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Henry Lee Lucas

1936 - 2001

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Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 – March 12, 2001), also known as The Confession Killer, was an American convicted murderer. Lucas was convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two others in 1983. He rose to infamy as a claimed serial killer while incarcerated for these crimes when he falsely confessed to approximately six hundred other murders to Texas Rangers and other law enforcement officials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Lee Lucas has received more than 7,206,503 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Lee Lucas is the 70th most popular extremist (down from 45th in 2019), the 1,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 976th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Extremist.

Henry Lee Lucas is most famous for being a serial killer. He was convicted of 11 murders in the U.S. and confessed to hundreds more.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Henry Lee Lucas ranks 70 out of 209. Before him are Marc Dutroux, Shamil Basayev, Sada Abe, Charles Sobhraj, Boris Savinkov, and Jean II, Duke of Alençon. After him are Jalaluddin Haqqani, Ma Barker, Richard Ramirez, Willi Herold, James Earl Ray, and Robert-François Damiens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Henry Lee Lucas ranks 65. Before him are Assia Djebar, Dražan Jerković, Jean M. Auel, Héctor Elizondo, Jill Ireland, and Roy Emerson. After him are Yury Luzhkov, Émile Lahoud, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Duncan Edwards, Petar Mladenov, and Iolanda Balaș. Among people deceased in 2001, Henry Lee Lucas ranks 43. Before him are Chung Ju-yung, Jacques Mayol, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Timothy McVeigh, Isaac Stern, and Ken Kesey. After him are Giovanni Leone, Emilie Schindler, Edward Gierek, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Poul Anderson, and Donald J. Cram.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Lee Lucas ranks 1,430 out of 18,182. Before him are Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Connie Francis (1938), David Duchovny (1960), Charles G. Dawes (1865), Cesar Romero (1907), and Elias James Corey (1928). After him are Robin Wright (1966), Frank Langella (1938), Kathryn Joosten (1939), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Mario Lanza (1921), and Helen Hunt (1963).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Henry Lee Lucas ranks 23. Before him are Edmund Kemper (1948), Jordan Belfort (1962), Frank Sheeran (1920), Barry Seal (1939), Timothy McVeigh (1968), and Dennis Rader (1945). After him are Ma Barker (1873), Richard Ramirez (1960), James Earl Ray (1928), Gary Ridgway (1949), Susan Atkins (1948), and Aileen Wuornos (1956).

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