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Henry Lee Lucas S erial Killer

Henry Lee Lucas S erial Killer. What is a serial killer?. The definition of a serial killer could not be found in any normal dictionaries. Therefore proving there is no real definition.

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Henry Lee Lucas S erial Killer

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  1. Henry Lee LucasSerial Killer

  2. What is a serial killer? The definition of a serial killer could not be found in any normal dictionaries. Therefore proving there is no real definition. The only definition of a serial killer can be found on the internet. It says a serial killer is a person who murders three or more people.

  3. Childhood life for Henry • He described his mother to be an abusive prostitute, and his father was an alcoholic railroad worker. • His mother beat him on several occasions for no reason. • Once was in a coma for 3 days, after his mother smacked a plank of wood across his head

  4. His mother would force him to watch whenever she would have sex with men • Mom bought him a mule one time, just so he can se her shoot and kill it

  5. Birth/Jobs/ hobbies Henry was born august 23, 1936, in Blacksburg, Virginia He moved to Stoneberg, Texas where he held a roofing job Henry held only a couple short term jobs in Florida

  6. Henry’s killing procedure • He only killed women • He didn’t kill on a small range of age, he killed from age 20 to 82. • He didn’t have a specific signature or any thing, but he said he killed prostitutes mostly

  7. Number of killings • Henry Lucas said he killed over 600 people, this is not true. Police think its possible he killed up to 215 women • His first murder was his mother on January 12, 1960, because of an argument they had • His second murder was an 82 year old lady named Kate rich, then his third a lady named Powell • On august 10, 1977 he killed a women named Curby Reeves • Another murder was on march 20, 1979 on a lady named Elaine Tollet • Police and investigators only convicted him 11 homisides

  8. Evidence used to convict • A bone fragment was found from a wood burning stove of the Powell and Kate Rich case • The skeleton matched Powells age and size, and helped finally get the truth from Henry • They only found evidence for those two people, any other people he claimed to murder, they couldn’t find.

  9. Trial • He was pleaded guilty for the murder of Powell and Rich, but later in the trial, he blurted that he killed over one hundreds other women • Police and investigators only convicted him 11 homicides • Police flew him all over the county to different courts, but he was put on the death penalty but then got taken off. • He died from natural death

  10. Is he still alive? • No. Henry died of heart failure in the year of 2001, on march 13.

  11. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lee_Lucas • itsgettinghotinhere.files.wordpress.com/2007/.. • z.hubpages.com/u/238037_f520.jpg • www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/10/03/Mule_06... • www.trutv.com/.../Henry-Lee-Lucas-mug150.jpg

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