HENRY LEE LUCAS MAGGIE MADEY AKA “The Deadly Drifter” or “The Confession Killer” “I hated my life, I hated everybody”

BACKGROUND Born to alcoholic parents Lost one of his eyes at 10 when brother knifed him Was made fun of glass eye Mother prostituted herself and made him watch Father died when he was in 6 th grade Committed his first murder at 11 Strangled a 17 year old who refused his “sexual advances” Father died was a trigger At 16 was convicted of over a dozen burglary accounts Sentenced to 4 years in prison and attempted escape

CRIMES CrimeYearExplanationWho?Sentenced? Murder1951Rape and Abduction Laura BurnleyYear in Juvy Burglary (12X)1954-?Well over 12 different times “6 Years in Jail Murder (?x) Years (Released for prison overcrowding Kidnap1970Kidnapped them 2 young girls3 ½ years Firearm Charge1983What caused him to be caught for crimes XLife in prison (Because of the murders he committed) Murder1979Was caught to because of Firearm charges “Orange Socks” Life in Prison

MOST RECENT CRIME “ Orange Socks” Found Halloween of 1979 Was in Williams County, TX Her orange socks were the last things left on her Was sentenced to life in prison by George W. Bush after the firearm charge

SENTENCED June 1983, Lucas was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon. In his cell, he began confessing to hundreds of murders. Egged on by investigators from around the country, Lucas's confessions became increasingly farfetched. It is unclear how many murders he actually did commit, but some believe it was just three: his mother, Becky Powell and Katharine Rich. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment by Texas Governor George W. Bush. While on Death Row, Lucas became a a model prisoner. He died in a Huntsville, Texas, prison from natural causes on March 12, 2001, at the age of 64.

THEORY Differential- Association Theory: Learning Criminal Behavior consists of acquiring both criminal techniques and the motives, drives, and attitudes appropriate for criminal behavior When he was younger his mother used to engage in illegal behavior in front of him, showing him the ways of criminal behavior that person’s values and the values of the individuals who have the greatest influence over him/her strongly support criminal activities rather than noncriminal His older brother was the “father figure for him” after his father died