Henry Lee Lucas

Henry Lee Lucas

Henry Lee LucasSarah StraussAKA: The Confession Killer, One-Eyed Drifter

What makes a serial killer?Medical injuries when youngerMost have an unstable home as a childMight be abused when youngDid not have a stable home as a childNo conscience and has no remorseLacks love and nurturing

What is Evil?Profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, esp. when regarded as a supernatural force.Is the intention or effect of causing harm or destruction, usually specifically from the perception of deliberately violating some moral codeEvil acts include: rape and murderHenry Lee Lucas is a Moral EvilHe enjoyed the transient feeling of power it gave to himEvil contMoral EvilNatural Evilharms perpetrated by some agentWant to hurt someone

harms resulting from natural disasters, disease, or other agentless causesBackgroundHe was born on August 23, 1936, in Blacksburg, VirginiaBorn a ChristianOne of nine siblingRaised by alcoholic parents who were abusiveHe murdered his motherSpent 3 days in a comaHe enjoyed cannibalism and necrophiliaLucas claimed that he first practiced bestiality and zoosadismBy June 22, thanks to a front page story, Henry Lee Lucas had become a nationally famous serial killer.

Early LifeWhen he was ten his brother accidentally stabbed him in the left eye. His mother just ignored the injury and the eye became infected so it had to replaced by a glass Ran away from homeAs a teenager, his sexual deviance became increasingly pronounced He reported having sex with his half-brother and with dead animalsHis teen years were spent in and out of jailEngaged to pen pail while incarceratedIn and out of juvenile detentionConvicted of petty theftHe was in a coma for 3 daysSuffered headachesDizzy spellsBlack outs

profileProfile of Henry Lee LucasBorn: August 23, 1936 in Blacksburg, VirginiaDied: March 11, 2001 of natural causes (massive heart failure), Huntsville Prison, TexasNumber of victims: 3-3000Once known as: "Most infamous man on death row" and "the greatest monster than ever lived"Active: 1947-1983Victim Profile: Random people, primarily hitchhikers Location: Michigan, Florida, & Texas (possibly 20 more states) abnormalSince he was raised by abusive parents and was hurt at a young age he recanted and became a serial killer because he was raised wrong.He started having sex at a really young age which might have led him to become oneHe also had a standard IQ which is weird because a lot of serial killers are really smartHe believes someone like Satan is telling him to do the murdersTargeted victims and motiveUsually killed the girls or women he'd picked up, because he preferred sexual contact with a corpse Lucas generally used a knife or strangled them, but he was an advocate of trying different methods so as not to leave a pattern that police might link together.There is no accurate number of how many people Henry killedThe estimate is between 100-3,000 (many different websites offer)The first attack was Lucass mother on January 11, 1960The victims ages range from 12 to 82 yearsThe killings took place around the countryHe directed the police to a number amount of bodies

Targeted victims cont.The first murder was of his motherHe killed a lady in Texas only wearing orange socks

What type of killer is lucas?Lucas was a power and control serial killerHe also is a HedonisticSince he was beaten when younger it might have lead to his killingsHe killed women because he like to be sexual with them a live woman ain't nothin a quote from him

Court and verdict The defense also used work records to show the Lucas had been in Florida on October 31 and had cashed a check on November 1, and they tied it all up with psychiatric testimony to show that Lucas was insane. Psychologist Tom Kubiszyn said that Lucas had an IQ of 84, a desire to feel important, a feeling of inferiority, and a belief that he could not direct his own actions. He also had schizophrenia.He was diagnosed as a psychopathWas sentenced 20 to 40 years in prisonHe was sent to Jackson State Penitentiary in southern Michigan, but after two attempted suicides, he was admitted to Ionia State Mental Hospital. He was paroled in 1970 after serving 10 years.

Media attentionLucas did not seek attention to the media. He was trying to avoid it.There are several books and movies made about him.Back then when President George W. Bush was a governor of Texas he got involved.

Lucas in prison

An interview

Where in the world is henry?He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment by Texas governor George Bush. While on Death Row, Lucas became a born again Christian and spent the last 18 years of his life as a model prisoner. He died on March 12, 2001 of natural cause at the age of 64.

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