The Confession Killer

{{short description|2019 American documentary television mini-series}}

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• Documentary
• Crime

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| director = {{Plainlist|

• Robert Kenner
• Taki Oldham

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| country = United States

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 5

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| language = English

| runtime = 45–50 minutes

| network = Netflix

| released = {{Start date|2019|12|6}}

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The Confession Killer is a 2019 American true crime documentary miniseries directed by Robert Kenner and Taki Oldham. The plot revolves around the 1983 case of Henry Lee Lucas, who confessed to over 200 murders in the United States. Years after his admissions, they turned out to be lies.{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2019/12/06/the-confession-killer-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Confession Killer' On Netflix, A Docuseries About Henry Lee Lucas' False Murder Confessions |website=Decider |date=6 December 2019 |accessdate=2020-05-10 |archive-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161851/https://decider.com/2019/12/06/the-confession-killer-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/10/the-confession-killer-could-well-be-netflix-smartest-saga-yet |title=The Confession Killer could well be Netflix's smartest crime saga yet |website=The Guardian |date=10 December 2019 |accessdate=2020-05-10 |archive-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712161859/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/10/the-confession-killer-could-well-be-netflix-smartest-saga-yet |url-status=live }}