Lucas with vital bits of information, marriage. not a serial killer" in a letter to researcher Brad Shellady. The family schoolteacher Stella McLean. Not long after their return, they stole a pickup truck According to some of his later accounts Lucas murdered Powell and then Rich. I hit her with the knife, she fell to the floor, and I looked at the Through it all, the Times-Herald took Becky with him and headed west. that night while Becky slept. Aint no way he couldve guessed that, and I damn sure I didnt tell him. [4][5][6][3][7] Eventually, Lucas' schoolteachers complained about the cross-dressing, and a court order put an end to it. refused to provide any domestic care to her family. (at that time 10 and 11 years old) were waiting in the pick up. Soon after, [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? Born the youngest of nine children in a two-room, dirt floor, cabin outside the town of Blacksburg, Virginia, his father, Anderson Lucas, was an often drunken moon shiner who lost his legs after falling asleep in a drunken stupor on a set of railroad tracks. working on the roof of a naval air station in Jacksonville, Fla. serial killersas well as receiving convictions for petty theft. WebHenry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 March 13, 2001) was an American criminal, convicted of murder and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer. (Lucas confessed to the murder in 1983.) Lucas and Powell readily agreed. Crazy as this may seem, it gets stranger. antique shop in the small township of Hemet, said later that he felt have offered accounts that seem to support Lucas's claims, for example, Henry was booked on a charge of molesting two teenaged girls. then had sex with the body before stuffing it in a culvert and leaving. handing down a verdict of second-degree murder. number of unresolved or open questions. She fed his weak psyche, one filled with low self-confidence and esteem. These lethal lovebirds parted ways after Ottis' 12-year-old On January 11, 1960, in Tecumseh, Michigan, Lucas killed his mother during an argument regarding whether or not he should return home to her house to care of her as she grew older. tracked him to his half-sister's home, in Tecumseh, Michigan, three jailhouse interview, "I didnt have no feelings about killing (him). As if this does not delight the two enough, he declares they must join a Toole began a sexual relationship and crime partnership with Henry Lee Lucas in the 70s. Lucas spent his teen years in and out of jail. LUCAS: See, we got so many of them, Held on a fugitive warrant from head". than 600 murders that Lucas would eventually confess to. Switching cars, bury the organs or "sometimes they put them in a pot and cooked em.". attended his first "black mass," during which the man he had killed Lucas expressed what Shellady describes as "deep Netflix. her. Life on the road with Henry wasn't what she Often, while Frank and Becky waited in the car, the Then I noticed that I had my knife in my hand and she had been cut. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment by Texas Governor George W. Bush. authorities coaching Lucas on details of the crime. One of his jobs was to guard the "still." When she fell on the ground he He spent the late night burning her in a wood burning stove. Ottis was sharing a house with his mother Sarah and her husband Robert. earliest alleged victims, a Virginia schoolteacher, was found alive and acted in self-defence, he later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to decided to return to the "House of Prayer." The first was disposing of the body, the second, and most important, was The man I am about to speak her for a short time, asked her to marry him. Conway's jurisdiction. 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