The new season of NHK's science documentary program "Dark Side Mysteries" will air "The Worst Murderer in History? The Greatest False Crime of the Century - The Henry Lee Lucas Case" on NHK BS from 9:00 p.m. on November 21st.
Was the worst serial murder case in history that shocked the entire United States a conspiracy orchestrated by the investigative authorities?
"I killed over 200 people across the United States!" - Henry Lee Lucas was arrested in Texas in 1983 on a minor charge and confessed to a nightmarish murder trip. During crime scene investigations, he detailed his crimes, and the public was convinced he was a serial killer. However, one day, he suddenly retracted all his confessions, saying, "I didn't kill anyone."
Suspicions emerge that the investigating authorities used Lucas's tendency to lie to frame him as the culprit. This film explores the outcome and truth of this unprecedented series of twists and turns, and asks whether he is the worst murderer or the victim of the century's wrongful conviction.
