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Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936[1] March 13, 2001[2]) was an American criminal, convicted of murder in 189 cases and once listed as America's most prolific serial killer; he later recanted his confessions, despite professing information only the assailant would know and flatly stating "I am a liar" in a letter to researcher Brad Shellady.[3] Lucas confessed to involvement in about 600 murders, but a more widely circulated total of about 350 murders committed by Lucas is based on confessions deemed "believable" by a Texas-based Lucas Task Force, a group which was later criticized by then-Attorney General of Texas, Jim Mattox, and others for sloppy police work .[4] Some critics believe his recantations were a tactic to brew reasonable doubt and evade execution.
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lee_Lucas"]Henry Lee Lucas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]