Episode 1
Everything Except Poison
45m6.5 / 10
The hunt for two missing women leads authorities to Henry Lee Lucas. In court, he drops a bombshell, setting off a media circus and riveting a nation.
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TV series
The Confession Killer
2019TV-141 season7.2 / 10
Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Make It Strawberry
50m6.5 / 10
At Georgetown, Lucas regales visiting officers with stories to clear murder cases. But one Lubbock family will do their own police work to refute him.
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Episode 3
War in Waco
49m6.8 / 10
Suspicions about Lucas’s confessions crescendo as a front-page investigative story hits the newsstands, and an ambitious DA takes on the Texas Rangers.
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Episode 4
All the Damn Lies
46m6.8 / 10
As families long for closure, the manipulation continues. Years later, on death row, Lucas steps up the fight for his life. But the lies don't stop.
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Episode 5
Not One Shred of Evidence
50m6.8 / 10finale
DNA testing and a close examination of the evidence reveal the truth about Lucas and the officers who let the real killers get away with murder.
Where to watch The Confession KillerEpisode information updated Jul 23, 2026
More about The Confession Killer
Cast
Bob PrinceSelf
Henry Lee LucasSelfCredits
- Created by
- Robert Kenner, Taki Oldham
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 5
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Netflix
Themes
miniseriestrue crime
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