The Confession Killer (2019)
Show title: The Confession Killer
IMDb score:
7,4 (11.120)
Episodes: 5
Playing time: 3 hour and 58 minutes
Developed by: Robert Kenner, Taki Oldham and Melissa Robledo
Stars: Henry Lee Lucas
Origin:
United States
Releasedate: Friday 6 December 2019
First aired on: Netflix (Nederland)
This season is not available on US streaming services.
Reviews & comments
John Barry
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- 3410 messages
- 638 votes
Rather bizarre and lurid documentary. It paints a staggering picture of incredibly amateurish policing, lies, intimidation and deception. While watching the series, the following questions crossed my mind:
Why does someone confess so many murders he didn't commit? What is it about in such a person? Why did the Rangers act this wrong way? How could one not see that what Henry was saying was nonsense? These and other questions are discussed in detail.
Very fascinating and well made miniseries. The only criticism I have is that sometimes information is repeated a little too often.
4.0*
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Donkerwoud
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- 8696 messages
- 3960 votes
The bizarre story of how the Texas Rangers had a black sheep with pathological liar Henry Lee Lucas to blame various murder cases. A malodorous gentleman, not particularly intelligent, but remarkably capable of making up his own stories by making up facts around them. What started locally with dozens of murder cases, grew into something where the man confessed to hundreds of cases nationally. All you had to do was give him a carton of cigarettes or a milkshake and he was willing to take the blame. Everyone happy. Henry got the recognition he's been begging for all his life and police departments could close pending criminal cases. Even when things piled up and not an iota could add up from the various timelines. 'The Confession Killer' (2019) is the usual cutting and pasting of archive material, interspersed with atmospheric interviews about key players. Somewhat sensationalistically edited with exciting cliffhangers and shrill background music. Also a lot of repetition when it becomes clear how the fork is in the stem. Although in this case it's good that the series gradually moves away from the person Henry and focuses more on how authoritative police forces could make such a blunder. Or the suffering caused because relatives were given false hope.
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Duke Nukem
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- 1810 messages
- 2003 votes
This series actually says more about the corruption and inner struggle within the police (especially the Rangers) than about the disgusting murderer and lying creep Henry Lee Lucas. Interesting and very captivating.
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