The Confession Killer
Apr. 27th, 2020 03:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
calzephyrWhen I watch true crime, I go for the more thoughtful and deep shows that pointed to systemic flaws or barriers to justice. The Confession Killer is a two for one deal as it explores how the Texas Rangers created a strange celebrity in alleged serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. Lucas was the product of a deeply disturbing and traumatizing childhood that set him on a life of crime. He went on a confession spree in 1983 and soon became a celebrity as the Texas Rangers closed 213 cases and paraded him before the cameras. By 1985, however, Lucas was revealed to be mostly a fraud as rangers gave him access to case files and let's face it...the math didn't add up. He had to be constantly on the road murdering people!
The Texas Rangers are pretty legendary--they had a radio show, TV and a sacred cow mythos surrounding them. However, no law enforcement agency is above reproach, especially when it comes to shoddy work.
Distressingly, these false confessions mean that the real killer(s) are out there and any closure victims' families had was ripped open.
The Texas Rangers are pretty legendary--they had a radio show, TV and a sacred cow mythos surrounding them. However, no law enforcement agency is above reproach, especially when it comes to shoddy work.
Distressingly, these false confessions mean that the real killer(s) are out there and any closure victims' families had was ripped open.
